How Eleven plus exams work Approaching Eleven plus exams for the first time can be a daunting task. They are unlike any other school exam your child will take for several reasons: There’s no pass mark. Success or failure depends on your child’s performance relative to the performance of other children sitting the test. The […]
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Many of you will be visiting our site for the first time and so in this post I’m looking at education news, private tuition Edgware and why we have happy learners at Elisa’s Tutorial School which is a school offering private tuition across KS1, KS2, KS3 and KS4. Children of all ages are welcome here […]
PART SIX – The secrets of 11+ success in maths What’s in an 11+ maths exam? Unlike reasoning exams, for which your child has to practise special skills, maths for 11+ is just a continuation of the work your child does every day at school. Some of the questions may be a little harder, but […]
PART THREE – The English Paper The most critical area in my opinion is the English Paper, particularly the comprehension part as this is now very inference-based and tests an understanding of old-fashioned English vocabulary and sayings. To be prepared it helps if your child is well-read and articulate. Most of the English skills your […]
At Elisa’s Tutorial School (Kids Learn Fast) we prepare children for exams in a fun but academic way. They learn all the skills they need to pass exams at all stages as well as develop their confidence. We have two exam periods. SATs are coming up in May and pupils should start preparing now so […]
The changing educational landscape across UK schools leads me to question whether the once proud and envied education system is now in so much trouble that it can no longer compete across international boundaries. How is it that discipline has become such a major issue leading to thousands of exclusions which in turn results in […]
This is a special blog post for parents, teachers and adults who are in contact with young children. I remember my teacher My Holdroy reading Black Beauty aloud to my whole class in Junior School before home time and I loved our reading hour with him. He was the best teacher anybody could have. He […]
It has been reported that cannabis smoking is a problem in many of our secondary schools in Britain. Parents of teenagers must worry about the other young people their precious children may meet at school and whether they will be influenced by their behaviour and unsavoury habits. In more liberal cities it is fashionable […]
Those children who suffer with illness over the longer term will be able to attend lessons via robots in classrooms while undergoing their hospital treatment under a new government-funded trial. The AVI telepresence robots in classrooms have been designed to support sick children in keeping up with lessons over a long absence from school due […]