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Whether your child needs a boost in their schoolwork, or would love an extra challenge, Explore can create a course that is perfect for them.

Further Details

Classes
Standard membership:

*Up to 2 tuition sessions per week.
* Mapped to the National Curriculum.
* A Maths and English course created for your child's individual needs.
* Parent feedback at the end of every session.
* Regular in depth Parent Conferences to discuss your child's progress.
* No booking required - attend at any time during our opening hours.
* Regular Open Sessions for our families.
* Regular specialist Maths and English workshops in school holidays.

As well as our basic Numeracy and Literacy Curriculum, Explore Learning also offers additional courses that focus on specific areas of learning.

* 11+/ Entrance Exams: The course runs for 9 months and is designed to support and tutor children in Year 5 preparing for entrance exams. The course develops and stregthens the children's verbal and non verbal reasoning skills, their mental arithmetic and vocabulary.

* Succeed in Secondary: This weekly dedicated secondary school course allows young people to come together and grow in confidence in areas such as essay writing, debating and journalisitc writing. It gives secondary school pupils the chance to develop skills needed for further education and University.

* Explore Writing: The Explore Writing course focuses on helping children extend their basic literacy skills whilst drawing on their own imaginative skills to learn the principles of fiction and non-fiction writing.

Ages and Levels Covered
For children of all levels and abilities, aged between 5 and 14 years.

Opening Times
Our centre is open 7 days a week. Members do not have to book sessions in advance, and can attend on any day, and at any time during our opening hours. Tuition sessions are approximately 1 hour and 15 minutes long.

Term time opening hours:
Monday: 3pm - 8pm
Tuesday: 3pm - 8pm
Wednesday: 3pm - 8pm
Thursday: 3pm - 8pm
Friday: 3pm - 8pm
Saturday: 10am - 6pm
Sunday: 10am - 4pm.

Our centre is also open out of term time, subject to a revised opening timetable:

Monday: 10am - 6pm
Tuesday: 10am - 6pm
Wednesday: 12pm - 8pm
Thursday: 12pm - 8pm
Friday: 12pm - 8pm
Saturday: 10am - 6pm
Sunday: 10am - 4pm

Tuition Fees
Our standard membership is £98 per month (a sibling discount is available). If you are eligible for Childcare vouchers, Working Tax credit or Income Support, you may be able to save money on your Explore membership. Please speak to one of our tutors to discuss these options.

Centre Director(s)
Centre Director: Sarah Gledhill
Assistant Director: Laura McGovern
Assistant Director: Faye Jones

Additional Information
Free trial session:

The process of getting to know your child starts from the very first time we meet you at your free trial session. This is an opportunity for us to discuss your child's requirements in depth, and for you to see the tuition centre in action.

To book a free trial session at our Manchester Heaton Park centre, please call 0161 669 4839.