Our fully qualified teachers all work within the school system and know how prepare children for success.
Free 13 Plus Consultation.
Meet for a one-on-one consultation with our senior school leader Adam. He will explain the 13 plus process (including the recently addition of taking an 11 plus pretest)!
Last year, 13 Plus tutors helped their students pass the 13 plus exams for schools such as Westminster School, City of London School, QE Boys, North London Collegiate, Kings, St Pauls and Sevenoaks. Our 13 plus tutors are school teachers and they are experts in their field.
Schools our students gained places at this year.
- Westminster
- Sevenoaks School
- Haberdashers’ Aske’s School
- St Paul’s
- Brighton College
- Eton College
- Wellington School
- King’s College
- Benenden School
- City of London School
- Dulwich Prep London
- Francis Holland School
- Godolphin & Latymer
- Hampton School
- Woldingham
- Harrow School
- North London Collegiate School
- Kings London
- The Harrodian School
- Highgate School
- Tonbridge
- Notre Dame
- Kingston Grammar School
- Lady Eleanor Holles School
- Merchant Taylor’s School
- Putney High School
- Watford Grammar School
- Reeds School
- Marlborough
- Wimbledon High School
- Doctor Challoner’s Grammar School
To arrange expert tuition by a fully qualified teacher,
Why Be My Tutor for the 13 plus?
Be My Tutor’s team of fully qualified teachers will help to alleviate the anxiety surrounding these exams. Our positive teaching and coaching methods place wellbeing at the very core of every minute of every lesson. We know that a child who feels energised, relaxed and positive is a child who succeeds!
Crucially, our 13 Plus tutors will very quicky start a dialogue with you about your child’s progess: it is this open and constructive communication between tutor, child and parent that will lead to incredible results!
If you think your child may need extra help with the 13+ exams, and you would like to book a free consultation with Be My Tutor, please get in touch.
Top tips for 13 plus exam success
Written by Adam, a senior school leader and fully qualified teacher for over 20 years.
- Start the process early- it is a marathon and not a sprint! The 13 Plus is a rigorous testing process, particularly for the most academically selective schools such as City of London and Westminster.
It is so important that the tutor is able to ensure lessons are pitches at the child’s current level and that, step-by-step, the student is able to work towards mastery of all areas of mathematics, reasoning and English that are required to thrive in the 13 Plus.
So our advice is not to leave it too late to get started preparing for the 13 plus!
- Focus all energies on the gaps in your child’s learning
To succeed in the 13 plus, it is crucial that the work given to the child hits what we at Be My Tutor call ‘the sweet spot’. By this we mean that the maths, reasoning or English exercises constantly stretch the child and encourage the child to take risks and aim high, whiles also ensuring that knowledge and understanding is constantly consolidated and solidified so it is not quickly forgotten.
Most importantly, we will identify the weaker areas, and focus on improving those.. Whatever the gap in knowledge and understanding, our 13 Plus tutors will soon find it and will act swiftly to provide clarity and enlightened understanding - Get your child invested in the 13 Plus process-the child has to ‘buy into it’ and be up for the challenge
Parents will always want the very best for their children. Yes we must resist the urge to spoon-feed them. When all is said and done, it is the child who will sit the exams independently. As such, what we must aim for it to nurture the child towards becoming an independent learner.
If a child is not invested in the process, if the child does not want to learn and has not had an inner desire to achieve ignited, then all our efforts could be fruitless. This is why our 13 Plus tutors focus just as much on coaching the child and encouraging independent learning, as they do on ensuring that academic expectations are kept high. Our teachers get to know how each child learns best. Are they kinesthetic, auditory or visual learners (or- like most of us- a mix of the three)?
Keep talking to your child about the process. Let them know that this is an exciting challenge and that this is their chance to shine. Reframing the exam process as a fun and new challenge has incredible results.
4.Do plenty of past papers under ;timed conditions’ and then spend time going over gaps in your child’s learning.
Past papers are essential tools to use in your 13 plus armoury and can help your child understand and the type of questions they may be asked. More importantly, students need to get a feel for what is it like to work under time pressure. Don’t worry if the paper doesn’t get finished on the first few attempts: practice makes perfect!
Be My Tutor has a team of exceptional private tutors who will your child with their 13 Plus exam by building their confidence, bridging any knowledge gaps, and helping them to master essential exam techniques.
We had a great experience with two fantastic tutors for Maths (Philip) and English (Sophie). They turned a potentially very difficult few months of home schooling on its head. I genuinely feel that, with only one or two sessions a week in each subject, our son (year4) learnt more than he would have in a full term at school. Philip and Sophie built a great rapport with our son and made the sessions really enjoyable. I would thoroughly recommend.
I worked with Adam for 14 years. His team of tutors are experts in their field and highly experienced teachers. Adam and his team inspire children and help them to believe in themselves. I have seen countless pupils transformed by their inspired teaching.
The Be My Tutor teachers are extremely knowledgeable and cover all areas thoroughly in maths. They elaborate and fully explain any question the child might have, ensuring that they understand what method to use and what the question is asking. Furthermore, the tutors are patient , professional and show great communication skills, making their teaching simple and effective. My child has improved in a vast array of topics in maths, ever since she started tutoring with them, and continues to consolidate and strengthen her skills. The tutors are exceptional and I would highly recommend them.
