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11+ prep is for entry to selective state grammar schools and many independent senior schools at age 10/11. Tests vary sharply by region: Kent, Bucks, Birmingham, Trafford, the Wirral, Lincolnshire and others use different combinations of English, maths, verbal reasoning and non-verbal reasoning, run by GL Assessment, CEM (now retired but many regions transitioned), or bespoke school papers. Independent schools often use ISEB Common Pre-Test or their own papers. Tutoring helps most with format-specific exam technique (timing, multiple-choice strategy, the verbal/non-verbal reasoning content that schools don't teach) — match the tutor to the actual test the child will sit.

The 11+ is the entrance test for selective state grammar schools and many independent senior schools, sat in Year 6 (some independents sit it earlier). Tests vary by region: Kent, Bucks, Birmingham, Trafford, Lincolnshire, the Wirral and others differ on format and content, with GL Assessment, formerly CEM, ISEB Common Pre-Test, and bespoke school papers all in use. Most tests cover English, maths, verbal reasoning and non-verbal reasoning in some combination. The verbal/non-verbal reasoning is the unfamiliar part — schools don't teach it. Tutoring helps most with format-specific past-paper practice; match the tutor to the actual test the child will sit.

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