Find a 13 Plus Verbal Reasoning Tutor

Each tutor sets an hourly rate that appears on the live profile, so the most accurate comparison is always the current card or profile. Latimer currently describes lessons as pay-as-you-go and invoiced after they take place, without a compulsory long-term package.

The general price bands below were reviewed on 11 August 2026. They are orientation only, not a guaranteed price for 13+ Verbal Reasoning tuition. A higher rate may reflect teaching qualifications, examining or admissions experience, specialist SEND knowledge or longer tutoring experience, but no single credential automatically makes one tutor the right fit.

Compare the whole profile: relevant assessment knowledge, explicit Verbal Reasoning coverage, diagnostic skill, communication, availability and the learner’s response to the tutor’s approach.

Latimer currently describes its service as online-first. That allows families to compare 13+ Verbal Reasoning tutors nationally rather than being limited to the nearest postcode, which can be especially useful when the learner needs experience with a particular school or provider assessment.

Online tuition can still be one-to-one and specific: the tutor can explain a reasoning process, guide practice, review errors and agree follow-up work. The exact lesson tools, resources and reporting arrangements vary by tutor, so ask how the chosen tutor runs online tasks and communicates progress.

In-person tuition may sometimes be possible when a tutor and family happen to be geographically close and both agree the arrangement. It should not be assumed or advertised as available in every town.

A strong profile should help you understand what the tutor can actually support. Explicit 13+ Verbal Reasoning experience is more useful than a broad subject label, and provider or school familiarity matters when the assessment has a distinctive format. QTS, admissions experience and SEND knowledge can all be valuable, but each should be verified on the current profile rather than assumed.

Latimer publishes its current safeguarding policy and vetting requirements separately. Those are company requirements; disclosure terminology and legal frameworks differ across the UK. Ask the tutor how parent communication, independent practice and progress updates will work for your family.

No credential can guarantee an admissions outcome. The purpose of tutoring is to provide suitable explanation, practice, feedback and preparation for the learner in front of the tutor.

The assessment type matters because the format, timing and skills emphasis can be different. The target school’s current admissions information is authoritative for its own process and may impose a deadline well before an assessment provider’s wider testing window.

Verbal Reasoning and Non-Verbal Reasoning are separate assessments in the ISEB Common Pre-Tests. Common Entrance at 13+ is a separate examination: its current official subject list does not include a Verbal Reasoning paper. Avoid choosing resources or a tutor on the assumption that these terms mean the same thing.

The examples below were reviewed on 11 August 2026 and show how much assessment formats can differ. Use them as examples only and recheck every date and format for the relevant admissions cycle.

The ISEB session provides an outer testing window, but a senior school can set an earlier registration or completion date. A family planning Year 9 entry should therefore work backwards from the target school’s current deadline, not from a generic “13+ season”.

For a school that uses the ISEB Common Pre-Tests, the current Verbal Reasoning component has a standard time of 25 minutes, or 31.25 minutes where an approved 25% extra-time arrangement applies. This is an ISEB-specific timing: a school-written paper can be longer, shorter or structured differently.

ISEB describes the test in clear terms: “The Verbal Reasoning test measures a pupil’s comprehension, reasoning and logic.” It uses letter-, word- and language-based material and assesses vocabulary and definitions alongside problem solving, trial-and-error skills, logical working and recognising suitable solutions. That supports a preparation framework built around language knowledge, verbal logic, problem-solving behaviour and test execution—not a claim that one commercial workbook taxonomy is the universal syllabus.

The test is adaptive, so later questions respond to performance, and pupils cannot return to change an earlier answer. ISEB reports age-standardised scores to senior schools. Current guidance describes an average of 100 and a standard deviation of 15, but there is no universal pass mark or grade. ISEB also does not release the Pre-Test result directly to parents; families can ask the prospective school for any context it is willing to provide.

Practice material is most useful after the family has identified the correct assessment. For ISEB, the official Test Walkthrough is the appropriate starting point for the interface, accessibility options and representative question styles. The live test itself contains no practice questions, and the walkthrough is familiarisation rather than a complete replica of every live task.

For a school-written assessment, the school’s own specimen or familiarisation material should take priority where it exists. Some schools do not publish a Verbal Reasoning paper, so the absence of a specimen is not a reason to substitute an unrelated format without thought.

A tutor can add more than another paper: assessment matching, diagnosis, explanation, targeted practice, feedback and accountability. A useful review loop is attempt → explain → diagnose → model → retry → reflect, helping the learner become more independent rather than dependent on constant marking.

ISEB says access arrangements should reflect evidence of need and the pupil’s normal way of working. Current examples include 25% extra time, a reader, supervised rest breaks and a separate room. Its platform also offers options such as a coloured overlay, adjustable font size and the ability to hide the visible timer. These details apply to ISEB and should not be assumed for a school-written assessment.

The school or assessment provider controls approval of official arrangements. A tutor can adapt lessons, practise using an arrangement that has already been agreed and help the learner become familiar with the relevant format, but neither a private tutor nor Latimer can grant the arrangement.

Latimer currently states that its tutors must hold an Enhanced DBS check with the Children’s Barred List. Its safeguarding policy states that it was last reviewed on 29 May 2026. These are Latimer’s current published requirements, not a universal description of disclosure law across the UK. The national systems differ—DBS in England and Wales, PVG in Scotland and AccessNI in Northern Ireland.

How often to meet depends on the assessment format, the actual deadline, the learner’s starting point, school workload and what tuition is intended to achieve. Weekly, fortnightly or short focused blocks can all make sense in different situations; none is a universal prescription.

Ask the chosen tutor what independent practice would be useful, how it will be reviewed and how progress will be explained. Homework arrangements vary by tutor, so agree expectations directly. Latimer currently says tutors are asked to provide lesson reports after sessions, but families should still agree the content and frequency of updates with the tutor.

Bring the target school, entry year and current deadline to the introductory conversation. The questions below help distinguish genuine assessment and learner fit from a broad promise of entrance-exam experience. No tutor needs to meet every criterion; the aim is to identify what matters for this pupil and this assessment.

Last reviewed: 11 August 2026. School dates, provider formats, tutor ordering, availability, hourly rates, profile credentials and Latimer service wording can all change. Use the live tutor cards for current profile details and the target school’s current admissions page for dates and formats.

The named-school examples and ISEB session dates reflect the position at the review date. Recheck them for the admissions cycle that applies to your child before making plans.