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What Parents Say

BF (Parent): "Our experience with Chi has been outstanding. His knowledge of the 11+ curriculum, combined with an engaging and structured teaching style, made a huge difference in my son's confidence for the creative writing part of St Olave’s second 11+ paper. Each session was thoughtfully planned, challenging yet enjoyable, and tailored to bring out my son's best thinking and writing, really focusing on his needs.

 

What sets Chi apart is his ability to make complex literary techniques clear and interesting while maintaining high expectations that really stretched my son. My son not only improved his creative writing but also developed a genuine enthusiasm for reading and analysing poetry. I would highly recommend Chi to any parent looking for an expert, inspiring 11+ tutor."

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MM (Parent): "Chi is patient, supportive and dedicated to helping every student achieve their best.  Even in a group class, he provides targeted support to my child."  

 

AS (Parent): "Chi has been an outstanding tutor for St Olave’s Stage 2 English preparation. His lessons are exceptionally well-structured and tailored specifically to the demanding style of the St Olave’s exam. He has a deep understanding of what the school looks for, especially in comprehension, poetry analysis, and higher-level creative writing.  The feedback he provides is always thorough, constructive, and easy for a student to apply immediately.

 

He is patient, professional, and genuinely committed to helping students reach their full potential.

 

I would highly recommend Chi to any parent seeking high-quality English tutoring for competitive grammar school exams, particularly for St Olave’s Stage 2."

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RF (Parent): "I highly recommend Chi as a tutor.  Lessons are always well-structured, tailored to my child's needs and delivered with care and professionalism."

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​SK (Parent): "Chi's fun approach made the lessons interesting and his use of statistical analysis meant we could identify weaknesses and address them early, giving my child confidence to approach the exam successfully" 

Helpful Last Minute Strategies

Your child has worked hard over the past year or more.  Final mock papers have been completed.  Below are some last minute strategies to ensure your child is in the right frame of mind for the exam.

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1. Check your exam dates, times and locations carefully

2. Do a "reccie" of the exam location - virtually using Google Maps may be enough - checking for parking arrangements, routes, etc.  It is especially important to consider traffic particularly if the exam time is when everyone else is going to/from school.

3. Allow plenty of extra time to make the journey on the day.  Don't go by what Google Maps says - add at least 30 minutes more to allow for traffic, parking difficulties, walking to the venue, etc.

4. Check the exam conditions on what you are allowed to bring ahead of the exam date.  Pack at least two pencils, already sharpened, along with an eraser (check that it won't smudge) and a sharpener inside a clear bag or pencil case.

5. I don't recommend doing any papers or exam questions the night before the exam.  Anything that they don't know now, they won't know with last minute cramming.  Far more effective to run through exam strategy and certain processes instead.

6. Ensure your child is well rested.  Studies show good sleep helps with absorbing and recalling information the next day.

7. Remind your child that time management is crucial.  Far better to answer every single question on the paper even if some are guessed than to labour over a few questions to ensure they are "correct".  It is quite common for Maths and English questions to be roughly 1 question per minute and VR to be around 45 seconds.  NVR is often tighter - around 30 seconds per question and split into sub-sections to increase the pressure.  

8. If your child suffers from exam nerves, reassure them that being nervous is normal and everyone else is feeling the same.  One method that can be effective to calm nerves is to take deep breaths in through the nose, hold for 10 seconds, then release slowly out through the mouth.

9. Finally, assure your child that they've done the hard work and they will do just fine (and they will)!

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