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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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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,…
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Are you half-term happy? Holidays are fantastic 11plus learning gifts!
A huge motivational entrance test hello and a very short burst of happiness to remind you the half-term is gifting you time to plan and weave in happy hours of intentional eleven-plus learning. Your child can make huge progress during these long days, as well as having a fun break. Please find two to three…
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Reason 5 of “5 reasons NOT to wait until Year 5 to start preparing your child for 11plus entrance tests”
Hello again. (Welcome, if this is your first time visiting). Leading on from Reason 4, today we come to the second big benefit, superboost 2, of starting with easier, younger material. (If you missed the last post, Reason 4, I’d encourage you to click back and read that first.) Do you remember in Reason 3…
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Reason 4 of “5 Reasons NOT to wait until Year 5 to start preparing your child for 11plus entrance tests”
Straight in today; your time is short and after 3 days of our mini-series blog/mini-blog series, I know you’re ready for the reason. Reason 4 has two sides to it, both of which offer true superboosts to your child’s learning and enjoyment of 11plus prep. Reason 4: Start early – Y4, Y3, Y2 – and…
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Reason 3 of “5 reasons NOT to wait until Year 5 to start preparing your child for 11plus entrance tests”
Today’s reason is a big one, often overlooked, even denied. Remember that if you missed the first two reasons, you can catch up on Reason 1 here, and Reason 2 here Reason 3, then, is that starting early, at least in Year 4, gives your child one of the biggest advantages when it comes to…
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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…