12 plus
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Dear Guest
Start papers regardless, Bucks take their time to tell you if report successful.
If not successful, appeal, many are rejected at the report stage because an 'administrator' has a checklist and if 'not good enough' child cannot take test. Many get through on appeal. A higher percentage than 11 appeals - over to Etienne
Do you know the 'types' of verbal reasoning needed for late transfer?
Following link may be helpful to others http://www.buckscc.gov.uk/schools/documents/ad" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; ... cedure.pdf
Good Luck
Patricia
Start papers regardless, Bucks take their time to tell you if report successful.
If not successful, appeal, many are rejected at the report stage because an 'administrator' has a checklist and if 'not good enough' child cannot take test. Many get through on appeal. A higher percentage than 11 appeals - over to Etienne
Do you know the 'types' of verbal reasoning needed for late transfer?
Following link may be helpful to others http://www.buckscc.gov.uk/schools/documents/ad" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; ... cedure.pdf
Good Luck
Patricia
Many thanks Patricia and Etienne.
I was kind of hoping we would hear soon and then start cramming but that may leave it all to late. It's a hard choice to get a child to prepare for something in hope!, because if they are turned down they may well feel a sense of failure that they were not thought good enough to test.
Katie
I was kind of hoping we would hear soon and then start cramming but that may leave it all to late. It's a hard choice to get a child to prepare for something in hope!, because if they are turned down they may well feel a sense of failure that they were not thought good enough to test.
Katie
Dear Katie
I sympathise, and it's difficult to explain to a child the logic of what is going on.
The LEA base their decision whether or not to test on curriculum work, but the 12+ measures something quite different!!!
That's why, more often than not, panels tend to uphold appeals against refusal to test.
I sympathise, and it's difficult to explain to a child the logic of what is going on.
The LEA base their decision whether or not to test on curriculum work, but the 12+ measures something quite different!!!
That's why, more often than not, panels tend to uphold appeals against refusal to test.
Etienne
Parents apply for the school they want, and if there are vacancies the published admission criteria are applied to determine who gets in. The final criterion used to be score but is now distance.
Parents who fail to get a place can ask for a transfer appeal - see my post on page 3 of the "Appeals" thread.
Parents who fail to get a place can ask for a transfer appeal - see my post on page 3 of the "Appeals" thread.
Etienne
Dear All
The 12/13+ ,The late transfer test, consists of 1 verbal reasoning paper, 85 questions, 45 minutes, multiple choice, similar standard to the 11 plus, hence 5 more questions, 5 minutes less
As it is only one paper, cannot cover the full compliment of 21 types for Bucks exams. Therefore teach all 21.
1] start with IPS additional questions
2] IPs 30 minute tests
3] Mike edwards [ bank of 6 marked a,b,c,d,e,f]
4] Susan Daughtrey - Bright sparks series [ NOT her books 1-7 just dont get me started on that one ]
5] Nfer [ must practice types HIKNOS from IPS while doing shop bought NFER [ because they are not included]
The 50 minute tests only have 80 questions so reduce the time allowed to complete the test to 42 minutes
There is an additional type that is covered, a bank of maths worded problems eg add up the position numbers of the vowels, so make some up.
Must keep up reading out loud, Vocab still a big problem
Practice mental maths in the car, out and about, just get quick at the basic 4 operations.
Hope this helps towards this years late transfer taken in April.
Patricia
The 12/13+ ,The late transfer test, consists of 1 verbal reasoning paper, 85 questions, 45 minutes, multiple choice, similar standard to the 11 plus, hence 5 more questions, 5 minutes less
As it is only one paper, cannot cover the full compliment of 21 types for Bucks exams. Therefore teach all 21.
1] start with IPS additional questions
2] IPs 30 minute tests
3] Mike edwards [ bank of 6 marked a,b,c,d,e,f]
4] Susan Daughtrey - Bright sparks series [ NOT her books 1-7 just dont get me started on that one ]
5] Nfer [ must practice types HIKNOS from IPS while doing shop bought NFER [ because they are not included]
The 50 minute tests only have 80 questions so reduce the time allowed to complete the test to 42 minutes
There is an additional type that is covered, a bank of maths worded problems eg add up the position numbers of the vowels, so make some up.
Must keep up reading out loud, Vocab still a big problem
Practice mental maths in the car, out and about, just get quick at the basic 4 operations.
Hope this helps towards this years late transfer taken in April.
Patricia