Higher Maths 2026
Higher Maths 2026 What will the Higher Maths 2026 exam bring? How many students will take it and how many will get the highest grades? Last year, nearly twenty thousand students took the Higher Maths exam offered by the SQA. Just over 40% of those who took the exam passed with an “A”. At BK […]
Learn Online with Us!
At BK Tutoring students who learn online with us find serious tutors ready to work with them. We work with school pupils from the upper Primary School, through all of Secondary School and exams. Most of our tutors are qualified to teach Undergraduate students helping them to manage the transfer from school to university. Our […]
200 Years of Global Education
Global Education – success story? From 1820 to 2020, the access to at least basic global education has been a story of success. If you were to travel back in time to 1820, you would find a world where only a tiny fraction of children could read, write, or even set foot in a classroom. […]
Higher Mandarin: Why Students Often Struggle (and how I can help)
Tips for Higher Mandarin Exams This blog post comes from our Mandarin tutor, Chang. Chang is a native speaker of Mandarin and has lived and worked in the UK for a long time. She is fluent in English and works in an Edinburgh secondary school, teaching students and preparing them for exams on a daily […]
Structured 1-hour lesson:
For those who wonder what a one-hour private online lesson might look like, we have asked our Mandarin Chinese tutor, Chang, to summarise a typical class with her Higher Mandarin student. They work together twice a week for one hour and focus on preparing the student for her SQA Higher Mandarin exams later this year. […]
Kindergarten “Die Katze”
Nursery is a Giant Cat! Some countries bring a lot of fun ideas into Education. For example, 21st century nursery school in Germany. It looks like a giant white cat and has been designed by an artist Tomi Ungerer and architect Ayla Suzan Yöndel. This inspiring project will serve many generations of children to instill […]
Welcome to 2026!
BK Tutoring welcomes the New Year with a new logo! After almost three years of business operations, the small team behind BK Tutoring led by Beata Kohlbek felt that it was time for a little make over. For that reason, we welcome 2026 with the updated business logo. Other changes include an optimised website and […]
There is no home without language
For Online German learning: “Ohne Sprache keine Heimat” No one can become happy anywhere without being able to make friendly contact with the locals! My friend and fellow linguist in Germany has set up a great initiative, linking people who have moved to Germany without speaking the language with Germans who are happy to help […]
As students go back to school, BK Tutors go back to work
Our online Physics tutor has never been more engaging As the school year begins, students everywhere are dusting off their textbooks in order to prepare for challenging subjects. Physics, beloved by some and daunting to others, often sits at the top of that list. However, the good news is that with online Physics tuition, help […]
GCSE results promise even better A Levels
Online A Levels Tuition Helps Unlocking Your Success GCSE results in 2025 have brought a wave of optimism, possibly echoing the steady performance of previous years, but also showing the resilience of this year’s cohort. With 23% of students attaining grades 7 and above, and 67% reaching grade 4 or higher, the academic landscape seems […]