Tag: 11 plus practice papers
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One week of summer holiday 11+ learning left!
This is it, superhero – one week left. You have a gift of time to dedicate to your child’s grammar school preparation. Keep going, keep going! Are you continuing to find gaps in your child’s knowledge and skills? Are you continuing to focus on each one as you discover it, and explore all possible ways…
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11 Plus Happy! – 88 Essential Grammar School Steps you and your child MUST do Now is free for 5 days on kindle!
YES! YES! YES! It’s free! Please, if you are serious about helping your child to 11 plus success, read my first book for free for a very limited time. Amazon lets authors offer their books once for 5 days in every 90 days. Tomorrow, 15th August, to celebrate A-level results day – begin with the…
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Do you really, really believe your child will succeed in the 11 Plus exam?
Good morning, 11plus families and all those supporting them. Quick question? Are you visualising your child’s success in the entrance test? Seriously, do you believe it can happen? It’s vital you do and here’s the most important reason why – if you fully believe it can happen, even will happen, then you will DO MORE, TAKE MORE…
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Do the keyword dance: How to use (and not use) keywords to answer multiple choice comprehension questions
PLEASE READ THIS – YOUR CHILD’S 11 PLUS SUCCESS MAY DEPEND ON IT. Forgive the capitals and the warning, but I’m writing this immediately after a teaching session, in which my very capable student learned a hack and then did something unexpected that your child must not do! To set the context, I’m including the…
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11plushappy! New Year
Is 2019 the year your child sits their 11 Plus? From the very first day to its last, I hope 2019 is filled with learning and happiness for your child and your family. Add these brand new, essential 11 Plus English learning materials to your journey. Managing the year is like managing the tests themselves.…
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11 plus maths: Tried the quick double and half trick for long multiplication?
Here’s a tip fresh from a lesson with a student this morning. Can you see what’s going on in the example in the box? It doesn’t replace long multiplication. However, there are times that numbers look a bit yucky, but with this simple trick, they become numbers our brains love. Above, we changed 225 and…
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The most important 11 plus maths tip ever? It could be T.T.E.Z.
It’s debatable, but it’s definitely unavoidable: your child needs to know their times tables – now! Don’t despair, turn the tables on those tables and have some fun. One way to do this is to declare your house a T.T.E.Z. For 30 days, do no other learning at home apart from learning the tables. Print and…
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I bow. You amaze me. And a 2nd edition.
Very excited to be launching new titles in the 11plushappy series very, very soon! Please sign up to the blog if you’d like to be among the first to review and use brand new 11 plus material. Also underway is an updated 2nd edition of 11 plus Ways to 11 plus Success. All this in…