Subscribe to the Easy 11 Plus Newsletter and Get The 11 Plus Guide and Workbook Free!
Download the 11+ Exam Guide and Workbook for free with your subscription (includes a grammar and independent school guide, timeline checklist, and bonus content).
The Geek School Blog
Your Complete 11 Plus Exam Success Resource
Join 1,000+ parents getting expert 11 Plus and independent school insights from us, curated by Geek School Tutoring’s managing director, and journalist, Joycellyn Akuffo. Get free exam timelines, tips on helping your child to pass these competitive exams, and exam strategies that actually work, from the actual 11 Plus exam experts.
1,000+
Successful Students and Growing
98-100%
Grammar and Private School Pass Rate
-
11 Plus Preparation – Speed is Everything
Speed – the Key to 11 Plus Exam Success? Speed and accuracy are essential for 11 Plus exam success. Many children fail the exam because they do not finish the paper – it is not just because children do not have the knowledge to pass. In terms of speed, the 11 Plus exams can…
-
UKiset – what is it and what does the test include?
What is the UKiset Test and How Do You Prepare for It?? The UK Independent Schools’ Entry Test (UKiset) is a set of assessments that many British independent (private) schools use to test overseas students and compare them to students of the same age in the British independent school system. The test evaluates a child’s…
-
11 Plus Summer Revision: How To Revise Now That Exams Have Been Postponed
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…
-
Do You Think the 11 Plus Exams Should Be Cancelled or Postponed this Year Because of the Lockdown?
Should the 11 Plus exams be cancelled this year? Well, the SATs, GCSE and A level exams were, so why should the 11 Plus exams be any different? It’s a debate that has been bandied around online, and I’ve even seen some newspaper reports of MPs calling for their cancellation this year.
-
The Geek School Six-Week 11+ Revision Guide
Preparing for the 11 Plus exams, be it grammar school selection tests like the Kent or Bexley tests, or for independent schools can be a stressful process for children and parents alike. Some parents are often (wrongly) under the impression that children work well under pressure. However, research tells us that strategies that induce stress…
-
Why your child does not finish 11 Plus papers in time
Passing the 11 Plus exams for grammar and independent schools requires children to show academic ability at the highest level. It is a tall order for even the brightest child, especially when some exam papers are developed in such a way that children are expected to run out of time!
-
Free Key Stage 2 (and SATS) English Checklist for Homeschooling
We have been inundated with parents asking for guidance on Key Stage 2 English here at Geek School Tutoring Towers. So, in an attempt to help parents navigate what can be quite a complicated and not-so-transparent curriculum, we have created a free Key Stage 2 English Checklist. Yes, it is true that reading, writing, grammar,…
-
Free Key Stage 2 (and SATS) maths Checklist
Thanks to homeschooling, many parents with children in years 3, 4, 5 and 6 now know that their children are learning more than just addition, subtraction and timestables. This realisation has come as a shock for so many parents because up until March, that seemed to sum up the kind of homework children in…
-
Encouraging Reluctant Readers During the Coronavirus Quarantine – and Beyond!
It can be challenging to encourage your child to read during a typical school term when they have homework to do, levels to complete and friends to text. However, when your children are at home for the whole day during quarantine, it’s a good idea to make the most of this time. Get creative in…
-
Preventing Learning Loss During Lockdown
Usually, we worry about learning loss over the summer. Students can lose up to 2.6 months of maths skills and two months of reading skills over the summer break. It can take up to six weeks to rebuild that learning in the winter term. However, as we all know, summer seems to have come a…