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Latin is offered at GCSE and A-level (OCR is the dominant board, Eduqas at GCSE) and combines language work — translation, comprehension, prose composition — with set-text literature in Virgil, Cicero, Tacitus, Ovid and others. It's a small-cohort subject; many state schools don't offer it at all, and Common Entrance Latin at 13+ is a separate strand. Tutoring helps most with the language paper at GCSE (the grammar and vocabulary load is heavy) and with the literary analysis at A-level, where set-text familiarity is decisive. Look for tutors with classics or ancient languages degrees — generalist humanities tutors won't get there.

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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