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.

https://www.ace11plus.org
They have a free tier, we use the paid one as it is relatively cheap and gives full explanations and timed mock tests (I think the mocks are the biggest bonus)

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

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

https://www.ace11plus.org/