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11+ prep - how did you go about it?

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thecoffeewasthething · 26/12/2023 14:03

I've never been through the British school system, but I'd like to prepare my dd for the 11+ exam and apply for our local grammar. She's in year 5, and reasonably bright, so I feel that with a bit of coaching and practice she could meet the requirements for entry.

If you've recently prepared your child for the 11+, how did you go about doing it? Our chosen (hopefully) school uses GL Assessments. I am about to buy the multi-pack of all 4 exam prep booklets, and we'll work through these together. Did you use a tutor as well? Or would a tutor provide these as part of their approach? Any insights appreciated. :)

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ChristmasEvemaddness · 29/12/2023 16:37

It's just about realism and balance.
Some dc slog through hours and hours of extra work and still fail.

Work on speficic areas and familiarise themselves with nvr and exam techniques.
Do some mock tests.

FrappeGirl · 17/04/2024 21:38

Mumaway · 26/12/2023 15:59

Start EARLY, we had an online tutor 1hr per week and a fairly expensive subscription to Atom, for practice. DD did 30mins a day for 3months, then 1hr per day for 3 months, which was probably not long enough. She has quite bad dyslexia. It was very hard a times. She didn't pass. It's probably for the best, as I would hate for her to struggle in a very academic environment

Hi Mumaway - did you feel that Atom was worth the money? Just looking into it for DS who is taking the exam in September.

GHSP · 18/04/2024 06:44

Atom was worth it for us. We didn’t really start the prep until the April before the test and it was perfect timing really because dc didn’t have long enough to get bored or Atom! In the August we did lots of paper-based stuff too (mock tests) but Atom cost us £60 a month at the time and we did 5 months, and then I spent about £50 on books and mock tests, so the total was £350. Very good vfm considering many of dc’s friends at grammar school had weekly tutoring for a year or more before the test.

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