University Common Entrance tutors
2 of 2 UK tutors teaching Common Entrance at University.
Common Entrance is the ISEB-administered exam taken at 11+ or 13+ for entry to senior independent schools, covering English, maths and science as core subjects plus, at 13+, humanities, religious studies, languages and Latin or Greek for scholarship streams. Different senior schools weight CE differently — some treat it as a near-formality after a successful pre-test, others as decisive. Tutoring helps most with the specific paper formats (which differ from GCSE-style assessment), with the breadth of the 13+ syllabus, and with the Latin and humanities papers where school provision varies. Look for tutors with explicit Common Entrance teaching or moderation experience.
University-level tutoring covers undergraduate and master's-stage support across UK and international degree programmes, ranging from foundational consolidation (first-year mathematics, programming, statistics) through to specialised dissertation and exam preparation. Demand concentrates around technical subjects (maths, engineering, computer science, economics, law, medicine), where assessment is unforgiving and lecture-hall pace leaves gaps. Tutoring helps most with conceptual blockers in core modules, with quantitative methods (econometrics, statistics, programming) that students from non-quant backgrounds struggle to self-teach, and with dissertation methodology and structure. Look for tutors with relevant postgraduate qualifications and ideally direct experience teaching or TA-ing the specific module type.
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Shaun M.
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Leeds 6 yrs Online · In personAn Oxford Physicist with a passion for teaching
- Maths
- Further Maths
- Physics
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DBS verified Free first lesson£120–£180/hr

Umer S.
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Richmond upon Thames 16 yrs Online · In personAward-winning Oxford➕Cambridge➕Imperial Gold♦️Medalist✦11+/16+/GCSE/AL/IB/Admissions Expert✦Education Consultant & Examiner⚠️Limited slots⚠️
- Common Entrance
- Maths
DBS verified Free first lesson Block discount
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