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Primary School Teachers and Maths

Ubertutor — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 09:57:36 +0000

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

What price for the 11-Plus tuition?

Ubertutor — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 08:30:07 +0000

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.

Parents “buy” grammar school places

Ubertutor — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 06:57:57 +0000

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.

Parents spend an average of £700 on 11-plus preparation

Ubertutor — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 07:00:23 +0000

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.

Credit Crunch Puts Pressure on Grammar School Places

Ubertutor — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 07:11:26 +0000

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.

103 Maths Examples for 11+ and Common Entrance

Ubertutor — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 09:00:41 +0000

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 in 2008 [for Secondary transfer 2009]

Ubertutor — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 14:03:26 +0000

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.

Bexley 11+ Exam Dates and Procedures for 2008

Ubertutor — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:49:19 +0000

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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