8th September, 2025

Positive Education – Positive Mental Health

I always start September by wondering what happened to the summer – even now, as a tutor rather than a teacher, when I work for most of the summer holidays. The summer holiday always seems so long (6 weeks!) and yet passes so quickly…

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Welcome to Gloucestershire Primary Tutors' blog. We will look at various different elements of private tutoring for primary school age children in our blog posts and why they may be important for you or your child. The blog will discuss topics such as 11+ exam preparation, SATs exam preparation, the importance of curriculum confidence, as well as home schooling and distance learning.

Discover the power that private tuition can unleash in your child! We hope you enjoy our posts and find them useful.

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28th July, 2021

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4th February, 2021

Should Tuition Continue in the Holidays?

17th December, 2020

The Pros and Cons of Online Tuition

17th November, 2020

Why Choose A Tutor?

1st October, 2020

chris rowlands

16:01 16 Sep 25

Adam has been helping my son for the last year. We’ve wanted some extra support with his Maths and English. I researched a few tutors but decided to go with Adam as he was highly recommend and excellent reviews. Adam has been amazing with him , tailors work to his needs, helps in all areas he is struggling with as well as follows the schools curriculum. My son has just started Secondary School and is in top sets for all core subjects. We are extremely grateful to have a tutor like Adam and would highly recommend.

Anna Walters

14:35 15 Sep 25

We have found Gloucester primary tutors brilliant. Adam was really good at putting both our children at ease, finding a learning style that suited them and making the weekly sessions enjoyable. They also offer 3 opportunities to do a mock 11+ through the year and I think this really helped both our children’s confidence. Would definitely recommend.

James Taylor

14:11 15 Sep 25

Our daughter has been having lessons with Adam for just over a year now and it has been great to see her confidence in Maths grow. She has always found maths tricky and Adam has been excellent in re-establishing some basics and bringing simple techniques to help get the right answers. Highly recommended!

Lou McWard

15:54 21 Oct 24

Adam tutored my son during Year 5 in preparation for the 11+ exam. He was very knowledgable, always professional and the communication was great throughout. Most importantly my son, who often struggles with social anxiety, actually really enjoyed the sessions. There was a great rapport built between them and my son felt that Adam was often able to explain things in a way that just made them easier to understand.

I would also recommend the mock exams, as they really helped to prepare for the real thing, with results and helpful feedback returned quickly.

Ultimately my son has qualified for four grammar schools and is super happy with his achievement. A big thank you to everyone at Gloucestershire Primary Tutors!

Phil Thomas

15:26 19 Sep 24

I can not recommend Adam enough! He tutored my son for the 11+ and my son can sometimes be quite anxious, but Adam made him feel at ease straight from the start. Adam has a very calm demeanour and is always very encouraging and is always good with his explanations of the work. I would highly recommend the mock exams on offer as they provide an excellent real time exam scenario.

Nicola Lennon

17:47 18 Sep 24

Claire Curtis

13:28 18 Sep 24

Highly recommend Adam! He has tutored both my kids for the 11 plus exam. Great with both my kids and lessons were at home which was helpful for us.

Claire Gilmour

12:27 20 Jan 24

Adam is a fantastic tutor - my daughter thoroughly enjoyed her sessions with him and achieved a great result at 11+. Any communication with him and Sally was always clear and helpful. Would definitely recommend.

Hannah Warner

10:16 07 Dec 23

Adam was a brilliant tutor and ultimately helped my son qualify for 2 brilliant grammar schools. But that aside what made Adam great was his ability to make the sessions enjoyable for my son, he always looked forward to tutoring with Adam! Adam took time at the start of each session to chat about football and how my son’s week had been to check in that he was doing ok. It was lovely to hear my son chat away with Adam as he is not always that confident with adults, I could tell he was at complete ease. As a parent I was impressed with the communication overall with primary academy tutor. They organised mock exams and provided lots of supporting practice papers to do between tutoring sessions which was all so important in getting my son as prepared as he could. Would highly recommend them and will be using them again for my younger son!

Phil Walters

05:50 07 Dec 23

Adam did a great job of making 11+ both something my daughter was able to do but felt comfortable about

Gary McKelvey

11:14 08 Nov 23

Absolutely fantastic experience with Adam. His engagement and empathy with our daughter as she prepared for the 11+ exam was I believe key to her achieving a positive outcome. All sessions with Adam were online and my daughter genuinely looked forward to them, that in itself is testament to great tuition being delivered in an empathetic and professional manner. I would totally and without reservation recommend :-)

Leon Broady

12:53 13 Aug 23

Adam, has tutored 2 of our grandchildren. He has an excellent teaching style that both the boys really enjoyed. he makes the sessions engaging and interesting and varies the sessions. Both of the boys enjoyed the sessions with Adam and have benefitted from them.

Miriam Frampton

18:20 05 Aug 23

Adam is an excellent and extremely reliable tutor. Our son developed his confidence so much with Adam and achieved excellent results in both the 11+ and SATs thanks to Adam’s wonderful work with him. Very highly recommend Adam.

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Sarah-Jane Wooton

13:27 05 Mar 23

Punctual, highly effective communication about session, holidays, and performance and engagement in each session / chat was covered. Great rapport with our daughter and us as parents. Polite, caring, sensitive to daughter's anxieties and very supportive. She has made progress with anxiety and attainment and this is evident at school as well as at home. Highly recommend!

Maud Mcloughlin

09:55 02 Mar 23

We used Adam to help with 11+ prep, he was great with our daughter, very friendly, patient and supportive. He helped us understand the process and helped her to feel much more relaxed and prepared for the test. She has passed her 11+ and we are very thankful to Adam for all his help. Very highly recommended.

Tim Cawood

13:15 01 Feb 23

Thank you Gloucestershire Primary Tutors for your excellent teaching over recent years. My son has progressed brilliantly with his learning!

Jeevan Neupane

11:41 21 Sep 22

Adam was very helpful, supportive and acted as a motivative factor for my son throughout. Would have regretted if not chosen him to be a tutor for my son. Thank you

Rebecca Perry

13:33 15 Jun 22

Our eldest son has been having maths tuition with Adam since September 2021 following a recommendation from a friend and we are really pleased with his progress. He was quite behind going into Y7 but, thanks to the 1:1 focus on his maths skills during weekly sessions with Adam, has managed to catch up. He finds the sessions engaging and is now much more confident with maths.

Iona Lennon

11:40 28 Apr 22

Adam has been a fantastic help for my daughter who really, really struggled with Maths.
I did a lot of research looking for a tutor, spoke to several but it was Adam who nailed the issues before meeting her.
Since then, she has grown in confidence, is willing to try and apply her knowledge in school now.
Adam is a fantastic tutor who has really allowed my daughter to flourish & I cannot recommend him highly enough. He teaches in a fun and effective way but challenging her to think more broadly.
Sally, has been fantastically helpful to us too, nothing is ever too much trouble for either of them.

Tim Winzar

12:14 17 Oct 21

We booked Adam to help our daughter, Megan who had decided quite late on, to attempt the 11+ Grammar school entrance exam. Adam was able to quickly assess what Megan needed and provide excellent guidance to us parents of how to be assist Megan. Adam has a wealth of knowledge an experience in preparing children for the 11+ exam. The key to helping Megan was building her confidence and showing her that the exam wasn't as scary as she thought it would be. The sessions with Adam and the guidance he gave us parent provided Megan with what she needed to pass the exam.

Emma Smith

08:08 15 Oct 21

My son had 7 months of tutoring with Adam for his 11plus and he was successful in achieving a qualifying standard for the schools he was interested in. Adam was very patient with my son and interacted with him in a way that engaged him and made him feel excited to come to sessions. He was actually quite sad after the test as he knew he wouldn't be having any more sessions and he said he wished he could carry on!

Jess Jacobs

06:14 15 Oct 21

After a problem with a tutor my son had, I found Adam, he tutored my son for the 11+ over the summer. My son qualified for all the schools within the top 150 and I genuinely feel this only happed due to Adams help. He taught my son alot, encouraged him and made the sessions fun.
Adam is professional, punctual and has great communication continually throughout his time working with my son.
Thank you Adam for helping my son achieve so highly.

Mary Short

14:45 30 Sep 21

Adam has been tutoring my son since January and has been fantastic. He has given us lots of extra resources and support when needed. Adam is fabulous with the children and really listens to them. He’s professional and supportive. I would definitely recommend Gloucestershire Primary Tutoring. Thanks for everything you have done for us.

shilpi kakkar-tandon

11:40 14 Sep 21

Adam is highly professional tutor. Extremely patient with younger children. I’d recommend him especially for 11+ prep for 10-11 year olds.

S KC

10:58 09 Aug 21

Mr.Rush is an excellent tutor and we are glad we signed up with him. His teaching method is consistent and clear and our DS enjoyed working with him. Our son cleared 11+ and has made it into school of his choice. We would highly recommend Mr.Rush for general tutoring and particularly for 11+.

Tadzik p

01:51 06 Mar 21

I can't recommend Adam enough, who provided excellent support for my son, just as he was preparing for his 11 plus test, from the first session I could see an improvement in his level of confidence. Adam is extremely patient tutor and made the lessons fun yet challenging. I have never seen my son so excited to learn. From the bottom of my heart, i can't emphasise enough the positive effect Adam had on my son, who went on to achieve incredible results and now was offered a place at the Crypt School !! Thank you so much Adam

Clare Harris

06:51 14 Oct 20

Adam was a great help in getting my son ready to take the 11+. He explained things clearly and in a way my child could quickly understand. He also gave plenty of useful tips and techniques.

the squad

05:06 14 Oct 20

We all found Adam to be very professional and calm when tutoring our son for his 11 plus.
He always looked forward to lessons with Adam it was never a chore plus with the option of being able to do lessons via Skype it also enabled us to continue with the lessons in these unprecedented time's.
We would highly recommend Adam

Gloria Mihai

10:28 08 Oct 20

We've met Adam in August 2019 when we've approached him to request some tutoring support for my son wanting to sit the 11+ exam. We've been impressed how proffessional,open and friendly Adam is.My son had seen him almost every week at our house which was very convenient for us as parents and I think extremely beneficial for my son being in his own environment while doing extra work.
The amount of progress my son had done in the past year had been tremendous. He is much more confident now in areas which weren't his strongest.
I highly recommend Adam as he is very flexible and will find the best approach for each individual situation.

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