::: About Us :::

About Us

11Plus West Midlands was established by Mr Rashid, a former Headteacher who enthuses a passion for providing children with the highest quality education possible. Having numerous 11+ successes is a testament to his expertise, unique skill sets and teaching strategies which benefit students immensely. Thus, Mr Rashid has developed and formulated a unique set of resources to enable students to tackle the 11+ exam with precision and proficiency.

In 2008, 11Plus West Midlands opened its first 11+ tuition centre in Hall Green, Birmingham. Due to its success and demand, the model was replicated in Walsall, with the opening of a second centre there in 2010. Continued successes have resulted in centres in Wolverhampton, Harborne and Edgbaston.

Successful students have gained places at:

  • King Edwards School (Edgbaston)
  • King Edwards High School (Edgbaston)
  • King Edwards Camphill
  • King Edwards Aston
  • King Edwards Five Ways
  • King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School
  • Bishop Vesey’s Grammar School
  • Queen Mary’s (Walsall)
  • Wolverhampton Girls’ High School
  • Alcester Grammar
  • Adams Grammar
  • Derby High School
  • Sutton Grammar
  • King Edward VI High School, Stafford
  • Bromsgrove School
  • Warwick School
  • Eton College 

Profile

Mr Rashid BEng (Hons); PGCE; MSc; MCSE; ITIL; QTS
Founder and Director

Mr Ahmar Rashid is an ex-Head Teacher of an Independent Secondary school and the product of a Grammar school education himself. After gaining a BEng (Hons) in Aeronautical Engineering, Mr Rashid completed his PGCE to qualify as a Teacher of Mathematics in 1995. Having taught in schools in London and Birmingham, he subsequently completed an MSc in I.T., attained professional MSCE accreditation and the ITIL Service Management certification. Mr Rashid has a proven track record of successful 11+ preparation, not least with his own children, who attended Grammar school. He is a passionate tutor who has been tutoring 11+ exam preparation for over 25 years in Birmingham, Walsall and Wolverhampton, with numerous successes and testimonials. He is the founding Director of 11Plus West Midlands and on the Board of Governors at an Independent Secondary school in Birmingham.

His motto is to give every child a chance and their parents a choice of the best secondary education available.

With an interest in fitness, Mr Rashid is also a qualified PT (Personal Trainer).

Mr Rashid is enhanced CRB cleared.

Email: a.rashid@11pluswm.co.uk