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Meet the Team! How can they help you?

Here at Smart 11+ Tuition, we pride ourselves on a fantastic team of qualified professionals, here to help you! We wanted to introduce you to our teams so if you ever need any support, you know where to turn! Have a peak below and meet the team!

Meet the team:

Our Tutors

Firstly, our outstanding tutoring team will be assisting your child on a weekly basis, and expanding upon their Maths, English, Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning skills.

We are proud to employ teachers with relevant qualifications and first-hand experience working in schools with pupils. Our belief is that by having subject specialists with fantastic knowledge in their area, pupils will be given the support they need to improve and achieve their potential. Each tutor is on hand to provide written and verbal feedback. During this time, they will offer advice on how to improve in specific topics and how to develop study skills. The tutors are also able to provide further resources for home learning. Each and every team member at Smart 11+ Tuition will go above and beyond to support each child’s individual needs. 

Next time you are in the Centre don’t forget to stop for a chat!

Our Centre Managers:

Our management team are passionate about education, coming from various backgrounds, to enrich our team knowledge. They each aim to ensure that both pupils and parents are happy with our brilliant service. All of our Centre Managers and Directors are dedicated to getting the best possible outcomes for each of our pupils. They are always at hand to support parents with queries about tuition itself or share our expertise on the 11+ examination and local Grammar Schools.

We have an outstanding team of hard-working individuals at Smart 11+ Tuition and are excited to support your child in their educational journey.

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Amy

Area Manager – Solihull and Sutton Coldfield
Head of Curriculum Development

Amy is a qualified teacher with 15 years experience.  She did her PGSE following her BA Hons in Education and more than anything Amy is ardent about curriculum and developing unique resources to support children on their educational journey. 

In one of her previous roles, she created and delivered a bespoke curriculum to help children with additional needs reach the national standards in SATs tests. 

Here at Smart 11+ Tuition, with a team of 11+ experts, Amy has implemented the creation, design, and release of the Smart 11+ Success ™ Course.

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Katie

Area Manager – Kings Heath and Harborne

Katie is currently completing her Doctorate in Shakespeare and Renaissance Drama at Kings College London, following from her Masters and Undergraduate from two red brick Universities. Katie is passionate about writing and encouraging others to develop their love of all things English! 

Katie loves working in the educational sector. Having qualified as a teaching assistant in 2021, Katie has built up her experience training both adults and children and is eager to support young children in their aspirational career paths.

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Emily

Principal

Emily is in experienced in educational development, having worked for high-end retail chains and then youth education charities. Emily graduated from University of Birmingham with a BSc in Geography. 

Her biggest role to date has been becoming a mum to two beautiful children and has really focused Emily’s personal aim to expand on the academic opportunities for young people, whilst providing exceptional support and guidance to parents and carers.

Having worked at Smart 11+ Tuition since its infancy, Emily has been integral to the development, planning, and implementation of the company’s ethos and growth. With care and integrity at the heart of everything Emily does, she has directed the company to change children’s lives through bespoke educational support, resources, and opportunities. 

Across all the branches at Smart 11+ Tuition, Emily aims to get best possible outcome for each and every one of our pupils.

Sam

Founder

Our founder, Sam is a qualified teacher, with over 15 years’ experience in education. He is dedicated to empowering opportunities for children to learn and develop in a friendly and resourceful environment. Sam is focussed on Smart 11+ Tuition and has been working on providing further access to our outstanding resources and development prospects for children across the West Midlands.

Recently, Sam and the curriculum team at Smart 11+ have remodelled the 11+ curriculum at the company and have created The Smart 11+ Success Course™. This labour of love has paid off with more children going to their preferred school as a result.

Sam has 3 children of his own and loves spending time with them. He is a parent governor at his children’s primary school and is thrilled by the challenge of overseeing the educational performance at the school. Sam is also an enthusiastic trustee of a local charity who distribute funds to a wide range of social causes.