Our tutoring is individualised to a child’s needs, strengths and confidence levels.
Delivered one-to-one, in person or online, our tutors are experts across subjects and stages, inspiring confidence and accelerating progress. For students who require sustained, immersive support, our full-time residential tutors integrate academic learning with enrichment and broader intellectual engagement.
Tutors travel to the family home to provide bespoke, education-led support.
Our tutors are based around the world to ensure we can provide tutorial support to meet your requirements.
For over two decades, Bonas MacFarlane has been placing tutors in private households overseas to deliver top-quality tuition intensively over a given period.
We provide individualised tutoring aligned to each student’s age, academic profile and aspirations. Delivered by exceptional tutors, our support evolves with the student, ensuring continuity, confidence and meaningful academic development at every stage.
The early years are not about rushing ahead, but about laying the right foundations. For families navigating pre-prep and early prep education, choices made at this stage will quietly shape confidence, curiosity and long-term academic success. Our role is to guide those decisions with care, experience and perspective.
Between the ages of 8-13, learning becomes more purposeful, and expectations begin to rise. Families are now navigating competitive entry points, boarding decisions and early scholarship preparation. Bonas MacFarlane provides a calm, well-judged academic support that builds confidence and readiness without pressure.
Between ages 13-16, academic demands intensify, and expectations become more exacting. Families are navigating GCSEs, senior school transitions and increasingly competitive scholarship pathways, often alongside growing pressure on students. Bonas MacFarlane provides steady, well-judged academic support that sustains performance, confidence and motivation through these formative years.
From 16 onwards, education becomes more outcome-focused. Students are preparing for A-levels as well as applications to some of the world’s most selective universities, where academic depth, intellectual independence and clarity of direction are critical.
Families come to us for reassurance and guidance as much as expertise. By building long-term relationships based on trust, discretion, and thoughtful support, we support parents and children through some of the most important early decisions they will make.
From pioneering residential tutoring in the 1990s to building the UK’s leading education advisory firm, Bonas MacFarlane has redefined how families approach education. By combining British academic expertise with American-style strategic guidance, we deliver a fully integrated approach - from early schooling through to university success.
Bonas MacFarlane has become one of the most influential advisory firms in the UK’s independent school sector.
Bonas MacFarlane was the first company in London to combine American college counsellors with British tutors, mentors and specialist assessors.
Insights into the issues families regularly encounter when planning ahead. Should you require further clarity or personalised support, our team are always happy to advise.
Contact us to discover how our programs and dedicated team can make a difference.
