Latest school entrance tutors

Jessica

11 Plus, 13 Plus, English & Maths

Jess has over 20 years' teaching experience in top state and independent schools, most recently at Notting Hill and Ealing High School where she has taught English for the past 4 years and led the SEN Department for one year. She has also had extensive experience of marking the 11 + Consortium English paper and of interviewing 11 + candidates.

2 hours available per week

Ally

7 Plus, 8 Plus, 11 Plus, 13 Plus, Other School Entrance, English, Maths & Psychology

Ally has nine years worth of experience in education since qualifying as as an outstanding teacher through the prestigious Teach First programme (a fast-track teacher training scheme for high-achieving graduates). Ally obtained the highest-possible ratings for her teaching from Ofsted due to the exceptional progress her pupils made.

3 hours available per week

Maggie

13 Plus, French & German

After graduating from secondary school in Germany, Maggie attended classes at the University of Stuttgart where she studied English, French and Politics. She graduated with the first state exam (equivalent of a bachelor’s degree of honours, 2:1) in English and Politics.

4 hours available per week

Recent Blog Posts

My child is struggling with phonics- help!

Struggling with Phonics In this blog Laura sets out simple but effective strategies you can try at home to boost your child's confidence with phonics...

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7 Plus preparation: Types of interview questions to practice

In the final part of the Types of Plus preparation series Meredith describes some of the different interview questions that could come up and offers some tips to prepare for them...

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7 Plus English: Creative writing prompts explained!

In this blog the second in a series of 'Types of ' Plus preparation posts Meredith outlines a range of different creative writing prompts that can appear in the English paper and offers some useful...

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"Ria has worked with both our children to prepare them for various Common Entrance exams in the UK. She is an experienced primary school teacher with a deep understanding of the skills needed both to pass a variety of 11+ exams and to prepare students for their secondary school education. Ria goes above and beyond to curate and share resources - not just setting homework but deepening our understanding of how material is taught as well as examined. Ria built a great rapport with the children - ensuring they looked forward to their lessons with her and trust her tactics. She helped ensure they well prepared and felt confident. Ria took time after every session to extensively debrief with us as parents and provide detailed suggestions."