Parent guides
Straight answers about tutoring in the Gulf
Costs, curricula and how to judge a tutor, written for parents making real decisions.
18 July 2026 · 6 min read
IGCSE grades explained: what parents actually need to know
IGCSE results arrive as a wall of numbers and letters that mean everything to your child's next step and very little at first glance. Two grading scales run in parallel, tier choices quietly cap what is possible, and grade boundaries move every session. Here is the working knowledge, without the exam-board jargon.
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18 July 2026 · 6 min read
SAT or A-Levels? How Gulf families should think about it
In the Gulf's international school world, the SAT question lands on most families around Year 10: friends' children are booking test dates, and suddenly it is unclear whether your A-Level student needs the SAT too, or whether an American-curriculum student is missing something the British stream has. The answer depends almost entirely on where your child will apply, and it is calmer to work through than it looks.
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17 July 2026 · 6 min read
How much does online tutoring cost in the UAE in 2026?
Ask five Dubai parents what they pay for tutoring and you will hear five very different numbers, sometimes for the same subject. This guide sets out the real ranges in 2026, what pushes a price up or down, and the questions worth asking before you pay anyone.
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17 July 2026 · 5 min read
How to choose an IGCSE tutor: a parent's checklist
IGCSE is the first set of exams that follows your child around: sixth-form entry, university predictions, sometimes visa and scholarship paperwork. Plenty of tutors will take the booking. This checklist is about finding the ones who move the grade.
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