What we do:
 

We believe that the best preparation for any future academic challenge—including the 11+—starts with deep, lasting confidence in the fundamentals. Our aim is to ensure every child at Arka develops:
 

• Academic confidence in core literacy and numeracy skills

• A love of learning that will stay with them throughout their lives

• The resilience, curiosity, and independence that lead to long-term success
   

In our experience, students who are fluent in these core areas are far better equipped not only for exams, but for the challenges of secondary school and beyond.
 

We want every session at Arka to be educationally valuable, developmentally appropriate, and grounded in sound learning principles—not just focused on short-term outcomes.
 

Our Maths and English programmes are carefully designed to help children master the core skills that underpin all learning. Students work through a clear, structured progression of topics—each building on the one before—so that nothing is rushed and nothing is skipped.

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What we don’t do:

We don’t offer targeted 11+ preparation or teach to the test. That means we don’t focus on:
 

• Practising 11+ question types in isolation - there is no specific Verbal or Non-Verbal Reasoning preparation in our programme

• Teaching exam-specific strategies or shortcuts

• Covering content purely because it may appear on a particular test
   

Instead, we concentrate on building the underlying skills that allow children to approach any academic challenge with confidence. This includes fluency in arithmetic and problem solving, strong comprehension and writing skills, and the ability to learn independently.
 

We know that some families are looking for more intensive or exam-focused 11+ tuition. While that’s not something we offer at Arka, we’re happy to provide a list of alternative providers who specialise in this area.