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Give Your Child 11+ Confidence with an Online Reading Tutor in Plymouth
Watching your child prepare for the 11+ can feel like a huge weight on your shoulders. In Plymouth, with places at grammar schools like Devonport High and Plymouth High so sought-after, you know how much strong reading and comprehension skills matter for the verbal reasoning tests. It’s completely normal to worry if they’re getting the focused support they need.
Finding a one-to-one Reading tutor is about giving your child a partner who can build their confidence from the ground up. It’s dedicated time for them to ask questions, practise tricky comprehension tasks, and feel truly ready for the challenge ahead.
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Why Strong Reading is the Foundation for Your Child’s Success
Great reading skills aren't just about passing English exams; they're the key to understanding every subject. From interpreting word problems in a Maths GCSE to analysing sources in History A-Levels, a confident reader has a huge advantage. Strong comprehension and verbal reasoning are skills that will help your child unlock their potential, opening doors to college, university, and the career they dream of.
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Personalised Reading Support to Help Your Child Thrive
The right tutor takes the time to understand exactly how your child learns. They’ll quickly spot the areas where your child might be struggling, whether it’s understanding tricky vocabulary or grasping the subtext of a passage, and adapt their teaching style to give them the support they need to make a breakthrough.
Every lesson is built around your child's specific goals. If they need to prepare for the 11+ verbal reasoning paper, sessions can focus on practising exam-style questions. If their general confidence with books is low, the tutor can find texts that spark their interest and make reading feel exciting again. This tailored approach is why 90% of our students improve by at least one grade.
Finding the right expert support shouldn't add more stress to your family's busy schedule. With our flexible online lessons, you can connect with the UK's best tutors from your home in Plymouth, at a time that works for you. It's simple, secure, and designed to fit around your life.
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6 Reading tutors in Plymouth:
£85/hr
4.9
Alice A
Reading Tutor - Making learning memorable
* Book your child in for SUMMER BOOSTER sessions TODAY*
- I have had a HUGE increase this year in last minute requests for support, even for the day before the exam...
- Many of these young people have been worrying about their GCSEs and A Levels behind closed doors and parents have realised too late that they need support.
- If your child is in secondary school or 6th form now and you have any doubt about their independent study skills please consider summer sessions.
- I hear all too often that the young people I am working with do not have the skills in order to attempt independent study....
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£35/hr
4.4
Christine K
Experienced Reading teacher
I am a qualified primary school teacher with a long career behind me in teaching English to children and adults whose first language is not English. I worked for Bournemouth and Poole Councils as an advisory teacher for 21 years, providing advice and support to teachers in mainstream classrooms. At the same time I taught English to children one-to-one or in small groups. I also assessed their English language needs in detail and set learning targets for them.Prior to working for local councils I worked for 10 years in language schools teaching students from overseas. This involved teaching beginners,...
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£40/hr
4.8
Matthew H
Qualified, supportive tuition in Reading Clear & engaging
Clear, supportive English tuition with personality, patience, and resultsI’m a qualified English tutor with a background in Creative Writing, Media Studies, and TESOL (Level 5), supporting learners from primary age through to degree level, as well as adult ESL / EFL students. I also support essay writing, academic skills, UCAS personal statements, IELTS preparation, confidence-building, and exam preparation.Since 2024, I’ve been the founder of The Language Warehouse, an independent language education project. This has strengthened my ability to tailor learning to each student’s needs — whether...
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£16/hr
5.0
Grace D
Enthusiastic Reading tutor
My name is Grace, and I have over four years of tutoring experience, working with students across a wide range of ages, abilities, and learning needs. Throughout this time, I have developed a deep passion for supporting students through meaningful, well-structured learning that goes beyond memorisation and instead promotes genuine understanding. I am committed to creating lessons that are purposeful, engaging, and tailored to each individual learner, ensuring that students not only make academic progress but also grow in confidence, independence, and self-belief. Alongside my tutoring work, I am...
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£24/hr
5.0
Jamie S
Engaging Reading teacher
Hi! I’m Jamie or Mr Sherwood. I am an enthusiastic primary teacher with 5+ years of experience teaching. I have a PGCE and I have lots of experience in all primary subjects and in areas such as the KS1 phonics screening check. I pride myself on building strong and trusting relationships with the children I teach and striving to get the best out of them. I also have a passion for drama so if this is also something you love then we can explore that. I aim to make my lessons fun and engaging whilst covering key areas to help children to develop. I hope that my love and passion for education shows i...
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£60/hr
4.8
Joanna C
Reading Tutor - A Cambridge medic helping you reach your potential
Hello, My name is Joanna. Currently teaching GCSE English and Drama in a local school, I have been working as a freelance tutor for the past 15 years. Outside of education, I am a writer and have worked with theatre companies in a variety of roles. Originally working with students dealing with SEN and integration into main stream schools, I've experience working with early learners all the way through to A Level. This includes preparation for SATs and grammar school entrance exams. My specialist subjects are English and Drama, which I teach to A Level. I am also able to teach certain topics in...
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Luke S
I want to give a big thankyou to Luke for his work with my son.
He's been incredibly patient and supportive, while also encouraging improvement in his reading.
Luke struck a great balance between structured learning and making the sessions fun.
We've seen real progress and I highly recommend him.
- Year 2 student
Ellis S
1st May 2026
Joanne W
My daughter has been having tutoring session with Jo for some time now, her reading has improved so much in that time. My daughter can be quite shy but she settled with Jo very quickly and she makes the lesson engaging and fun.Would recommend to anyone who needs some help for their child who is behind at school.
Sarah A
26th Jan 2026
Tess B
Tess has been so helpful in helping our son with dyslexia build both his confidence and abilities academically during his final years of primary school. He's now in a great position to tackle his secondary education!
Duncan S
23rd Jun 2025
Sarah H
Sarah is a great tutor, my child has really built a good relationship with Sarah and Sarah always adapts the lessons to work with my child and what interests her and keeps her motivated.
Harpreet K
29th Oct 2024
Stephen T
My daughter has been with Stephen for 3 weeks now,She loves it! Stephen is a very friendly tutor and gives great reading tips.
Cuixia W
5th Oct 2024
Eleanor B
Great first 'getting to know' lesson. Ellie helped Monty warm to the idea of tutoring by tapping nicely into his interests (he said afterwards that he really liked her) . He is positive about having another session next week. It was good that they could discuss his current school book; I think this is going to help him.
Laura M
2nd Oct 2024
Hannah B
Within 5 minutes of specking to Hannah, I knew she was going to be my son’s tutor. She’s personable, passionate and knows her industry inside out. We’ve only had 2 lessons, but I can see the confidence and enjoyment on my son’s face as he’s learning. My son said after his 2nd lesson, ‘Hannah is so calm and I’m really enjoying tutoring’. We are actually so blessed to have found Hannah.
Victoria V
9th Aug 2024
Nic H
Nic is a very experienced teacher who is able to adapt to different children, with an array of tools up her sleeve to keep the child engaged. After every lesson Nic is very good at telling me what they went through and what we should be focusing on. I think I am even learning myself on letter formation!
My daughter is a high functioning autistic person in reception, who needs to close some gaps in her phonics, numbers and handwriting. The leap from reception to year 1 can be difficult and Nic is helping me to get my daughter to a level where she will feel stable with the transition.
I was worried that a 1hr lesson would be too hard for my daughter and that she would not be engaged. My daughter is fully engaged and I am very impressed with what my daughter can achieve in her lesson.
Alaina N
3rd Jun 2024
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Absolutely. Many of our tutors specialise in 11+ preparation and have extensive experience with the verbal reasoning and English components. They can help your child build the specific reading comprehension and vocabulary skills needed to feel confident facing the entrance exams for Plymouth's grammar schools.