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Newstead Wood Results 2026: What Your Daughter’s Score Means and What to Do Before 31st October
If your daughter sat the Newstead Wood School Selection Test on Friday 25th or Saturday 26th September, her result arrives by email between Friday 16th and Thursday 22nd October 2026. This week matters. The national closing date for secondary school applications is Saturday 31st October 2026, so most families will have less than a fortnight…
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GCSE Tuition in Year 10: Why the Autumn Term Is the Time to Start
Most calls we get about GCSE tuition come in Year 11, usually after the mocks. By then the conversation is about damage limitation: which topics to prioritise and which marks can still be rescued. Year 10 is a very different conversation, and a much better one. Why Year 10 Matters So Much For most GCSE…
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Results on the 15th. Closing on the 16th.
There is a particular kind of quiet in a house between the middle of September and the middle of October. The tests are done. Your child has walked into a hall, sat down, and come out again, and you have asked them how it went and received the answer every parent receives, which is fine.…
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The South London Independent School Deadline Diary, 2027 Entry
If your child is in Year 6 this September, the next eight weeks decide which independent schools they can even apply to. Not which ones they get into. Which ones they are allowed to sit for. Registration deadlines are strict. Every school on this list says so in the same flat language, and none of…
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Registering Is Not Committing
Every autumn we have roughly the same conversation with a Year 6 parent, and it goes like this. They are not sure they want an independent school. Perhaps the fees are a stretch and they would need a bursary. Perhaps they think grammar is the right fit and they do not want to hedge. Perhaps…
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Starting 11 Plus Preparation in Year 5: What the Autumn Term Should Cover
If your child is in Year 5 this September, the 11 Plus is now roughly a year away. That can feel like plenty of time or no time at all, depending on which parent at the school gate you last spoke to. Here is the honest version. A year is enough. It is enough because…
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From Newsroom to Classroom: How My Journalism Career Shaped the Way I Teach 11+ Writing
Geek School founder Joycellyn Akuffo shares how a journalism career at the Sunday Mirror, Cosmopolitan and Glamour shaped a completely different approach to teaching 11+ creative writing.
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Get Your Child’s 11+ Writing Exam-Ready Before Summer: The April Intensive and Mini Course Plan
The April holidays are the last calm window before 11+ prep goes up a gear. Find out how the Geek School April Intensive and 11+ Creative Writing Mini Course work together to give your child a real advantage.
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Why I Mark 11+ Writing Like a Magazine Editor - And What That Means for Your Child
A former Sunday Mirror journalist explains why she marks 11+ creative writing like an editor, not a tutor, and what that means for your child’s exam preparation.
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Why Grammar School Success Rates Matter: Real Results from Our Beckenham & Lewisham Students
Results Matter. But Not in the Way That Most People Think. When parents ask me about our success rates, they’re really asking something deeper: can I trust you with my child? That’s the real question. And it deserves a real answer - not a polished marketing figure, but an honest picture of what success actually…