Alastair

Hugely experienced in the London independent school sector, Alastair has supported over 100 children to successful school offers, including to Alleyn's, St Paul's Girls', City of London and Tiffins. Highly skilled across all areas of 11+ and in particular a Maths and Reasoning specialist, through his senior leadership roles Alastair has an intimate knowledge of the entrance system, the secondary schools involved and every aspect of the process. As well as preparing children, Alastair also offers expert guidance to parents navigating the scene for the first time.

Passionate, knowledgeable and dynamic teacher with twenty years classroom experience including nearly a decade fulfilling a range of leadership roles, Alastair is extremely committed to children and families and is always striving to go the extra mile in order to ensure student success.

As deputy headteacher in his previous role, Alastair held responsibility for the 11+, including delivering parent information sessions, 1 to 1 parent meetings regarding school choices and overseeing children's progress from CAT4 results to specific school sample papers. Alastair has written dozens of pupil references for 11+ schools and spoken personally to registrars and school leaders about their schools and the children applying for 11+ entrance under his care.