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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...
News Archive
Scaled scores for 2023 key stage 1 SATs announced
DfE reveals how many marks pupils will need to reach its 'expected standard'
Languages and creative arts losing favour with GCSE and A-level students
More vocational subjects such as computing and business preferred by those studying in England
AQA look at ‘Duolingo-style’ test for GCSE resitters
It follows calls from school leaders' union ASCL for a 'passport' in maths and English
The key trends in 2023 GCSE and A-level entries
Boost in popularity for maths, computing and classical subjects, but language and creative subjects in trouble
Will we ever know the impact of nursery hours increase on children?
The main aim of the £1 billion a year investment is to improve outcomes for children but auditors...
Call for mandatory autism training for teachers
Only 14 per cent of secondary school teachers have had more than half a day’s autism training, survey...
UK’s poorest children likelier to have less understanding of personal finances, study finds
A new study of 3,745 families from across the UK demonstrates a "sizeable" gap in the financial knowledge...
What did graduates do after higher education in 2022?
The Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) has today published data on what graduates of 2021 were doing 15 months after...
London schools face crisis as pupil numbers plummet
50,000 quit London’s education system last year as schools face closure over loss of funding
School pupils says lessons are not hard enough
Nearly half of primary pupils quizzed by education inspectors said lessons were not hard enough at a struggling...
It’s time to shift the AI conversation from student cheating to training educators
Generative AI won’t replace teachers, but they need to learn how to leverage it to thrive. The impact of...
OCR to review difficulty of GCSE computer science paper
Follows backlash over exam leaving pupils 'completely disheartened' and warning it will put more youngsters off the subject