English Key Stage 2 and 11 + Entrance Tests

Key Stage 2 English

Tuition will be offered for helping your child with their English Key Stage 2. They will receive training in reading comprehension and Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar. In particular, a grammar for writing approach will be used too, helping children to think about what words they will choose. The programme for reading comprehension will include developing skills for successfully passing the KS2 reading paper.

11+ Entrance Tests

For the 11+ entrance tests, the focus will be on:

  • reading comprehension,
  • spelling, punctuation and grammar,
  • non-verbal reasoning

A) The Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar topics will be delivered over the following phases and sessions, as shown in the table below:

Part TopicsNumber of sessions
1Verbs, tense, aspect, modals and passive5
2Nouns, adjectives, adverbs, determiners, conjunctions and prepositions5
3Adverbials, complement, Object and Subject5
4Spellings and Punctuation5

B) The non-verbal reasoning will be delivered over 5 hours.

Example Questions

1. What types of verb(s) are being used in (a) and (b)?

2.  What is the meaning difference between both?

a) Sarah ate fish and chips.

b) Sarah has eaten fish and chips.

Pricing

Mode of courseSessionsCost
OnlineBlock booking, 10 group sessions£275
OnlineIndividual sessions£30
   
Face-to-face, Hertfordshire, BedfordshireBlock booking, 10 individual sessionsFrom £325
Face-to-face, Hertfordshire, BedfordshireIndividual sessionsFrom £35 
Face-to-face, Hertfordshire, BedfordshireGroup sessionsPrice based on location and set-up