A longer course that goes through the key parts of the 11+ pretests. Term 1 will focus on Reasoning, Term 2 on English and Term 3 on Maths. We will spend time working through the topics, practising questions together, and putting our knowledge into use in independent pretest-style test questions. As we get closer to the tests, we will do regular test practise and build confidence in how to manage time and work in test conditions.
The course takes place on Thursday from 4:30 pm to 6:00 pm (UK Time) during term time throughout the academic year. We offer our courses at a rate of £24 per hour and £36 per session, each session lasting 1.5 hours.
This course runs on Thursdays 4.30pm - 6pm (UK Time) during term time.
Term 1 (Reasoning) - Sessions 1 to 8
(Thursday 2nd November - Thursday 21st December 2023)
1. Verbal Reasoning: Letter Codes
Non-Verbal Reasoning: Shapes, pointing
2. Verbal Reasoning: Word number codes
Non-Verbal Reasoning: Line types, order and position
3. Verbal Reasoning: Making words
Non-Verbal Reasoning: Counting, shading
4. Verbal Reasoning: Word meanings
Non-Verbal Reasoning: Rotation and reflection, folding
5. Verbal Reasoning: Related numbers and Sequences
Non-Verbal Reasoning: 3D shape rotations, hidden shapes
6. Going over gaps and tricky question types
7. Practice Test as a group - working together
8. Practice Tests
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Term 2 (English) - Sessions 9 to 18
(Thursday 11th January – Thursday 21st March 2024)
9. Punctuation: Sentence endings, apostrophes
Grammar: Parts of speech
10. Punctuation: Commas, brackets, dashes
Spelling: Roots, Prefixes
11. Punctuation: Speech
Grammar: Subject and verb agreement, phrases and clauses
12. Punctuation: Colons and semicolons
Spelling: Suffixes, ie/ei rule
13. Comprehension: Principles and evidence
Grammar: Progressive tense
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14. Comprehension: Character
Spelling: Homophones'
15. Comprehension: Summaries
Spelling: Direct and indirect speech
16. Comprehension: Tools
Grammar: Plurals and tricky plurals
17. Comprehension: Poetry
Spelling: Active and Passive
18. Comprehension: Test
SPAG: Test
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Term 3 (Maths) - Sessions 19 to 28
(Thursday 18th April – Thursday 27th June 2024)
19. Calculations: place value, rounding, addition and subtraction problems
Calculations: Multiplication and division
20. Calculation: BIDMAS and test
Number: Mulitples, factors and primes
21. Number: Fractions, decimals and percentages
Number: Ratio, proportion and unequal sharing
22. Algebra: Principles
Algebra: Sequences
23. Algebra: Expressions and formulae
Data: Tables and graphs
24. Data: Analysing data
Data: Averages
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25. Shape and Space: 2D shapes
Shape and Space: Angles and rules
26. Shape and Space: Perimeter and area
Shape and Space: 3D shapes and volumes
27. Measurement: Unit
Measurement: Time and timetables
28. Extended Maths test practice
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Cameron is a playwright and tutors alongside his writing schedule. He is highly personable and as a result his teaching style is very engaging. He has been with Keystone since 2014 teaching over 7,400 hours.
- Target Student: Students entering Year 5 in September 2023
- Session Length: Every lesson will be 1.5 hours long.
- Platform: Lessons will take place on Zoom, which is free and straightforward for students to use. A link will be sent out ahead of the course start date. Take a look at this video to see our online teaching in action.
- Maximum Class Size: We teach in groups of no more than 10 with the average class size being smaller.
- Assessment: Regular homework will be set reviewing the work covered in the lesson, as well as including recap material from previous weeks. There will also be short practice tests within sessions to familiarise students with the test formats.
- Contact Details: Should you have any questions, please feel free to reach out via email at courses@keystonetutors.com or call +44 (0)207 602 5310.