Tag: 11plus
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Who what where when why how: Does 11plus learning ever change?
6 questions every child is taught in KS2. 5WH (5 whats, 1 how). 6 questions we probably ask ourselves a lot right now. 6 questions that perhaps we can use as guides when planning 11+ learning. Think of this as a thought exercise that might bring calm and clarity amid the chaos. I don’t know…
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11plushappy Father’s Day!
At the heart of helping my own children learn, at the heart of every session we had together, was a single, simple and profound truth: I got to spend extra time with them. There was nothing else I wanted more. It built our learning relationship, helped give them information, habits and ways of thinking that…
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Part 2 of seriously un-serious* ways to help your child remember serious words
You know your child, you know what they like. The single rule might be: “Many ways for different brains.” Here is a happy handful of word-learning games. Feel free to use these as springboards to get into the activity of designing or improvising games with your child as co-inventor. 1. Does your child sing? Have…
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Completely un-serious ways to help our children remember serious words
Really, we could stop the post right here, use the above heading as an instruction, and you and your child can get going thinking up seriously un-serious ways to remember serious words. So we will… See you soon, have a happy, fun day of learning. P.S. I’ll share some un-serious ways tomorrow. Take care, keep…
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What is happening to the eleven plus exam? How to name and get rid of your worries about the 11+ . (The write way to worry!)
A conversation with a close friend, who is worrying about their daughter’s 11 plus in these difficult times, has prompted this post. In truth, we don’t know exactly what is going to happen. We can predict, though, that something will happen. Either the tests will be rearranged, postponed, or a new system will be temporarily…
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Superinfluence Part 2 continued: What’s in the 11+ test?
Yesterday’s blog hopefully sent you off on a hunt for dates of application for the grammar schools you are interested in. Today, we deal with the holy grail of knowing what is in the test. That would make all the difference, right? If we could see how it was laid out, what the question types…
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SUPERINFLUENCE: “I am the single most important factor in my child’s 11+ success.”
I know you could have told yourself that, but here’s what that one truth means. Your child:- 1. Loves you. 2. Believes you. 3. Needs you. 4. Learns from you. 5. Learns everything about how to be, learn and think from you. Your son or daughter at primary school age looks up to you –…
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Your 11+ Dream is Real
I know how impossible it can feel and have learned how possible it is. I’ve lived on both sides. When we were sent the email from our local borough of Merton confirming our son had won his place, we exploded. We cried, hugged, laughed, then headed straight out for his celebration meal. My wife and…
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Please make sure your child’s Christmas is 11plushappy!
A huge motivational entrance test hello and a very short burst of happiness to remind you that holidays are the best learning present you can ask for – a gift of time to plan and weave in a few happy hours of intentional eleven-plus learning. Your child can make huge progress during these long days,…