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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
Why are young people leaving the labour market?
Economic inactivity has been increasing in the UK. This Insight discusses why young people may not be entering...
Teachers are quitting – here’s what could be done to get them to stay
Each year roughly one in ten state school classroom teachers in England leave the profession. This is a significant problem when...
Over 10,000 London children fail to get first choice of primary school
Families across the capital have been finding out which school their children will start at in September
How will AI be top of the class in education?
We have been promised that technology will revolutionize education, but too often, such promises have fallen short.
NSPCC: Nine out of 10 teachers in Wales report ‘worrying’ scale of abuse and neglect facing children
More than 90% of teachers in Wales have seen an increase in safeguarding referrals in children, according to...
We don’t need no education
From school trips to language schools to universities, Brexit has brought chaos to a sector that led the...
PM’s maths education plans ‘don’t add up’ says Labour candidate
The Prime Minister’s plans to introduce compulsory maths education for student until the age of 18 ‘doesn’t add...
New data shows pandemic grades fell for disadvantaged students in Wales
Did students from socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds see better grades during the pandemic?
‘Sector-led’ attendance hubs to tackle school absence rates
Expansion of hubs programme follows a pilot which 'achieved significant reductions' in absence
Primary school places: How can parents appeal over school places?
Children starting primary school in England and Wales in September are being offered places.
Rishi Sunak sets up review to tackle ‘anti-maths mindset’
Rishi Sunak has said an "anti-maths mindset" is holding the economy back, as he announced a review of...
The energy transition skills gap is more than technical
Energy Monitor sits down with John Kraus, CEO of Engineers Without Borders UK, who believes a system change...