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Eleven Plus Exams Tuition shortlisted for National Tutoring Awards 2026
We are thrilled to announce that Eleven Plus Exams will be supporting the National Tutoring Awards 2026 as Platinum Sponsors, and that we have also been...
Eleven Plus Exams Finalists at the Education Resources Awards 2026
We’re proud to share more exciting news from a remarkable season of recognition. For the second year in a row, Eleven Plus Exams is honoured to...
Eleven Plus Exams signs the Publishers Association’s new Publishing Inclusion Pledge
Eleven Plus Exams has joined over 50 publishing industry colleagues as a founding signatory of the Publishing Inclusion Pledge 2026-28, launched last week by the Publishers...
Eleven Plus Exams CEO named The Enterprise World’s Most Influential Business Leader to Follow 2026
We are delighted to announce that Eleven Plus Exams CEO, Ilesh Kotecha, has been named one of The Enterprise World’s Most Influential Business Leaders to Follow...
Eleven Plus Exams Named Finalist at the GESS Awards 2025
We are delighted to share that Eleven Plus Exams was named a finalist in the GESS (Global Educational Supplies and Solutions) Education Awards 2025. The awards...
Eleven Plus Exams at the National Tutors’ Conference 2025
Eleven Plus Exams showcased our products, services and expertise at the 2025 National Tutors’ Conference, hosted by the Tutors' Association, at The Royal Lancaster Hotel in...
Finalists for Online School of the Year in the National Tutoring Awards 2025
We’re proud to share that Eleven Plus Exams Tuition was named a Finalist for Online School of the Year at the National Tutoring Awards 2025, held...
Eleven Plus Exams CEO finalist in the 2025 Allica Bank Great British Entrepreneur Awards
Eleven Plus Exams’ CEO and founder, Ilesh Kotecha, has been named a finalist in the 2025 Allica Bank Great British Entrepreneur Awards, shortlisted in the Technology...
Eleven Plus Exams CEO named EdTech Innovation CEO of the Year
Eleven Plus Exams’ CEO, Ilesh Kotecha, has been named one of the recipients of the CEO of the Year Awards UK 2025, presented by the Excellence...
Eleven Plus Exams Finalists in the Education Resources Awards 2025
The Education Resources Awards 2025 shortlist has been announced! Eleven Plus Exams are thrilled to be selected as finalists in the following categories: Supplier of the...
Eleven Plus Exams Finalists in EducationInvestor Awards 2025
Eleven Plus Exams are delighted to announce that we have been selected as finalists in the EducationInvestor Awards 2025, organised by Nexus Media Group, in the...
Celebrating 20 Years of Eleven Plus Exams
Our site, elevenplusexams.co.uk, was founded in August 2004 along with our 11 Plus Exams Forum, the nation’s most trusted, free, impartial source of 11+ advice. We’re...
People’s Choice for Tuition Partner of the Year 2024
It was an honour to receive the People’s Choice Award for Tuition Partner 2024 at the National Tutoring Awards last Friday. This year's awards ceremony was...
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‘400 years’ to rebuild all schools with current funding
All schools should be rebuilt every 75 years, say school business professionals, but current investment would leave some...
Common transfer test: Thousands of children sit first paper
About 14,000 children have sat the first paper in the new transfer test in Northern Ireland on Saturday.
Independent school seeks approval for latest phase of £35m overhaul
Up to 500 pupils expected to study at Brighton site if plans given permission
‘Most of our friends use AI in schoolwork’
Amid growing calls for schools to teach pupils about artificial intelligence (AI), BBC Young Reporters Theo and Ben...
How UK Says Its New Investment in AI Will Help Teachers
Teachers and students can both benefit from a new investment announced Monday that will support efforts to test...
‘Why Labour should end the grammar school system’
If Labour truly wants to smash the class ceiling, it should tackle the inherent unfairness of selective schools,...
Anxiety, Depression, Less Sleep … and Poor Academic Performance?
A decade of smartphone dominance and negative NAEP trends
‘Too many missing out on school’ as absenteeism now three times higher than pre-pandemic levels
New Welsh Government data has revealed that absenteeism is increasing in Wales with the Education Minister saying "too...
Parents slam ‘dire’ lack of schools as deadline looms for applications
Parents have slammed the “dire” lack of local secondary schools in Burnham as the deadline to apply approaches.
Your Neighborhood School Is a National Security Risk
Student achievement and merit are losing prospects in the era of “everybody wins”
Kent Test results day 2023: Higher percentage of pupils pass exam compared to 2022
The percentage of children who passed the Kent Test rose this year compared to 2022.
Pens away, laptops open – pupils told to type, not write, GCSE exam answers
Examining board AQA says parts of Italian and Polish courses will be assessed digitally in 2026