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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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Schools and colleges to receive £2.5 billion to upgrade buildings and boost school places

Millions of young people across the country are set to benefit from a significant £2.5 billion boost so...

West London College gets ready to start T-Levels for students from September 2023

West London College will be launching T-Levels for students to study in business, digital, health and science from September...

Scholarships to boost diversity in AI and computing

Kent has been awarded funding by the Office for Students (OfS) in partnership with the Department for Innovation,...

Camanachd Association and UHI to train 60 teachers in Shinty for Schools Programme

In a bid to promote Shinty and make it more accessible to young people, the Camanachd Association has...

Report highlights need for school children to be more connected to nature

A new report from NatureScot and partners has highlighted how Scotland’s children could be offered increased amounts of...

‘Rebel parents’ opened their own school for ‘disappointed’ boys

A group of "rebel" Merseyside parents took matters into their own hands after their sons were left "disappointed"...

Teacher strikes Scotland: Union’ ready to boycott’ Scottish assessments scrapped during Covid-19 pandemic

A trade union representing teachers has threatened to boycott exams next year.​

Schools to receive guidance on gender issues after ‘concerning’ report, says Rishi Sunak

Rishi Sunak has pledged to publish new guidance on gender issues for the summer term after a report...

Public attitudes to higher education – what does the evidence tell us?

There is a sense at home and abroad that the UK is going in the wrong direction. Public...

Temporary reprieve for 5 health and science courses facing the axe

'Absurdity' of the DfE's level 3 defunding process exposed

Schools told to raise their Welsh language standards by inspectors

Nearly half of Caerphilly County Borough schools inspected by Estyn in 2022 were told to improve their provision of...

Seven in 10 children in families on universal credit are not eligible for free school meals

Around seven in 10 children in families on universal credit are missing out on free school meals, according...