Practice clubs run in school holiday time for children in Year 5 only.
They allow children to gain more confidence in specific areas and practice working under test conditions.
Priority is given to current pupils, but spaces are occasionally available for other Year 5 children too.
Children should have their stationery, vocabulary record book, and a drink and snack for break-time.
In-class clubs are held at the Literacy Club classroom, B13 0BT following our Covid risk assessment policy.
Holiday Test Practice Clubs
These sessions are 2 hours and 50 minutes long .
In the Grammar Prep Holiday clubs, will cover timed comprehension, vocabulary and cloze test practice with instant feedback, interspersed with board, card and interactive games (where we are in person), based on vocabulary-building and cloze skills.
Independent Prep Clubs focus on longer comprehension and writing skills.
The format of the clubs is quite different from the mainly teaching-based Literacy Club, and this allows me to cover further test practice and techniques which I would not otherwise have time for in the standard classes.
Because the activities are so varied, children tend to manage the longer session very well.
Each numbered club has a completely different syllabus.
For Year 6 clubs please see here
Full tabled assessment feedback is given after all clubs by email.
Each club has different sessions (A, B, C etc) to choose, to ensure that clubs stay small and children receive individual attention.
Easter Club dates
Independent Prep Clubs
Independent Prep Holiday Clubs include teaching as well as test practice, and are £40 each with me and £35 each with Ahsan. Essays written in class will be marked with basic tabled feedback within 7 days.
Holiday Club INDEPENDENT A Friday 2 April 2.00pm - 4.50pm with Rebecca online (FULL)
Holiday Club INDEPENDENT B Wednesday 7 April – 12.30pm – 3.20pm with Ahsan online (FULL)
Holiday Club INDEPENDENT C Wednesday 14 April – 1.45pm – 4.35pm with Rebecca in class (FULL)
Holiday Club INDEPENDENT D Thursday 15 April – 12.40pm – 3.30pm with Ahsan in class (FULL)
Please note this important information before booking:
I will teach all Holiday Clubs in blue. These clubs have 10 pupils. The fee is £30 for a class of almost 3 hours.
Holiday Clubs in green are taught by Sulayman or Ahsan, and follow exactly the same format, papers and teaching as my clubs. Fees are reduced at £25 for a class of almost 3 hours.
Holiday Club Easter 1A Fri 2 April 9.30am - 12.20pm with Rebecca online (FULL)
Holiday Club Easter 1B Tues 6 April 12.30pm – 3.20pm with Ahsan online (FULL)
Holiday Club Easter 1C Wed 7 April 3.40pm – 6.30pm with Ahsan online (FULL)
Holiday Club Easter 1D Friday 9 April 9.30am - 12.20pm with Ahsan online (FULL)
Holiday Club February 2A Wed 14 April 10.30am -1.20pm with Rebecca in class (FULL)
Holiday Club February 2B Thur 15 April 9.30am - 12.20pm with Ahsan in class (FULL)
Holiday Club February 2C Thur 15 April -3.50pm – 6.40pm with Ahsan in class (FULL)
Holiday Club February 2D Tue 13 April -1.45pm - 4.35pm with Ahsan online (FULL)
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Verbal Reasoning Course
Traditional Verbal Reasoning workshops are available for boys preparing for the KES examination (no VR in the girls' examinations locally).
Unlike other Holiday Clubs, these workshops will include a significant amount of teaching, will have preliminary homework beforehand and homework set after each session, which must be completed. The full course includes 3 half-days, new workbooks to be given, and homework.These workshops are prepared by me and Ahsan together and taught by Ahsan.This course has already started and cannot be booked.
Dates for workshops:
Thursday 18 February - onlineThursday 8 April - onlineThursday 3 June - in classVerbal Reasoning Course over 3 days above 9.30am - 1.30pm (Morning club) Verbal Reasoning Course over 3 days above 2.00pm - 6.00pm (Afternoon club)