Tuition built around one student at a time.

Reading, writing, spelling and handwriting, maths including mental arithmetic, and science. Tutors work to what the school is assessing, and to the SATs papers your child will actually sit.

At this age most of the work is confidence. A child who believes they are bad at maths behaves like a child who is bad at maths, and that is usually the first thing to fix.

English, maths and science, plus history, geography, modern foreign languages, design and technology, art and design, music and religious education.

Key Stage 3 is where gaps opened earlier start to show, and where a student who is not being stretched can quietly switch off. Tuition at this stage is often about keeping momentum rather than rescuing anything.

Preparation for the entrance exam, planned around the time you have left rather than a generic schedule. Verbal and non verbal reasoning, English and maths, and enough timed practice that the paper itself is not a shock.

All the usual subjects, including maths, English, the sciences and computer science. Tutors start by finding what is missing underneath, because exam technique laid over a gap does not hold.

Tuition can be short term for exam preparation, or run across both years. Short term help has limits, and your tutor will tell you honestly which one your child needs.

Subject specialists for the two years that decide university offers, working at the depth the specification actually asks for rather than a step up from GCSE.

Tutors who have taught their subject in a recognised college or university, for students who want help with a specific module, with academic writing, or with getting back on track.

Language skills for study, for work, and for daily life in the UK, at whatever level you are starting from.