We are now offering practice exams in Kent. Our first practice Kent Test will take place on Sunday, 10th August at the Village Hotel, Maidstone.
Our papers are designed to closely mirror the ‘real’ Kent Test and the full practice test costs £55. Click to book your practice test in Maidstone.
Costs
Exam Dates and Booking
How it Works
What’s included
FAQ
Costs
Our Kent Test practice exams cost £55.
Exam Dates and Booking
Location: Village Hotel, Castle View, Forstal Rd, Maidstone, ME14 3AQ.
Book now for 10th August – 9.30 AM
How it works
- Your child sits the exam in our formal setting;
- Your child will take their question paper home. We will keep their answer booklet for marking;
- We mark the papers and you will receive scores (via WhatsApp) within 48 hours;
- We will post your child’s answer booklet to you by first class post within 72 hours;
- We will post average scores and estimated likelihood of passing on our website (we will provide you with a password for this);
What’s Included
- Professionally written exam papers, which closely mirror the official Kent Test;
- Formal, REALISTIC exam conditions;
- Average scores and range, together with estimated likelihood of passing.
- Your child’s exam papers and answer booklets returned to you.
- Tell me more about the benefits of sitting a Better Tuition Kent Test.
FAQ
Will you return my child’s exam paper?
When will I receive my child’s scores?
How realistic is the exam experience?
What should my child bring to the exam?
Start Times and Pick-Up Times
Morning:
START: 9.30 am
PICK UP: 11.55 am
Afternoon:
START: 12.50 pm
PICK UP: 3.15 pm
Where is the exam venue?
THE VILLAGE HOTEL,
Castle View, Forstal Rd, Maidstone, ME14 3AQ
Will you return my child’s exam paper?
Yes. Your child will bring the exam paper home. We will retain their answer booklet for marking. Your child’s scores will be sent by WhatsApp within 48 hours. Their answer booklet will be posted to you by first class post within 72 hours. This should arrive at your home within a week of your child’s exam.
When will I receive my child’s scores?
You will receive your child’s scores within 48 hours via WhatsApp.
Too slow? If you prefer immediate feedback, you may take your child’s paper home and mark it yourself. We will provide answers. You do need to let us know in advance if you want to do this.
Your child will bring home their question paper on the day of the exam. We will post their answer booklet to your home within 72 hours and you should receive this within a week of their exam.
Can I cancel or reschedule?
We do not offer refunds UNLESS the cancellation request is made within seven days of making your booking AND no less than one week before the exam. We are unable to reschedule appointments. If your child misses their practice exam for any reason, we will post the papers to you, together with the answers. You will have full access to the average scores and estimated likelihood of passing.
Tell me more about your service.
How realistic is the exam experience?
Our exams closely mirror the official Kent Test. Our papers are professionally written by our entrance exam experts. They take place in a formal exam setting: children sit apart and the tests are silent.
There will be three papers:
Paper One: English and Maths (one hour)
Paper Two: Reasoning (one hour)
Paper Three: Writing (15 minutes – please note that this is shorter than the Kent Test, which allows 40 minutes for writing)
Our invigilators are caring and friendly and will help your child through any nervousness. We ensure that the children fill in the answer grids correctly (this is often a stumbling block) and give advice about exam technique (for example, we will encourage children to check their answers if they finish early). There is a short, supervised break between papers.
What should my child bring to the exam?
Your child should bring two pencils and a rubber, as well as a drink and a snack (for break time) if desired.
Tell me more about the benefits of sitting a Better Tuition Kent Test
Your child will benefit hugely from sitting an exam under timed conditions in unfamiliar surroundings. S/he may find it very difficult. From time to time, children panic and get very upset when they sit a practice entrance exam. After all, they are only nine or ten years old. Our sympathetic team will look after your child and help him/ her manage his/ her nerves. We find that once they have overcome the hurdle of their first practice exam, children are able to sit the real exam with much more confidence. They know what to expect and they have the reassurance that they ‘survived’ their practice exam.
We will post average scores and range for the group sitting the exam on our website. You will be given a password to access this. We will also give you the estimated likelihood of passing.
Tell me more about your service
We are Paul Syrett and Christine McLaughlin; owners of Better Tuition. We have been running practice exams in Trafford for over fifteen years and we are experts in our field. Over the years, the feedback we have received, coupled with our pass rates, tells us that our exams are the perfect way to prepare your child for grammar school entrance exams .
We write our own exam papers, adhering to the highest possible standards. Your child will not have encountered our papers elsewhere.
We also offer entrance exam tuition, both online and face-to-face at our popular tuition centre in the heart of Urmston.
Surprisingly, many tuition services do not allow parents to see their child’s exam papers. We believe that it is extremely important that children should be able to work on corrections, so it is essential that their papers are returned. It’s advisable to go through the paper to check why errors have been made. For example, did your child run out of time? Did s/he perform poorly due to nerves? Were there topics covered that s/he did not understand? Or did s/he make what is often termed ‘silly mistakes’? Would s/he have gained marks if s/he had written down working out? Incidentally, it’s important to know that we ALL make silly mistakes – so please don’t berate your child too much about these.
