MATHS • Re: Maths prep - Scores up and down
Your SW HERTS and Latymer Maths papers will be GL format Maths so I suggest you put all your focus on that format as these will be the first two papers that he will sit.Which school is your first...
View ArticleENGLISH • Length of GL comprehension papers
Im looking at paper 3 in the comprehension set - it is 2 1/2 pages long of reading - will the reading in the real test be this long?If not , what is a typical length please ? We've mainly been doing...
View ArticleHertfordshire (Other and North London) • When to start test prep for DAO and...
Hello lovely parents,Islington-based dad here. DS will be starting year 4 in the autumn. We are considering applying for DAO and Latymer.Given we have 2 years from now, I'm wondering when would be a...
View ArticleKent • TOGS catchment area
Hi,I am fairly new to this forum and was hoping the experienced parents here would be able to help me with a query on the catchment area for TOGS.Would Swanley be In Area or OOC for TOGS. As per the...
View ArticleKent • Re: TOGS catchment area
The tie-breaker only comes into effect where there are two or more on the same score for the last place available. Otherwise if you are in one of Tonbridge & Malling Borough, Tunbridge Wells...
View ArticleHertfordshire (Other and North London) • Re: When to start test prep for DAO...
This sounds like an excellent structure but you do need to put focus on the VR as both Latymer and DAO use a VR paper to reduce the numbers of English papers they have to mark.DAO have around one...
View ArticleEssex • CSSE mock scores
Hi,New to the forum and currently freaking out because my DD’s mock scores are all over place. Sometimes she scores 40/60 on maths and sometimes 28/60. She’s born in June and although we feel it might...
View ArticleEssex • Re: CSSE 11+ Percentage on practice papers = good enough score?!
My daughter was getting 50-60% on practice papers occasionally more in the maths. She ended up with 352, so I would say 80% is higher than you need.Hi!Can you share her birth month please? My daughter...
View ArticleKent • Tutoring method
Did your tutor / you teach the exam through exam papers or basics first then exam papers?Not sure how to approach this as will be tutoring my daughter from September … Thank youStatistics: Posted by...
View ArticleKent • Re: Tutoring method
From my own experience (years ago!). Definitely techniques first. If they do tests straight away without knowing anything about technique you run the risk of affecting their confidence. My children...
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GENERAL 11 PLUS TOPICS • FSCE creative writing
Hi,Is anyone familiar with the FSCE format of exam? I know this provider is only used in four schools at the moment. I mainly want to know if there is a choice of writtng prompts for the creative...
View ArticleGENERAL 11 PLUS TOPICS • Re: FSCE creative writing
I don't have the answer to that, but as I understand, the creative writing is about reaching a certain standard only, so as long as he's reasonably good at writing, he should be fine. It's separate...
View ArticleHertfordshire (South West) • Sutton Mock B results
HiI am trying to understand what the score of 224 means from the Sutton B mocks - I have been told that if you get into the top 10% that it's likely you'll get into most grammar schools?What does a...
View ArticleGloucestershire • Re: Thread to collect historical data for Gloucs
I'm sorry if this has been answered before, but does anyone know how many took the test last year? I keep hearing rumours about increasing numbers, but they are just that. ThanksStatistics: Posted by...
View ArticleKent • Gl assessment papers or ten minute tests
At this stage round you focus on the papers or the ten minute books ? Dc hadn’t had much exposure to the papers but is able. I think the paper questions seem slightly different to the cgp books but I...
View ArticleKent • Re: Gl assessment papers or ten minute tests
if your DC is only used to working with 10 min tests, the structure of the 40-50 min papers may lead to a bit of fatigue.so either do a few pass papers (we did 2 - 3 per week at this stage, with a...
View ArticleKent • OOC test KCC said to wear uniform
Hello allWe had an email from Kent County Council, stating the details, location and time, for the 11+ test. The email says to wear uniform!!Is anyone out of catchment for Kent, getting their children...
View ArticleKent • Re: OOC test KCC said to wear uniform
Yes they can as it is a strategy to reduce the chances of false candidates turning up, which happens too often by report. KCC also uses other methods to try and reduce impersonation.Statistics: Posted...
View ArticleGloucestershire • Re: Marling 2024
More nervous at the moment I think, but he is excited too. I think the reality is starting to hit!Hope everyone is looking forward to it.Statistics: Posted by 2Socks — Sun Aug 11, 2024 8:05 am
View ArticleENGLISH • Use of Onomatopoeia
Hello, can someone help clarify whether in the line from Tom's Midnight Garden “When he had passed behind those trees and seen the flick-flick-flick of the house between them,” the repetition of the...
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