Our Courses
Year 4:
Foundation 11+ Course
Our Year 4 prepares for GL Assessment, Durham CEM, ISEB, and other 11+ exams. This course sets out the foundation for our Year 5 course; it works to build students' basic skills and techniques and develop a strong work ethic for exams.
Our Year 4 course highlights are:
- FACE-TO-FACE very small group
- Include all teaching materials and books
- Term Time only (spring break 1 week)
- Once a week lessons of 1.5 hours
- From September to July
- English (exclude creative writing), Maths, Verbal Reasoning
- 4-5 hours of homework a week
- 3-weekly vocabulary exams
- 6-weekly monitoring exams (English, Maths, VR)
- End of term progress reports
- No separate assessment required for Year 5 course for the right candidates
Year 5:
Preparation 11+ Course
Our Year 5 intensive course prepares students directly for the 11+ exams, building on the foundations of our Year 4 course or for those starting from scratch. New students must qualify on our Admissions Test in English, Maths and VR. Our courses start in late September and continues until the end of the entrance examinations.
Our Year 5 course highlights are:
- FACE-TO-FACE very small group
- Include all teaching materials and books
- Term Time only (spring break 1 week)
- Special summer school for the candidates
- Twice a week lessons 3.5 hours (one 1.5 hours and one 2 hours)
- English (comprehension and creative writing), Maths, Verbal Reasoning and Non-Verbal Reasoning
- 8-9 hours of homework a week
- Tri-weekly vocabulary exams
- Weekly mock exams plus follow up
- 6-weekly monitoring exams (English, Maths, VR)
- End of term progress report
Year 6:
ISEB 11+ Course
This intensive course prepares students for the 11+ exams for the independent schools, building on the foundations of our Year 5 course or for those starting from scratch. Children must qualify on our Admissions Test in English and Maths.
Our Year 6 course highlights are:
- FACE-TO-FACE one-to-one lessons only
- Include all teaching materials and books
- Term Time only (spring break 1 week)
- Two 1.5 hour lessons every week
- English (comprehension and creative writing), Maths and Verbal Reasoning
- 8-9 hours of homework a week
- Regular mock exams plus follow up
- End of term progress reports
Year 7 & 8:
Preparation Course for the 13+ Exams
This intensive course prepares students directly for the 13+ exams for the independent schools. Children must qualify on our Admissions Test in English and Maths.
Our 13+ course highlights are:
- FACE-TO-FACE one-to-one lessons only
- Include all teaching materials and books
- Term Time only (spring break 1 week)
- Weekly 1-2 lessons
- English (comprehension and creative writing) and Maths
- 8-9 hours of homework a week
- Regular mock exams plus follow up
Year 9-10:
GCSE Maths
Year 9-10 GCSE Maths courses prepare and develop students’ necessary skills for the GCSE Maths exams and ensures they maximises their potential. Our cover all the exam boards: AQA, Edexcel, OCR and City and Guilds.
The highlights of this preparation course are:
- FACE-TO-FACE one-to-one or small group lessons
- Include all teaching materials and books
- Term Time only (spring break 1 week)
- Weekly one 60-90minute lessons
- Preparation for the GCSE Foundation and Higher level Maths
- 1-2 hours of homework a week
- Regular mock exams plus follow up
Year 11:
GCSE Maths Guaranteed Scheme
This intensive course prepares students for the GCSE Maths examination. Our Year 11 GCSE Maths preparation course guarantees every student will achieve at least one level above his/her school’s expected grade. If a student fails to achieve it despite regularly completing his/her homework, we will refund the entire tuition fee. Please check Guaranteed Success or Full Refund section for further details. We cover the following exam boards: AQA, OCR, Edexcel and City and Guilds.
The highlights for the Year 11 GCSE Maths are:
- FACE-TO-FACE one-to-one or small group lessons
- Include all teaching materials and books
- Term Time only (spring break I week)
- Weekly 1-2 lessons
- Preparation for the GCSE Foundation and Higher level Maths
- 2-3 hours of homework a week
- Regular mock exams plus follow up
- Additional extended practice sessions during the last 3 months before the exam.
Writing Workshops
Almost all grammar and independent schools assess students’ writing skills. Our Creative Writing Workshop aims at advancing and augmenting children’s writing skills and is designed for success in 11+ and Common Entrance exams.
Year 4:
Writing Workshop
This intensive course is designed to improve your children’s ability to write creatively. They will learn about understanding stories and their structures, literary techniques, punctuation and grammar, writing to persuade and argue, non-fiction writing and continuation of stories that they may encounter during their exams. The course is run as the Year 4 courses have insufficient contact hours to prepare them for these.
Our workshop highlights are::
- 12-hour over 3 weeks (4 hours a day)
- Two writing workshops every year for this year group.
- The first one is during the early summer break
- The second is during the late summer holidays
- Revise grammar for writing (tenses, subject-verb agreement, clauses etc)
- Punctuation
- Story structures
- Writing techniques
- Practice and a detailed report
Year 5:
Writing Workshop
Our regular course spends significant time on creative writing for all the students. However, we organise special writing workshops for students who need more support to achieve the level to be successful in the 11+ examinations
- 3-day intensive course: 4 hours each day during the Easter Break
