Saturday School Ltd
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Saturday School is Scotland's premier tutoring school and SQA Approved Centre.
Whether you are a high school student or an adult looking for a tutor, revision classes or a new qualification, Saturday School can support you in National 5 and Higher Maths, English, Biology, Chemistry and Physics.
4 customer reviews
Rachel Blair
Ruairidh attended N5 Physics and found the session both informative and helpful. It was ideal for the assessment coming up in May. Many thanks to Graeme and the team at Saturday School. More...
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Tahera Sharif
My son Zidaan has felt the Easter school has given him great confidence in his subjects. He felt the classes and teachers have been superb and given the covid situation with no proper schooling this is a life saver. Strongly recommend it to any parent who’s child needs the boost or reinforce learning. Well done to the team More...
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Angie Blackshaw
The Saturday school has been a great help this year to my son. Having fantastic tutors has really made a difference. Would highly recommend this service.
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Gillian Westland
Easter revision days have been a big hit! Providing valuable additional support in a very difficult academic year. My daughter really engaged with the teacher and the style of the revision day. Resources used were also great. So glad I found you. Now need to book the booster days! More...
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What do you love most about your job?
Graeme is the Co-Director and Co-Owner of Saturday School Ltd. As well as managing the tuition courses at Saturday School, Graeme also delivers the Physics weekly revision sessions, Easter classes and the SQA in a Day courses. Until Spring 2019 he was Faculty Leader of Science at Wallace High School in Stirling and is now the Head of STEM Programmes at SSERC. Before completing his university degree in Physics and subsequent PGDE, Graeme trained and worked in industry, spending six years as a Mechanical Services Engineer.
Graeme is passionate about linking higher/further education and work beyond high school into learning – raising participation and engagement in STEM among young people on a national scale is now his main objective. He works with organisations such as Education Scotland, Scotland’s Science Centres, STEM Hubs, Youth Groups and The Engineering Development Trust to create learning opportunities and projects for young people in Scotland.
“Ensuring that our young people in Scotland have the highest quality education, opportunities and support should be at the forefront of everything we do as education practitioners. STEM in particular, is at the heart of everything and we benefit from STEM on an almost second-by-second basis. That’s why I’m proud to support the next generation to explore and seize the countless exciting opportunities that exist in STEM”.
What inspired you to start your own business?
Saturday School is a tutoring school and SQA Approved Centre based in Glasgow.
All Saturday School tutors are fully qualified and GTCS registered teachers of National 5 and Higher Biology, Chemistry, English, Human Biology, Maths and Physics.
Saturday School tutors in Glasgow offer:
Weekly taught lessons
Weekly small group revision classes
Prelim revision sessions
Easter revision classes
SQA in a Day intensive revision courses
Private one to one tuition in National 5 or Higher subjects
The Catherine McEwan Foundation Scholarship
Free revision classes in support of charity
Saturday School is an SQA Approved Centre offering weekend and part-time qualification courses in Glasgow for National 5 and Higher Maths, English and Physics. Saturday morning qualification courses are Individual Training Account enabled, so you may receive funding towards your course.
Why should our clients choose you?
Saturday School is a tutoring school and SQA Approved Centre.
Whether you are a high school student or an adult looking for a tutor, revision classes or a new qualification, Saturday School can support you in National 5 and Higher Maths, English, Biology, Chemistry and Physics.
Can you provide your services online or remotely? If so, please add details.
All students are provided with a wealth of learning materials and stationery for each National 5 or Higher class they attend. This applies to all tutoring classes and full qualification courses.
Constant online support is also offered to all of our students, so the support our tutors provide extends well beyond the Saturday morning class.
Saturday School provides:
All necessary stationery
SQA endorsed textbooks
Past paper and mock exams
A vast online learning library
Snacks and drinks
What changes have you made to keep your customers safe from Covid-19?
A full covid policy and guidance for parents and learners
Weekly Lessons
Saturday School’s weekly lessons are tutor-led, directly taught classes, limited to 12 students per lesson. The content of each lesson is set out in advance and scheduled on our website, allowing students to book lessons based only on the content that they need.
Weekly lessons are 80 minutes long which allows a deeper and more impactful learning experience compared to typical school periods. Our fully qualified, GTCS-registered teachers will deliver high quality lessons on the set content for that day, allowing time at the end for the all-important worked examples and exam level practice on the area which has been taught.
Students will also be left with additional recommendations of selected questions from SQA past papers, or our own exam-standard examples, which will allow them to further develop in the specified area beyond the lesson.
As well as vital face-to-face teaching, students are given access to Saturday School’s online platform where they can access a wealth of digital learning materials and can also contact our staff, anytime, day or night, for extra support.
Weekly lessons allow students to master an area they may not yet have fully grasped, being re-taught to our unrivalled high standards by our expert staff.
It also offers students the opportunity to learn key content for the first time with us, in our unique and highly effective learning environment, meaning, that when it is introduced in school, they will have the advantage of prior knowledge, ability and confidence in what will be a familiar area of the course for them.
Weekly lessons also provide an opportunity to fill gaps in knowledge that students may have due to attendance or lack of contact time with their teachers.
Weekly lessons are aimed at any pupil or student studying SQA National 5 or Higher Biology, Chemistry, English, Human Biology, Maths, Physics or Spanish.
Grade Booster Days
Grade Booster Days come in twos!
Grade Booster day 1:
Day 1 takes place during the the Easter holiday and begins the process of a full course review in preparation for all final assessments and SQA exams. A carefully selected list of key areas, knowledge and skills from across the higher or National 5 subject is covered. We make sure that the theory is re-taught, covering any gaps, before going on to build the necessary skills to successfully deal with these areas under exam conditions. Our teachers are fully qualified, real teacher who know their subjects inside out, so we know exactly how to prepare young people for the challenges ahead.
Grade Booster Day 2:
Day 2 continues and completes the brilliant work done in Day 1. After quick look back at Day 1, we introduce the next careful selection of key areas, knowledge and skills to bring all of the learning and consolidation together for students. The timing is perfect as we schedule Day 2 as close to the exam as possible and in most cases, Day 2 runs the weekend before the final exam. This means all the revision, tips and techniques are fresh and fully reviewed, leaving students ready to take on the final exam with maximised confidence.
Grade Booster Days for National 5 and Higher English, Maths, Biology, Human Biology, Chemistry and Physics offer students the opportunity to build on the work and grades they have achieved in class and coursework to ensure that any remaining prelims and course assessments are completed with the highest possible chances of success. Joining our Grade Booster Days creates the increased likelihood of better predicted grades being submitted to SQA for students and can “pull up” any average scores across assessments which centres are making on their students.
In order to create recommended grades, schools are expected to gather their evidence on candidate performance across a range of assessment events and not just a single prelim. There is also an expectation that a wide range of the course and its associated skill and knowledge is/are assessed. As students enter into the final stages of their courses, the improved performance, knowledge and confidence gained from our Grade Booster Days aim to raise the attainment of those who take part.
During the N5 and Higher Grade Booster Days students can expect:
Re-teaching and revised, in-depth coverage of the most pertinent key areas of SQA National 5 or Higher Maths, English, Biology, Human Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Spanish.
A forward-looking approach to the type of assessments which remain for the students and a content-focused approach to maximise the preparedness for these.
A fully qualified and GTCS registered teacher.
Tutorial style completion of exam standard questions and analysis of the worked solutions by application of the SQA marking instructions.
Focus on further developing exam/assessment technique, knowledge consolidation and problem-solving skills.
Subsequent ongoing support online seven days per week, from expert tutors via a secure, online learning platform. This gives students the opportunity to ask questions, seek support and download from Saturday School Limited’s bank of learning materials all the way through to the final exam.
All stationery and learning materials.
A half-hour break with snacks and refreshments provided.
Grade Booster Days are aimed at anyone studying SQA National 5 or Higher Biology, Chemistry, English, Maths, Physics or Spanish.
SQA Qualifications
National 5 & Higher Qualifications
Gain your National 5 or Higher Qualification with Saturday School. Online, distance learning and in-person courses are available in English and Maths for adults, international students and school aged learners.
IGCSE
International GCSE
Gain IGCSE Qualification with Saturday School. Online, distance learning and in-person courses are available in English and Maths for adults, international students and school aged learners.
Scholarships
Our not for profit scholarship programme is making a life-changing impact on people, supporting educational recovery and maximising opportunities - all made possible with the generous support of our Education Funding Partners
