Year 5 11+ Course

Course Information – Year 5 (Current Acadmic Year 2023/24)

All of our current Year 5 classes are sold out and we are unfortunately not able to admit any new students.

Course Information – Year 5 (2024/25)

The course is suitable for students that will enter Year 5 in September 2024. It is a complete and comprehensive course that covers Maths, English, Verbal Reasoning and Non-Verbal Reasoning.

The course fee includes everything a child needs to thoroughly prepare for the Berkshire and Buckinghamshire GL 11+ exams.

The course includes:

• High quality books and test packs worth over £800
• Exceptional, qualified teachers
• 40 lessons led by an experienced teacher (2.5 hours)
• Tailored one-to-one support
• Two quality mock exams
• A parents’ meeting with your class teacher
• A summer course including 15 hours of lessons at no additional charge. We don’t charge for additional costly summer courses or conclude the course in July, two months before the exam. We continue to deliver quality tuition through the crucial summer period. We include this service and 2 quality mock exams as part of the course fee. There are no extra charges, everything you need to fully prepare is included.
• Small classes (a maximum of 14 children)

Why Choose Us?

Lesson Structure

The Year 5 course is split into 2 phases. This is explained in detail below.

Phase 1 – September 2024 to July 2025 (Term Time Course)

Each class will be led by one of the founders of Bradley Tuition or an experienced qualified teacher. There will also be at least 7 teaching assistants and one supervisor working in each class. The lessons are 2.5 hours long.

The lesson is broken into 3 parts:

Part 1 – Tailored one-to-one support. The children will sit in a separate room with a teaching assistant. We use this one-to-one time to go over some of the individual mistakes your child made in the previous week’s homework. This allows us to provide a tailored approach and help each child improve their weak areas.

Part 2 – Class time in a small group of 7. The children will have some class tests to complete while the teacher checks through the homework books. We also play some mental maths and vocabulary games to give children a bit of a break and to keep them engaged and motivated.

Part 3 – The main teacher-led lesson. All children come back into the main classroom for a 70 minute, interactive, teacher-led lesson. In this part of the lesson, we teach the children a range of new topics. We focus on teaching the children the techniques and methods required to successfully master these topics.

Homework – The children will have between 5 and 7 hours of homework to complete at home, each week. This homework will focus on the topics taught in the weekly lesson and will also include reading, comprehension and vocabulary work.

Phase 2 – August 2025 (Summer Course)

All summer sessions are conducted in-centre, in groups, with your child’s main class teacher. 

These sessions are 2.5 hours long and take place during the summer holidays, in the crucial lead up to the exam. The sessions focus on revision, speed and exam practice. There will be a total of 7 sessions across a period of three weeks in August. You will not have a choice regarding which dates and times you will need to attend. We will release the exact dates of the summer course in January 2024.

Homework

The children will have between 5 and 7 hours of homework to complete at home, each week. This homework will focus on the topics taught in the weekly lesson and will also include reading, comprehension and vocabulary work.

Course Fee

The course fee is £3275. A non-refundable registration fee of £250 is payable to secure your child’s place on the course. 11 monthly instalments of £275 are then payable on the first of every month from 01/10/24 to 01/08/25. If you wish to leave the course for any reason, you need to provide three weeks’ notice.