If your child is preparing for Trafford’s grammar school entrance exams, you may like to plan some activities for the two week break. 

Better Tuition can help you prepare for entrance exams.

1.  If you haven’t already familiarised yourself with the various requirements of each school, you should read our handy guide now.  Each school has slightly different exams so you do need to make sure you are aware of these.

2.  Next, make sure your child is familiar with verbal and non-verbal reasoning.  Put simply, verbal reasoning assesses your child’s ability to decode word problems whilst non-verbal reasoning is more visual.  You can read our simple guide to verbal reasoning and introduction to non-verbal reasoning.  You should also download our FREE NVR practice paper.

3.  In addition to this, your child will need to hit a pretty high standard in maths and English.  S/he may not want to spend a lot of time on ‘book work’ over the holidays, so why not have some fun with our useful links?  We have put together a collection of links which cover those tricky areas that come up time and time again, including some really fun learning games.

4.  Consider booking one of Better Tuition’s practice entrance exams.  These pinpoint your child’s weak areas as well as giving them a good idea of what to expect in the ‘real’ exams.

5.  Do you need a tutor for entrance exams?  Better Tuition are the leading providers of tuition in the areas of Urmston, Stretford and the wider Manchester area.  We offer a FREE assessment, expert tuition and guidance and excellent value for money at £25 per 80 minute session (£18.75 per hour).  Call Paul Syrett or Christine McLaughlin on 0161 748 3912 to book, or call in and see us at our professionally equipped tuition centre at 1, Crofts Bank Road, Urmston, M41 0XH.