(Year 5 September – Year 5 July)
Building upon the foundations laid in Year 4, the Year 5 11+ Course is designed to equip students with the essential skills and knowledge necessary to excel in their exams, with the added advantage of frequent mock exam practice.
- Small Groups
- Detailed Feedback
- In-person & Online
- Weekly Homework & Tests
Building upon the foundations laid in Year 4, the Year 5 11+ Course is designed to equip students with the essential skills and knowledge necessary to excel in their exams, with the added advantage of frequent mock exam practice.
- Small Groups
- Detailed Feedback
- In-person & Online
- Weekly Homework & Tests
Year 5 11+ Maths
Year 5 11+ English
Year 5 11+ Verbal Reasoning
Year 5 11+ Maths
With careful attention to detail, this 11 Plus Maths course is carefully designed to cover a broad range of fundamental skills and topics, thoroughly equipping students for success in the 11-plus exam and beyond. The course covers the following topics:
- Algebra: Children begin understanding basic algebraic concepts, including using simple formulae and equations, finding missing values in number sequences, and understanding patterns and relationships. Problem-solving involving simultaneous equations.
- Measurement: Children learn about the metric and imperial units of measurement, including measuring length, mass, and capacity. They also develop an understanding of time and money and learn to convert between different units.
- Geometry: Children learn about 2D and 3D shapes, including identifying properties, such as angles, lines of symmetry, and congruence. They learn area, volume and capacity using different shapes. They also learn to use and interpret maps and plans and to solve problems involving position and direction.
- Statistics and probability: Children learn to collect, present, and interpret data using tables, charts, and graphs. They also develop an understanding of basic probability concepts, including using the language of probability and making predictions based on data.
Year 5 11+ English
The all-encompassing 11 Plus English course is thoughtfully designed to comprehensively cover various essential skills and topics to effectively prepare students for success in the 11-plus exam and beyond. The following topics are thoroughly covered in this stage:
Comprehension:
- Knowing how language, including figurative language, vocabulary choice, grammar, text structure and organisational features, presents meaning
- Making inferences and referring to evidence in the text
- Studying setting, plot, and characterisation, and the effects of these
- Structuring long and short answers
Writing :
- How to write for various purposes and audiences, including well-structured formal essays, formal/informal letters, speeches, diary entries, narrative essays, stories, and other imaginative writing
- Exploring the relationship between writing and its intended audience and purpose.
- Enhancing the coherence and effectiveness of the children’s writing through vocabulary, grammar, and structure.
Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar:
- Colons and semicolons, commas, apostrophes, speech marks, sentence enders (. ? !), hyphens, dashes, parentheses
- Continuous support on spelling and grammar
Year 5 11+ Verbal Reasoning
By this point, it is expected that all students have acquired the necessary techniques for various types of questions. Therefore, the Year 5 curriculum entails many challenging short and long tests to identify areas where students may require additional support. These tests also enhance students’ confidence by providing repeated opportunities to refine their time management skills. This stage focuses on all the following areas of Verbal Reasoning :
Finding words
- Shuffled Sentences
- Anagrams
- Hidden words
Vocabulary Based
- Synonyms
- Antonyms
- Odd ones out
- Word Analogies
- Homonyms
Building words
- Compound words
- Change the word
- Transfer a letter
- Missing letters
Logic
- Statement logic (Maths base)
- Deductions (Ture of False)
Codes and sequences
- Letter, number and symbol codes
- Letter and number sequences