KES Birmingham
Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2011 11:23 am
Hello. This is my first venture into the Indie section and some help would be appreciated.
DS1 is planning to sit for the KES exam in January and some guidance is urgently needed about the level of difficulty / preparation needed. He has just done the KE grammar school exams and I am aware that the layout of this exam is different: but how different are the questions in maths and the comprehension? What are the best resources to use?
The Head suggested that they don't have a strict cut-off pass Mark but does anyone know what kind of marks we are looking at to secure a place?
Any words of wisdom would be most welcome: DS is bright but his writing is atrocious and we would be relying on him to do well in the other sections. I would say he is a borderline candidate at best for the grammars, so would like to improve his chances at the KES exam. We loved the school, it is within walking distance for DS and were really impressed with the facilities.
I have also put the enquiry in the Brum section.
DS1 is planning to sit for the KES exam in January and some guidance is urgently needed about the level of difficulty / preparation needed. He has just done the KE grammar school exams and I am aware that the layout of this exam is different: but how different are the questions in maths and the comprehension? What are the best resources to use?
The Head suggested that they don't have a strict cut-off pass Mark but does anyone know what kind of marks we are looking at to secure a place?
Any words of wisdom would be most welcome: DS is bright but his writing is atrocious and we would be relying on him to do well in the other sections. I would say he is a borderline candidate at best for the grammars, so would like to improve his chances at the KES exam. We loved the school, it is within walking distance for DS and were really impressed with the facilities.
I have also put the enquiry in the Brum section.