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7 Playful and Easy Maths Activities You Can Do Every Day to Help Your Child With the 11 Plus
The truth is, maths is all around us, it’s just that we can choose to see it, or not see it at all until we open a textbook. If you want to make maths an integral part of your child’s everyday life, it’s actually quite easy. This will give your child the knowledge and confidence…
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Pass the 11 Plus Independent School Interview With These Tips. Includes the Interviews and Questions
Congratulations! If your child has been invited in for an independent (private) school interview, following an 11-plus exam, they’ve done well enough to get through to the next stage of the application process. Of course, the invitation to the interview doesn’t guarantee an offer of a school place, but your child is one step closer…
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11 Plus Exams: When and how to start preparing. Year 3, Year 4 or Year 5?
If you’re thinking about grammar and independent schools for your child, you’re probably thinking about when preparation should start. There may be some different questions and conflicting viewpoints from other parents about the 11 Plus preparation:
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Are you looking for an 11 Plus creative writing tutor?
The Geek School Creative Writing Crash Course is designed to help children develop their creative writing skills. Creative writing is an essential part of most independent school exams; as well as some of the 11 Plus grammar school exams such as those by Sutton, Kent and Essex counties.
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Are the Bond 11 Plus books enough for preparing children for grammar and independent school exams?
Many parents who ask this question tend to be doing the 11 Plus prep for their child with minimal or no tutor support. Therefore, access to a broad range of resources tends to be limited. This limitation in resources can cause quite a surprise when children sit mock tests for their 11 Plus exams, and…
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How to Do the 11 Plus Reading Comprehension
Although every child will have done some English reading comprehension work at school, the 11 Plus paper has one crucial difference: time. In the 11 Plus exams, children have to work in a strict, time-limited environment, answering enough questions correctly to be in with a chance of passing the paper.
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How to Prepare for the Independent School Interviews: Course Available
It’s that time of year where many children have gone through the first round of the 11 Plus preparation with their children. That’s the grammar school exams! Now it’s time to get ready for the independent school exams. And the interviews!
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Summer Intensive Courses sfor the 11 Plus and Secondary Booster – Book Now
This August 2019, we will be running a series of courses covering everything from the 11 Plus (for Year 4 and Year 5 children) to secondary school boosters for years 7, 8, 9 and 10. The courses are as follows: 11 Plus Intensive for Year 4 Dates: Week 1 (20th-22nd August 2019) and Week 2…
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Summer Intensive for Years 7, 8, 9 and 10- August 2019
This course is perfect for children who are: 1. Entering Year 7 in September 2019 2. Need help with English, maths and science and need to get ahead before the school term starts. The course will take place on Tuesday 20th August – Thursday 22nd August 2019 (three days). Venue: Geek School BeckenhamTime: 9am-5pmCost: £150…
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How to Make a Revision Timetable That Works
You’ve got your pens, and other stationary lined out, and you’re ready to start revising. But then the distractions start to creep in. Mobile phone vibrates, you remember that you didn’t fill your water bottle, or you think you need to snack before you start. It all boils down to one thing – not having…