About Us
Find out more about Examberry
The Examberry story
Examberry began as an 11+ tuition centre in Ealing, London in 2009.
With a passion for education and consistent success in helping pupils achieve places in their chosen schools, Examberry has expanded rapidly to 5 tuition centres and, as Examberry Papers, also produces 11+ practice papers available online, and at various high street outlets, for use at home and by other educational institutions.
We are proud to have also written entrance exam papers for top London independent schools, 11+ mock papers for other tutoring organisations nationwide, and worked with MENSA and Channel 4’s Child Genius programme.
Meet the Examberry team
Nav Johal
Director
Nav Johal is a founder director of Examberry Tuition. She is the driving force behind Examberry liaising directly with parents, advising on the schools admission process and the Examberry Tuition model.
Nav has tutored exclusively in entrance exams over many years for both grammar and independent schools. She therefore has in depth knowledge of the entrance requirements for the top tier schools. Having been through the entrance processes with her own children into Tiffin, St. Paul’s and Westminster, Nav has a tacit understanding of parents’ experience.
Nav received a BA(Hons) in Social Science and Administration from Goldsmiths College, University of London. She went on to work in finance and publishing, before starting her tutoring career.
Michelle Archer
Head of Tuition
Michelle Archer leads and supports all of the Examberry tutors, ensuring high standards of teaching for the 11+ process are delivered to all pupils.
After teaching English at GCSE and A-level for 5 years, Michelle has an in-depth pedagogical knowledge which she imparts in her training to tutors, and in the writing of new course content, particularly with regards to creative writing courses.
Michelle earned a BA(Hons) degree in English and Drama at Royal Holloway University of London.
Gareth Boohig
Lead Tutor and Mocks Manager
Dr Steve Legon
Senior Course Consultant
Steve Legon is hands on in the development of the Examberry course as well as our Mock Exams. He is a gifted tutor and an expert in reasoning and mathematics. Having put his own children through the 11+ process and personally tutored hundreds of children, his experience in invaluable to Examberry.
Steve studied Natural Science at Churchill College, University of Cambridge and continued with a PhD in Biochemistry at Cambridge University. He then spent many years as a research scientist at Imperial College London.
Lucy Spencer
Lead Tutor and Director, Education Boutique
Having taught in both Dubai and the UK, Lucy is a passionate educator who took a giant leap and left the classroom in January 2016. She can now be found frequenting the homes of elite, international families and celebrities, providing high quality home education. Her job briefs range from 3 months in Austria, home educating a boy on a ski season, to preparing children for top day/boarding school entrance exams.
Having travelled widely, Lucy has now established a network of like-minded tutors in Berkshire, UK and seamlessly matches her clients’ needs with top-quality private tutors. Lucy is also very involved personally with home education and supporting children with Autism.
Education Boutique and Examberry work alongside each other to better the education and preparation of young people for entrance exams. “It’s great that our visions are so aligned,” says Lucy.
Jackie Ogle
Consultant
Hannah Clipston
Administrator
Eszter Kelemen
Administrator
Minnie Parulkar
Course Writer
Michelle Clifton
Course Writer
