About

Qualified, experienced teachers with a track record of student success

At Nexus Educate, we inspire home-educated students through engaging liberal arts courses, fostering critical thinking and effective communication skills for academic success and lifelong learning.

Our Mission

Our Vision

We guide students towards achieving their academic goals while ensuring they enjoy a fulfilling learning journey, equipping them with essential skills for both academia and the business world.

Established by an experienced senior teacher, university lecturer, examiner and home educator, Nexus Educate combines professional expertise with intimate knowledge of the practicalities of home learning. As parents of home-educated children, we understand the challenges involved in studying and gaining qualifications outside school. We know how students learn, the obstacles that can prevent learning, and the practicalities involved in preparing for exams. Our own experiences as home educators have played a significant role in the development of Nexus Educate, the courses we offer and the methods we use.

As professionals with years of practical experience supporting students from diverse backgrounds with a range of social, emotional and educational needs, you can rest assured that our approach is tailored to realising the potential of every student. The Educational Theorist, Thomas Carruthers, once described a 'good teacher' as someone who 'makes himself progressively unnecessary' and it is our ultimate aim is to equip students with the skills, knowledge and confidence to succeed independently. We work hard to achieve this aim in all we do.

We are passionate about liberal arts education. We love our subjects. We think our subjects are important and interesting, and we want to share what we know. We want our students to enjoy lessons, ask questions, discover answers and look forward to every class. We want every student to reach their desired academic destination, enjoy their learning journey and, at the same time, appreciate the scenery along the way.

Qualified and Experienced

At Nexus Educate, we only teach subjects we’ve studied to degree level or higher. But expertise alone isn’t enough. All our teachers are qualified educators who understand how students learn. We adapt our teaching to suit individual interests, abilities, and preferences, creating a tailored learning experience for every student. In addition to Qualified Teacher Status (QTS), every Nexus Educate teacher has advanced qualifications such as master's degrees, postgraduate diplomas or leading practitioner status. We stay sharp by rigorously maintaining our subject knowledge and attending annual training to ensure our teaching strategies remain effective and engaging.

Monitored and Assessed

Great teaching is both an art and a skill. At Nexus Educate, our teachers have honed their craft over long careers in education, regularly assessed by expert practitioners and OFSTED during their time in schools. All Nexus teachers have a proven track record of delivering ‘very good’ or ‘outstanding’ teaching and strong student progress records. Many of us have also trained other teachers as Subject Leaders, University Lecturers, or Leading Practitioners in schools. We are proud of the certifications and professional milestones we’ve achieved, and we continually reflect and improve to maintain our high standards.

Up To Date

Nexus Educate teachers are aware of the crucial importance of staying current in terms of educational policy and theory and in terms of individual exam boards. Teachers attend exam board training and have their marking moderated regularly, ensuring thorough familiarity with the latest syllabus requirements. Teachers also work as examiners, assessing students' work in their subject specialisations. All of these skills and the feedback received from exam boards and moderators enable Nexus Educate teachers to fine-tune their teaching and ensure students are fully prepared for exams.

Registered Professionals

Our The Tutors’ Association membership, the professional body for the supplementary education sector (which requires enhanced DBS checks, verified qualified teacher status (QTS), references, and proof of professional standards), confirms our suitability and experience as learning providers. Nexus' founder, Laura, personally knows each teacher, observes them in action and scrutinises their lesson plans, schemes of work, and results. In addition to our academic expertise, all Nexus Educate teachers undergo regular training in safeguarding, SEMH and literacy strategies, ensuring we can support students holistically.

All this means that parents/carers can be certain of our credentials and can rest assured that Nexus Educate teachers are qualified, experienced, capable and safe.

Our Idea: The Nexus Educate Approach

Everything starts with an idea. When we founded Nexus Educate, our mission was clear: to provide home-educated students with a dynamic and engaging learning experience that goes beyond just listening to online lectures and completing tasks in isolation.

Instead, we crafted a programme based on:
🔹 What we know works best for student engagement
🔹 Our extensive experience in teaching and curriculum design
🔹 A variety of teaching methods tailored to individual learning styles

💡 Our IDEA is at the core of everything we do:

INDIVIDUALITY

We identify students' strengths and learning needs, build resilience and unlock potential

DISCOVERY

We pique curiosity, spark ideas and pose questions to pass on our love for learning

We bring energy and passion to spark student engagement and create motivated learners

ACHIEVEMENT

We guide and support students in reaching their academic aims and aspirations

ENTHUSIASM

🔹 Individuality | Discovery | Enthusiasm | Achievement

✅ Individuality: Learning that adapts to each student’s needs
✅ Discovery: Encouraging curiosity and exploration
✅ Enthusiasm: Making learning engaging and enjoyable
✅ Achievement: Helping students reach their full potential

With expert teachers, flexible courses, and a passion for education, Nexus Educate ensures that every student finds the right path to success.

📢 See What Parents & Students Say →

We are dedicated, hard-working professionals who view teaching as a vocation.

Our teaching, planning, resources and results have been scrutinised by Ofsted on numerous occasions during our time in schools and reports cite our 'outstanding teaching'.

Nexus Educate is led and managed by Laura, a former Head of Faculty, Senior Teacher and University Lecturer with a genuine passion for teaching. Over a career spanning more than twenty years, she has taught, trained teachers and examined Liberal Arts Subjects for each of the UK Exam Boards at GCSE, IGCSE and A' Level. For the last ten years, she has worked as an Independent Consultant in Schools across London, advising, training teachers, raising achievement and teaching students with a range of abilities from a variety of backgrounds.

Ofsted reports on departments Laura has led comment on her 'very good management' and 'excellent schemes of work'. Laura managed and mentored The Secondary Teacher of the Year 2017, a Media Studies teacher in a South London comprehensive, and led and managed English and Literacy in the 2017 School of the Year. Work improving Literacy, English and attainment in the school was described as:

'a story of commitment, hard work and a steadfast belief in not just improving students academically, but personally. Teachers realised that by supporting students to pursue their existing passions, they could transform their academic achievement...That it managed to nurture unique talents alongside rigorous teaching... is a rare achievement.’ TES 2017

Recipe for Success

Read about our ingredients and method.