2024-25 availability

The 11+ is a tricky and nuanced process, but I aim to help guide you towards the September deadline in a reassuring and calm way!

Lessons alternate between Maths/NVR/SR and English/VR and all resources and activities are prepared and ready in advance - including home work tasks.  Whenever possible I plan hands-on activities to help learners engage with the work that I have set; in the past this has included treasure hunts, walkabouts and even a panic room scenario.  As we near the September deadline, there is an increasing emphasis on exam technique, revision of tricky areas, practice papers and general confidence-building activities.  

My aim is to make the 11+ process as painless as possible.  This includes a 'Meet a Year 7 student' session, where learners have the opportunity to have a Q&A with children attending local grammar and comprehensive schools. 

If you would like to know more about preparing for your child for the 11+ , do please get in touch and I will happily talk you through the process.

 🌟 New KS3 Maths Tuition Sessions Starting This September! 🌟

Are you looking for high-quality, engaging, and challenging Maths tuition for your child? Look no further! We are excited to announce our new KS3 Maths tuition sessions beginning in September.

📚 What We Offer:

• Small Group Learning: Sessions are limited to six students, ensuring personalized attention.
• Experienced Educators: Led by a qualified and experienced teacher, with support from a knowledgeable grammar school student.
• Curriculum-Based Learning: Lessons are directly planned from the KS3 curriculum, focusing on building a strong foundation in essential Maths concepts.
• Fun and Engaging Sessions: We make learning enjoyable while keeping it challenging to enhance your child's understanding and confidence in Maths.

🔍 Session Details:

• When: Thursdays, 5:10 PM - 6:10 PM during term-time.
• Cost: £25 per hour, which includes detailed feedback, all necessary stationery and resources, weekly homework activities, a drink, and a snack.
• Focus: Each term covers a general topic aligning with your child's school curriculum, with a specific learning focus for each weekly session.

💡 Why Choose Us?

• All tutors are experienced, qualified and FUN!
• Tutors have Enhanced DBS checks, Safeguarding Training and up-to-date First Aid Training
• The classrooms are light, airy and fully equipped with interactive whiteboards
• Parents receive unparalleled feedback and communication between sessions
• Your child will get the personalized attention they need in a small-group setting with 1:3 ratio of support

Spaces are limited, so don't miss out! If you want to know more or secure a spot, please click on the 'KS3 Maths Tuition Enquiry' button below.

Let's make Maths fun, engaging, and successful for your child this school year!

As with the LKS2 Boosters, each one-hour lesson (£22.50ph) includes a spelling test, followed by a SPaG activity linked directly to the Year 5-6 curriculum.  The main part of the lesson focuses on a reading or writing objective from the curriculum, and is linked to a termly topic.  In the past these have included a number of historical/cultural topics,  such as: The Shang Dynasty, Italy, The Victorians, Mexico and, currently, The Benin Kingdom.  These ever-changing topics also allow for some fantastic opportunities for immersive experiences, including eating, drinking and even dressing in ways related to our topic! I make use of targeted questions to challenge each and every child and a 'no hands up' policy keeps children on their toes and engaged - they never know when a question is going to come their way! 

I cover a mixture of SPaG, comprehension and creative writing skills - creating a link between all three areas so children can see how each area complements the other.  Resources, a lesson plan and homework tasks are all printed off and ready when the children arrive.  If you are interested in boosting your child's KS2 English learning, do please get in touch.  

These group sessions cost £25 per hour, and alternate between English one week, and Maths the next. They cover all elements of the Year 4 Maths and English curriculum, and are differentiated to ensure every student can access the learning (even those in Year 3).  Each lesson includes a quick mental maths/spelling/SPaG starter to complement the objective set for that lesson.  This is followed by an introductory presentation with a worksheet activity to ensure the children have a record of their learning.  

To consolidate our learning - and ensure each lesson is pacy and fun - each lesson also contains an online/practical/puzzle/quiz/group game or activity.  In the past this has included cooking, measuring objects 'out-and-about', Easter Egg hunts and any number of scavenger hunts and other challenges!  

Lessons are differentiated to provide sufficient challenge to each student; this is achieved through changes to the work that is set, the support that is available and the use of differentiated questions.  

Resources, a lesson plan and homework tasks are all printed off and ready when the children arrive.  Furthermore, the upcoming lesson plan is emailed to you prior to each lesson, to ensure you - and your child - know what to expect from the each session.

Following each session, you will receive a personalised follow-up email detailing your child's conduct and progress during the lesson and explaining the work that was covered during the hour.

When it comes to completing the homework, I am available (via email 24/7) to support your child with any of the work that I have set.  

If you/I/your child have any concerns about a topic that needs more work, 1-2-1 sessions are available during the school holidays to work specifically on that area.  These individually tailored 1-2-1 sessions cost £40ph and - again - include all resources, homework activities, stationery, water and a snack. 

Each one-hour lesson includes a mental maths starter, which is followed by an interactive presentation/PPT to introduce that day's topoic. I have planned a detailed scheme of work to cover all elements of the Year 6 Maths curriculum and adapt the lessons to meet the needs of each student, including those in Year 5.  The work is differentiated - by activity/targeted questioning/level of support - to provide sufficient challenge to each student.  When possible, a game or problem-solving element is used to help make the learning more interesting and more relevant to real life.  Having invested in new tablets, I also aim to include an online element in sessions when appropriate. 

I find that 'chunking' lessons into a range of varied activities helps learners as it allows them to approach a subject from a number of different 'angles' and it also stops them getting bored.  Every time a new activity starts, different parts of the brain are 'fired up' and new memories are made!

If you would like to find out more about Serena's Tuition, do please get in touch. We'd love to hear from you!