So the news is out: the 11 Plus exams (grammar school selection tests, that is!) have been postponed in most cases to either October or November. Thank goodness our hardworking children get some extra time to revise and learn, reducing the stress for everyone involved! If you are tempted to ditch your child’s 11 Plus summer revision plans, keep reading!
But be careful: It may be tempting to down your tools, your papers and other 11 Plus summer revision, since most grammar school exams have been pushed back to October or November (depending on the country or school’s preference), but I don’t think that is the best move to make!
Children’s academic levels usually take a dip during the summer holidays – all that free time and lots of freedom (much needed, though it may be) can result in them forgetting topics and slowing down when they are put in a test situation. That is the last thing you want for the 11 Plus exams, as the competition is growing year on year. Children who are preparing for these exams need to stay on top of their game, as it were, or face scoring too low to be selective.
Watch this video about the 11 Plus summer revision to find out what you should be doing during the summer holidays to prepare for the 11+ exams – that means the grammar school selection tests like the Kent Test and the Bexley Test; along with the independent school entrance exams.
Useful 11 Plus Summer Revision Resources
While I’m here, some good resources for the last phase of the 11 Plus preparation are our 11 Plus dictionaries – we have one for English grammar and one for 11 Plus maths, which I have put together, following years of experience, along with the fact that most books on the market don’t cover everything in all their books, but focus on the topics covered within those books.
A very popular offering we have is the 11 Plus Vital Words Vital Words Dictionary, which is fantastic for helping children who are preparing for the grammar school selection tests (especially the CEM style papers) to increase their vocabulary.