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Preparing your child for their 11 Plus is a journey that takes at least twelve, and for many children, up to twenty four months. Our 11 plus weekend classes are available for children who are in Year 4 and Year 5 and follow the school calendar, running for three terms from each September to July.
The 11 Plus weekend classes are run from Oakfield Prep School in Dulwich, Hampstead Parochial School in Hampstead and the Study Prep School in Wimbledon (Spencer House site).
Our Year 4 and Year 5 weekend school classes follow the same term dates:
We run classes on both Saturdays and Sundays, apart from Wimbledon, which is Saturdays only.
Autumn Term: Term begins on the 14th/15th September 2024 and runs to the 7th/8th December 2024 (There are no sessions 19th/20th, 26th/27th October and 2nd/3rd November for half term break).
Spring Term: Term begins on the 11th/12th January 2025 and runs to the 29th/30th March 2025 (No sessions 15th/16th and 22nd/23rd Feb 2025 for half term break).
Summer Term: Term begins on the 26th/27th April 2025 and runs to the 12th/13th July 2025 (No sessions 24th/25th May and 31st May/1st June for half term break).
Time: 9am – 12pm
Price: £1,500.
Year 6 Weekend Classes:
Our Year 6 classes run for the Autumn Term only and are available on both Saturdays and Sundays in our Dulwich and Hampstead sites (not Wimbledon).
Autumn Term: Term begins on the 14th/15th September 2024 and runs to the 7th/8th December 2024 (There are no sessions 19th/20th, 26th/27th October and 2nd/3rd November for half term break).
Time: 9am – 12pm
Price: £1,750
We believe that children can and should be supported to run their own best race for the 11 Plus. This is the philosophy upon which our weekend school was created and still applies today. Our weekend school supports both Year 4 and Year 5 children ideally for a whole academic year or both years 4 and 5. During that time we focus on three main principles:
When your child reaches Year 6, our weekend school classes ramp up, become more bespoke to each child and encompass new and higher level skills. Lessons become focused on consolidating your child’s knowledge of the 11 Plus curriculum, exam practice and preparing your child more broadly for their assessments, including the exams themselves, assessment days, invigilated lessons, and individual and group interviews.
We spend the final eight weeks of teaching focusing on the hardest elements of the 11 Plus syllabus, exam technique, mark acquisition and working at optimal speed. In the final few weeks group lessons finish and we focus on your child’s own individual 11 plus journey. Knowing their targets schools and their progress in the classroom, we prepare them to show their best on their big day.
Your child will receive a practice interview with our Education Director, tailored to your school choices. These sessions are tailored to your child, and you will receive verbal feedback after the session. Your child will also take part in a practice Group interview, as this is becoming a very popular method of assessments for schools, and it is important that your child develops and learns the appropriate skills to shine in a group setting. Then finally your child will receive a full set of Mocks, meaning they will receive an English, Maths and Reasoning exam. These mocks will take place in week 5 and helps us to outline the the final few areas we need to focus on during their last lessons. This also still gives you an appropriate amount of time to find out the results and spend time at home practicing. These Mocks are then marked by an experience 11 Plus tutor and a written report is sent to you over half term.
These additional services mean that your child gets the best all round preparation before their 11 Plus assessments.
Our 11 plus programme was written by Lauren Spring a leading academic and Head of Maths at Pembridge Hall, with accountability for 11 Plus results at this highly successful prep school. Lauren oversaw cohorts of children year after year offered places at schools where they would thrive academically and also in their co-curricular interests.
Our Weekend School is a bespoke programme with its own curriculum. This spans the traditional teaching of core Maths, English and Reasoning skills, but also encompasses the latest information available on the styles and nature of school entrance testing. For example, we have adapted our curriculum to embrace the adoption of digital testing during the pandemic, particularly the use of the ISEB test.
Children will benefit from our course if they need a structured build over time towards their 11 plus exams. Children who are not being taught Reasoning in particular (at state primary schools for example) will benefit from structured teaching and weekly practice of Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning.
Some children learn particularly well in the small, social and friendly groups that we put together for the course, many of whom end up good friends and keeping in touch into senior school. Individual tuition of course has its place and often produces exceptional results, but quite simply, the small group dynamic suits some children better. You will know your own child best.
Children also benefit from having a consistent tutor every week who will get to know them very well and can prepare activities with them in mind. Our tutor will become a familiar presence in their lives, supporting them, encouraging them and challenging them to reach their potential.
Our 11 Plus Weekend Classes begin in September for students starting in Years 4 and 5. These classes are term time throughout the year and end with the summer holidays in July.
Our Weekend Schools are in person and run in Dulwich, Hampstead and Wimbledon. Your child can attend classes on a Saturday or Sunday morning, 9.00am-12.00pm, (Saturday only in Wimbledon). Once you have selected the day that works best, your child will continue attending on that day each week. This helps your child build confidence and friendships with their class peers, making it a fun, encouraging and supportive environment.
2024/25 Term Dates
Autumn Term:
Start: 14th/15th September 2024 – 7th/8th December 2024 (No sessions 19th/20th, 26th/27th October and 2nd/3rd November)
Spring Term:
Start: 11th/12th January 2025 -29th/30th March 2025 (No sessions 15th/16th and 22nd/23rd Feb 2025)
Summer Term:
Start: 26th/27th April 2025 – 12th/13th July 2025 (No sessions 24th/25th May and 31st May/1st June)
Group sizes are kept small (max 6) to ensure there is plenty of time for your child to ask questions and receive the individual attention and support they need. This will develop their confidence and improve their performance. Working alongside other equally focused children, hoping to attend similar schools will motivate your child and make their 11 plus experience more enjoyable. Working in a small group will also benefit your child academically because of our balanced programme of individual work, discussion, and collaboration. This will ensure they understand how marks are won and lost in 11 plus exams.
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