Habs Girls 11+ Exams

[Sweetpear]

Can anyone help with regards to this question my dd is sitting the 11+ in Jan 2015 but as a mum panic has just kicked in. Any books that she needs to do. I have already printed the boys papers. Is it worth tutoring, after speaking to her teachers they did say not to worry and that she isn't a concern, but after seeing some mums is hard not to be.
She is at an independent school at the moment.
Please any advice would help. Also should she be sitting mocks? HELP!!! :?

sweetpear

Obviously visit the school website and attend the open day.

MN is of course excellent - but where things 11+ crop up pretty much everybody advised visiting the 11+ regional forums: www.elevenplusexams.co.uk/forum/11plus/index.php

If this is Haberdasher's Aske's School for Girls - I think it's an independent school and therefore there may not be a lot of information - but just try the search option for it. Or if there's nothing - post a message as a newbie - any advice on preparing for Haberdasher's Girls entrance CEM? You're bound to get all sorts helping you.

My other piece of advice is talk to people whose children are going there or are soon to go there and find out what they did. They'll be full of pride and happy to advise you - so don't be shy - catch them now!

HTH

How bright is she, and what's her temperament? If she's at the top of her class, regularly gets 95% on maths and english papers, and easily bored, then you don't need to do much. If she's a solid, steady worker, or lags in either subject, a weekly tutor is a good idea. If she lags in both subjects, by which I mean gets less than 80%, then you need a tutor a few times a week. Those are the bare bones of it. But if she's this latter, I wouldn't be pushing her down this route tbh.

Either way she should have plenty of practise with the exam papers over the summer (one in each subject a week). At least half of doing well on an exam is knowing the rubric and exam technique - moving past a question you don't know, showing your working, checking your answer. This you can easily teach her.

Sorry, should have said, I have tutored for the 11+ in North London, though for the grammars, not Habs.