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About Us

Welcome to Kip McGrath Education at the heart of Guildford Town Centre – over the Party Shop in Milkhouse Gate. We provide professional Maths and English tuition by qualified, caring teachers for children aged 6–16. We open every weekday from 3.45 p.m. and on Saturdays from 9.30 a.m. All our tutors are fully qualified, CRB-checked teachers with classroom teaching experience.

The Guildford centre director, Mark Norris, has over 25 years of primary and secondary teaching experience, most recently as a head of department at Cranmore School, Downside and Wellington College. He also set up and ran a thriving language school in eastern Europe during the early 1990s.

What We Do

Kip McGrath teaches at every level, whether working to overcome specific learning difficulties, preparing for examinations such as SATs, CE or GCSE or simply giving children the fresh challenges they need to extend their study skills. Each child is taught independently of others within a group of four or five. Sessions are highly motivational since the lessons are is individually planned and targeted for each individual child. Children do not compete against each other but are praised and rewarded for their personal efforts and progress.

The weekly 80-minute sessions are taught after school and on Saturday mornings. Initial assessment is free, and from this an individual learning plan is prepared to address each child’s specific needs. Teaching in small groups of four or five enables us to provide all the benefits of individual tuition within a supportive group, whilst at the same time building self-confidence and encouraging the development of autonomous learning. Homework is set after every lesson to encourage children to continue practising and consolidating at home the skills which they have learnt during the session.

Children simply love coming to Kip McGrath. The atmosphere is relaxed, welcoming and fun. They enjoy the individual attention of a tutor as they make progress through their graded study plan, and their confidence and sense of general wellbeing at school steadily grows as their study skills improve.

Here are just a few recent comments from Guildford parents and their children:

“My child has gained confidence in class: her teacher has noticed that her maths has improved tremendously.” (Mrs V.)

“The greatest benefit has been the increase in our daughter’s confidence as her ability improves. We are pleased with her progress and ready to try another term.” (Mr and Mrs G.)

“It has exceeded my expectations. My daughter has grown in confidence since starting at Kip McGrath and no longer feels she is lagging behind at school. I can’t believe the difference it has made. Her reading and spelling has improved dramatically over the last 8 months.” (Mrs E.)

“The professional approach has given our son a very high opinion of learning. After discussion with his teacher at school and his improved attitude it’s worth every penny!” (Mr and Mrs D.)

“We are delighted to see our two daughters gain more confidence in both English and Maths and this transcends their studies into everyday life. We would recommend your service without a second thought. I am happy that we chose to send them to tutoring at Kip McGrath and not to ‘Public’ (i.e. private) Schools. Many thanks for helping build a strong learning base for our children. Keep up the good work!” (Mr and Mrs K.)

“What I like most about Kip McGrath is the friendly atmosphere and jolly work environment, working at your own individual pace.” (Mrs T.)

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