3 Top Tips for choosing the BEST teacher to prepare your child for their 11+ Assessments
/I hear from hundreds of parents who call me to enquire about the 11+ Assessments.
Choosing a teacher to support your child to prepare for their 11+ Assessments can be incredibly daunting. First of all, at 11+ there are just so many options available. You have the option of group tuition, 1:1 tuition, at home tuition, online tuition, study centres. You have so many different price points for the cost of tuition. Then you have the issue of choosing a teacher that your child actually connects well with. A teacher that your child will have an excellent relationship with isn’t always as easy as you think. I think this is the MOST important part of choosing the BEST teacher for your child.
Think about it. If you start preparing for the 11+ from Year 2/Year 3 (which I highly recommend!), your child will be working with their teacher for at least 4/5 years. This is a very long time. If your child doesn’t look forward to their lesson, if your child isn’t excited for every single lesson, then you don’t have the BEST teacher for your child.
So, here are my 3 Top Tips for choosing the BEST teacher to prepare your child for their 11+ Assessments.
Choose a teacher who has actual experience with the school/schools that you are applying to.
Seems logical but so many parents that I talk to don’t even consider this one. It is essential that the teacher that you choose to support your child has actual experience with the school/schools that you are applying to at 11+. Every single one of them. If they don’t, how can they effectively support your child with their Assessment/s? Your teacher must know the expectations at the school/schools that you are applying to. It is absolutely NOT just about covering curriculum.
2. Choose a teacher that your child has an excellent connection with.
Another one that seems logical to me. If your child doesn’t have an excellent connection with their teacher how can you expect for them to have excellent results in their 11+ Assessments?
Try different teachers and choose the teacher that your child is excited to meet with on a weekly basis.
Remember that each teacher has their very own unique style and you must choose the teacher whose style chooses your child the best. For me the is vital. If my students are not excited to see me, then I am doing something wrong.
3. Choose a teacher who will tell you their exact processes and methods for ensuring success.
You want to work with a teacher who will be very honest with you. A teacher who will tell you HOW they will ensure success. A teacher that will tell you their exact plan for the month/ months/ years. A teacher that will tell you their processes that will guarantee success for your child in their 11+ Assessments. At the end of the day no one can 100% tell you that they can guarantee that you child will pass their 11+ Assessments - ultimately that will be down to your child. However, you do need to work with someone who will guarantee the highest chances of success for your child at 11+.
Preparing for the 11+ is a HUGE investment. You, your child and your teacher are investing a lot of time, energy and effort into preparation for the 11+. Such a BIG investment deserves the BEST teacher for YOUR child.
Need support with the 11+ Assessments. Myself and my team only take on THREE students each year for 11+ Assessment preparation. This is because the amount of work involved in 11+ Assessment preparation is huge and we want to ensure that we can provide the highest quality service to our clients and students. We have prepared children for many of the Top inner and outer London schools at 11+. Examples of schools we have prepared for are -
NLCS
Habs (boys and girls)
John Lyon
Merchant Taylor’s
Alleyn’s
Westminster
St. Paul’s
Godolphin
City
Dulwich College
UCS
St Helen’s
Sydenham High
These are just a few!
We also prepare children for Top Grammar School.
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