Katherine

I specialise in 7+, 11+, 13+/Common entrance English, Mathematics

I belong to a Band A (Good Schools Guide) Education Consultancy/Agency and have worked in Richmond, Dulwich, Wimbledon, Southfields, Balham, Tooting Bec, Wandsworth Common, Putney and Parsons Green.
Schools I have prepped children for the following independent schools: Ibstock Senior, KCW, Alleyns, JAGS, Dulwich, Harrodian, Whitgift, Emanuel, Hampton Court, Kingston, Bute.
International schools: Lycee Francais Charles de Gaulle South Kensington, South Bank International.

I have provided one to one tuition for seven years, primarily in English and Maths. I have worked with students from reception up to 13+, assisting with literacy, comprehension technique and entrance exam/verbal reasoning practice through to common entrance, essay prep and creative writing. I have worked with students looking to gain entry to competitive independent schools as well as those who are finding their subject challenging. I help children to grow in confidence and believe in their abilities.

";I wanted to let you know how Amelia did in the end on her 11+ exams. We went for 5 schools and she got into 4 of them, including her first choice Ibstock Place Senior School. She worked very hard and she did very well. I give much of the credit for Amelia`s success to her tutor Katherine. Katherine is incredibly patient and perseverant. She tried several different techniques to explain things to Amelia and really persisted until she found a way to make sense of things. Katherine is a great combination of gentle but unrelenting. When 11+ exams were finished, my daughter declared that she wanted to continue with the tutoring, which I think is the ultimate form of praise! We could not have done this without Katherine and we will always be grateful that we had her on the team."; 11+

";When we first started the process and looked into engaging a tutor, Alexander was lacking in confidence in English. Writing stories was a particular struggle and really what prompted us to approach a tutoring agency. He hated story writing with a vengeance! Efforts from both parents didn`t seem to help, until we met Katherine. It was slow going, but little by little his confidence grew, and even though it is still not his favourite subject, he will have a go without a huge amount of fuss. He enjoyed his time with Katherine, who is very personable and had no difficulties getting Alexander, who is quite shy at times, to open up. I would have no qualms in recommending her to parents who find themselves in a similar situation."; 7+

Availability: Mon - Fri, Weekends.

Willing to travel: 2 miles

Experience: 7+ : Prep for Raveer, aiming to transfer from state system to sit Jan 2021 for Highgate.

7+ : Prep for Amour, aiming to transfer from state system to sit Jan 2021 for Bute.
UPDATE: Jan 2021 - Got accepted for Bute.

7+ : Prep for Kelly, Kensington Prep aiming to sit Jan 2021 for Bute. Focus on English.
UPDATE: Jan 2021 - Got accepted for Bute.

10+: Prep for Luke, younger brother of Mina, aiming to sit Jan 2021 for Emanuel School.
UPDATE: Jan 2021 - Got accepted for Emanuel.

Yr 3: general literacy for Anastasia, Kensington Prep Summer 2020.



11+ : Prep for Nicolas, for Jan 2020. Focus on English.

11+/Grammar School entrance: Prep for Ida, aiming to sit entrance tests for Tiffin, Nonsuch and Wallington High in Sept 2019. Focus on English and exam prep.

11+: Prep for Alex, aiming to sit Jan 2018 for Kings, Hampton and Dulwich. Focus on English.

7+: Prep for Aaditya, aiming to sit Jan 2018 for Kings. Focus on english, maths and reasoning.

7+: Prep for Jay, aiming to sit Jan 2018 for Kings, Westminster and St Pauls. Focus on english, maths and reasoning.

11+: Prep for Daniel, aiming to sit Jan 2018 for Kings, Hampton and St Pauls. Focus on English.

11+/Grammar School entrance: Prep for Mahnoor, aiming to sit entrance tests for Nonsuch and Wallington High in Sept 2018. Focus on English and Maths.


11+: Prep for Jack,(St Thomas`) in English comprehension for Hampton. Whitgift, Harrodian. UPDATE: Feb 2018 - Got offers for Whitgift and Harrodian.


10+: Prep for Mina, aiming to sit Jan 2018 for Emanuel School. Focus on English and Maths. UPDATE: Feb 2018 - Got offer and accepted place at Emanuel for Sept 2018.

11+: Prep for Emma, aiming to sit Jan 2019 for Christ`s Hospital. Focus on English.

GCSE, Special Needs: Support for Emma, on English and general subjects, acting as scribe and tutor.

7+: Prep for Alexander weekly over two terms, aiming to sit the 7+ for Kings College in Dec `16, working on English, verbal and non-verbal reasoning.

7+: Prep for Zara weekly over two terms, aiming to sit January 2017 for Alleyns and JAGS working on confidence in writing and handwriting.

Yr 5: Maths support for Louis over one term. Louis is at Dulwich and struggled with focus and more difficult topics. He compared himself with his classmates and was lacking confidence.

11+: Prep for Amelia over one term on Maths. Starting with twice weekly 2 hour sessions we built up to four days a week as part of a sustained campaign for 11+ schools entrance, with a final push ahead of her assessments in January 2016. Amelia worked very hard and upon sitting the exam, accepted a place at her first choice Ibstock Senior school and gained places at four out of her five preferred schools.

Homeschooling: Prep for Joakim age 10 over one term in Maths. Family relocated from the US to London, starting the IB programme in grade 5 at South Bank International School. Focus on filling any gaps

11+: Prep for Freddie weekly over three terms, aiming to sit January 2017 for entrance to Hampton Boys and Kingston among others. Focus on exam technique and familiarizing him with the papers. Sessions are fun and engaging as Freddie increasingly grows in confidence. UPDATE: Freddie got accepted for Hampton.

13+/Common entrance: Prep for twins Rocco and Fabian over three terms. They are bright boys and focus was on comprehension and writing technique. Fabien and Rocco have since sat their exams and achieved straight As for English. They now attend Wetherby Senior School.



Year 1: English literacy prep with Alexi for one term. Family relocated to London. My focus was on reading and story writing, helping with vocabulary and sentence structure. Alexi soon grew in confidence and enjoys school.

Year 1: English literacy prep with Yara at the French Lycee for two years. Yara was very bright but struggling with reading so we read out loud and used phonics games. We also did story writing using themes and vocabulary as well as practicing spelling. Yara now has an excellent reading level above average for her age resulting in her being moved up a year at school.

Yr 2: Prep with Miele in English literacy, recently relocated to London from France for one term. I worked with Miele on reading and English grammar to increase her fluency when starting school.

Yr 9: Prep with Gabriel, brother of Miele, and recently relocated to London from France for one term. Gabriel was due to start at Dulwich College and we worked on grammar and verbal reasoning.

Yr 3: English literacy with Gabrielle aged seven attending the French Lycee for one year. I helped with reading using Oxford Reading Tree, comprehension and phonics exercises, resulting in her being moved up a set at school.

Yr 4 and pre school: Alexandre aged nine and Maxine aged four at Hill House International School. I worked with this family for five years.

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