Tutor profile - Gemma

Gemma has run the Academic English provision in an international school setting, been Head of Year for 2 years and most recently Head of Department since 2015. During the week she specialises in KS3-KS5 English, but during evenings, weekends, and holidays for the last few years she has tutored students for the 7+, 8+ and 11+ examinations.

Gemma has a 100% success rate in the last 3 years of placing students in their top 3 choice schools. She currently has past students successfully placed at: St Paul’s, KCS Wimbledon, Westminster, Latymer, City, Hampton, Emmanuel, Ibstock, Epsom, WCCs and others. She has been tutoring for the entrance exams for about 5 years. Her students consistently see large improvements across their skills and are regularly ranked in the upper quartiles in their entrance exam scores.

Gemma has tutored small groups, larger groups and 1:1. She has led mock exam sessions, providing parents with detailed feedback on their child’s competencies in the various components of the 7+, 8+ and 11+ examinations as well as lead mock interview sessions. She has successfully taught students up to 11+ in both Maths and English as well as the verbal and NVR components.