Prep with confidence with the ISEB Pre-Tests (11+) Prep Pack. This exclusive pack contains more than 65 print and digital resources for English, maths, VR and NVR, as well as pupil wellbeing and interview prep.
From the Autumn 2021 CE 13+ exam session
£19.50
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In celebration of World Book Day, 2 March 2023, Product Executive Tamra has curated a collection of books suitable for children aged 11-13 years old. Continue to develop and support a love of reading with these imaginative and engaging titles for older children. Title Author ISBN Description Uglies Scott Westerfeld 978-1398524552 Is beauty skin-deep? Is it everything? If, on your 16th birthday, you could be as pretty as you wished, would you? At what cost? Face Benjamin Zephaniah 978-1408894989 Benjamin Zephaniah’s lyrical language shines in this gritty novel about discrimination, courage and, ultimately, friendship Remembrance Theresa Breslin 978-0552547383 WW1 ripped apart the lives of all it to...
In celebration of World Book Day, 2 March 2023, we curated a collection of books suitable for children aged 9-11 years old. It can be challenging to support and encourage reading among children, and we hope this list of exceptional titles covering a wide range of themes, topics, genres and mediums will provide support
ISEB stands for the Independent Schools Examinations Board–and a lot more besides. It is, essentially, ‘what it says on the tin’, an examination board for the independent sector, positioned at its heart and responding to its needs. From the beginning, we have provided mainly transition assessments from preparatory to senior schools, either in terms of
In an ever-changing landscape, Simon Larter-Evans, Headmaster at St Paul’s Cathedral School, explores what schools can do to assuage the anxiety of parents and pupils as they approach the ISEB Pre-Tests, 11+ and 13+. The landscape for 11+ and 13+ has changed significantly in just the last few years, and the pandemic accelerated the move
“CE is so much more than an entrance exam. It is a curriculum.” Chairman of the Independent Schools’ Council, Barney Lenon, on the impact of CE and the motivation it provides to pupils. More than one government minister at the Department of Education has said to me that Common Entrance is one of the best
Head Jane Gandee and Head of Prep Jonathan Brough at St Swithun’s Girls’ boarding school in Winchester talk about the decision parents make as to the entry point their child will make into senior school. Why might parents choose 11+ or 13+ entry into schools? Where a senior school offers both 11+ and 13+ entry,
As the new Head of Dragon School in Oxford, and winner of ‘Best Head of a Prep School’ at the 2019 Tatler Awards, Emma Goldsmith is used to advising parents through the tricky process of 11+ and 13+ assessments and finding the right schools for the next stage in their child’s journey. Here she answers
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