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Sheena Chan

Private Tutor in South Croydon

4.9 stars
39

Female Member since Jan 2009 Last Updated Mar 2025 Last Login Mar 2025

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My Summary

11Plus English Specialist For Grammar & Independent Schools

DBS Check
English Tutor
Primary up to 11 years
Secondary 12+
GCSE
11 Plus
Virtual Tutor
I'm Covid-19 Vaccinated

About Me

I'm a qualified English teacher and began tutoring over a decade ago once I decided to reduce my working hours.
Based in Croydon I am particularly experienced & successful helping students pass the Sutton S.E.T & go on to gain seats at schools such as Wilson's which I successfully prepared my youngest son for.
I tutored my eldest son also who was awarded a scholarship at a local independent school , During this time I went on to offer my services more widely & have since coached students , gaining seats at Eton, Winchester, St. Pauls, Wilson's , Sutton , Wallington Grammar Schools , St.Olaves , Graveney , Westminster , Christ's Hospital , Whitgift , Trinity , Caterham school to name a few.
I also tutor both face to face and online nationally, and internationally gaining significant success with children passing for Reading, Kendrick , Q.E, Bexley, Tiffin, Colyton & as far afield as Yorkshire Independents. I work with children in the UAE & China aiming for the most elite schools in the Uk.
With a specialism in Literacy, I'm able to help children and adults develop core skills & have developed a 2 year Prep for 11 Plus course focussed on all aspects of English including how to write creatively & master Comprehension
My students have benefited enormously from the step by step approach in building English skills & understanding how to apply these in exams.
I get a lot of 11 plus students coming to me who already attend bigger tuition groups but not the directed attention and focus they need. I still offer extremely limited 1:1 slots but these are at a premium.
My daughter is a qualified maths teacher and currently works in a local secondary school as a Head of Year. She has worked alongside me for 6 years on the 11 Plus Course delivering the Maths element. She also tutors to A'level.
Together we run South Croydon Tutors alongside my Wilson's Grammar school Yr 12 son, who works as a Maths assistant.
I teach to GCSE & across all exam boards. AqA , Edexcel ( IGCSE ) , OCR WJEC & CIE .
I particularly enjoy working with students struggling with English & teach adult Literacy , ESOL & IELT'S
I'm currently working towards a Dyslexia specialism & hope to expand tuition so that it becomes more accessible to those who need it. My aim is to get more children who are lagging behind in education attaining their potential.

My Experience

Specialist Entrance Exam Tutor - over a decade
Head of department Girls secondary school
16 -18 ESOL Further Education colleges
Adult Literacy Lecturer
Academic Learning Mentor
Residential Social worker

My Qualifications

BA ( Hons ) English Language and Linguistics
PGCE English

My Availability

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Last Updated: 31/03/2025

My Fees

  • Tutoring from £30.00 per hour

Group Tuition £30 p/hr Year 4 , Year 5 , Year 10 & 11 groups available
1:1 £60

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Reviews

4.9 stars 4.9 out of 5
39 ratings
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Parents say

This tutor is highly regarded by most reviewers, with numerous 5-star ratings praising their teaching abilities. Students have shown significant improvement in English skills, particularly for 11+ exams and GCSEs. The tutor is described as patient, engaging, and able to boost students' confidence. They provide structured lessons, detailed feedback, and personalized approaches. However, one negative review cited issues with scheduling and communication.
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Latest reviews

Below are the latest reviews for Sheena Chan. Please note that reviews represent the subjective opinions of other Childcare.co.uk members and not of Childcare.co.uk. Parents must carry out their own checks and references on childcare providers to ensure that they are completely happy before enaging in the use of their services.

Excellent tutor

5 stars

Sheena is an excellent tutor and I would strongly recommend her. My son adores the way she teaches him .Her lessons are always very well-prepared and delivered in a way my son can understand. She also did help outside of the lessons and marked papers I have sent her which is very kind. Homework wise very limited work given, but she always assured me that whatever she is teaching in class is more than enough .He got offers from top grammar schools . He will be going to one the top 5 in school UK .

I highly recommend Sheena and her approach to preparing your kid in a structured way and toward great success. Teachers are great role models and Sheena is always there to help and support parents. Thank you once again.

  • 5 stars Overall

by Avatar for Anonymou Anonymou on 27/06/2024


Response by Avatar for Sheena Chan Sheena Chan on 28/06/2024:

Thank you again for your kind words. It was a pleasure to work with your son & I'm overjoyed that he's on his way to Reading School come September. Woo hoo

Exceptional English teacher

5 stars

Sheena is an exceptional English teacher. She helped our son, who has always disliked the subject, prepare for his independent school entrance tests. Not only did she engage him in a subject he'd always resisted, but she also significantly improved his proficiency. Her personalised teaching approach made English interesting, leading to an incredible outcome: my son received scholarship offers from both Eton and Tonbridge. I can't recommend her highly enough.

  • 5 stars Overall

by Avatar for Karen Karen on 07/03/2024

Outstanding Teacher

5 stars

We met Sheenan when my son was towards the end of Year 4 and was preparing for the 11+ plus exams. Within 4 months my son’s level of vocabulary and comprehension skills was advanced such that he would write an excellent story and his creative writing was improved. My son passed his 11+ plus exams for both Kent and Medway and he was offered a school with a Kent grammar school despite being out of the catchment area all thanks to Sheenan.

Sheenan also takes a keen interest in her students.

  • 5 stars Overall
  • 5 stars Setting
  • 4 stars Communication

by Avatar for OMB OMB on 04/03/2024

Untrustworthy person

1 stars

I don’t recommend Sheena. We had very bad experiences with her. She agreed an online lesson and we paid. But she didn’t appear on the day and didn’t answer the call. We sat in front of the scene for half hours and tried calling her several times. We have to give up in the end. But she even didn’t think about apologise and didn’t pay any good attitude… She even didn’t call me back to say apologies.

For the following week, she didn’t let us know she planned to add another student for our 1:1 lesson until I chased for lesson details on the morning of the lesson day. She said we didn’t pay for long term. But we have paid 1:1 for the day already. She said she can refund the difference. But we asked 1:1 from the beginning. Then she said 1:2 is also good and because we didn’t pay for long term. I told her she needs to let parents know in advance!

She was playing tricks and more importantly, she didn’t pay any apologies to us for her missed lesson.

  • 1 stars Overall
  • 1 stars Communication

by Avatar for LLS LLS on 23/05/2023


Response by Avatar for Sheena Chan Sheena Chan on 23/05/2023:

How awful that you are trolling me on every social media platform when we've never had a lesson.
I understand you're disappointed but I gave you an immediate refund & offered alternative times. Sometimes things change. With most people things can be worked out. Instead you try to vilify & defame.
I will continue to offer a very successful service as my reviews demonstrate . All my reviews are from parents that have had a course of lessons from me. sometimes up to two years. You are the 1st to review me having had no lessons.

Amazing tutor

5 stars

My child took English tuition from Sheena for GCSE and achieved grades 7 & 8 in English language and literature. Sheena’s teaching style helped my child achieve these grades. Her targeted efforts helped my child secure higher grades than the PPEs.

  • 5 stars Overall

by Avatar for PMV PMV on 30/10/2022

A perfect teacher one can wish for

5 stars

Sheena is truely a wonderful teacher. She has everything one can wish for. She spent time to understand my son and identify his weakness and problems. She then gave my son tailored tuition lessons with a focus on my son's particular needs. She was always very friendly and patient. My son enjoyed her lessons very much. When I asked my son what he likes Sheena's tuition most, he said he really learned a lot and got answers to many questions that had bothered him for a long time. Importantly, my son became much more confident in English writing and he developed a good routine, i.e. to make a plan and think about his main point before he started writing.
We are 100% happy and we feel deeply grateful for her help and kindness.

  • 5 stars Overall
  • 5 stars Setting
  • 5 stars Cleanliness
  • 5 stars Food
  • 5 stars Communication

by Avatar for Ying Ying on 21/10/2022

Brilliant teacher

5 stars

In my view Sheena being an outstanding English teacher, she connects to kids very well. The best quality in Sheena is that she finds the gap quite easily in kids’ knowledge. My daughter enjoyed the lessons with Sheena so much that even missing part of lesson would put her off. Although I asked Sheena to help my daughter for 11+ but the way Sheena mentors are everlasting. And timely interaction with parents for feedback is another salient point of her tutoring.

  • 5 stars Overall
  • 5 stars Setting
  • 5 stars Cleanliness
  • 5 stars Food
  • 5 stars Communication

by Avatar for Shekhar Shekhar on 21/10/2022

An outstanding teacher

5 stars

Sheena is an outstanding teacher and I have no hesitation in saying that my daughter' s excellent result at Sutton Grammar school examination for admission in 2023 batch, would not have been possible without her help. When she started coaching my daughter, English was her weak area and we had lot of concern how she would do at the exam. However Sheena's excellent pedagody, professional , patient and effective approach , helped my daughter overcome her weakness and her result is a testimony of how good Sheena is, as a teacher.

Anindya Bhattacharya

  • 5 stars Overall

by Avatar for anindya anindya on 21/10/2022


Response by Avatar for Sheena Chan Sheena Chan on 21/10/2022:

Thank you for such kind words. It's been an absolute pleasure to work with your daughter & family as a whole. Congratulations again & best wishes for this new chapter

Lovely and helpful

5 stars

Sheena has helped my daughter's English in secondry school for a few years. She was extremely helpful and managed to get her grades from a 3 to a 7 in both literature and language. She also gives the parent feedback after every lesson. I stongly recommend her.

  • 5 stars Overall
  • 4 stars Setting
  • 5 stars Cleanliness
  • 5 stars Communication

by Avatar for Purpleli Purpleli on 23/09/2022

Great Tutor

5 stars

I can not recommend Sheena enough how she supported my twin boys for their 11plus exams. They achieved great results in 11plus and SATs with help of Sheena. My boys enjoyed her lessons and excelled in comprehension. Sheena always gave feedback. She was not only a tutor and also a mentor and advisor during and after 11plus journey.

  • 5 stars Overall

by Avatar for ArzuYazi ArzuYazi on 07/07/2022

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