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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.
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Qualified and experienced teacher of all Sciences and English to GCSE and IGCSE level; Maths to Key Stage 3. Supports 11+, 13+ and Common Entrance Preparation. Recently retired Grammar School teacher, current with latest curriculum changes.
Subjects: SEN, English, Maths, Science, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, French, EFL or ESL, Study Skills, Common Entrance, English Language, English Literature, SATs, 11+, 13+, School Entrance Exams
Qualified and experienced Maths and Science Teacher, with experience across State and Independent Schools, including as Head of Maths Department; currently a full time tutor. Teaches Maths and Science from Prep and Key Stage 3 through to GCSE and IGCSE; Maths, Further Maths and Physics through to A level and IB.
Subjects: Maths, Science, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Further Maths, 13+, School Entrance Exams
Qualified and experienced Mathematics Teacher for the past 17 years and a tutor for 23 years. Teaches Maths from Primary, Prep and Key Stage 3 through to GCSE, IGCSE and A level; across all major exam boards. Supports preparations for School Entrance Examinations and Scholarships. Provides support for GCSE resits; also numeracy and functional skills tuition for adult learners. SEN experience. Can support Home Schooling.
Subjects: Maths, 13+, School Entrance Exams
Qualified and experienced Maths teacher, currently teaching at Ashmole Academy. Teaches Maths from Primary, Prep and Key Stage 3 through to GCSE, IGCSE and A Level, across all major Exam Boards. Provides support for School Entrance Examinations, GCSE and IGCSE resits and literacy and functional skills for adult learners.
Subjects: Maths, Further Maths, 13+, School Entrance Exams
"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.