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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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Bedford School rated amongst best in the world for boarders
Bedford School has been rated amongst the best in the world for boarders with a five-star rating in Fortune’s ‘World’s...
Solving global teacher recruitment and retention crisis
A recognised global teacher recruitment and retention crisis has led to the creation of a new qualification which...
Headteachers fear schools will have to pick up bill for pay rise offered in Wales
The said some councils had 'short changed schools' on cash promised for pay awards, leading to an education...
Enrolment for our 2023 Year 4 Courses is Now Open!
Enrolment for our 2023 year 4 11 plus tuition courses is now open. Our courses are available for...
Eating disorders amongst children and young people during the COVID-19 pandemic
In England, almost 10,000 children and young people started treatment for an eating disorder between April and December...
Budget 2023: Everything you need to know about childcare support
Hundreds of thousands more working parents will be supported through an extension of the free childcare on offer,...
More than fifth of pupils ‘persistently absent’ from lessons last year – data
The Department for Education figures indicate an increase of 10.4 percentage points on 2020/21’s figures.
More than half of England’s schools disrupted by strikes
More than 50% of schools in England closed or restricted attendance because of this week's teachers' strikes, according...
How Will Technology Transform Global Education In 2023?
Looking ahead to 2025, experts project that global spending across digital education will surpass $350 billion, highlighting the...
Scores of primary and secondary schools to benefit after multi-million refurb work given the green light
A total of £43 million will be spent on maintaining and improving Staffordshire schools over the coming year.
Census shows ‘huge’ variation in housing and education among ethnic groups
Levels of home-ownership, good health and educational qualification “vary considerably” across ethnic groups in England and Wales, new...
Many UK primary schoolchildren ‘drastically’ missing out on poetry
Research in January by Macmillan and CLPE found limited books and lack of teacher support means majority study...