Lesson Fees & Information
✔︎ Inspiring tuition and mindfulness coaching from Native English speakers for students worldwide
✔︎ Innovative sessions using both specialist software and traditional methods
✔︎ Experienced and empathetic tutors who enjoy working with all age groups
✔︎ Innovative sessions using both specialist software and traditional methods
✔︎ Experienced and empathetic tutors who enjoy working with all age groups
My son has been attending tutoring at Bedford Tutor for one year. He really loves the sessions (far more than school) which is an accomplishment in itself, since he is 13 years of age. Donna Bialik
Prices & Lesson Lengths
English & Maths Tuition
Can Include ADHD/Dyslexia/Dyscalculia Support At No Additional Cost
5-14 Year Olds - 20 Minutes - £12
5-14 Year Olds - 30 Minutes - £16
9-14 Year Olds - 45 Minutes - £20
Most online sessions are 30-minutes in length, although 20 or 45-minute sessions will sometimes be offered. It is up to the tutor to decide which session length is suitable for your child, whether visiting or online.
GCSE/EFL English Tuition
Can Include ADHD/Dyslexia/Dyscalculia Support At No Additional Cost
11-16 Year Olds - 30 Minutes - £18
11-16 Year Olds - 45 Minutes - £22
Most online sessions are 30-minutes in length, although 45-minute sessions will sometimes be offered. It is up to the tutor to decide which session length is suitable for your child, whether visiting or online.
Mindful Macaws Coaching & Mentoring
Can Include ADHD/Dyslexia/Dyscalculia Support At No Additional Cost
5-14 Year Olds - 20 Minutes - £12
9-14 Year Olds - 30 Minutes - £16
Most online sessions are 30-minutes in length, although 20-minute sessions will sometimes be offered. It is up to the tutor to decide which session length is suitable for your child, whether visiting or online.
★ Important Information
✔︎ Shared sessions for families may be available so please ask about this when you enquire.
Regretfully, we cannot help students with the following difficulties:
- ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder)
- ODD (Oppositional Defiance Disorder) or CD (Conduct Disorder). Although we are trained to help children with ADHD, we are not able to offer tuition to those with more serious behaviour problems
- Moderate, Severe & Profound Learning Difficulties (please ask if you would like to discuss this)
- ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder)
- ODD (Oppositional Defiance Disorder) or CD (Conduct Disorder). Although we are trained to help children with ADHD, we are not able to offer tuition to those with more serious behaviour problems
- Moderate, Severe & Profound Learning Difficulties (please ask if you would like to discuss this)
Enrolment & Payment Information
How do I pay for tuition?
When you initially enquire, we will book you in for a free induction at our venue or over Skype. At this introduction, you will meet Helena and Annabel and learn more about our unique style of tutoring. The induction gives us a chance to chat to you and your child, and we will take down important details to help us devise a tailored learning plan.
After the induction, you will be given 24 hours to pay your first lesson or block of five lessons.
All lessons after your first session, with only a few very minor exceptions (please ask), must be paid for in blocks of five. This can be done via bank transfer (preferred); by Paypal; or in cash (visiting customers only).
Do we travel?
All tuition is carried out in our fully-equipped classroom: The Swallow Room, or over Skype (Zoom if Skype is not available).
When you initially enquire, we will book you in for a free induction at our venue or over Skype. At this introduction, you will meet Helena and Annabel and learn more about our unique style of tutoring. The induction gives us a chance to chat to you and your child, and we will take down important details to help us devise a tailored learning plan.
After the induction, you will be given 24 hours to pay your first lesson or block of five lessons.
All lessons after your first session, with only a few very minor exceptions (please ask), must be paid for in blocks of five. This can be done via bank transfer (preferred); by Paypal; or in cash (visiting customers only).
Do we travel?
All tuition is carried out in our fully-equipped classroom: The Swallow Room, or over Skype (Zoom if Skype is not available).
General Lesson Information
Why are our lessons a maximum of 45 minutes?
Even though many tuition centres offer longer sessions (up to 80 minutes), we believe students cannot fully-concentrate for this long. 30 or 45 minutes allows us to study a subject, play a game, and re-cap material at the end. We have found attainment to be just as high in 30 or 45 minutes (compared with the hour lessons we offered a few years ago) and, in many cases, we find students perform better when they study for a slightly shorter period.
- We rarely have issues with concentration even in very young children and offer 20-minute sessions for those who suit shorter lessons
- Students can learn a great deal in 30 or 45 minutes and will usually re-call this information well in the next lesson
- People enjoy studying with us and do comment that lessons are 'just the right length' for optimum focus
Can I sit in on my child’s lesson?
All parents/guardians are required to wait for their child outside the tuition venue or room where they are studying (if on Skype or Zoom) and will not be allowed to watch lessons. Children do not perform naturally when a parent/guardian is watching and this can have a detrimental effect on their performance. We require a high-level of trust from all parents/guardians and a tutor will always provide verbal feedback from each lesson to ensure a high-level of understanding.
Can we do more than one lesson per week?
Two sessions per week will be offered only under these circumstances:
- When we have no waiting list
- If your child is studying both maths and English with us
If a customer books two lessons a week, they should understand the second session is only reserved when we have no waiting list.
Can Entrance Exam material be covered in Primary and Key Stage Three lessons?
General skills such as verbal and non-verbal reasoning, memory and spatial awareness will be covered on a weekly basis in all lessons. Unfortunately, we do not focus on specific entrance exam tuition as all learning is tailored to develop general skills in the areas of focus. Many children who have studied at Bedford Tutor have gone on to sit entrance exams with great success.
Can my child do their homework in sessions?
If a parent/guardian wishes their child to have guidance on a school topic, they must inform Annabel via a specific text or e-mail at least two hours before the lesson, although no specific school homework will be completed in lessons.
Even though many tuition centres offer longer sessions (up to 80 minutes), we believe students cannot fully-concentrate for this long. 30 or 45 minutes allows us to study a subject, play a game, and re-cap material at the end. We have found attainment to be just as high in 30 or 45 minutes (compared with the hour lessons we offered a few years ago) and, in many cases, we find students perform better when they study for a slightly shorter period.
- We rarely have issues with concentration even in very young children and offer 20-minute sessions for those who suit shorter lessons
- Students can learn a great deal in 30 or 45 minutes and will usually re-call this information well in the next lesson
- People enjoy studying with us and do comment that lessons are 'just the right length' for optimum focus
Can I sit in on my child’s lesson?
All parents/guardians are required to wait for their child outside the tuition venue or room where they are studying (if on Skype or Zoom) and will not be allowed to watch lessons. Children do not perform naturally when a parent/guardian is watching and this can have a detrimental effect on their performance. We require a high-level of trust from all parents/guardians and a tutor will always provide verbal feedback from each lesson to ensure a high-level of understanding.
Can we do more than one lesson per week?
Two sessions per week will be offered only under these circumstances:
- When we have no waiting list
- If your child is studying both maths and English with us
If a customer books two lessons a week, they should understand the second session is only reserved when we have no waiting list.
Can Entrance Exam material be covered in Primary and Key Stage Three lessons?
General skills such as verbal and non-verbal reasoning, memory and spatial awareness will be covered on a weekly basis in all lessons. Unfortunately, we do not focus on specific entrance exam tuition as all learning is tailored to develop general skills in the areas of focus. Many children who have studied at Bedford Tutor have gone on to sit entrance exams with great success.
Can my child do their homework in sessions?
If a parent/guardian wishes their child to have guidance on a school topic, they must inform Annabel via a specific text or e-mail at least two hours before the lesson, although no specific school homework will be completed in lessons.
Tutor Details & Location
Are we experienced?
Annabel has been tutoring full-time for over eight years and began offering mindfulness coaching during the COVID-19 outbreak. Always fascinated by education, she has been developing Bedford Tutor since 2012 and enjoys the challenge of running a creative business. Annabel is proud to have a BA Hons in History; a Diploma in Life Coaching (with Distinction); a Future Learn certificate in Understanding ADHD: Current Research And Practice; a certificate in TEFL; a Dyslexia Therapist Diploma; as well as numerous other awards related to child development and psychology. Her mother, Helena, has been trained by Annabel over the past six years and benefits from having past experience teaching in a nursery school. Helena tutors children aged 5-14 in English and those aged 5-9 in maths.
Subjects & age groups usually covered by each tutor:
Annabel
English - 5-16 Years
Maths - 5-14 Years
Mindful Macaws Coaching - 5-16 Years
Chestnut ADHD Programme - 5-16 Years
Syllabrate Success Dyslexia Programme - 5-16 Years
Logicate Learning Maths Programme - 5-14 Years
Helena
English - 5-14 Years
Maths - 5-9 Years
Are we DBS Cleared and insured?
Both Annabel and her mother are fully insured and both have been checked and cleared by the police. Annabel is a First Aider and recently completed an updated twelve-hour course in 'Paediatric First Aid'.
For questions relating to fees and inductions, please call Annabel on 07757 355484
Where is Bedford Tutor located?
Please see the Google Map below:
Annabel has been tutoring full-time for over eight years and began offering mindfulness coaching during the COVID-19 outbreak. Always fascinated by education, she has been developing Bedford Tutor since 2012 and enjoys the challenge of running a creative business. Annabel is proud to have a BA Hons in History; a Diploma in Life Coaching (with Distinction); a Future Learn certificate in Understanding ADHD: Current Research And Practice; a certificate in TEFL; a Dyslexia Therapist Diploma; as well as numerous other awards related to child development and psychology. Her mother, Helena, has been trained by Annabel over the past six years and benefits from having past experience teaching in a nursery school. Helena tutors children aged 5-14 in English and those aged 5-9 in maths.
Subjects & age groups usually covered by each tutor:
Annabel
English - 5-16 Years
Maths - 5-14 Years
Mindful Macaws Coaching - 5-16 Years
Chestnut ADHD Programme - 5-16 Years
Syllabrate Success Dyslexia Programme - 5-16 Years
Logicate Learning Maths Programme - 5-14 Years
Helena
English - 5-14 Years
Maths - 5-9 Years
Are we DBS Cleared and insured?
Both Annabel and her mother are fully insured and both have been checked and cleared by the police. Annabel is a First Aider and recently completed an updated twelve-hour course in 'Paediatric First Aid'.
For questions relating to fees and inductions, please call Annabel on 07757 355484
Where is Bedford Tutor located?
Please see the Google Map below:
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Saturday: 8:00am - 4:00pm
Sunday: Closed
Contact
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Phone: 07757 355484
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Directors: Annabel Louise Walker & Helena Judith Walker
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Monday to Friday: 8:00am - 7:00pm
Saturday: 8:00am - 4:00pm
Sunday: Closed
Contact
Email: bedfordtutor@outlook.com
Phone: 07757 355484
Ravenswoode Ltd - Company no. 10213344
© 2020 Ravenswoode Ltd. All rights reserved
Directors: Annabel Louise Walker & Helena Judith Walker
Privacy Policy