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.
Student Stories: Samples from our Creative Writing Classes
In preparation for the 11+ exams, our students completed a writing task from a Sevenoaks School past paper. Children were asked to continue an extract from a story called Formica. One student\’s work is shown below. This was a homework task and therefore completed entirely independently.
The ashtray was bottle green, with significant dents in its sides. It was partly grey with all of the cigarette ash and ends covering the bottom like a blanket over a sleeping baby. His mother was biting her fingernails and discreetly praying for his health to be okay.
Research Shows Drawing is the Best Way to Learn New Vocabulary
Between homework, exams, sports and clubs, art can often get pushed the side for all except the most enthusiastic students, however, new research has shown that even low-quality drawing can have a remarkable effect on memorisation for both children and adults. The study showed that not only does doodling make people more likely to remember new information but it […]
4 Things You Need to Know When Preparing for the 11+
They say hindsight’s 20-20 and that’s certainly true when it comes to the eleven plus. Every year, we have at least one parent that wish they’d come to classes sooner or had done things just a little differently. If your child is in Year 5 currently,
Secrets of an 11+ Tutor: How to Reduce Silly Mistakes
HOW TO AVOID SILLY MISTAKES DURING YOUR EXAM Make it easy to write down working The vast majority of silly mistakes happen because a child did their working in their head. Frustratingly, many children avoid the great effort of finding a sheet of rough working paper or even opening up their notebooks to find a […]
If you’re going to do extra work with your child at home, this is how to do it.
Student Stories: Samples from our Creative Writing Classes
As a result of my failure in a bet with my friend, Kieran, I was forced into being sent to the sinister graveyard in the dead of night. I stood reluctantly at the entrance of the graveyard and felt a chill down my spine as a dozen pumpkins laughed menacingly at my forfeit. As I trod on the muddy ground, a soft hush of wind blew a pile of crisp autumn leaves in my path.
I viewed a haunted house a few yards in front of me, its brick walls crumbling from years of neglect, with shattered windows that I imagined had been broken as the monsters held within attempted to escape. Most frighteningly of all, the house’s dark oak door swung back, tempting me to take a step inside. Out of nowhere, I heard a deafening screech, followed by the sensation of being watched.
St. Olave’s 11+ Exam Infographic
Preparing a child to sit the 11+ can be confusing at the best of times, especially when this is the first child of yours to sit the 11+. Unfortunately, you only get one shot at the 11+ so it’s important to make sure that you have all of the important information at your fingertips well […]
A Guide to Kent Grammar Schools for Boys
Thousands of children from Bromley, Orpington, Sidcup and Bexley sit the Kent test each year but often their parents don\’t realise that they are at a disadvantage because of their distance from the schools. This means they not only need to pass but they need to do exceptionally well in order to gain a place.
Given that there are approximately 40 schools covered by the Kent 11+, it can be difficult – and not to mention time-consuming – to go through all of the admissions policies in order to ascertain whether your child might have a chance at attending that school.
A Guide to Kent Grammar Schools for Girls
Thousands of children from Bromley, Orpington, Sidcup and Bexley sit the Kent test each year but often their parents don\’t realise that they are at a disadvantage because of their distance from the schools. This means they not only need to pass but they need to do exceptionally well in order to gain a place.
Given that there are approximately 40 schools covered by the Kent 11+, it can be difficult – and not to mention time-consuming – to go through all of the admissions policies in order to ascertain whether your child might have a chance at attending that school.