Thoughts on Atom Learning as an alternative to grammar school tutors

[Harric711]

Hello

I'm hoping my son will get into grammar school, and we have been using atom learning for a couple of weeks. What do people think of this as an alternative to traditional tutors?

Also, if you are looking at using it i can share a refer a friend discount if you send me over your email address. :) think it says you get £30 off

So far it seems okay, and good to tailor to each child

I thought it was good resource but I don't think it's an alternative to tutoring. It's very expensive but I think should be used alongside in person support.

We didn't use formal tutoring and I do regret it to a degree.

That's what I'm worried about is not using a private tutor then if my son doesn't get in i will regret it.

We started with Atom and then got a tutor alongside, and the tutor themselves would use the Atom resources which worked well. For us, the tutor was worth their weight in gold, and I don't think she'd have passed the (super competitive) 11+ exam had it not been for them.

It depends on the school and the student.

All my son required was a month and a bit of Atom to get familiar with the question formats. Tutoring was not a financial option for us.

Agreed, we use a mix of in person and online. Atom is v expensive, we found something similar for around 1/3 the price. It meant we could do half the amount of in person sessions (needed when you have twins lol!) and still get the same quality of learning. Can share/pm the link if anyone wants

@LivelyTiger Yes, please share the link. Thanks.

@LivelyTiger Thank you so much. Will give it a try.

If you could send me the link that would be lovely thanks

My experience was that atom tested and gave areas to work on but tutors actually taught and filled the gaps. So I used it to inform the tutor.

also only paid for it in the school holidays. So Christmas, Easter and summer hols.

We use Pip 11+ and have a tutor every other week. Pip keeps the kids engaged and learning, focused on mastering weak areas and the tutor is relly just so I have support to keep on track but so far so good

Hello! Anyone got an Atom referral discount code that they wouldn't mind sharing? 😄

@IAmNotAPickyBit I can send you one if you private message me your email - I have to enter that into website and then you receive an email.

Thank you for the offer! I PMd the OP and they sorted one out for me, so we have it now 💞

does anyone have atom learning referral code please.

Hello I've messaged you but if you message me your email i can add for a referral code and you'll get sent the link from atom to your email