11+ and GCSE Maths, explained for parents

Straight answers on exams, revision and where marks actually get lost. Written by a practising maths teacher.

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Home Education Maths in the UK: A Year by Year Plan for KS2

What KS2 maths covers in each year from Year 3 to Year 6, how to run a maths session at home, and...

10 Oct 2026 · 3 min read A seedling being watered next to a bead abacus and a pencil 11+Parent Guides

11+ Maths in Year 3: What to Do Now and What Can Wait

Year 3 is early for 11+ preparation, but it is the right time to build the foundations. Here is what to secure...

9 Oct 2026 · 2 min read A tray of cubes almost filled in, with three loose cubes and a ruler beside it 11+Parent Guides

11+ Maths in Year 4: How to Start Preparing This Year

Most children start 11+ preparation at the start of Year 4. Here is what that year should cover, what can wait, and...

8 Oct 2026 · 3 min read A sealed envelope propped against a signpost with three blank arrows, beside a calendar with a day circled 11+Parent Guides

11+ Results 2026: What to Do When They Arrive, Whether Your Child Passed or Not

11+ results arrive in October, a week or two before the deadline to apply. The dates by area, what a pass means,...

7 Oct 2026 · 5 min read A scientific calculator with blank keys lying beside a protractor, a ruler and a pencil Exam TechniqueGCSE

A Free Online Scientific Calculator Laid Out Like the Casio fx-83GTX: How to Practise for GCSE

A free online calculator with the same keys as the fx-83GTX, and the settings and habits that stop students losing marks on...

6 Oct 2026 · 3 min read An open book with blank index cards spilling out, a magnifying glass and a tied bundle of cards 11+Exam Technique

11+ Vocabulary: How Many Words Your Child Needs and How to Learn Them

There is no official 11+ word list. Here is a sensible target, why word lists alone do not work, and a ten...

5 Oct 2026 · 4 min read A cube net opened out as a cross of six squares, a hand mirror showing a triangle and wooden blocks 11+Exam Technique

11+ Non-Verbal and Spatial Reasoning: What Each One Tests and How to Practise Both for Free

Non-verbal and spatial reasoning overlap, but they are not the same skill. Here is what each tests and a four week plan...

4 Oct 2026 · 4 min read Five stacks of cubes from one to five, with dotted arrows hopping from each stack to the next 11+Maths Topics

11+ Sequences: How to Find the Rule and the nth Term Without Guessing

Sequence questions look like easy marks, and children lose them by guessing the pattern. Here is the method that works every time.

3 Oct 2026 · 5 min read A pie with one quarter lifted out, a strip of ten squares with four shaded and a hundred grid 11+Maths Topics

Fractions, Decimals and Percentages Help: Why Your Child Keeps Getting Stuck (And What Actually Works)

Your child can turn 0.5 into 50% and still puts 0.6, 5/8 and 62% in the wrong order. Here is why, and...

2 Oct 2026 · 6 min read Four coloured envelopes in a row beside a small balance scale and a pencil 11+Choosing a Tutor

Online 11+ Maths Tuition and Resources Compared: SHLC, Atom, Explore Learning and Bond

Compare SHLC, Atom Learning, Explore Learning and Bond Online for 11+ maths tuition, courses and practice resources.

1 Oct 2026 · 7 min read A kitchen timer, a mug of tea, an open exercise book and a long and a short pencil 11+Parent Guides

How to Run 11+ Preparation at Home: The 20-Minute Session

A teacher's method for 11+ preparation at home: a 20-minute session, how to teach something new, proof that it stuck, and interview...

21 Sep 2026 · 4 min read A blank puzzle grid card, tangram pieces, jigsaw pieces and a puzzle cube arranged together 11+Primary

Free Maths Puzzles for Kids That Build 11+ Reasoning

Squared Away, Missing Signs, Sudoku for Kids and Countdown: four free maths puzzles, what each one builds, and how to fit them...

21 Sep 2026 · 3 min read An open filing drawer of folders with shield tabs and a magnifying glass resting on top 11+Parent Guides

11+ Past Papers by School: A Free Directory of 75 Schools and Boards

Every school and exam board with its own free 11+ past papers page, plus how to tell real papers from samples and...

21 Sep 2026 · 6 min read