Help your child to achieve the 'magic score' which will help them in being allocated a place at their chosen selective school In today's increasingly competitive society, preparation for the 11+ has been increasingly tough, whichever education authority area you live in. One aspect of 11+ preparation that many children struggle with is the writing task - but this is appearing more and more in the papers. Essex (CSSE) introduced it 3 years ago; currently emphasising the importance of descriptive writing and Instructional Writing; however, there is no guarantee that they will stick to this....

Richard is an 8 1/2 year old boy who, like many boys of his age, simply hates reading. He views it as a waste of time - after all, there are plenty of other things that he could be doing ... such as watching TV, playing on the WII or on his Nintendo. But all this changes when his teacher gives him a special book. As he says 'I had to give it to you. It has your name on the cover ' And it does. It's called 'Richard's Magic Book'. Reluctantly, Richard takes it home to read ... and is astounded to find that it really IS all about him Before long, he meets a small elf called Nilbog who takes him...

Aimed particularly at parents in the CSSE region who want to help their child to achieve the 'magic score' which will result in them being allocated a place at their chosen selective school In today's increasingly competitive society, preparation for the 11+ has become incredibly tough, whichever education authority area you live in. For these children, it involves studying many concepts that they will not have faced before. Many of the questions are extremely hard, and not all the elements of the exam can be fully prepared for; however, even in the areas of the country where they now claim...

Who, What, Where, Why, When? Is your child always asking questions; always wanting to know more? If so, your child is very probably a Quizzical Kid But what are quizzical kids? Quizzical Kids are the ones who are always asking questions; the ones who want to know who, where, why, when and how? They are the ones who love to absorb a range of random facts, and who often surprise you with what they actually know. They are the ones who want to go beyond the basics that they learn in school; the ones who want to reinforce their learning with a lot more data and information; the ones who want to...

Help your child to achieve the 'magic score' which will result in them being allocated a place at their chosen selective school In today's increasingly competitive society, preparation for the 11+ has become incredibly tough, whichever education authority area you live in. For your child, it involves studying many concepts that they will not have faced before. Many of the questions are extremely hard, and not all the elements of the exam can be fully prepared for; however, even in the areas of the country where they now claim the exams cannot be 'tutored', there are still many tools that you...

It's Richard's half-birthday, and his father has decided to take him out for the day. The only problem is his father's choice of day trip - sea-fishing Poor Richard suffers from seasickness, and he's not at all happy ... until, that is, Nilbog appears to sweep him off on a bonus adventure