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Amherst Avenue - Handsworth Wood Birmingham West Midlands
DR KAREN O'ROURKE
TEACHER OF ENGLISH
Clear, purposeful English tuition through motivation and understanding for premier-league independent schools in the U.K.. Your child will thrive within a rigorous tailored and structured programme, which I deliver myself with care, in person and online, at my home in Birmingham.
08.07.25 I'm recruiting students who will enter Years 4 and 5 in September 2025. Please choose the <CONTACT ME> tab to request an informal discussion about the teaching I offer.
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Dr Karen O'Rourke
AUTUMN TERM 2025
After 27 years of taking 525 students through the grammar school tests, NFER, CEM and GL, I am ceasing 11+ grammar school tuition completely. Of 531 students, 528 were awarded places in a grammar school.
That's a 99.4 pass rate over nearly three decades. I am very proud to say that every one of these students was from a state school. In 27 years, only seven families have recommended me to their friends or families. "Birmingham's best kept secret" is a cliche, but sadly true in my case.
But I'm not giving up teaching completely! I will be continuing to prepare students from both state and independent schools for the premier-league independent schools of Birmingham: King Edward's School (boys', known as KES) and King Edward's High School (girls' KEHS).
Please navigate towards <11+ Independent Schools> for more information.
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