📖 English Club (Ages 9–11)

Join my small, supportive online English Exploration Club for children aged 9–11.
Each 40-minute session is hosted live via Google Meet, kept to a small group size to ensure every child has the chance to participate, share their ideas, and receive support.

My aim is to create a relaxed and encouraging learning environment where children can build confidence in their reading, writing, and self-expression. At Rivers Tutoring, I focus on developing key literacy skills while taking guidance from the primary National Curriculum. These sessions are suitable for children learning at primary-aged levels, including those with SEN or neurodivergent learning styles who prefer a collaborative, lower-pressure approach.

In our sessions, we explore:
🟡Reading & Inference: Developing a deeper understanding of texts and what lies between the lines.
🟡Writing Mastery: Exploring paragraph structure, dialogue, and techniques for both creative and non-fiction writing.
🟡Advanced Grammar: Making sense of tenses, relative clauses, and active/passive voice in a clear, practical way.
🟡The Craft of Writing: Learning how to edit and improve work, and using figurative language to bring stories to life.
🟡Comparing Texts: Developing critical thinking skills by looking at different writing styles side-by-side.

My sessions are interactive and designed to help children strengthen their skills while growing in confidence before they head to secondary school.

The Details:
💷 Cost: £3.50 per child, per session.
📄 Preparation: Any relevant activity sheets will be uploaded before the session when available.
✏️ What to bring: Please have paper or a notebook, a pen or pencil, colouring pencils, and a ruler ready.
👨‍👩‍👧 Supervision: Parents remain responsible for supervision during the session to ensure a safe and supportive environment.
📷 Safeguarding: A brief on-camera register is completed at the start of each session for safety purposes.

💻 Before the Session:
Please make sure your child has:
📷 A device with a working camera and microphone
🌐 A stable internet connection
👩‍👦 A parent or guardian nearby and contactable

Please join using the Zoom link and password around five minutes before the club begins.
Please also have ready:
📝 Paper or a notebook
✏️ A pencil and eraser
🎨 Colouring pencils or pens
📏 A ruler, where needed
📄 Any worksheets or materials listed on the booking page

🌟 During the Session:
A brief on-camera register will take place at the start for safeguarding purposes.
Children are welcome to participate in whichever way feels most comfortable. They may:
🗣️ Answer aloud
💬 Type in the chat
👍 Use reactions or gestures
👂 Listen and join in when they feel ready

There is no pressure to speak throughout the whole session.
To keep the club safe and enjoyable, children are expected to be respectful and follow simple instructions. Persistent disruptive behaviour may result in the child being removed from the session and a parent or guardian being contacted.

📚 Worksheets and Materials:
Any required worksheets or materials will be uploaded to the booking page at least 24 hours beforehand, wherever possible.
Some clubs may use worksheets, while others focus on:
🎲 Interactive games
🔎 Practical activities
💬 Discussion
✏️ Drawing
🎨 Creative challenges
No printer? That is absolutely fine. Children can usually follow along on screen and complete their answers in a notebook or on plain paper.