The Marie Redmond Tuition® Book Club

The book club content is prepated by Marie Redmond and delivered by Anne; one of our qualified, experienced teachers and a passionate reader.

There are approximately 10 students in each book club meetup.

During the monthly book club meetups on Zoom, students take part in an online poll to choose the book.  Once all of the meetups on the Sunday have taken place and we have combined the poll results, the chosen book is announced.

Re-reading books is an excellent way of developing comprehension and thinking more deeply about the plot, characters and vocabulary.  As Oscar Wilde said, “If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use in reading it at all.”

Your child will receive their book through the post.

We order your child’s book after the final Zoom meetup using the fastest available method.  The delivery timing will depend upon stock availability but your child should expect to receive their book from the Tuesday onwards.

Every week, your child will receive a suggested reading schedule with questions to think about.

Every month there is a different creative activity, for example: to design a book cover, create a poster about a character or create a game linked to the book.

Each month, one book club member will win a prize for their creation. The winner is announced before the next meetup and they receive a £10 Amazon voucher.

In the 2024-25 academic year, the monthly charge is £25.

The book club is available to our term time students only.

All book club payments are required by Direct Debit or credit/debit card. As the monthly meetup takes place virtually, the government does not allow us to accept Childcare Vouchers or Tax-Free Childcare for the book club (click here to find out why).

Invoices are issued at the beginning of each month and due on receipt.

We will email you a separate monthly invoice for the book club on the 1st of each month and it will be due on receipt. The payment will cover the next book club session and the cost of the book.

Your child will be welcome to change the time of their Zoom call, subject to availability. Please contact us if you need to change times.

If you wish to cancel your child’s membership of the book club, you will need to let us know by the end of the month to cancel their attendance for the following month. For example, if you want their last meetup to be in February, you will need to cancel before the end of 28th February.