Education matters. It is important that your child is offered the best opportunity to progress in their learning and they feel confident in what they are doing in school. Tutoring is a very effective tool for building academic progress, performance, and confidence. It is empirically verified that tutoring has a high impact upon a student’s academic performance.
One of the strengths of tutoring is that it is personal and responsive. The child is the sole focus of the session and has the undivided attention of a professional educator. The opportunity for accelerated progress is maximised. The tutor is able to respond to the child’s educational needs immediately and the child is able to ask questions and discuss with the tutor things that are difficult. It is therefore not surprising that over a quarter of students in secondary schools receive tutoring.
We provide tutoring in a range of academic subjects and specialise in primary aged students. The core subjects of primary school – often referred to as the 3 Rs (reading, writing, and arithmetic) – are what most students and parents request support in. Because our tuition is teacher-led, we know how best to tutor these subjects so that they are in line with the national curriculum expectations. We are also familiar with the common misconceptions that students have and the areas of the curriculum that students tend to find difficult.
The tutoring that we provide has one simple aim in mind: to build your child up from the inside out so that they understand the material they are studying, have the confidence to ask questions when they are unsure, and make quick and lasting progress. The impact and benefit of tutoring should be felt for many years to come and provide your child with academic skills and personal confidence.
We provide tutoring in preparation for the 11+ entrance exam. The 11+ is highly competitive and it is common for students to receive tutoring in preparation for it. We recommend a year of term-time tutoring to prepare for the exam, starting when your child enters Y5 and ending when your child sits the exam in September of Y6. We also recommend your child takes at least one mock exam before sitting the 11+ so that they are familiar with the experience.
The 11+ in Gloucestershire consists of two multiple choice tests which are made up of three distinct elements: verbal reasoning (English language skills), non-verbal reasoning (non-word based puzzles), and numerical reasoning (arithmetic and mathematical problem solving).
The 11+ tutoring we provide will prepare your child with the skills and confidence they need to have an excellent opportunity for gaining access to one of Gloucestershire’s grammar schools.
My son came out of all of his sessions happy and excited for the next one… I wouldn’t hesitate recommending Cheltenham Tutors
Parent of a Year 5 student