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Category Archives: Entrance Exams
Advent Activity Calendar – Day Ten: Verbal Reasoning Cloze
Welcome to Day Ten of our Advent Activity Calendar. Today we have a Verbal Reasoning Cloze activity for you. Choose the best word to fill in the gaps. Cloze activities enhance and assess vocabulary and comprehension. They also feature in … Continue reading
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Year 5 Beginners’ Introductory Assessment
It would be fair to say that this time of year is a busy one for us. Many parents and carers choose the beginning of the new school year to begin tuition. Entrance exams for Trafford’s grammar schools are imminent … Continue reading
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2017 Grammar School Open Evenings in Trafford
If you are considering a grammar school education for your child, you will probably want to attend your chosen school’s open event. Trafford’s grammar schools are running open events in June; please scroll down for dates and times. Our other … Continue reading
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Entrance Exam Dates 2017: Trafford Schools
Most of Trafford’s grammar schools have announced their entrance exam dates for prospective September 2018 entrants. The exams will take place in September on the following dates:- 16th September 2017: Altrincham Grammar School for Boys. Apply online before July 20th. … Continue reading
Practice Entrance Examinations 2017
?How do mock entran Practice Entrance Exams at Better Tuition: 2017 The single most effective thing you can do to prepare your child for entrance exams is to give them a trial run. For this reason, our practice entrance exams … Continue reading
New Arrangements for Entrance Exams in September 2016 – CEM Format
UPDATE: October 2022 There is a disctinct possibility that there will be a change of format in 2023. We will update this page when more information is available. There is a new consortium arrangement between four of Trafford’s grammar schools: … Continue reading
Practice entrance exams 2016
Each year, Better Tuition runs practice entrance examinations to help Year 5 children prepare for Trafford’s grammar school entrance exams. Our papers are tailored to the requirements of the school of your choice, including: Urmston Grammar, Stretford Grammar, Altrincham Grammar … Continue reading
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Tagged 11+, altrincham grammar school for boys, altrincham grammar school for girls, ambrose, eleven plus, entrance exams, grammar school, grammar school entrance exams, loreto, practice entrance exams, practice entrance exams 2016, sale grammar, stretford grammar, urmston grammar
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Better Tuition Vocabulary and Proof Reading Workbooks Available Now
We have two workbooks available from our Urmston Tuition Centre. The workbooks are suitable for older Key Stage 2 children (Years 5/6) and cost just £5 each. The Better Tuition Word Power Vocabulary workbook aims to boost your child’s vocabulary … Continue reading
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Entrance Exams: What to Say if Your Child Fails
Did you know that entrance exams for Trafford’s grammar schools have a success rate of just 25% (approximately)? This gloomy statistic means that disappointment looms for three quarters of all the hundreds of children awaiting their results. Facing up to … Continue reading
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Entrance Exam Results: Getting it in Perspective
Results for Trafford’s grammar school exams will be arriving through letter boxes from this weekend. It’s a nerve-wracking, scary, exciting time and it’s only natural to feel that the results envelope opens the door to your child’s entire future: but … Continue reading