by Hayley | Sep 8, 2022 | Exams, Front page posts
Let’s start right at the beginning… What is the 11 plus exam? Interestingly, ‘11 plus’ is a much more general term than you might imagine. It’s the name given to any entrance exam taken in the school year the child turns eleven. There are multiple 11 plus...
by Hayley | May 20, 2022 | Exams, Non-verbal reasoning, Teach
The eleven-plus (11+) exam includes three “reasoning” sections—verbal reasoning, non-verbal reasoning, and spatial reasoning. If you’re anxious about your child’s ability to understand and answer these reasoning questions, you’re not alone. Non-verbal reasoning tends...
by Hayley | Apr 27, 2022 | Exams, Front page posts, Non-verbal reasoning, Teach, Verbal Reasoning, Writing
Confession. I’m an absolute Kent Test geek. I’ve been studying the details, and noting down children’s responses to particular questions and timings, for over a decade. Here are some key pieces of information I’m keen to share with you: 1. Timing is everything...
by Hayley | Feb 15, 2022 | Exams, Front page posts, Maths, Parents, Teach, Uncategorized
Using your fridge is a gentle, stress-free way to help your child revise key maths facts. Maths isn’t all calculations and understanding new concepts. Some content is purely revision-based – and that’s where your trusty chiller comes in…...
by Hayley | Jun 22, 2021 | Exams, Front page posts, Parents, Uncategorized
This is peak anxiety time for parents of children approaching Year 6. The Kent Test 11+ is on 9 September this year. Strangely, in the summer break, we find ourselves in a rather isolated bubble, where school is over and the sun is out, yet it is peak revision time....
by Hayley | Mar 23, 2021 | Exams, Front page posts, Non-verbal reasoning, Parents, Verbal Reasoning, Writing
If you google Kent Test 11+ you will be swamped with both online and offline mocks, some in CEM style and others in GL style. The majority – if not all – of these mock exams are non-specific to the actual Kent Test exam. But the Kent Test 11+ is the...
