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.
Recognising Numbers and Simple Arithmetic
Ages: 4-6 This step-by-step video shows you how to practice recognising numbers, improve counting and start working on simple addition and subtraction with your child. You will need: Counters, pennies or Numicon Number cards – download our printable number cards here. Number Recognition and Counting Activity
FAQs: Should my child be on more difficult Bond books?
Bond and CGP books are two of the most widely used books for 11+ preparation though there can be a lot of questions, and anxiety, around how to best to use them. We’ve outlined our philosophy for working through these books in a way that helps your child to fulfil their potential as quickly as possible.
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.
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,
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.
How to Cope with the New GCSEs
tel: 07871 766937 Last week, a GCSE student’s Facebook post went viral for highlighting the enormous stress that teens are under with the new GCSE syllabus. She was able to eloquently express the feelings of GCSE students up and down the country, many of whom haven’t been taught the skills needed to revise effectively and […]
Boosting Early Numeracy: 5 Easy Ways to Use Numicon at Home
tel: 07871 766937 5 Easy Ways to Use Numicon at Home Our tuition classes see children from ages 4 and up, so we often use visual aids and hands-on activities to teach early numeracy and literacy skills. We often advise that parents with younger children buy a Numicon homework set to use at home. Whilst […]
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, […]