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About me

Hi I'm a fully qualified teacher and having attained a B.Ed (Hons) from Goldsmiths College University of London, I have successfully tutored pupils for 11 plus preparation and Independent Schools for over 29 years and I have a high pass rate.

Regular tests

Every four weeks, I do a timed test to judge how students are improving.

Mock tests

Students undertake MOCK tests with me in the months preceding their exams. I personally mark these, and then go over the papers with the students. From this they can where they could have attained better marks.

Proper marking

I mark the work personally, and give comments on how to improve (I do not get past pupils to mark work I've set).

Based on real schools papers

I have a great deal of resources to call upon to tutor the 11 Plus. These include past papers from various schools, which use different formats such as Multiple choice or Literal questions.

Assessment

In order to join my tuition, all pupils are required to sit an assessment. This enables me to identify strengths and weaknesses and also to place students in one of two groups. One group is an ‘Independent’ group who need less teacher input, and work at a quicker pace. The other ‘Assisted’ group will require greater teacher input and work at their own pace.

What I cover

Verbal Reasoning - Figures of speech/Literary devices - Spellings - Vocabulary - Antonyms & Symonyms - Cloze comp - Creative writing - Free writing - Extended writing - Punctuation - Grammar - Comprehension - Schools papers and more!

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