Maidenhead 11 Plus Tuition Courses
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Maidenhead 11 Plus Course Fees
We offer a straightforward monthly payment plan for our 11 Plus tuition courses in Maidenhead (Near Marlow), which you can see on our Berkshire course fees page.
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What you can expect for your child on our Maidenhead 11+ tuition courses
We develop pupils’ knowledge so they’re equipped to answer a broad range of challenging verbal, mathematical and non-verbal reasoning questions.
Our Maidenhead 11+ Tuition Courses Are Limited in Size
All our Maidenhead 11 Plus classes are limited in size (a maximum of 10 students, that's less than half the size of most independent school lessons), which means that your child will have valuable one-to-one attention with their fully qualified teacher. Discover the proven benefits of small class sizes.
Assessment
Your child is assessed twice during each team – at half term and at the end of term. Based on the outcome of their initial assessment, we will create a tuition plan that sets their individual targets for each area they are preparing for (e.g. verbal, non-verbal and numerical reasoning). All lessons throughout the course are then designed to develop these areas. We continually monitor your child’s progress; this means that we can check they’ve achieved their individual targets and revise their tuition plan to ensure that it suits their needs and challenges. You are welcome to get in touch with us at any time during your child’s tuition, to gain feedback on their development.
SuccessTrack® by Marie Redmond is our unique data-led service that allows parents to:
- Track their child’s progress over the Year 4 and 5 term time courses - our charts visualise a student's performance in each area of the 11 Plus, using data from our regular assessments (2 per term).
- See their child's overall score and how that compares to our recommended pass mark for each exam they are planning to sit.
- View anonymously how their child's scores compare (for each topic area and at a total level) to the average of all children in their cohort.
- View their child's termly tuition plan, created using data from their assessments.
- Read the end of term student report from their child's teacher.
Marie Redmond Tuition 'Bag of Knowledge®'
At the start of the Maidenhead 11+ tuition course, your child will receive a Bag of Knowledge® containing their class and homework books. This includes selected Marie Redmond's Superbrain® resources, in addition to books that are carefully curated each year from a wide range of reputable publishers. All our students are presented with their books in a Marie Redmond Tuition® rucksack, featuring an electronic thesaurus, notebook and a pencil case containing pencils, an eraser and sharpener. The cost of your child's Bag of Knowledge® is covered within the Berkshire monthly course fees.
Marie Redmond's Superbrain® 11 Plus Resources
A range of Marie Redmond's Superbrain® Books are provided exclusively to students on our courses. Using the knowledge gained during her eleven years of preparing students for the 11+ and independent school entrance exams, Marie Redmond MEd has written a number of verbal reasoning, English and maths books. Additionally, a range of verbal reasoning holiday course books are provided exclusively to students attending our Year 5 11+ Easter and 11+ summer holiday courses.
Marie Redmond's Superbrain® 11 Plus Flash Cards are given to all our term time students when they join our 11+ tuition courses in Maidenhead, to supercharge their vocabulary skills.
Marie Redmond's Superbrain® Books for Year 5 Maidenhead 11+ Tuition Courses
Marie Redmond's Superbrain® Books for Year 5 Holiday Courses
Marie Redmond's Superbrain® Books for Year 4 Maidenhead 11+ Tuition Courses
Homework
To help reinforce skills taught during the Maidenhead 11 Plus tuition course, we’ll provide homework at the end of each lesson – with reviews of each topic in the following session. This gives pupils the opportunity to ask any questions on areas they may have struggled with. As reading comprehension and vocabulary are such important parts of the 11 Plus exams, we recommend that parents encourage their children to read as wide a range of fiction and non-fiction books as possible.
The Marie Redmond Tuition® Book Club
Sharing our enjoyment of books is a fantastic way to encourage reading and therefore develop vocabulary and comprehension at home. The Marie Redmond Tuition® Book Club is open to all students attending our term-time 11 Plus tuition courses in Maidenhead and is an excellent platform for discussions about books, opportunities for creativity and promoting reading for pleasure. Discover our book of the month.
Creative Writing Course
The virtual creative writing course is taught by our experienced teacher, Anne, who has an immense passion for reading and writing and leads our Book Club, in addition to teaching 11+ courses. This option is particularly useful for boys preparing for the Reading School 11+ exam but is open to all our term-time students, including those attending our 11 Plus tuition courses in Maidenhead.
Students attend one creative writing lesson per week on Zoom, which lasts for 45 minutes. During every lesson they participate in a fun writing skills warm-up activity which might focus on grammar or a literary device, they might read and analyse a writing example or use a story prompt, and then work on creating their own text.
Every week there is a focus which can include story settings, characters, openings, events / problems and resolutions. Students practise writing in a variety of formats such as stories, plays, newspaper articles and letters. They are taught to use a variety of literary techniques and we show them how to draft their work, as well as reviewing and editing.
Homework is set every week. Students build upon the tasks in their lesson to create their own text. The texts are then reviewed at the start of the next lesson.
One lesson per week on Zoom, lasting 45 minutes. Tuesdays at 4:30 pm, 5:30 pm or 6:30 pm.
For further information, including fees, term dates and FAQ's, please visit our creative writing course page.
11 Plus Holiday Courses
Our 4-day 11 Plus Intensive Easter Course for Year 5 students takes place in Amersham, Beaconsfield, Gerrards Cross, Stoke Poges and Winnersh. Our 11 Plus Intensive Summer Courses consist of 4-day courses for Year 4 students or 5-day courses for Year 5 students and take place in Amersham, Aylesbury, Beaconsfield, Gerrards Cross, High Wycombe, Stoke Poges and Winnersh. The holiday courses concentrate on exam techniques and skills gaps, with educational games playing an integral part so that children remain engaged throughout. The 11 Plus Summer Courses for Year 5 students include a mock exam on the final day.
What do the 11 Plus Maidenhead Courses focus on?
Verbal skills, i.e. English and Verbal Reasoning
- Comprehension
- Verbal reasoning (the production of words, relationships between words, letters and numbers)
- Vocabulary
- Spelling
- Grammar
- Punctuation
Mathematical skills
- Basic skills (addition, multiplication, division and subtraction)
- Mental maths development
- Problem solving techniques
- Extracting information from graphs and tables
- Averages
- Foundation algebra concepts
- Fractions, decimals and percentages
- Ratio and proportion
- Area and volume
- 2d and 3d shapes
Non-verbal skills
- Spatial awareness
- Logical deduction skills
- Mathematical concepts such as symmetry, rotation and reflection
- Identifying relationships, similarities and differences between figures
- Identifying sequences between shapes
Maidenhead 11+ Tuition Course Dates
Autumn Term 2024 | Spring Term 2025 | Summer Term 2025 |
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Saturday 14th September Wednesday 18th September | Saturday 11th January |
Wednesday 23rd April Saturday 26th April |
Saturday 21st September Wednesday 25th September |
Wednesday 15th January Saturday 18th January |
Wednesday 30th April Saturday 3rd May |
Saturday 28th September Wednesday 2nd October |
Wednesday 22nd January Saturday 25th January |
Wednesday 7th May Saturday 10th May |
Saturday 5th October Wednesday 9th October |
Wednesday 29th January Saturday 1st February |
Wednesday 14th May Saturday 17th May |
Saturday 12th October Wednesday 16th October |
Wednesday 5th February Saturday 8th February |
Half Term (no lesson) |
Saturday 19th October Wednesday 23rd October |
Wednesday 12th February Half term for Saturday students (no lesson) |
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Half Term (no lesson) |
Half Term (no lesson) |
Wednesday 4th May Saturday 7th June |
Half Term (no lesson) |
Wednesday 26th February Saturday 1st March |
Wednesday 11th May Saturday 14th June |
Saturday 9th November Wednesday 13th November |
Wednesday 5th March Saturday 8th March |
Wednesday 18th June Saturday 21st June |
Saturday 16th November Wednesday 20th November |
Wednesday 12th March Saturday 15th March |
Wednesday 25th June Saturday 28th June |
Saturday 23rd November Wednesday 27th November |
Wednesday 19th March Saturday 22nd March |
Wednesday 2nd July Saturday 5th July |
Saturday 30th November Wednesday 4th December |
Wednesday 26th March Saturday 29th March |
Wednesday 9th July Saturday 12th July |
Saturday 7th December Wednesday 11th December |
Easter Holidays: 2025 Easter 11+ Course |
Summer Holidays: 11+ Summer Course |
Saturday 14th December Wednesday 18th December |
Year 5 Pre-exam refresher lesson (included in course): Wednesday 3rd September Saturday 6th September | |
How to find our Maidenhead 11 Plus Tuition Centre
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