11 Plus
Whilst the UK Government has its own definition of Key Stages, one Key Stage
that cannot be taken lightly by parents is the decision on whether or not your child should attempt the competitive world of the 11 Plus examinations and scholarships.
The examinations typically serve as part of the criteria for gaining entrance to both Grammar Schools and Senior Independent (Private) Schools, the precursor to Universities. Read more about Eleven Plus.
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11 Plus Educational NEWSHeads warn of exam 'congestion' Children being failed by progressive teaching, say Tories Poor results force government rethink on progress tests Return of education's 'Cold War' 'Cold war' between state and private schools Tougher A-level 'to widen gap between schools' Poorer children more likely to fail exams Minister blamed for 11-plus 'shambles' Poor teachers affecting pupils' grades, study shows Visit 11 Plus NEWS for more. 11 Plus TutorsWe are increasingly getting enquiries from parents seeking specialist tutors to help their child with Verbal Reasoning, Non-Verbal Reasoning, Mathematics and English in their local area. Consequently we are looking to create an online database of specialist tutors, and if you're able to recommend any quality tutors that would be happy to be included in our online database, or are a tutor yourself, please contact us on
Earlier this year ElevenPlusExams provided consultancy, sample papers and helped identify case studies in the West Midlands for the BBC TV’s InsideOut feature on 11 plus exams. Did you see us in The Sunday Telegraphwww.ElevenPlusExams.co.uk gets favourable mention in The Sunday Telegraph FeatureHow to get through the 11-plus, Great Expectationsby Andrew Baker Did you see us in Bucks Free Press 3rd Aug 07 Pages 6 & 7www.ElevenPlusExams.co.uk gets two full page article (Pages 6 & 7) as Bucks Free Press discuss the exams in Verbal Reasoning and go through the 21 types of questions found in the Buckinghamshire 11 plus exams.675,000 and counting! (29th April 2008)ElevenPlusExams.co.uk has had 675,000 visitors since the middle of September 2004. We hope that this website has been of help to all our eleven plus visitors, and we would like to thank the hundreds of parents who have written in with their praise, support, contributions and suggestions. |
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APPEALS - Appeal for Invicta Grammar, failed by 2 points :(
wonderful news for the whole family
BEYOND 11 PLUS - KS3 SATs
Yes but they are set by the school and are not a reliable check on progress!
Hertfordshire (inc. LB Barnet) - Voluntary Contributions - Watford Consortium
I've heard that the Girls Grammar ask for a monthly voluntary contribution. Does anyone know if Parmiters do the same and if so, how much they recommend?
Hertfordshire (inc. LB Barnet) - Herts Consortium schools - waiting lists
Watdad - 15th to 3rd sounds very hopeful to me.
IIRC, was it you who has opted to accept NO school place? If so, I hope extra hard that Ricky comes up for you.
INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS - How Quiet!
DH actually said something sensible this afternoon re: lack of correspondence from school. He said that they are probably concentrating on A levels and GCSE's at the moment. Think this is probably ri...
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BBC Radio–Three Counties, Justin Dealey Show, 24th November 2006: interviewed ElevenPlusExams’ founder to discuss grammar schools, schools admission and results day in Buckinghamshire.