Eleven Plus Resources

The months or even years spent preparing for the 11+ exams can be a difficult time for children and their parents, but there are ways to help your child improve without piling on extr...

How to prepare for the Eleven Plus (11+) Exam?For those parents looking to help their child gain a place at a selective Grammar School, the competition for those places can be fierc...

Each year thousands of children sit the September 11+ exams across the country. Many have the natural aptitude and ability to achieve very well but it s still a fraction of them who e...

SUMMER LEARNING LOSSSUMMER LEARNING LOSS is the loss of academic skills and knowledge over the course of the summer holidays. SUMMER LEARNING LOSS STATISTICS: * 2.6 months of Maths ...

There is no denying that the eleven plus exam can demand a great deal of preparation, research and cool, calm nerves.For many pupils this will be the first major exam in their school ...

With the 11 plus results planned to hit several kitchen tables this week, many parents will remain mystified by what the one, and somewhat summarising, score represents and what raw m...

Let s take a look at the questions below for some examples of 11+ question styles, why not have a go! Get a parent/uncle /auntie to check your answers! Read the following passage and...

The educational theorists Cyril Burt and Lev Vygotsky represent two very different views on a pupil s educational potential, with Burt basing his theories on genetic inheritance of...

In recent years there has been uproar from Grammar Schools about the private tuition culture or coaching for the 11+ entrance exams. This has led to calls for a tutor proof exam t...

WORDS YOU SHOULD KNOW FOR THE 11+ AND 13+ Verbal reasoning can be notoriously hard to train children up for. In particular, a lot of children stumble on vocabulary expectations. Sim...