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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
Loss Of School Funding ‘Absolutely Shameful’
The loss of funding for schools in disadvantaged areas has been branded "absolutely shameful" by SDLP Education Spokesperson...
Maths to 18: A policy in search of a strategy
Sixth form colleges stand ready to deliver the prime minister’s ‘maths for all’ ambition, says Bill Watkin, but...
School leaders respond to Ofsted’s statement on calls for inspection reform
Responding to a statement from His Majesty's Chief Inspector, Amanda Spielman, on calls for Ofsted reform, Paul Whiteman,...
ChatGPT will make marking coursework ‘virtually impossible’ and shows exams ‘more important than ever’
ChatGPT is posing entirely new plagiarism challenges for teachers, and some schools and universities in other countries have...
Halt Ofsted inspections after Ruth Perry’s death, says sister
Pausing Ofsted inspections would be the "empathetic, human, correct thing to do", says the sister of a head...
Extra funding for disadvantaged pupils withdrawn for NI schools
Funding for schools in disadvantaged areas which provides extra support for pupils and families is being axed from...
Approval process for future level 2 qualifications unveiled
The government's new "employer-led" approval process for level 2 qualifications to be taught from 2025 has been published
Brace for an era of intensified competition for higher education places
When the demand for university places outstrips supply, students face a scramble for places. Sander Kristel introduces the...
Ruth Perry: Education secretary to meet family and local teachers
The education secretary has agreed to meet with the family of a head teacher who took her own...
Let’s be honest, teaching everyone more maths won’t boost our economic growth
Rishi Sunak wants us all to be better at maths, but ultimately it won’t matter for our economic...
University student complaints hit record high in England and Wales for fourth successive year
The number of student complaints about university courses in England and Wales reached a record high for a...
School and college leaders to hold national strike ballot for first time
The Association of School and College Leaders said the decision to hold a ballot was made due to...