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11 plus support thread

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user153876909 · 21/08/2021 21:19

Hi folks,

My DS is sitting the 11 plus for some of the superselective grammar schools in London next month. We did a mock test today and got the results back, which have put me in a bit of a panic mode. I thought we were almost there with the prep but it seems we still have quite some work to do.

Anyone else have DC taking the 11+ next month and what last minute prep are you doing?

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BernardsarenotalwaysSaints · 25/08/2021 10:23

Yep, Dc2 will be sitting his on 11/09. We're Warwickshire & dc1 sat hers last October & got a brilliant score considering the uncertainty over it, she (& a lot of her friends) really became quite detached from it when they found out it wasn't being sat alongside the B'ham schools. Very glad it's going ahead 'as normal' this year though!

We're just going over things really, he's academically very bright, more so than dc1, but he's a worrier, where she isn't. So it's more about letting him know that he can only do his best on the day & that we're proud of him either way.

Blubell46 · 25/08/2021 08:25

@user153876909 please may I ask which schools you are applying for? When completing the test did you pinpoint a particular that your dc needs work on?

You still have time if you know the area.

louisejxxx · 25/08/2021 05:39

My advice would be to spend any time now on sections they aren’t so confident in/usually score worse in. I would also ease off on any practice papers now so they’ve had enough time to “recover” for the test - you don’t want them to be exhausted from doing tonnes of them in the days and weeks beforehand.

annaseal · 24/08/2021 18:16

Hello @user153876909, which schools you are targeting? Which board like GL or CEM your DC will be sitting?

CoolKitkat · 24/08/2021 13:29

I thought age adjustment didn't make too much difference to the marks? But I'm not that familiar with how it works.

Not long to go now, soon they'll be back at school and then time will really fly!

ElvenDreamer · 22/08/2021 21:33

Can I be angsty with you all pls? Super stressed here too, 2 super selective schools in Essex being applied for, 1 of which has a catchment area meaning DD has to score significantly higher than many as we are not in it. And don't even start me on age adjustment 😭 just want the next month over now.

Sweetsweetsoul · 22/08/2021 21:16

It’s hit and miss here too. Trying not to add any pressure to my son and just carrying on as before. 10 min test every day then a full paper once a week. Argh! Can’t wait until it’s over.

CoolKitkat · 22/08/2021 17:57

We're in a similar boat - not sure what else to do at this stage, just trying to do some 10-minute tests to improve on speed, and looking up new words for vocab etc. Not sure how to improve on the marks though, it's a bit worrying but not sure there's much we can do about it.