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Secondary School Appeals: How to Win a Grammar School Admission Appeal
After all weeks, months or even years of preparing for the 11 Plus exams, there is nothing more disappointing for children (and parents) than not getting the offer for the school of choice. Not being offered a grammar school place can often be more painful than failing the grammar school tests – at least you…
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What It’s Like To Go To An Independent (Private) School in the UK
What is it like to go to an independent school (also known as a private school) in the UK? It’s a question that comes up quite often, and it’s no wonder because there are some uniquenesses about independent (private) schools – that’s why so many parents aspire to send their children to these top fee-paying…
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How to Teach Multiplication to Your Child Using Everyday Activities
Time tables and multiplication go hand in hand, and they are an essential part of maths in both primary and secondary school. So how do you support your child with learning them in as stress-free a way as possible?
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11 Plus Cloze Tests Explained for Parents
If your child is preparing for the 11 Plus selection tests for grammar schools, you may have come across the term ‘cloze’ tests in your research.
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Homeschooling Lessons Learnt For the 11 Plus Preparation in 2020
So many children seemed to be in their own world. After months of spending hours upon hours doing the least amount of work possible and filling the gaps with lots of free time, and extended hours playing, going back to formal school and having a full days’ learning seemed alien. So, what can parents do…
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How to Make Creative Writing More Interesting for the 11 Plus Exam
To make writing more interesting, it must help the reader imagine what is being described like rolling a playback movie in their mind’s eye. They should be able to see, feel, taste, touch and smell all that is described in the writing. Students who dislike English often dislike reading through their work, too. And they…
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Are You Looking for an Experienced and Reliable 11 Plus Tutor? 11 Plus Preparation Booster Classes are Now Live! Register Your Child Today!
Covering English, maths, verbal, non-verbal reasoning and creative writing, our live online 11 Plus Preparation Booster course will help children learn the required content needed to pass the 11 Plus exams. Exam techniques such as effective time management, what to do when questions are complicated, and how to navigate the specialise 11 Plus exam papers…
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Struggling to Get Your Child Reading? New 11 Plus Reading Club for Children in Year 4, 5 and 6!
It’s a fact – children just don’t read as much as generations before them did. If I had a pound for every reluctant reader I hear about when parents enquire about English tuition at Geek School Tutoring, I would be stocked with my favourite beverage for life by the end of the year (well, sort…
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