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.
Your 2020 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.
If you’re going to do extra work with your child at home, this is how to do it.
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 […]
What to Look For in an 11+ Summer School
tel: 07871 766937 What to Look For in an 11+ Summer School For years, I refused to run an 11+ summer school, preferring instead to give my pupils ad hoc, personalised support throughout the summer. For many of my pupils, I also felt that an intensive course was unnecessary – at that point in the […]
How We Used Science to Create our 11+ Summer School
tel: 07871 766937 How We Used Science to Create our 11+ Summer School What do you think is the most powerful predictor of exam success? Natural intelligence? The number of study hours? Those components certainly play a part, but many people often overlook the huge importance of revising in the right way. Whilst ability […]
Disappointing 11+ Mock Exam Results? Here’s What to Do Next.
When 11+ mock exam results don’t come out as expected, it can be disheartening to say the least. Many parents begin to wonder whether their child should even be trying to get into grammar school. Of course, there will be cases when a poor mock exam result is indicative of a child that would struggle […]
11+ Mock Test: Frequently Asked Questions
tel: 07871 766937 Why do an 11+ mock test at all? There are usually three primary reasons for doing a mock test: 1. To check your child’s understanding of the topics they already know. Many children can panic when presented with a question style they’ve never seen before, regardless of whether or not they […]
St. Olave\’s 11+ Mock Test Comparison
tel: 07871 766937 In 2016, the St. Olave\’s Parents\’ Association began providing 11+ mock tests in the same style as the Olave\’s Stage 1 entrance exam. As well as attending our mock tests, some of our students have attended the Olave\’s School mock test as well as Mock Test Masters mock tests, which has allowed […]
5 Ways to Improve Your Child’s 11 Plus Vocabulary
A wide vocabulary is often the key to success in the Eleven Plus. A broad vocabulary improves a child’s comprehension as well as helping with synonym and antonym questions in verbal reasoning papers. Vocabulary is tested in some shape or form in all 11+ exams. For Bromley students, it is particularly important in the Bexley, […]