11+ Test 2024 - Some Frequently Asked Questions
Registration for this year’s 11+ test will open soon, and no doubt many parents have a number of questions about the whole process. So...
3 Things You May Not Know About The 11 Plus
By now you’re probably very familiar with the basics of the 11 Plus. But here are three things you may not know. 1. It's not standardised...
From the archive: 2020 Home Learning: Some Helpful Websites
Hello everyone, I am writing this at the end of the strangest week of my teaching career; schools have been closed to the majority of its...
7 Tips for 11+ Exam Day
For many children, the 11+ exam is only a week away. Many months of hard work, practice tests and staring at non-verbal reasoning...
11+ Mock Tests: Benefits and Bewares
This blog discusses the subject of 11+ mock testing. Before you read, I just wanted to affirm the fact that, whilst we at Ingenia...
Private, Grammar and State Secondary School - What’s The Difference?
As we enter the new year, there will be many parents of Year 5 children who are beginning the process of trying to select a secondary...
Is My Child Right for the 11+?
Towards the end of this blog, I have summarised some “recommended criteria” (for want of a better phrase) for those children who I feel...
An Excuse For Fun! - How do children's experiences help with their school work?
As I settle down to write this, the first week of the summer holidays appears to have come and gone. It’s bizarre to think these holidays...
The Final Half Term - What Really Goes On?!
This weekend signals the end of the first two weeks of the final half term of the school year, and most schools only have another five or...
7 Tips for SATS week
Yes, it’s that time of year again! Next week is SATS week for Year 6 pupils up and down the country, and no doubt anxiety levels will be...
