Cool Colons : ) and a Dash of Semis ; )
Do you know how to use the cool colon? Or how to add a dash of semicolons to spice up your writing? Many students are looking for final improvements to […]
GCSE English Language Exam Tips – The Secret Power of Five Sentence Types
In my experience as an English teacher and tutor, many students do not understand the basic grammatical structures of sentences. So they make mistakes – and mistakes affect their grades. […]
Quest for the Jabberwock – a Search for Five Sentence Types
What would you do if confronted by a mysterious growl as you walked through a forest? Our latest ebook, Quest for the Jabberwock, takes students on a journey, not just […]
Help! English isn’t my first language…
Introducing our unique Tutoring Proofreader service … where you learn English from your proofreader! Have you written something important in English? Do you need to have it checked and perfected […]
What is Excellence?
Do you know Austin’s butterfly? This sequence of images is a wonderful illustration of excellence in education. And if you are involved in education you may well be interested in developing […]
NEW ONLINE EVENT: “Excellence in English – Creative Writing”
*NEW* for 2026 from Hartland Educational Consultancy Services – a series of standalone training events run by our director Michael Hartland. Session 1 Excellence in English (1) – Creative Writing […]
How Best to Prepare for University Interview Success?
How should students prepare for a university interview? Schools do not always have the spare capacity in terms of time and staffing to provide intensive interview preparation: Our Director, Michael […]
School Application Success – What’s the Secret?
Many families want their children to attend an excellent school in the UK. We provide a very popular service to prepare students for admissions tests and interviews. With our Two […]
Coaching for Oxford, Cambridge and Imperial Success
University application coaching is one of our specialities. We were delighted for our students who recently received interview invitations at Oxford, Cambridge and Imperial College, London. We work with individual […]
Why is our Academic EAL unique?
Why is ‘Academic EAL’ a unique approach to teaching English to international students? Because at Hartland Educational Consultancy Services, we offer a distinctive combination of academic guidance alongside detailed grammatical […]