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Advantages of Grammar schools 

What are the advantages of passing the 11-Plus and then attending a Grammar school?  The 11-Plus exam was a product of the Butler Education Act way back in 1944. Then, all children aged between five and fifteen were entitled to FREE education, attending Primary School...

Preparing for the 11-Plus exam? 

When preparing for the 11-Plus exam, many children will be unnerved by the prospect of this type of test and when they discover the complexity they can be faced with in the 11-Plus they often go into meltdown. Most parents share any anguish their child displays....

11-Plus exam – what you need to know

When I first encountered the 11-Plus exam it was early in the term of a new school year in a Primary school in Skegness, Lincolnshire way back in 2005. Before the candidates from our school sat the test, all hoping to score well and enter the local Grammar School, I...