Yorkshire 11 Plus Tutors

Yorkshire 11 Plus Tutors – Head Tutor

The Head Tutor at Yorkshire Eleven Plus Tutors is Gerard Finneran B.Sc (Hons) PG Dip (Law) PGCE (Legal Practice) PGCE (Science). An inspirational secondary school Maths and Science teacher with over 8 years’ teaching experience, allied to 3 years of private tutoring/authoring 11+ materials in all 4 disciplines. Gerard is a Non-verbal reasoning specialist.

8+ years teaching experience in Secondary Schools in Yorkshire:

• Woodkirk High Specialist Science School, Tingley, Leeds.
• Heckmondwike Grammar School, Heckmondwike.
• Royds Hall High Specialist Science School, Huddersfield.
• Boston Spa School.
• Cathedral School, Wakefield.
• Salendine Nook High School, Huddersfield.

Yorkshire 11 Plus Tutors – Philosophy

Yorkshire 11Plus Tutors offer a personal and professional service committed to working with your child to achieve their potential and peak at the right time. This is important as the 11 plus exam cannot be repeated and each child will only get one attempt to shine. We carefully monitor progress of every child to ensure that no child is left behind and that they are happy. Any misconceptions are quickly identified and addressed.
All our tutors have enhanced CRB (Criminal Records Bureau) clearance and are members of the Teaching Agency (formerly GTC).

Yorkshire 11 Plus Tutors – Parent Support

The 11 plus exams can be quite traumatising for parents, especially for those experiencing the 11 plus for the first time. We appreciate the importance of the 11 plus exams for all our parents and we offer advice and support to make the experience positive and stress free.
Parents should keep us informed of the schools that they are electing for their child so that we can tailor their preparation accordingly.

Yorkshire 11Plus Tutors – Approach

Our approach to the exams is to embed the necessary methods and techniques prevalent in each 11 plus discipline (verbal reasoning, mathematics, English and non-verbal reasoning) and then provide a thorough bank of proprietary questions (paper based and online) unique to our centre to enhance speed and accuracy.

Central to the whole 11 plus process is the foundation of a strong vocabulary base and excellent mental arithmetic skills. We therefore monitor both from the outset.

Finally we also cover exam techniques to ensure the best possible chance of success.

Central to the whole 11plus process is the foundation of a strong vocabulary base and excellent mental arithmetic skills. We therefore monitor both from the outset.

Finally we also cover exam techniques to ensure the best possible chance of success.

Yorkshire 11 Plus Tutors – Toolkit

We aim to make the 11 plus courses as stimulating as possible and achieve this through a broad set of tools which include –

• Classroom teaching
• PowerPoint presentations
• In-house worksheets
• Spot Tests
• Practice papers
• Online Tests
• Intensive Holiday Course
• Mock Exams

In a typical class we will cover up between two and three techniques across the subjects and during class worksheets will be used to ensure that the children have grasped the subject-matter. Homework will then be set, which will be both paper based and online. For the latter parents need to ensure that that their child will have internet access to the Yorkshire 11+ Tutors platform.

Spot tests in mental arithmetic and vocabulary/spelling will take place every week.
Practice papers are introduced in the final few months of the exam preparation.

The intensive courses are a quick way for late joiners to get up to speed very quickly and also for home study parents to utilise before they embark on the 11 plus or as a recap before the actual exams. Concessions will be applied to any existing student wishing to join the intensive courses for the purposes of revision.

The mock exams, separate from in-class practice papers (under timed conditions), form an integral part of the actual preparation and all parents are actively encouraged to attend this, where we open our doors to external candidates. It is useful form of benchmarking your child’s relative progress and performance.

We may on occasion ask your child to arrive early before a class if they have concerns with any of the homework or contents of the previous week’s class.

Yorkshire 11Plus Tutor – Course Days

In common with many 11 plus centres we would advocate that the optimal preparation begins in Year 4 and intensifies in Year 5. (Most of the actual grammar exams are sat in the first term of Year 6 and independent schools in the second term, usually January.)

Our Year 4 tuition takes place on Fridays from 4.00pm to 6.00pm and Saturdays from 4.00pm to 6.00pm.

Our Year 5 tuition takes place on Saturdays from 9.00am to 11.30am and 12.30pm to 3.00pm and on Sundays from 9.00am to 11.30am and 12.30pm to 3.00pm.

Our preparation continues right up to the actual exam date with a final series of mock exams building up your child`s confidence.

Yorkshire 11Plus Tutors – Charges

We charge £45.00 per week (2 hours) and this includes all materials and access to the online question bank platform. Tutees are expected to bring an internet equipped laptop PC with them when attending lessons.

We also offer one-to-one tuition at our centre or your home where lessons are £30.00 per hour and again this would include all materials and access to the online question bank platform where necessary.

Yorkshire 11 Plus Tutors – Who should attend

This structure of course is designed for children sitting any 11plus or independent school entrance exams where GL/NFER have set the paper (typically verbal-reasoning, non-verbal reasoning, mathematics or English). Usually this implies most of the exams of the grammar schools in Kirklees, Calderdale and North Yorkshire.

Yorkshire 11Plus Tutors – 11 Plus Mock Exams held in Summer

Over the course of the summer of 2012 we will be holding a series of mock exams which will be advertised in the 11 plus mocks section of this website .

Yorkshire 11Plus Tutors – School Holiday 11 Plus Intensive Courses

Over the course of the summer holidays we will be holding a series of intensive courses (up to one week) which will be advertised in the 11 plus intensive courses section of this website. Our intensive courses are held in maximum groups of 15 students.

Yorkshire 11 Plus Tutors – Venue and Directions

Our centres are conveniently located in Dewsbury, Batley and Brighouse.

Telephone enquiries: 07551 015052.

We look forward to extending a warm welcome to you and your child and helping your child succeed in the 11 plus exams.