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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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Risks 1086 – Sexual harassment law could be dropped | abolish Ofsted inspections
Union News: Fears sexual harassment law could be dropped
Working-class students at middle-class schools exist in a liminal state
The biggest lesson I’ve learnt at my middle-class school in Sheffield is just how all-pervasive class is. Policymakers...
Sandringham: King ‘proud and delighted’ at school’s success
King Charles has expressed his pride after a school on his Norfolk estate was rated 'good' by the...
Teachers were offered a big pay rise. The unions said no. These strikes are unjustifiable
Children whose schooling has already been disrupted by Covid are going to lose more valuable schooldays. What's happening...
Government rejects calls to ban smacking kids in England and says they’re ‘already protected’
NSPCC and Barnardo's are among the charities calling on the Government to "put wellbeing of children first".
Ruth Perry: Kent and Medway teachers call for Ofsted reform after head’s death
A group of school representatives in Kent have written to the prime minister calling for a reform of...
One In Four Parents Quit Work Because Of Childcare Costs
One in four UK parents have had to quit a job or drop out of education to avoid...
Nearly three-quarters of teachers in Wales have considered leaving the profession
Nearly three-quarters of teachers in Wales have contemplated leaving their profession within the past year, according to a...
Parents’ help with schoolwork does little for children’s progress – study
Research suggests having parents from a high socio-economic class approximately doubles the chance of a child being rated...
‘I know it was our choice to have a child – but the cost is making us wonder if there’s any point in working’
It comes as a new study revealed one in four UK parents are leaving work due childcare costs
Ofsted rates primary school in Canning Town ‘outstanding’
A school in Canning Town has been rated 'outstanding' by Ofsted, whose inspectors could find no areas for improvement.
Primary school places offer day 2023 – what to expect on the big day
There is a high chance you will get your first choice school and if you don’t you can...