Kumon can be a very successful and effective form of teaching mathematics. It involves the student attending a local Kumon centre 2 or 3 times per week. The parent is required to mark their child’s work and the student is generally required to do maths homework every day for at least 10 minutes.

However Kumon do not provide one-to-one personalised learning and cannot be used to prepare students for a particular exam. Their programmes are essentially one size fits all and do not offer the flexibility to match what the students is currently learning at school. From our experience, students that have used
Kumon extensively in their early years, (pre-secondary school) show exceptional mental calculation skills.

Testimonials

“Thanks for this – it is very helpful. Harriet says she found it very challenging having to show
her workings out as usually she does it her own way in her head. She now understands that it is
important to be able to show written workings out and will work on this”

Emma Goldman