If your child is currently in Year 5 you will ideally have begun to help them prepare for Trafford’s grammar school entrance exams. If you haven’t already begun then you really need to do so as soon as possible. If your child is currently in Year 4 you can spend the next term or so planning your entrance exam strategy.
Better Tuition’s team of expert teachers can prepare your child for entrance exams.
Whether or not you engage a tutor, the more you can learn about these important exams, the easier it will be to support your child.
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. Some of the grammar schools have recently changed their examination format so even if you have an older child who has already taken their entrance exams, you will need to gen up on the current requirements of each school.
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 and FREE VR practice paper.
3. In addition to this, your child will need to hit a pretty high standard in maths and English. Most of your child’s preparation should be done using paper based resources (i.e. workbooks and practice papers) because their entrance exams will be done on paper. For variety, however, take advantage of our useful links page. 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 £26 per 75 minute session. Call Paul Syrett or Christine McLaughlin on 0161 748 3912 to book, or call in and see us at our fabulously equipped tuition centre at 1, Crofts Bank Road, Urmston, M41 0XH.
