WHAT WE OFFER

Specialist 11+ tuition in Wilmslow for grammar and independent school success

At Mindful Tuition, we offer specialist one-to-one support for children preparing for grammar and independent school entrance exams in Cheshire and Greater Manchester. Our approach combines calm, structured teaching with proven resources — building confidence and clarity every step of the way.

One-to-one lessons £40p/h

What We Offer

  • One-to-One Tuition for Ages 8–11

    Personalised support for confident learners
    We offer weekly individual lessons tailored to your child’s pace, goals, and school choices. Whether you’re preparing for grammar school tests or independent school assessments, lessons are thoughtfully planned to support academic growth and emotional readiness.

  • Trusted Resources

    Practice with materials that reflect real exams
    We use well-established resources such as CGP and Bond, alongside interactive online practice through our education partner, Atom Learning. Atom provides a rich, adaptive platform that helps reinforce key concepts and mirrors the format of real 11+ exams — supporting learning between sessions and helping students build fluency and confidence in a fun, engaging way.

  • A Mindful, Confidence-Building Approach

    Helping your child feel ready and supported
    We understand the pressures of entrance exams. That’s why we teach with calmness, kindness, and structure — helping your child focus on what they can do. We gently stretch and challenge learners, while always encouraging a growth mindset.

Subjects We Cover

We prepare children in all core 11+ areas, with lessons adapted to the format of your target schools:

  • Think of English as your superpower to understand and express ideas! In comprehension, you’ll read stories, articles, or passages and then answer questions that test how well you get the meaning, the feelings behind the words, and the main points. It’s like being a detective, spotting clues in the text.

    Vocabulary is all about building your word treasure chest — knowing what words mean and how to use them properly. The bigger your treasure, the easier it is to describe things clearly and vividly.

    Writing skills let you create your own stories, letters, or essays. This is your chance to get creative or explain something logically, making your ideas shine. You’ll learn to organize your thoughts, use interesting words, and check spelling and grammar to impress the reader.

  • Maths is your toolkit for cracking puzzles and solving real-world problems! Problem-solving means applying what you know—like addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division—to tricky questions. Sometimes you’ll need to think sideways, trying different approaches until you find the answer.

    Fluency is all about speed and accuracy with numbers — knowing your times tables like the back of your hand and being confident with calculations so you don’t get stuck on the basics.

    Reasoning is the clever bit: it’s about spotting patterns, understanding what a question really means, and figuring out the best way to solve it step-by-step. It’s like being a math detective who uses clues to solve the mystery!

  • Verbal reasoning is like a brain gym where you work out your logical thinking and language skills. You’ll encounter puzzles involving words and letters, such as finding hidden words, matching synonyms, or completing sequences.

    It’s about spotting rules and patterns in language—maybe a series of words that all start with the same letter, or a code where each letter stands for another. You use your logic to crack these codes and find the missing pieces.

    This section helps you get sharper with language and thinking logically — skills that are useful not just for exams, but for everyday problem-solving too.

  • Non-verbal reasoning is all about shapes, pictures, and patterns — no words needed! It tests how well you can see and think about images and shapes in your head.

    You might be asked to spot the odd one out, complete a sequence of pictures, or mentally rotate shapes to see if they match. It’s like a puzzle challenge for your eyes and brain working together.

    This skill shows how good you are at understanding space and patterns, which helps in lots of subjects, including science, art, and even sports!