Year 5 Small-group Maths
Gearing up for Year 6
From May half term until the Summer holidays, ACE Tuition Harpenden offers weekly one-hour small-group maths tuition for Year 5 students.
Sessions provide a supportive environment to help your child feel confident, capable and well-prepared for their final year of primary school.
Groups are in-person and are limited to four pupils to allow for focused teaching and plenty of individual attention. Each session is carefully structured so children learn alongside others working at a similar level.
Two carefully structured pathways (weekly groups) are available:
GROUP 1: Secure & Strengthen Pathway
For Year 5 pupils broadly working at* age-related expectations who would benefit from consolidation and a confidence boost before moving up to Year 6.
Sessions are fun, friendly and confidence-building, with two core aims:
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Securing core numerical skills, including all written methods
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Developing fluency with fractions, decimals and percentages, alongside problem solving
*Working at age-related expectations can also be called 'working at the
expected standard' or 'working securely'
GROUP 2: Stretch & Challenge Pathway
For confident Year 5 mathematicians working at or above* age-related expectations who are ready to be stretched and challenged.
Sessions are engaging, supportive and ambitious, with two core aims:
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Developing more sophisticated number skills and mental calculation strategies
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Developing a deeper understanding of fractions, decimals and percentages, and ratio and proportion
*Working above age-related expectations can also be called 'working above the expected standard', 'working at the higher standard' or 'working at greater depth' (mostly used in reference to writing)
LOCATION
Sessions take place in the quiet comfort of my cosy home classroom on Aldwickbury Crescent, less than a five-minute walk from both High Beeches Primary and Crabtree Junior School.
If you are happy for your child to walk to school independently, they will be able to make their way to either location with time to spare before morning registration.
It is also just a five-minute drive to Manland, St Dominic's, Harpenden Academy, and The Grove Juniors.
DAY & TIME
GROUP 1: Secure & Strengthen Pathway
Tuesdays from 7:30am to 8:30am.
GROUP 2: Stretch & Challenge Pathway
Wednesdays from 7:30am to 8:30am.
The session formally begins at 7:40am following a ten-minute soft-start of low stakes, high impact independent tasks with teacher support available where needed.
GROUP 1: Secure & Strengthen Pathway
SUMMER '2' DATES
Tuesday 2 June 2026
Tuesday 9 June 2026
Tuesday 16 June 2026
Tuesday 23 June 2026
Tuesday 30 June 2026
Tuesday 7 July 2026
Tuesday 14 July 2026
GROUP 2: Stretch & Challenge Pathway
SUMMER '2' DATES
Wednesday 3 June 2026
Wednesday 10 June 2026
Wednesday 17 June 2026
Wednesday 24 June 2026
Wednesday 1 July 2026
Wednesday 8 July 2026
Wednesday 15 July 2026
COST
Small-group tuition costs £25 per session and — in order to reserve your child's place — must be booked and paid for in advance as a half-termly block. Groups will go ahead with a minimum of two students per group and a maximum of four.
Half-termly cost to include
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initial parent phone consultation
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diagnostic pupil assessment (materials and analysis)
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half-termly block of small group tutoring sessions
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homework materials
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pupil subscriptions to any relevant apps to support learning
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short half-termly pupil progress report
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priority booking for the next half-term block of small-group sessions
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priority booking of a half-termly targeted 1-1 in-person session*
*additional cost applies; weekends/school holidays only
Not all children love learning; however, with the support of an enthusiastic teacher who consistently champions them, they can begin to appreciate the rewards of hard work, perseverance and, in time, achieving their goals.
Please note that I hold an enhanced DBS certificate and I am registered with the update service.
My certificate number is available upon request.