Westcliff High School
Introduction
You have probably already heard a lot about the
Westcliff High School
tests that you can take for entry to selective schools. With more and more
parents deciding that a grammar school education will provide the best
opportunities for their child in an environment in which the pursuit of
scholarship is paramount, competition is steadily rising for these coveted
selective places.
LEAs and schools have to compromise between extensive testing and the demand this would make of pupils, plus time-tabling, logistic and budgetary considerations. Consequently, pupils usually take two or three tests, plus one or more practice papers in some LEAs.
Each area may have a different selection process to another as there is no
real national standard exam, however, the
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exam typically covers up to 4 areas:
Where to Start
Don’t panic! Although the whole process can seem like a test for the parents,
not the children, it can be straightforward. Firstly, do your homework!
Your local educational authority will be able to give you a list of selective
schools in your area for
Westcliff High School
. Request prospectuses, make visits (schools hold impressive open days but
personal visits can sometimes give you a better insight to the true day to day
running), talk to both teachers, pupils and other parents and you should get a
‘gut’ feeling for a school that might suit the individual needs of your child.
Areas to focus on are: support and guidance for pupils' welfare, quality of
teaching, attitudes and behaviour, leadership, staffing and resources,
attainment and progress, links with the wider community, activities beyond the
school day, etc. Information can be found about league table positions on BBC
websites and standards from OFSTED reports. Backgound information on
Westcliff High School
testing can be found here.
Sometimes raw scores might also be provided. A pupil’s raw score is simply the number of questions in the test that the pupil has answered correctly.
Taking the Selective Route
Once you have decided to take the selective route, you may wish to find a
local tutor (see our growing list of recommended tutors
– if you find a good one, let us know). Do not assume that the national
curriculum will automatically cover all learning required for the
Westcliff High School
exam, it probably won’t. Above all start early! Experience tells us that pupils
should start to study as soon possible prior to sitting the exam – the earlier
the better – but its never too late for some last minute practice. Obtaining
old exam papers can be a minefield, with schools constantly changing their
formats, and every day spent looking for
Westcliff High School
resources is another day lost.
The
Westcliff High School
Advantage
This website will give your child an advantage and confidence when sitting the
Westcliff High School
exam. Your child can actually take the tests interactively online – a great fun
incentive for the type of child who enjoys computers or needs that extra
motivation to study. This interactive practice is tracked so that the child can
see the progress made and of course doesn’t require hours of marking by the
parents!
Because standardised scores depend upon a pupil's raw score and age, a standardisation table is called a ‘two-way entry table’. In a column at the left-hand side of the table are the raw scores. Along the top of the table are the different ages - for example, 10:11 means 10 years and 11 months. As an illustration, a pupil aged 10:07 with a raw score of 23 will have a standardised score of 106 on this example test.
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Club Membership
To get the best from the website you will need to join our
Westcliff High School
club. Membership is available at 3 levels: Bronze, Silver and Gold with a
duration ranging from 3 to 12 months. Each level of membership allows you to
download the papers for viewing and printing with the option of taking the
test online. All
Westcliff High School
papers taken online are in multiple choice format. The questions are the
same irrespective of format. Papers can be downloaded in the following
formats:
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Maths - Multiple Choice & Standard
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English - Multiple Choice
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Verbal Reasoning - Multiple Choice & Standard
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Non Verbal Reasoning - Multiple Choice
The standardisation treats boys and girls in exactly the same way. It used to be the case in educational testing some years ago that separate standardisations were conducted for boys and girls, but this has not been the case for a number of years under equal opportunities legislation.
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Bronze
Two papers available in Maths, English, Verbal Reasoning and Non Verbal
Reasoning - a total of 8 test papers.
Westcliff High School
Silver
Four papers available in Maths, English, Verbal Reasoning, Non Verbal
Reasoning - a total of 16 test papers.
Westcliff High School
Gold
Five papers available in Maths, English, Verbal Reasoning, Non Verbal
Reasoning - a total of 20 test papers.
Parents notes, comprehensive hints and tips.
For a step by step approach to getting started click here.
Why not sign up today! Full membership pricing can be
found here.
Online Testing
Downloads
Also available are full papers in all the required subjects to download which cover every possible type of question, so that your child can complete them under simulated exam conditions, all the time gaining confidence through practice. Rest assured that the questions have been devised by teachers with years of experience in tutoring pupils in preparation for the 11+ exam – you can’t give your child a better head start!