Howmuch time should we spend each day for 11+ Prep?
Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2016 10:35 am
Hello all mums/dads,
I am new to post to the forum.
After going through some of the posts in this forum, I whole-heartedly thank to all the forum contributors and I will try my best to contribute where possible. This is a learning phase for me as well as I am planning for few weeks to prepare my DD.
We are in Essex targeting Chelmsford and Essex schools. However, out of catchment for both Chelmsford and South-end. My DD will be in years 5 in Sept and hence I thought now (just before Yr5) is a good time to start for 11+ preparations. She wants to do 11+ but I do not want to push her too much though as I don’t want her to struggle in a GS if she is not GS type student.
We will do DIY at home only. I have fair understanding of the question types and course material from this forum and 11+ books. What I am very confused is: the time to be spent…how much time we should spend each day during holidays/school days? There seem to be different views on this.
Is an hour everyday during holidays too much? (30 min English and 30 mins math)
And during school days 10 mins English/10 min Math (using 10 min test books)?
(Lastly, 6 months prior to test, one full-length test each week)
Please advice based on your experience.
I am new to post to the forum.
After going through some of the posts in this forum, I whole-heartedly thank to all the forum contributors and I will try my best to contribute where possible. This is a learning phase for me as well as I am planning for few weeks to prepare my DD.
We are in Essex targeting Chelmsford and Essex schools. However, out of catchment for both Chelmsford and South-end. My DD will be in years 5 in Sept and hence I thought now (just before Yr5) is a good time to start for 11+ preparations. She wants to do 11+ but I do not want to push her too much though as I don’t want her to struggle in a GS if she is not GS type student.
We will do DIY at home only. I have fair understanding of the question types and course material from this forum and 11+ books. What I am very confused is: the time to be spent…how much time we should spend each day during holidays/school days? There seem to be different views on this.
Is an hour everyday during holidays too much? (30 min English and 30 mins math)
And during school days 10 mins English/10 min Math (using 10 min test books)?
(Lastly, 6 months prior to test, one full-length test each week)
Please advice based on your experience.