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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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The Growth Of AI, Jonathan Pires Sutton Grammar School
Revolutionising industries and transforming the way we live and work, artificial intelligence (AI) has seen astounding growth over...
Historic Lambeth girls school to shut due to shortage of pupils
St Martin-In-The-Fields High School for Girls will shut to most year groups this summer and cease operating completely...
From hammer and chisel to laptop and pen: UWTSD student carves his way to success
A stonemason who returned to education at University of Wales Trinity Saint David (UWTSD) lands his dream graduate...
Transfer test: More affluent pupils at grammar schools, study finds
That is one of the key findings from a new study by the Centre for Research in Educational...
Why don’t we screen for comprehension?
Our assessment of children’s reading skills is currently missing a crucial component, says Megan Dixon
NHS doctor apprenticeships: Everything you need to know
NHS doctor apprenticeships: Everything you need to know
How to get an elite education for your children without spending a fortune
A guide to the hybrid schooling models that won’t (totally) break the bank
Our ‘obsession’ with phonics has worked
On reading and in many other areas of education policy, the Labour Party remains in hoc to the...
Schools Minister finally agrees to ‘look at’ Sats exam paper that left Year 6 pupils in tears
TORY Schools Minister Nick Gibb finally bowed to mounting pressure today and promised to “look at” a Sats...
Children in England are the best readers in the Western world, new global comparison finds
England’s children placed fourth in a global education league table, behind Singapore, Hong Kong and Russia, jumping from...
How one school is tackling name mispronunciation
Teachers persistently mispronouncing a student’s name can make the child feel undervalued, says Gideon Hammond, who has come...
UK staff shortages hit education and health hardest, report finds
Public sector wages fall further behind private sector as unions prepare for fresh pay talks