Sarah

Tutor profile - Sarah

Sarah

7 Plus, 8 Plus & 11 Plus

Like all our tutors, Sarah is a qualified teacher Like all our tutors, Sarah holds a degree from a top University Like all our tutors, Sarah holds a full, clean criminal records checkSarah holds a degree from OxbridgeSarah holds a Masters degreeSarah holds a degree from a Russell Group University
Sarah is a wonderful person and was very supportive through our journey. She really got to understand the children and used methods individual to each child’s strengths and weaknesses. I would definitely recommend her and use her again. I wish her all the best in the future.

Mother of 7 plus twin students

Sarah's biography

Sarah is an upper primary teacher who specialises in online 11+ tuition for students in Years 4 , 5 and 6 (8- 11 year old). Her speciality is preparing students for entry into competitive secondary schools in both London day schools and boarding schools further afield in the UK. In the past, Sarah has helped students successfully gain entry to schools such as: Latymer Upper, Latymer Prep, Kings College Wimbledon, Hampton School, Godolphin and Latymer, Notting Hill and Ealing, Wetherby School, City of London Boys, Queen's Gate, Haberdasher Aske's Boys' School, Magdalen College School (with academic scholarship), Marlborough College, Cheltenham Ladies, Haileybury, Benenden and Kew House.

Sarah uses an online interactive whiteboard for lessons, similar to the interactive board found in the school classroom which allows both parties to annotate/ write/ highlight on the screen. The work for every lesson is prepared from scratch according to the weaknesses identified from an initial assessment. Where applicable, Sarah loves to incorporate games or activities to make her lessons fun and interactive.

Sarah is a Cambridge graduate with a Masters Degree in Education. After graduating from the University of Cambridge, she worked at oversubscribed schools in both state and independent sectors in the UK. She has also taught internationally and was one of the founding teachers at Harrow International School in Hong Kong.

IB Experience

Sarah is familiar with the IB Primary Years Programme (PYP). She taught PYP for 2 years at an international school in Hong Kong.

Sarah's availability

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School entrance experience

Sarah has worked with children aiming to attend the following schools:


1 to Latymer Upper, 2 to Latymer Prep,1 to Godolphin & Latymer, 2 to Notting Hill & Ealing,1 to Kings College Wimbledon, 1 to City of London boy 1 to Hampton School (with invitation to sit for scholarship), 1 to Magdalen College School (with academic scholarship), 2 to Cheltenham Ladies, 1 to Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School, 1 to Marlborough College, 1 to Streatham and Clapham High School, 1 to Wetherby School, 1 to Kew House, 1 to Queen's Gate School, 1 to Putney High School, 1 to Benenden.

Sarah's qualifications

Sarah qualified to teach Primary education in 2008, and holds a Post Graduate Certificate of Education from The University of Cambridge.

University name Name of degree Year of graduation
University of Cambridge Masters Degree in Education 2011
University of Southampton BA (Hons) Fine Art 2007

Subjects tutored:

7 Plus

8 Plus

11 Plus (English, Maths, Verbal Reasoning and Non-Verbal Reasoning)

Recent exam papers by Sarah

11 Plus Maths Paper 2

Recent testimonials

I asked my daughter what she thought of Sarah and she was very positive about her. We used Sarah's tuition mostly to help on English, as she was struggling a bit with comprehension, and also to help her with exam technique. My daughter told me that Sarah was very funny in teaching, which she loved and that she gave her really great tips on how to tackle exam questions.

We did not use Sarah for the math part, as my daughter was already attending Mathnesium near our house, so I cannot comment on this. But it seems that Sarah's style really suited her. She was also very good at sending mock exam papers, correcting them promptly and going through them in detail with her, in a way that was apparently very helpful to her. Her monthly comments were very helpful to me too.

Mother of online 11 plus student

Friday, 6th March 2020