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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 in some areas of Northern Ireland have been alerted more than 2,000 times in less than two years about pupils affected by domestic violence.
A Swindon teacher has said she is leaving the profession because of the toll it is taking on her health.
Domestic violence: Police alert NI schools more than 2,000 times
Schools in some areas of Northern Ireland have been alerted more than 2,000 times in less than two...
Universities are changing size and shape very rapidly. Can anyone keep up?
New English student numbers figures show how rapidly universities are changing size and shape. David Kernohan and Jim...
Brighton and Hove headteachers write to government over school funding
A group of headteachers have written to the education secretary to express their dismay at the state of...
Education: Funding cuts put NI young people’s schemes at risk
Two long-running education schemes that benefit children and young people in west Belfast and County Antrim are at...
National Education Union to hand petition to Westminster calling for Ofsted to be replaced
The union started gathering signatures last year following its annual conference
The real reasons teachers are striking
Even as teachers conduct their biggest walk out since 1986, parents remain woefully uninformed about the real issues...
Number of ‘severely absent’ pupils up 50%
The number of children absent from school for long periods has continued to rise to record levels, according...
Reading schools remove Ofsted branding after death of Ruth Perry
Schools are removing logos and references to Ofsted ratings from their websites as a mark of solidarity with...
Government agrees to include NSS findings in school admissions review
The government has said it will consider National Secular Society research on faith schools as part of its next review...
Providing free school meals to all secondary pupils is feasible and acceptable, finds study
Providing free school meals to all secondary pupils is feasible and acceptable, and brings many potential benefits, finds...
Concern over major discrepancy between Perth and Kinross Council and pupil bullying figures
A survey of primary pupils showed 42 per cent had experienced bullying in 2021/22 yet PKC's records showed...