What all should be kept in mind ?
one to one tutoring is an absolute must, how long before should a child start preparing for it?
What are the skills or subject achievements that gets one into a Grammar School? I hear confidence, well read students make it easily , but there must be other traits as well that all these best of the best students share..
are there particular subjects that the child needs to take tuition for or does every Grammar School differ in course material with which they test the students?
Really appreciate all your kind help with this.
Re: Preparing child for Grammar School Entrance test in the UK
Why is one to one tutoring a must? I never had any and passed my 11+ (as it was called back then)
Grammar schools don't like it when parents get tutoring for their children purely for the purposes of passing the entrance exam. Okay so you pass the exam and get a place in grammar school....then what? The child spends the rest of their time at school struggling to keep up, unless the parents can afford to continue with the extra tutoring alongside.
My two cents.
Re: Preparing child for Grammar School Entrance test in the UK
Brit Chick - I'm guessing we are of a similar age? Things have moved on a lot since then, the vast majority of pupils who secure a place now will have had some form of tutoring. When the competition is so high, parents don't want to leave it to chance. Some children are fairly studious and therefore don't need much extra tutoring in the year or two before the exams, just practice. However at that age, a lot of children, although intelligent are not academically inclined and the tutoring period will be a steep learning curve but nothing they can't handle.
A child who is going to struggle later in that environment is unlikely to secure a place anyway, even with tutoring.