Tag: 11plus
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It starts today! 11+ Perfect Punctuation Half-term Happy Micro-Course
Hello. A final invitation for your child to join this week-long exploration of fundamental and advanced punctuation, to support your child’s preparation for 11+ Creative Writing Exams. Class starts at 4pm today. You can secure a place for your child’s progress here. Why is it a micro-course? There’s a maximum of 3 students per class,…
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Starting Tomorrow! 11+ Perfect Punctuation Half-term Happy Micro-Course Starts tomorrow!
Hello! Don’t let your child miss out! Registration for the above class closes at 12pm tomorrow, or when the class is full. The course starts tomorrow at 4pm, Monday-Friday, via Zoom. One class is full. The last class has 2 spaces currently. You can secure a place for your child’s progress here. Why is it…
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Words of the week that your child can add to their writing (taken from a new upcoming book release)
Good morning, winter parents, tutors and children! I wanted to share a set of words from a story I’ve just finished writing, which will be included in an upcoming 11plushappy! book of fiction models. I thought, why wait till the book is out? They might help you now. Each story model I’m putting in the…
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Creative Writing Happy Tip: Subscribe to this blog!
Boo! A very short hello as you prepare for 11plus pr…oh, no , sorry, I mean Halloween today. If you’re serious about your child being the best prepared they can be for their creative writing exam, it’s wise to dip into different sources and formats of tests, as well as alternative advice and how-to’s. You…
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Now With Pictures! (I Love Writing)
On Monday, I shared my love of both teaching and writing creative writing, and offered you a tip to help your child combine photographs from a day out into an exciting story. I now add to this three super happy, super important gifts: the photographs! As I near completion of the 11plus Creative Writing Fiction…
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Quick…A sneak peak inside my Creative Writing Models Non-Fiction Guide!
With a new Non-Fiction Models book issued fresh for 2025, I’m dying to show you an extract from a persuasive letter, so you can see exactly how the guide will transform your child’s writing. Remember, each model in the book gives you: It’s a guide to make your parent-and-child and tutor-and-child learning moments easy, valuable,…
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Paperback books or digital books – which is better for your child’s learning?
Your decision to choose a digital or paperback version of a teaching and learning book depends on: Why you should love digital versions With printing-enabled ebooks – all 11plushappy guides have printing ability – you can print out one essay at a time, multiple times. You and your child can write all over it and…
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Eleven Plus Parents – You CAN do this!
Well, another week means another opportunity to help your child as they prepare for their 11plus. How is it going? Two very simple messages today. One is up there in the title. You CAN do this. Thousands of children do pass each year, these schools do exist, they do accept children, and you have an…
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Eleven plus Non-fiction Models offer a fast track to your child’s writing success.
Why models? It’s all very well people telling you to write a great persuasive letter or recount or description, but what does that really mean? How much do you write? How do you start? How do you end? What techniques and structure should you include? Children need to know what success looks like, so they…
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Eleven plus Non-fiction Models offer a fast track to your child’s writing success.
Why models? It’s all very well people telling you to write a great persuasive letter or recount or description, but what does that really mean? How much do you write? How do you start? How do you end? What techniques and structure should you include? Children need to know what success looks like, so they…