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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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Small private schools in Wales say they face ‘overnight closure’ over VAT rules
I am not being dramatic, that could happen. We could close overnight with an exodus of children
Private schools vote to sue as Labour impose ‘discriminatory’ VAT on fees
Private schools will mount a legal challenge to Labour's imposition of VAT on private school fees.
Oversubscribed schools in Kent turning away hundreds of pupils as admissions policies under spotlight
Kent’s most popular secondary schools are denying places to as many as four out of five children listing...
Revealed: Ofsted publishes first school reports without headline grades
Fifteen schools inspected on September 24 have been issued with sub-judgment grades
Private schools say drop in enrolments mainly due to impending VAT on fees
Survey by Independent Schools Council finds UK pupil numbers down 1.7% compared with 2023
Demand for England’s grammar schools falls – despite VAT on school fees
Ending tax exemption for private education has not led to influx at selective secondaries predicted by critics
How are primary school pupils assessed?
Children attending primary school in England are subject to a series of tests from Reception to Year 6....
Mock 11-plus entrance exams boost grammars’ funds
Investigation finds tens of thousands raised through PTA-run tests help grammars pay for laptops, cricket nets and new...
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...
VAT on private education arriving sooner than expected
With the new Government’s VAT on private educational fees being implemented earlier than anticipated, schools and parents must...
Why Scotland’s private schools are ‘disappointed’ by timing of Labour VAT charges to impact 6,000 pupils
Private schools in Scotland have been left “disappointed” by Labour’s timetable for the introduction of VAT on fees.
Why school suspensions and exclusions have risen dramatically in England – and what could be done
The government looks set to implement a shift in how behaviour is managed in English schools. This would...