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SATs Survival Guide | What to expect and how to prepare

by Anita Naik

Is your child starting Year 6 in September? If so, it's a big year of secondary school preparation and SATs. As a result, you may begin to notice an increase in homework and pressure from the school regarding targets. While the SATs can feel overwhelming, for both you and your child, with the proper...

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Seven Computer Skills Your Child Should Learn in Primary School

by Christine Chadwick

Some students are surrounded with opportunities to use technology at home as well, but students in a primary school setting typically have frequent chances to work with computers today. Computer labs filled with desktops, tablets in a cart tolled from class to class or laptops that follow the studen...

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From Primary to Secondary School: The big step!

by Sara

The move from primary school to secondary school is a big step for your child. The secure and perhaps small environment of primary school where your child may feel like a big fish in a small pond will suddenly be exchanged for a large school building that can seem quite intimidating to many children...

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New reading test for primary school children

by Sara

In a couple of months time a new reading test for six-year-olds will be introduced that has fired much a debate between language experts and teaching unions.

The purpose of the check will be to confirm that all pupils have learned phonic decoding to an age-appropriate standard. Children who do not ...

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Test 2. Common entrance exams,11+/13+

by Sara

Here is our second test for you to practice for the common entrance exams. Questions by courtesy of Galore Park for the ISEB board.

At a funfair there was a stall where people could roll a die. (courtesy of Galore Park)

ROLL THE DIE

£1 to enter

Choose your own die

Roll a six and win £6

Tim tho...

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