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.
Colin Sowter
Colin has 38 years' teaching experience. Earlier in his career he was responsible for devising CAT tests, the BSTS (British Spelling Test Series) as well as developing the real 11+ tests for the organisation now known as GL Assessment. In more recent years at SDE he has focused on delivering the Year 5 11+ Course. Colin is also a published 11+ author.
Kate Kightley
Kate has over 27 years' teaching experience. She taught for several years in a 'super selective' grammar school in London and in more recent years in two independent schools, including a local girls' prep school. As well as tutoring for SDE, Kate also holds the office-based position of SDE Teaching Resource Developer.
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.
Phillipa Bloom
Phillipa has 40 years’ primary teaching experience including 15 years which have been almost exclusively devoted to preparing children for the 11+ tests, having joined SDE in 2009. Since 2014 Phillipa has successfully developed the SDE 11+ Tuition Centre (franchise) in SW Herts.
Caroline O'Brien
Caroline has over 18 years of teaching experience. She has a BA in History and English, as well as a Masters in ISM. She is an experienced teacher of English as a Second Language. For SDE, she teaches the 11+ Foundation Course on weeknights at SDE Amersham and the Year 5 Course on Sundays at SDE Bushey.