Gill Bryant
Gill has 50 years of primary education experience in both state and independent schools. She has comprehensive experience teaching Key Stages 1 and 2. She was head of a junior school before retiring from teaching in school. She now focuses on teaching of the 11+ for SDE in particular delivery of the Year 4 Foundation Course.
Caroline Burden
BA (Hons), PGCE, TEFL Certification
Caroline has 25 years of experience in primary age teaching having taught in the UK and France and in both the state and independent sectors. At SDE she teaches both the Year 4 and Year 5 11+ Courses.
Anna Simms
MSt Hist. (Dist.), PGCE, QTS and BSc Psych.
Anna has over 15 years of experience in the primary education setting. As well as achieving a PGCE in Primary Education she has also completed a Masters in History . She has undertaken the roles of Head of Maths and Head of History and also has experience with SEN students.
Avril Burrows
Avril has over 40 years' primary teaching experience with additional exposure working with SEN students. She has many years experience teaching students who are preparing for the 11+ exams and has in the past operated her own successful Maths and English tutoring franchise. In addition to SDE, she continues to teach part-time in a local school.
Fiona Wyeth
Fiona has over 30 years’ experience in primary teaching as well as 23 years’ experience preparing children for the 11+ exams. Fiona has been part of SDE since 2015, successfully operating the SDE 11+ Tuition Centre (franchise) in Earley, Reading.
Malcolm Amiss
Malcolm has over 40 years' teaching experience, more than 20 years of which have involved preparing students for the 11+ exams, including as Head of Year 6 and then as Deputy Head of a leading local prep school.