· Year 4 (rising Year 5) · 27–31 July 2026 · Mornings only
Summer Foundations Year 4 (rising Year 5)
The ideal first step for any Year 4 family — children currently completing Year 4 and entering Year 5 in September 2026. Five structured mornings — no prior knowledge assumed, ever. Every named technique introduced from scratch. Children who have done weekly workshops arrive knowing the vocabulary; children who haven’t learn it here. Both leave with the same toolkit.
- Two Year 4 Foundations courses · 27–31 July 2026 · Mon–Fri mornings · done by 12:30pm
- 9:00–10:30am: Maths & NVR · 11:00am–12:30pm: English Comp, Writing & VR
- No prior knowledge assumed — RUDE, PEE and the Definition Method taught from Day 1
- £240 per course · standard price £295 · both courses bundle £460 (save £20)
Was £295 per subject
£240
per subject
Save £55
Both subjects: Was £590 → NOW £432 · save £48 · done by 12:30pm every day
Not just for selective school candidates
£240
£295
per course
£32 per teaching hour · less than half the cost of a 1:1 specialist tutor
| Dates | 27–31 July 2026 |
|---|---|
| Format | Live Online · Zoom |
| Group Size | Max 8 Per Group |
| Year Group | Year 4 · Any Level |
| End-of-course | Individual report + Summer Accelerator recommendation |
Bundle both Accelerator courses · £460
Save £20 vs individual booking · done by 12:30pm every day.
Why parents choose Accelerator over private 1 : 1 tutoring
Both Foundations courses (Maths & NVR + English Comp/Writing/VR) give your child 15 hours of live specialist teaching for £460 — that’s £31 per teaching hour. The same 15 hours from a North London 11+ tutor at the typical £75/hour rate would cost £1,125. You save £665, gain a small group of peers your child learns alongside, and receive a written end-of-course report.
What Foundations builds
A child who does Foundations in July and Accelerator in August arrives in Year 5 already performing at the level most Y5 children reach by Christmas.
Foundations teaches the method. Every technique has a name. Every name is a hook your child can recall under pressure — in school, in workshops, in exams next year and beyond.
RUDE
PEE
Show Don't Tell
Definition Method
Isolate Each Variable
In the Action Rule
Six named techniques introduced across five mornings. Every technique taught from scratch — no prior knowledge needed.
Daily programme
Two 5-day courses · same week, same morning · pick one or both.
Each course is a complete standalone. The two-course bundle saves £20 and gives your child both Maths and English foundations in one structured week.
1
Foundations · Maths & Non-Verbal Reasoning
Mon 27 – Fri 31 July · Mornings · 9:00–10:30am · 7.5 hrs live teaching
No prior knowledge assumed. RUDE introduced from Question 1. Place value, fractions, ratio, area and perimeter — all built up from the foundations of method. NVR shape vocabulary on Day 1, sequences on Day 3, matrices preview on Day 5. Children who have done weekly workshops arrive knowing the vocabulary and go faster from Day 1; children who haven’t learn it here. Both leave with the same toolkit.
| Day 1 · Mon |
RUDE introduced from Question 1 Place value and mental arithmetic warm-up. 1-step word problems labelled in full — Read, Underline, Draw, Evaluate written out for every problem. Method visible on paper before the answer is written. Target: the habit, not the answer. |
| Day 2 · Tue |
Fractions · RUDE on word problems Equivalent fractions visually then symbolically. Adding fractions with the same denominator. RUDE applied to fraction word problems: "Sam ate 2/5 of a pizza…" — every step labelled before the answer is written. |
| Day 3 · Wed |
NVR sequences · Isolate Each Variable NVR sequences: "what changes?" — isolating one variable at a time. 10 practice problems with the variable written before answering. The single most common NVR error (guessing before isolating) addressed directly from Question 1. |
| Day 4 · Thu |
Area & perimeter · ratio bar model Area and perimeter of compound shapes using the split method. RUDE applied to compound shape problems. Ratio introduced with bar model drawn for every question — the visual before the calculation, every time. |
| Day 5 · Fri |
Consolidation · PEE chains introduced RUDE applied across all topics from the week — fractions, area, ratio, compound shapes. PEE chains introduced: 2 pieces of evidence in one sustained response. First experience of extended analytical writing. NVR odd-one-out and 2×2 matrices preview. |
RUDE
Isolate Each Variable
Bar model (ratio)
Split method (area)
2
Foundations · English Comprehension, Writing & VR
Mon 27 – Fri 31 July · Mornings · 11:00am–12:30pm · 7.5 hrs live teaching
PEE introduced on Day 1. Comprehension built from retrieval to inference across the week. VR Types 1–5 introduced with the Definition Method — no guessing. Show Don’t Tell on Day 3, In the Action Rule on Day 4. Day 4 brings the first 15-minute timed write of the course. Day 5 ends with PEE chains and a Year 5 preview.
| Day 1 · Mon |
PEE introduced · NVR shape vocabulary PEE on a short passage — retrieval question first, then simple inference with scaffold. NVR shape vocabulary: regular vs irregular, rotational symmetry, congruence. Visual foundation before any formal NVR begins. |
| Day 2 · Tue |
PEE on inference · VR Types 1–3 · Definition Method PEE applied to inference: "What do we know about…?" — full PEE response, scaffolded if new, independent if returning. VR Types 1–3: synonyms, closest meanings, odd one out. Definition Method taught from first question — no guessing. |
| Day 3 · Wed |
Show Don't Tell · vocabulary upgrade · VR Types 4–5 Show Don't Tell introduced — vocabulary swap exercise. Five weak words replaced with specific sensory details. VR Types 4–5: analogies and letter sequences. Relationship type named before each answer is written. |
| Day 4 · Thu |
In the Action Rule · story arc · 15-min timed write In the Action Rule for openings — four opening types practised. 5-part story arc planned in 5 minutes, written in 15. First timed writing task of the course. Feedback: one strength, one specific next step. |
| Day 5 · Fri |
PEE chains · Year 5 preview · end-of-course report PEE chains introduced: 2 pieces of evidence in one sustained response. First experience of extended analytical writing. Year 5 preview: STAR, SHAMPOO, full VR. Motivating, not overwhelming. End-of-course English report written overnight: one confirmed strength, one Year 5 priority, Summer Accelerator recommendation. |
PEE
Definition Method
Show Don't Tell
In the Action Rule
VR Types 1-5
What your child leaves with
Six named techniques. A written report. A clear direction into Year 5.
RUDE
PEE
Show Don't Tell
Definition Method
Isolate Each Variable
In the Action Rule
RUDE, PEE, Show Don’t Tell, Definition Method, Isolate Each Variable, In the Action Rule. Every technique has a name. Every name is a hook your child can recall under pressure — in school, in workshops, in exams. Not Foundations-specific.
The end-of-course report
Written by Reena overnight on Day 5. One confirmed strength, one Year 5 priority, and a specific recommendation: Accelerator in August or how to use weekly workshops from September. Built from what happened in the room that week — not generic.
The Accelerator connection
A child who does Foundations in July and Accelerator in August arrives in September already at the level most Y5 children reach by Christmas. Same techniques — harder problems. The report tells you exactly where Accelerator picks up.
All sessions use the same named technique framework as our weekly workshops — so workshop children and new joiners both hit the ground running from Day 1.
Who is this course for
Every Year 4 child completing Year 4 — at any level, at any school
New to 11+ prep
Starting from scratch
No prior knowledge assumed — at all. RUDE is taught from Question 1 on Day 1. PEE is introduced on Day 1 afternoon. Every technique explained from first principles. The pace is deliberate, the environment is warm, and the expectation is zero pressure.
- Never done VR or NVR before — right course
- Not targeting selective school — welcome
- Nervous about starting — exactly who this is for
Weekly workshop family
Already know the vocabulary
Children who have done workshops arrive knowing RUDE and PEE — the course goes faster and deeper from Day 1. No re-teaching. Same methods applied to harder material than the weekly format allows. Workshop children cover significantly more ground in the same five mornings.
- RUDE and PEE familiar — faster from Day 1
- VR Types 1–5 covered more thoroughly
- Sustained writing weekly sessions can't match
Non-selective school family
Better marks at any school
RUDE, PEE and Show Don’t Tell are not 11+-specific. Children who learn these in Year 4 use them in school Maths, English and Science for years. Year 4 is the right time to learn them — before bad habits set in and before KS2 expectations rise sharply in Year 5.
- Prep school or maintained primary — welcome
- Techniques transfer to all school subjects
- Year 4 is the ideal moment to build these habits
What parents say
What Foundation parents say
Year 4 · Summer Foundations 2025
"I felt my daughter was behind where she needed to be at the end of Year 4. Reena was honest with me — she said Foundations would build the basics, and we should book Accelerator if we wanted to see real momentum. We did both. The change in confidence is what I notice most. She no longer panics when she sees a Verbal Reasoning question."
Lavanya T., Mum of Year 4 Daughter · Pinner · Y4 Foundations + Accelerator
Year 4 · Foundations → Accelerator 2025
"Foundations was exactly what we needed before our daughter starts Year 5. Five mornings, calm and structured, no pressure. Her teacher explained every technique clearly and gave us a feedback report we still reference. We've already booked her into Weekly Workshops in September."
Amir K., Dad of Year 4 Daughter · Bushey · Y4 Summer Foundations (online)
Common questions
Before you book Foundations
My child hasn't done any 11+ prep at all. Is Foundations too advanced?
No — and this is exactly who Foundations is designed for. RUDE is taught from Question 1 on Day 1. PEE is introduced on Day 1 afternoon. No prior knowledge is assumed. A child who has never seen a VR question, never labelled a word problem, never written a structured English response is the ideal Foundations candidate. Every method is introduced step by step, never assumed.
My child already does the weekly workshops. Will they repeat things they've already done?
No — this is an important distinction. Workshop children arrive already knowing RUDE and PEE, so the course goes faster and deeper from Day 1. No re-teaching. The same techniques are applied to richer texts, harder word problems, and more complex NVR than the weekly format allows. VR Types 1–5 are covered more thoroughly in five consecutive mornings than five separate weekly sessions ever could. Workshop children get more out of Foundations — not less.
My child doesn't go to a selective school and isn't planning to sit the 11+. Is Foundations relevant?
Yes — genuinely. RUDE, PEE and Show Don't Tell are not 11+-specific. Children who learn these in Year 4 use them in school Maths, English and Science for years. The named technique framework is simply good academic method. We have Year 4 children from prep schools, maintained primaries and independent schools at every Foundations week. Most are not targeting selective entry.
What does "done by 12:30pm" mean in practice?
Two 90-minute sessions with a 30-minute break between them. Session 1 (9:00–10:30am): Maths and NVR. Break (10:30–11:00am). Session 2 (11:00am–12:30pm): English and VR. Your child is finished every day before lunch. The afternoon is completely free. The summer is not given up, just the mornings.
Should we do Foundations and Accelerator together?
If budget allows, yes. Foundations (July) introduces the method. Accelerator (August) applies the same methods to challenge-level problems — harder fractions, deeper comprehension, VR Types 6–10, NVR matrices, algebra preview on Day 5. A child who does both arrives in September already at the level most Y5 children reach by Christmas. You save £96 booking both subjects across both courses.
BEFORE YOU BOOK
What parents ask us before booking
We hear these four questions almost every week. Here are honest answers.
"My child is shy. Won't 1:1 be better?"
Many of our most successful children started shy. A group of eight is small enough to feel safe — large enough to build the cohort-confidence they will need on exam day. We have never had a shy child shut down. We have had hundreds open up.
"Won't 1:1 mean the teacher knows my child personally?"
Five consecutive days. Max eight children. An individual written report at the end of each course. By Wednesday your teacher knows your child as well as a 1:1 tutor seeing them once a week — usually better, because there are no week-long memory gaps between sessions.
"Isn't 1:1 the gold standard for serious 11+ preparation?"
The families with the strongest outcomes in our experience use a blend. Small-group specialist teaching for the bulk of preparation. 1:1 only for surgical intervention on a specific weakness. Pure 1:1 is monoculture — not the gold standard.
"My child needs to go at their own pace."
Entrance exams do not adapt to your child's pace. The single most common reason capable children underperform is that they have never practised at exam pace. Our group teaching builds that pressure tolerance with differentiation — extension work for the ahead, more time on examples for the behind, but everyone hits the same exam-pace target by Day 5.
Foundations → Accelerator
Do both summers. Same method — harder problems.
Foundations (July) teaches the method. Accelerator (August) applies it to challenge-level problems. A child completing Year 4 who does both arrives in Year 5 already performing at the level most Y5 children reach by Christmas.
Foundations — July
RUDE introduced · PEE introduced · 15-min timed write · NVR preview Day 5 · No prior knowledge assumed · Accuracy over speed throughout
Accelerator — August
RUDE assumed · PEE assumed · No scaffold · 25-min timed write · NVR matrices covered · Speed + accuracy from Day 1 · Algebra preview Day 5
Both subjects, both courses: Was £1,180 → NOW £816 · save £364