Autumn term: a small number of Tuesday and Thursday group places remain in Years 7–9 maths. Ask about a place
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Three secondary-school students working through written exercises together at a shared study table

Years 4–13 · Maths, English, Sciences

Small groups, written plans, and a tutor who knows the whole term

North Loom runs weekday after-school and Saturday tuition in groups of no more than six. Every student starts with a diagnostic session, leaves with a written plan, and is reviewed again at each half term.

Enquire about a place See this term's timetable
Autumn term
8 Sep – 12 Dec

Half-term break in the final week of October; progress reviews are written in the week that follows.

Session shape
75 minutes

One subject per session, with a 10-minute written recap the student takes home.

Group size
Six maximum

Paired and one-to-one slots are kept for exam years and for students rebuilding confidence.

Programme index

What we teach, and who each lane is for

Lanes are grouped by curriculum stage rather than by age, so a student can sit in the group that matches the work in front of them. Subject content follows the school's scheme of work wherever it is shared with us.

01

Primary foundationsYears 4–6

Number fluency, written methods, reading comprehension and extended writing. Ends each term with a short familiarisation paper so the format stops being the hard part.

  • Groups of 6
  • 75 min · weekly
  • Mon / Wed / Sat

02

Key stage three repairYears 7–9

For students who have quietly lost the thread. We re-teach algebraic basics, fractions and ratio, then rebuild written English around structure and evidence.

  • Groups of 6
  • 75 min · weekly
  • Tue / Thu

03

GCSE maths & EnglishYears 10–11

Topic cycles mapped to the student's exam board, with marked past-paper questions every fortnight and a written note on where marks were lost.

  • Groups of 4
  • 75 min · weekly
  • Tue / Thu / Sat

04

Combined & triple scienceYears 9–11

Biology, chemistry and physics taught in rotation, with required practicals revisited on paper: method, variables, and the graph the examiner expects.

  • Groups of 5
  • 75 min · weekly
  • Wed / Sat

05

A-level maths clinicYears 12–13

Paired sessions on pure, mechanics and statistics. Students bring the problem set they are stuck on; we work it through and then rehearse the method unaided.

  • Paired or 1:1
  • 90 min · weekly
  • Thu / Sat

06

Half-term intensivesAll year groups

Three-morning blocks in the October, February and Easter breaks. Each block covers one topic area in depth and finishes with a full timed paper.

  • Groups of 8
  • 3 × 2 hours
  • Break weeks
A student's open exercise book with handwritten algebra working and a pencil resting on the page
Every session ends with written working the student keeps

How tuition works

Four steps from first enquiry to the first progress review

Nothing here depends on a parent chasing us for information. The plan is written down, the work is marked, and the review arrives on a date you already know.

  1. Diagnostic session

    A single 75-minute session with the tutor who would teach the group. The student works through a short written assessment and talks through what feels hardest.

  2. Written learning plan

    Within three days you receive a one-page plan: the gaps we found, the order we will teach them in, the group we recommend, and what success looks like by half term.

  3. Weekly sessions

    Same tutor, same slot, same group each week. Each session has a stated objective, worked examples, independent practice, and a recap sheet to take home.

  4. Half-term review

    A short written review covering topics covered, marked work, attendance and the next half term's focus. If a group is no longer the right fit, we say so and move the student.

This term's timetable

Check a slot before you enquire

All sessions run in the centre's three teaching rooms. Where a slot is on a waiting list, we hold a short list and contact you as soon as a place opens.

Autumn term · 8 September – 12 December
Day Late afternoon Early evening Room
Monday Primary maths · Years 4–616:15 – 17:30 · 2 places Primary writing · Years 5–617:45 – 19:00 · 3 places Studio A
Tuesday KS3 maths · Years 7–916:15 – 17:30 · 1 place GCSE maths · Years 10–1117:45 – 19:00 · waiting list Studio B
Wednesday Primary reading · Years 4–616:15 – 17:30 · 4 places Combined science · Years 9–1117:45 – 19:00 · 2 places Lab room
Thursday KS3 English · Years 7–916:15 – 17:30 · 2 places A-level maths clinic · Years 12–1317:45 – 19:15 · paired only Studio B
Saturday GCSE English literature · Years 10–1109:30 – 10:45 · 3 places Triple science · Years 10–1111:00 – 12:15 · 1 place Studio A & Lab

Diagnostic sessions are arranged outside these hours so a new student never joins a group mid-topic. Half-term intensives are published at the start of each term and run on break-week mornings.

Choosing a plan

Three attendance patterns, and how to pick between them

Fees are charged per half term, in advance, and include marking, recap sheets and the written review. There is no joining fee and no charge for the diagnostic if the student goes on to join a group.

Single subject

£26 per sessionone 75-minute group weekly

Suits — one clear gap

The right starting point for most students: a single subject taught consistently for a full term. Choose this if school reports flag one area, or if homework in one subject has become a weekly argument.

Two subjects

£48 per weektwo 75-minute groups weekly

Suits — maths and English together

Pairs well across Years 4–9, where confidence in reading affects the maths word problems. We schedule the two sessions on different days so no evening becomes too long.

Exam term

£34 per sessionsmall group plus fortnightly marking

Suits — Years 11 and 13

Groups of four with a marked past-paper question every fortnight and a written note on lost marks. Book this by February if you want a specific tutor and slot before the spring rush.

Who teaches here

Three tutors, each with their own lanes

Students stay with the same tutor for the whole term. If you would like a particular tutor, say so in your enquiry and we will tell you honestly what is still open.

Portrait of Priya Sandhu, maths tutor, standing in front of a plain wall

Priya Sandhu

Maths · Years 7–13

Teaches algebra by writing every step out loud before letting anything be skipped. Runs the Thursday A-level clinic and the exam-term marking cycle.

Portrait of Daniel Okafor, science tutor, in a dark jacket against a neutral background

Daniel Okafor

Sciences · Years 9–11

Covers combined and triple science, with a habit of rebuilding required practicals on paper until the method can be written from memory. Also teaches KS3 maths repair.

Portrait of Marta Ellis, English tutor, smiling in natural light

Marta Ellis

English · Years 4–11

Starts with structure: what the paragraph is for, then what evidence earns it. Leads primary writing on Mondays and GCSE literature on Saturday mornings.

Before you enquire

Questions parents ask us first

How do you work out which group my child should join?
The diagnostic session does it. The student sits a short written assessment covering the stage below and the stage they are currently taught at, and the tutor notes where the working breaks down. The recommended group is set out in the written plan you receive afterwards, along with the reason for it.
What happens if we miss a session?
Tell us before the session and we will send the recap sheet and the practice work the group covered, so nothing is lost. Where a comparable group has space in the same week, we will offer that slot instead. We do not charge twice for a swapped session.
Do you set homework on top of school work?
Yes, but deliberately small: usually 20 to 30 minutes between sessions, drawn from the topic just taught. The aim is one short piece of consolidation, not a second set of school homework. For exam years this becomes a fortnightly past-paper question instead.
Can you teach our school's exam board?
For GCSE and A-level we teach to the board the student is entered for, so tell us the board and tier in your enquiry. If a group contains two boards, shared content is taught together and board-specific material is set as separate practice with the tutor's notes.
Why cap groups at six?
Six is the largest group in which a tutor can see every student's working during the session rather than only marking it afterwards. Exam groups are capped at four, and the A-level clinic runs paired or one-to-one because the problems students bring are individual.
How much notice do we need to give to stop?
Fees run per half term, so the simplest point to stop is at a half-term boundary and we ask for two weeks' notice before it. If circumstances change mid-term, talk to us; we would rather release the place to the waiting list than hold you to sessions you cannot use.
What will we actually receive in writing?
Three things: the one-page learning plan after the diagnostic, the weekly recap sheet the student brings home, and the half-term review covering topics taught, marked work and the next focus. Nothing important about your child's progress is left to a conversation at the door.
Do you teach online?
Group sessions are taught in person, because the written working is what the tutor reads during the lesson. The A-level clinic and one-to-one slots can be taught online when a student is ill or travelling, and the recap sheet is sent as a scan the same evening.

Enquire about a place

Tell us the year group and the subject

One form, one reply. We answer with the groups that genuinely have space, the next diagnostic dates, and the fee for the pattern you are considering.

  • We reply within two working days during term.
  • The diagnostic is free if the student joins a group.
  • We will say if a lane is full rather than offer a worse fit.
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