Maths Revision Club

A test of simple maths skills taken by teachers from schools across the country has revealed a “shocking” lack of mental arithmetic ability and basic maths knowledge.

Only four out of 10 teachers could work out that 2.1 per cent of 400 is 8.4. Only a third knew that 1.4 divided by 0.1 is 14, and less than 50 per cent could work out that a half divided by a quarter is 2.

via Telegraph

Answer from here:

The 11-plus tuition at around £13 per hour for our Year five son will continue for as long as we can manage it, to give him the best chance of passing. We could not afford a private education for him at £15-£20,000 per year, but we can still find enough to give him the chance to gain a grammar school place.

The Telegegraph writes that :

Thousands of parents are enrolling young children in fee-paying preparatory schools – where they enjoy smaller classes and more teacher attention – to maximise their chance of getting a free grammar school place at 11.

Many are prepared to pay several hundred pounds for professional coaching to ensure children pass the 11-plus – rather than spend thousands every year on senior school fees.

I really don’t see any reason why we as parents should not try to do the best for our children. A good education is recession proof.

Source: The Guardian

Recent research has concluded that coaching for the 11-plus is now “routine” among middle-class parents – spending an average of £700 on private tutors.

Via Kentnews

The growing number of parents pulling their children out of private schools because of the credit crunch is set to increase pressure on the state education system in Kent.

“I think that pressure is going to increase given the current credit crunch because west Kent is where the highest proportion of parents live who send their children to private schools.”

The Local Government Association (LGA) surveyed 150 councils in England and found that 6.2 per cent had already been contacted by parents applying for state school admissions for pupils in private education.

This book provides step-by-step maths worked examples covering all the topics needed to pass the 11+ Maths and Common Entrance Maths.  This book is suitable for students in the UK and International Students who also take the common entrance.

Kent grammar school tests will take place on the 18/19 September 2008 for children attending a Kent Primary School and 20th September 2008 for out of county children.

The arrangements for 2008 are as follows:

• Year 6 children will take two multiple choice tests in Verbal Reasoning and Mathematics
• The Mathematics test will be held on Tuesday 16 September and the Verbal Reasoning test on Wednesday 17 September
• Results will be posted to parents by first class post on 16 October 2008
• The closing date for secondary school application forms to be submitted is Friday 24 October.

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