What is the 5 Day Intensive 11+ Summer Course?
The Summer Intensive Course is specifically tailored to improve your child’s grades in the run-up to their upcoming 11 Plus entrance examinations. It is suited to students who have started preparation late and are required to cover the curriculum in a short period of time, as well as for those who have worked through the year and wish to hone their skills and achieve higher marks in their exams.Â
It’s no secret that a child’s academics tend to falter over the long summer break, for this reason it’s important they revisit the most commonly featured subjects of the exam to fill any remaining gaps in knowledge and strengthen their understanding of those already learned. The week has lessons based on the four key elements of your child’s 11 plus admissions process: Maths, English, Reasoning (verbal/non-verbal) and Interview Skills. Our Maths and English syllabus includes specialised topics such as creative comprehension, thinking skills and puzzles.
We ensure that important topics and areas are covered throughout the week and detailed feedback on your child is recorded as the course progresses. Our interview sessions teach your child what to expect on the day of the interview, how to tackle more challenging interview questions and how to confidently take part in group interviews.
Lessons are conducted in small groups, with a maximum of six children per tutor. Most courses have groups of just 2-3 children, ensuring personalised attention and focused learning. Coursebooks and mock exams are included in the price and will be posted to parents prior to the course starting.
How is the 5 Day Intensive 11+ Summer Course structured?
The Summer Intensive Course takes place over 5 days (Monday to Friday) running from 10am – 3.30pm each day and provides your child with intensive tuition. The classes are interactive and encouraging, with a team of expert tutors who keep children engaged and excited throughout the week. Monday and Tuesday lessons will be devoted to maths, Wednesday to reasoning and interview technique, Thursday and Friday to English.
MathsÂ
- Understanding algebraic language and using algebraic formulas to solve problems
- Mastering the relationship between fractions, decimals, percentages and ratios
- Finding the area, perimeter and volume of common shapes
- Extracting information from tables, charts, graphs and pie charts
- Finding the averages of dataÂ
- Arithmetic and how to ensure answers are accurate and speedy
- Converting measurements and tackling word problems
- revising and mastering properties of 2d and 3d shapes
- Solving complex worded questions and problems in the fastest methods
English
- Comprehension – answering to score top marks
- Improving creative writing to gain maximum marks
- Spelling, punctuation and grammar revision
- Vocabulary
- Creative comprehension/Creative analysis
Reasoning
- Logical deduction skills
- Spatial awareness
- Logical deduction skills
- Mathematical concepts such as symmetry, rotation and reflection
- Identifying relationships, similarities and differences between figures
- Identifying sequences between shapes
- Verbal reasoning (the production of words, relationships between words, letters and numbers)
Children are welcome to join us for multiple weeks. Each week’s course will be different, so children who have attended our courses previously will extend their learning and will not be repeating the same content.