Eleven Plus Preparation
Many children are now preparing for grammar school, September 11 plus examinations. The independent schools’ exams are due in December so you have a reasonable amount of time to prepare [ . . . ]
Category: Education
Why is my child not where they are meant to be educationally in Year 3, 4 or 5 or even 6?
As a tutor I am getting asked this question more and more from first visit parents… and it is something that I too am noticing. This, of course, does not [ . . . ]
Why Choose a Tutor Like Me for 11 Plus
Hi I am Elisa Gianoncelli an educational consultant , exam specialist and published author. I have been tutoring children with great success for grammar school and independent school entry since [ . . . ]
Testimonials Are Always Welcome
I began kids learn fast in 1996 and during that time I have helped many families and children. As a tutor, you try to not get attached but sometimes you [ . . . ]
Getting Your Child Ready For Their 11 Plus
First and foremost get qualified and experienced tutors for your child. Unfortunately, the tutoring industry isn’t regulated and many people are acting as tutors when they are not properly [ . . . ]
What does the Eleven-plus exam involve?
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 [ . . . ]
Elisa’s Tutorial School: Education News, Private Tuition and Why our Learners are Happy
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 and why our pupils are happy [ . . . ]
Tests Your Children Will Take – Part 6 of a 6 Part Series For Parents.
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 [ . . . ]
Tests Your Children Will Take – Part 5 of a 6 Part Series For Parents.
PART FIVE – Non-verbal Reasoning Paper Non-verbal reasoning is not subject that your child will study as part of their school curriculum, but it is dependent on a set of [ . . . ]
Tests Your Children Will Take – Part 4 of a 6 Part Series For Parents.
PART FOUR – Verbal Reasoning Paper Another critical area is the Verbal Reasoning Paper. This is all about having a good understanding of the English Language, its vocabulary and old-fashioned [ . . . ]
Tests Your Children Will Take – Part 3 of a 6 Part Series For Parents.
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 [ . . . ]
Tests Your Children Will Take – Parts 1 and 2 of a 6 Part Series For Parents.
PART ONE – SATs Exams Your children will take either of these tests: SATs if they go to a State School at age 7, KS1 and age 11, KS2 Grammar [ . . . ]
Exclusions – The Changing Educational Landscape Across UK Schools
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 [ . . . ]
Reading aloud to your children
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 [ . . . ]
Cannabis…and the impact on education and our children
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 [ . . . ]
Sick children to attend lessons via robots in classrooms
Those children who suffer with illness over the longer term will be able to attend lessons while undergoing their hospital treatment under a new government-funded trial. The AVI telepresence robots [ . . . ]
Mental Health Support in Schools
As support for this issue is increasing in society especially with our young people and children….. the fact ofsted a vital government organisation is speaking out has made the whole [ . . . ]
The secret of State Boarding
There are only 38 state boarding schools in the UK. Nine of those are selective grammar schools like Haberdasher’s Adams. Education is free here and so parents only have to [ . . . ]
Primary School Girl Power
Girls leaving inner London Primary Schools have outperformed all other children in every other part of the country. 75% of girls passed reading, writing and maths SATs which means they [ . . . ]
Teachers not making the grade in spelling
Teachers not making the grade in spelling…This analysis comes from 280 schools inspected by Ofsted over the past few years and graded ‘inadequate’ for teaching. School inspectors have recently highlighted [ . . . ]