Tutoring at 11 Plus Level According to a poll of parents, carried out by advice website elevenplusexams.co.uk, 62% of 11 Plus students regularly use private tutors to help them secure places at the UK’s most prestigious private schools.
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If you enjoy working with younger students, then specializing in Eleven Plus tuition can be a very rewarding career move. Helping students gain entry to the UK’s top grammar schools is a challenging job but one that can command a significant fee. There are several counties in the UK that still use Eleven Plus testing and there are 163 remaining grammar schools in various parts of England, and 67 in Northern Ireland. These schools generally have a reputation for performing consistently well in secondary school league tables. What is the 11 Plus? The 11 Plus is an exam that a select group of children sit, usually in their last year of primary school. The exam is used by schools in certain areas of the UK as a means of selecting for grammar schools. Some children start preparing for the 11 Plus as early as Year 5 and as such, demand for private tutoring is extremely high. Although the 11 Plus exam varies from county to county, each exam usually tests for Maths, English, Verbal Reasoning and Non-Verbal Reasoning. Typically, students are expected to sit three papers:
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