English Tuition UAE
The Exam Coach provides tuition, resources and practice papers for competitive school entrance exams in the UAE and UK, specialising in the 11 Plus (11+) exams. We deliver top 11 Plus standard tuition every week for children in the UAE, tutoring students to the same level as top students in the UK.
The Exam Coach is the leading UK-based online tuition provider for competitive English exams. You can view our 200+ Google reviews here. Our team of native English tutors specialise in preparing primary school students to pass competitive exams for entrance to the most prestigious secondary schools in the UK and globally.
Our team is available to provide tuition sessions at suitable times for students in the UAE. These sessions are targeted towards achieving a high score in the 11 Plus or other school entrance examinations, which require a strong understanding of English.
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How Our English Tuition Works
What Is the 11 Plus?
The 11 Plus exam is the collective name for the selective entry exams for grammar and independent schools across the UK. The 11 Plus is sat in Year 6.
What’s Covered in the Workshops?
The content of each session varies between:
📖 11 Plus Comprehension
Comprehension appears in almost all 11+ examinations. In each comprehension workshop, the tutor will walk students through an exam-style text, showing them how to best handle and annotate it. Then they will answer 10 questions, focusing on elements such as the process of elimination, minimising mistakes and literary devices.
✏️ 11 Plus Creative Writing
Our creative writing weekly tuition focuses on using exam-style questions as prompts to help students work together to craft model answers. In each session, students will be given some exam questions and model sentences which could be used to create a high-scoring beginning, middle and end. They will then work on their own answers with the tutor, improving and extending them as they go.
🧠 11 Plus Verbal Reasoning
Our weekly tuition sessions for verbal reasoning focus on synonyms and antonyms (words with close and opposite meanings). Word meaning plays a huge part in most verbal reasoning exams. In these sessions, we work through several different types of exam-style question, ensuring students understand the technique and thought process behind answering each one.
🗣️ 11 Plus English Vocabulary Workout
Designed to expand vocabulary and knowledge of word meanings, key for both English and verbal reasoning 11+ exams. Even if students know how to solve a type of verbal reasoning question, if they don’t know the vocabulary used in the question, they could still get a wrong answer! Therefore, these sessions aim to broaden each child’s knowledge of English vocabulary as much as possible, using words we’ve previously seen appear in 11+ exams.
How Long Is One Workshop?
All of our paid workshops are around 45 minutes in length. In these workshops, your tutor will share some background information about themselves and our workshops with new students. This is followed by 40 minutes of teaching time.
In all sessions, students can only see, hear and message the tutor — no one else. Camera and microphone access is not required.
Class notes are sent out 24 hours after each workshop, containing key learning points and the answers to the class test.
Is each workshop stand-alone?
Yes, every workshop is stand-alone and self-contained. This means you can sign up for any of our workshops at any time.
How do I book and pay?
Simply choose a class from our schedule above and enter your personal details once prompted. All our paid workshops accept payment through Zoom via PayPal. To join, simply register for your chosen workshop via the Zoom form.
For all sessions, you will receive a confirmation email after registration which contains the link to join the workshop at the specified time. You will be sent a reminder email one hour before the workshop.
Who will run the sessions?
All of our workshops are run by our team of excellent super-tutors in the UK, all of whom have passed competitive school entrance exams such as the 11 Plus, attended Russell Group Universities, and have regularly tutored on The Exam Coach team within the last 2 years.
Why are The Exam Coach’s Tuition sessions different?
The teaching style The Exam Coach has developed aims to make the learning experience as enjoyable and effective for students as possible. Our founder (James Davey) wanted to replicate the qualities of the best teachers he encountered during his own education — high-energy, enthusiastic teachers, who told stories and gave clear, memorable explanations. Every Exam Coach tutor is trained to deliver in this style within an online learning environment.
What do I need to do to ensure the lesson goes smoothly?
Please install Zoom in advance of your workshop and make sure it is working. This will help to ensure that the session starts promptly for your child and the other students. (See below for guidance on how to install Zoom).
You will receive an invitation link by email in advance of the session. This will be your login link. It will be sent to the email address which you used to book. Make sure you have this link ready and you’ve logged into Zoom under the same email address.
Please ensure that your child is in front of their screen and ready to go 5 minutes before the official session start time, this is so they have time to organise themselves appropriately.
What technology does my child need to participate?
All they will need is access to a laptop, tablet or smartphone and a free Zoom account.
How do I sign up for a Zoom account?
Click here to visit the Zoom website and sign up for a free basic account.
If you are having trouble installing, please visit their installation help page.
Is a Zoom account free?
Yes, a basic account is free, so you will not incur any costs signing up to Zoom.
Any further questions?
If you have further questions, please contact teamkeen@theexamcoach.tv.