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Our 13+, Grammar and Independent School Entrance Exam Tutors are all fully-qualified teachers; School Entrance and Common Entrance Exam specialists, professional, energetic and up-to-date with the current demands of a competitive and changing examination. Lessons are taught at your home and are scheduled at your convenience; whether weekdays, evenings or weekends.
Many parents get frustrated by poor quality, unqualified tutors. That’s why all 18,000+ of our UK tutors are qualified schoolteachers – so you know they are trained to teach children, safe, and experienced at teaching the latest curriculum at a high-quality.
You don’t need to scroll through pages of irrelevant and often unavailable tutors with our service. Just fill in our simple form or have a quick phone call and, within 24 hours, we will send you a shortlist of available, suitable teachers in your area.
You can be safe in the knowledge that if you are unhappy with your first lesson (this is rare, but we understand that sometimes the fit isn’t quite right), we will not charge you for the lesson, and we will look to find you another high-quality teacher.
Qualified and experienced English, Drama and Media Teacher, and qualified SENCO, currently the Head of a HSC. Oxford University graduate. Delivers creative, engaging and personalised sessions. A variety of school and college experience teaching both mainstream and SEND learners in both special schools and mainstream settings. Expertise in ADHD, SEMH, ASD and Sensory needs. Also an examiner for AQA and Edexcel exam boards for English Literature and Language GCSE and A Level. Previous experience in Oxford and London. Offers English, Drama and Media Studies through all Secondary ages from upper Key Stage 2 through GCSE/IGCSE to A level. Also teaches all Primary Key Stages, and English functional skills to all ages including adults. A visiting lecturer at an adult community college. Supports 11+. Working on a PhD in Special Needs.
Qualified and experienced Maths Teacher, currently teaching at a secondary school in Rochdale. Teaches Maths from Prep and Key Stage 3, through to GCSE and IGCSE across all the major Exam Boards. Can support preparations for GCSE re-sits and School Entrance Exams as well as Functional Skills for older learners.
Qualified and experienced Classics teacher whose passion for education and modern methodology anchored in psychology and pedagogical neuroscience make his lessons effective student centred and student-led. Educated in Classics with Italian and Modern Greek (BA and MA), qualified PGCE (King's College London, London, UK 2017), further expanding possible lenses Classics can be taught by having completed an MSc in Violence, Conflict and Development (SOAS, London, UK 2021). Teaching from scratch even private candidates. Taught Classics KS3-5 in top UK grammar and private schools (Aylesbury Grammar School, City of London, Downe House School), experienced in teaching towards AQA and OCR GCSE, AS as well as A-Level qualifications (Latin, Greek, Ancient History and Classical Civilisation). I enjoy supporting adults with various academic projects (ranging from taking their classical languages skills from zero to an advanced level to supporting translation exercises for their university, and anything in between).
I am a qualified specialist teacher of SEN and Maths with over 10 years experience of teaching in various settings. I currently teach Key-stage 3 and GCSE Maths ensuring differentiated instruction not only accommodates the student learning styles but also enables them to optimize their learning outcomes. I have substantial experience in teaching from Key Stage 1, 2 and 3 through GCSE hence understand how to effectively identify gaps in learning and break down information, enabling my students to not only understand but master the concepts. With so much learning having been missed over the past year, I support students to not only understand curriculum content but also promote resilience, confidence, and a growth mindset. I attended the outstanding teacher Programme in 2018 and pride myself in making learning enjoyable and accessible to all. I am also currently undertaking a Maths Mastery course to support my students to fully understand the concepts they are learning.
Qualified and experienced Primary Teacher, who has been tutoring and teaching for 18 years in various settings – tutoring small and large groups, private individual tutoring, and teaching in rural, suburban, and urban classrooms. Teaches all core subjects across the Primary National Curriculum, Key Stages 1 and 2. Can support preparations for SATs, 11+ and School Entrance Exams. SEN experience.
"Teachers To Your Home" is the disclosed agent of over 18,000 qualified and experienced teachers across the UK, who also choose to offer their professional skills as high quality home tutors.
Our specialist School Entrance Examination Tutors have considerable experience in preparing children for entry into Senior Schools, including Year 9 Independent School Entrance Examinations, the 13+ for Grammar School Entry, Common Entrance and Scholarship Preparation. A significant number of our tutors currently work as teachers within the Independent and Grammar School Sectors and have thorough knowledge and experience of the process.
The majority of parents request 13+ and Common Entrance tuition from Year 7 or Year 8.Initially, teachers will ensure a rich and rigorous foundation before preparing children towards the demands of the exam itself; and in building confidence and exam technique.
A Parent's Guide for Independent School Entrance Exams can be found here.
A Parent's Guide for Scholarships and Bursaries can be found here.
Our teachers can support Primary and SATs tuition, at all levels, as well as prepare children towards 11+, 13+, Common Entrance or for GCSE, IGCSE, IB and A level Examinations, across all the major Examination Boards including OCR, AQA, Edexcel, CIE, Eduqas and WJEC.
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The 13+ or Common Entrance Exam is taken by pupils as part of the admissions process for Year 9 entry into academically selective Independent Schools at age 13. Common Entrance consists of examinations in Mathematics (three papers: a mental mathematics paper, plus written non-calculator and calculator), English (two papers), Geography, History, Religious Studies, Latin, Classical Greek, plus either a specialist Physics, Chemistry and Biology or a Combined Science. There can also be a choice of four languages: Spanish, French, German or Mandarin, assessed via listening, spoken and written papers. The only compulsory elements of the Common Entrance Exam are Maths, English and a Science, with each schools offering their own combination and subject requirements.
An increasing number of the most competitive Independent Schools have introduced a process of pre-testing, in response to increased demand for their places. It helps a school short-list the increasing number of applications that they receive, providing them with a earlier indicator of whether a child would be suitable for their school at age 10 or 11, as opposed to age 12 or 13. Pre-testing now often forms the first stage of the admissions process and normally takes place in Year 6 or 7. Children who perform well at this stage are usually offered a place, conditional to them passing Common Entrance in Year 8.
There are three times each year that Common Entrance Exams take place: January, June (the most common month) or November. Candidates usually sit the Common Entrance Exam papers at their own Prep Schools and these are often marked by the preferred Senior School, who mark them immediately and will, if necessary, arrange with the Prep School to forward the papers to a second-choice school should the performance fall below the level of the first-choice school. Many schools also use the Common Entrance Exam results as the basis for awarding academic scholarships, but often may also carry out their own interviews, tests, or further examinations. Artistic, musical or sporting achievements are not examined by Common Entrance, but may be taken into account by reports or other means.