Moving to Bucks and daughter will be taking 11+ in Oct ' 12!
Posted: Sun Nov 27, 2011 2:41 am
Hello everyone!
I am moving to South Bucks with my family due to a job transfer. We will be moving down from Scotland in the summer holidays, and my children will be starting school in Bucks in September 2012. My daughter is 9 and will be going into year 6 as of September (April birthday). I have realised she will be sitting the 11+ exam weeks after starting a new school . I am now in a major panic that she will be at a complete disadvantage as the school curriculum in Scotland is totally different to that in England, and also that the move may affect her ability to perform well in her exams. I also have no idea what school Bucks will place my children in.
Tonight I gave her a sample verbal reasoning paper I found online and timed her, just to see where we stand at present. I did help her a little by prompting her (Did not tell her any answers, but assisted her to work out the formulas in a few questions) and she got 100%. Had she done it on her own with no help from me she would have scored about 75%. Her timing was about half hour over what it should have been.
I am trying to work out what the best thing we can do is. Today I have ordered some books from the bookshop on this website. Can anyone recommend the best ones to use? I am also looking at sending her to an intensive summer course when we arrive in July, can anyone recommend any?
I am just totally clueless as we have nothing like this in Scotland, and I want to ensure my daughter stands a fair chance like everyone else. She is doing really well at school in Scotland and is currently in the top 3 group in her class, so I believe she is best suited to a grammar school. Where do I start in my preperation in Scotland before our move?
If anyone could offer any advice I would be most gratefull. Thank you in advance
I am moving to South Bucks with my family due to a job transfer. We will be moving down from Scotland in the summer holidays, and my children will be starting school in Bucks in September 2012. My daughter is 9 and will be going into year 6 as of September (April birthday). I have realised she will be sitting the 11+ exam weeks after starting a new school . I am now in a major panic that she will be at a complete disadvantage as the school curriculum in Scotland is totally different to that in England, and also that the move may affect her ability to perform well in her exams. I also have no idea what school Bucks will place my children in.
Tonight I gave her a sample verbal reasoning paper I found online and timed her, just to see where we stand at present. I did help her a little by prompting her (Did not tell her any answers, but assisted her to work out the formulas in a few questions) and she got 100%. Had she done it on her own with no help from me she would have scored about 75%. Her timing was about half hour over what it should have been.
I am trying to work out what the best thing we can do is. Today I have ordered some books from the bookshop on this website. Can anyone recommend the best ones to use? I am also looking at sending her to an intensive summer course when we arrive in July, can anyone recommend any?
I am just totally clueless as we have nothing like this in Scotland, and I want to ensure my daughter stands a fair chance like everyone else. She is doing really well at school in Scotland and is currently in the top 3 group in her class, so I believe she is best suited to a grammar school. Where do I start in my preperation in Scotland before our move?
If anyone could offer any advice I would be most gratefull. Thank you in advance