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Grammar School Test Application Dates – Kent (11+)

Newstead Wood Application Deadline:  Registration will open from 1st May 2024 with the deadline of midnight on 30th June 2024. Application Requirements:  The Supplementary Information Form (SIF) can be …

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St. Olave’s Entrance Exam Preparation

Years  4  to  6 The video below goes through the English portion of the official St. Olave’s sample paper. DOWNLOAD THE WEEK 1 WORKSHEET PACKhttps://youtu.be/oMzzIssnMQk …

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Your 2025 11 Plus Timeline

January to March

Now is a great time to work on comprehension and vocabulary, which many children struggle with. Try to play the Fish! card game (available in class) regularly at home and to work through our 11+ vocabulary list on a regular basis.

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Recommended 10-Minute Tests for Year 6 11+ Preparation

After 6 months off, the return to school in September is going to be mentally and physically challenging for kids, which leaves little time and energy for 11+ preparation. To avoid battles and burnout, we recommend working on 10-minute tests this September instead.

The Eleven Plus

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Introducing Written Addition and Subtraction

Once your child understands tens and units you can introduce adding and subtracting with numbers up to 100 (with answers below 100). Your child should start by using this method for addition before moving on to subtraction. In order

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Mock Test FAQs: Should my Year 4 child sit an Eleven Plus mock?

There are two options for a Year 4 looking to take an 11+ mock test. We have a slightly easier Year 4 test. This version will review the material that your child has hopefully covered already and give guidance on which other topics need to be revised.

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Newstead Wood FAQs: Do you need to practise only the questions in the Newstead Wood sample paper?

The Newstead exam contains a 45-minute verbal reasoning paper and a 40-minute paper on non-verbal reasoning. There are approximately 80 questions in each paper. The verbal reasoning paper includes an assortment of GL-style questions.

Key Stage One Tips (for ages 4 to 7)

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Introducing Written Addition and Subtraction

Once your child understands tens and units you can introduce adding and subtracting with numbers up to 100 (with answers below 100). Your child should start by using this method for addition before moving on to subtraction. In order

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Mock Test FAQs: Should my Year 4 child sit an Eleven Plus mock?

There are two options for a Year 4 looking to take an 11+ mock test. We have a slightly easier Year 4 test. This version will review the material that your child has hopefully covered already and give guidance on which other topics need to be revised.

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Newstead Wood FAQs: Do you need to practise only the questions in the Newstead Wood sample paper?

The Newstead exam contains a 45-minute verbal reasoning paper and a 40-minute paper on non-verbal reasoning. There are approximately 80 questions in each paper. The verbal reasoning paper includes an assortment of GL-style questions.

Getting the Best out of Your Child

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Introducing Written Addition and Subtraction

Once your child understands tens and units you can introduce adding and subtracting with numbers up to 100 (with answers below 100). Your child should start by using this method for addition before moving on to subtraction. In order

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Mock Test FAQs: Should my Year 4 child sit an Eleven Plus mock?

There are two options for a Year 4 looking to take an 11+ mock test. We have a slightly easier Year 4 test. This version will review the material that your child has hopefully covered already and give guidance on which other topics need to be revised.

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Newstead Wood FAQs: Do you need to practise only the questions in the Newstead Wood sample paper?

The Newstead exam contains a 45-minute verbal reasoning paper and a 40-minute paper on non-verbal reasoning. There are approximately 80 questions in each paper. The verbal reasoning paper includes an assortment of GL-style questions.