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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
Grammar School gets a biodiversity area
A BIODIVERSITY area is being created at the Grammar School site, inspired by the Queen’s Green Canopy.
Children in England are the best readers in the Western world, new global comparison finds
Children in England are better at reading than anywhere in Europe or the US, a new global comparison...
British Council ‘reviewing’ schools’ plea to retake Cambridge exams
If exams held again by July, students may be able to get admissions to universities
The Charles Dickens School celebrates ‘good’ grading from Ofsted
Staff and pupils at The Charles Dickens School in Broadstairs are celebrating after securing a Good in all...
Could uni students boost Welsh primary pupils’ literacy?
A pilot mentoring project is due to get underway in Welsh primaries as the government comes under fire...
Maggie Snowling: Why schools need to look beyond dyslexia
It’s important to continue to raise awareness about dyslexia, but lesser-known literacy and language difficulties also deserve our...
FANUC places education centre stage at inaugural Automation UK show
As part of its campaign to inspire the next generation of robotics engineers, automation experts FANUC UK will...
Andy Burnham plans overhaul of education with MBacc
The Mayor of Greater Manchester wants to boost jobs-based vocational education.
Wednesday briefing: Are standardised tests failing children?
In today’s newsletter: Sats tests have left students in tears, and teachers and parents calling for an overhaul....
Children in England ranked fourth globally for reading
Primary school children in England have ranked fourth in the international rankings for reading.
Aston University unveils plans for innovation cluster with Birmingham City Council and Bruntwood SciTech
Aston University has unveiled plans for a new world-class innovation cluster within the Birmingham Knowledge Quarter, in partnership...
The dates GCSE and A-level exam results will be announced in Wales
Exams will be graded higher in Wales than in England