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help please!!!!

Posted: Sat Oct 10, 2009 1:05 pm
by busy mom of 3
dear all, i live in redditch and have a son whose just started in year5.im thinking about ke grammer school, bham.wen will my son hav 2 take 11+ exam? will it b in nov 10?wen do u hav 2 apply also?
i also hav no idea of exam format and syllabus of what he will have 2 study.i know most people use tutors in birmingham.this is abit far out for me, does anybody know of a good tutor near me, pls pm me.also what r the rates for tutors nowadays. i think i could home tutor myself but have no idea of syllabus & books 2 use. where can i get hold of past papers etc?
sorry 2 ask so many questions but this all seems so new to me.
thanks.........

Posted: Sat Oct 10, 2009 6:37 pm
by Rose petal
Can't help with the tutor, but this years 11+ for children currently in year 6 for King Edwards is at the start of November. To apply it is a simple on line form that needs to be filled out some time during during the summer term, I think. Do consider transport though, if there is a bus atall from Redditch it may be very early. Have a look on the green bus company website for more details of school buses.

http://www.thegreenbus.co.uk/

If you look down the threads you will see some which tell you about the format of the exams. For example, have a look at this earlier thread re the 2008 exam.

http://www.elevenplusexams.co.uk/forum/ ... c&start=10

As you are in Redditch are you also thinking about the Warwickshire Grammar Schools?

Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2009 2:36 pm
by lottie
Hi

The best thing that you can do is call the King Edwards Foundation - they are in charge of organising the exams and they are VERY helpful. It is their job to take calls from parents making initial inquireys so please dont worry about calling them - with all the questions that you have asked (even the smallest ones, that you think you should know).

If you are looking for a good tutor, if I was you i'd travel to Birmingham. Speak to FM as she knows alot more. Hopefully she spots this thread and replies anyway.

Best of luck
Lottie

thanku

Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2009 7:41 pm
by busy mom of 3
thanks for the replies.im only thinking of birmingham schools as a younger sibling already goes to school there.