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11+ Timing Pressure Trainer

Work any paper against a real exam clock, then see exactly where the time went.

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Which paper are you practising?

Pick the exam you are working towards, or choose Custom and copy the timing off the paper in front of you.

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How far along are you?

Start where your child is now, not where you want them to be. Move up once they are beating the target on most questions.

60s
Target per question
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Set up the session

Short beats long. Ten to fifteen questions is plenty on a school night.

Used to keep two children's results apart in the history below.

Question 1 of 10
on pace
0s
TARGET 60s

Off you go.

Tap anywhere (or SPACE) when done  ·  G guessed  ·  P pause

Session complete

Every question, in order

Dashed line is the target
Inside the target Over the target Guessed

What the times say

    Marked the answers yet? Add how many were right and the report checks the speed against the accuracy.
    out of 10

    Progress so far

    Saved on this device only. Nothing is uploaded, no account needed. Use the same browser each time so the history builds up. Tap any session to reopen its full report.

    Questions inside the target, oldest to newest
    DateWhoPaperStage QsTargetAverageRightOn targetRemove

    No sessions yet. Run one above and it will show up here.

    How to use this with your child

    Three things separate a timer from real timing practice.

    Accuracy first, speed second

    If your child is getting questions wrong, going faster makes it worse. Stay on the early stages until the answers are reliably right.

    The skill is moving on

    Most marks are lost when one question eats four minutes. When the ring turns red, the right move is a sensible guess and a mark in the margin.

    Compare like with like

    A short session on easy questions will always look quicker. Track the trend for the same paper and stage, not one number.

    Paper timings come from published exam information where boards release it, and are marked as estimates where they do not. Timings vary by region and by year, so check your school's own familiarisation guide. Questions: info@shlc-tutor.co.uk.

    11+ Timing Pressure Trainer

    How to use the timing trainer

    Open any practice paper or workbook your child already has, pick the exam board above, and press start. Your child works on paper as normal and taps the screen each time they finish a question. The trainer times every question against the pace of the real exam and shows you exactly where the time went.

    Start on the gentler stages. A child who is new to timed work gets 60% more time than the exam allows, and the target tightens stage by stage as they improve. The report after each session tells you when to move up.

    Which exams it covers

    The presets cover GL Assessment, CEM style papers, CSSE (Essex), FSCE (Colchester) and the ISEB Pre-Test used by independent schools. Where a board publishes its paper timings we use them. Where it does not, the preset is marked as an estimate, so check your school's own familiarisation guide. There is also a custom option, so you can copy the question count and time limit straight off whatever paper is in front of you.

    For parents

    Every session is saved on your device only, with no account and nothing uploaded. After you mark the answers, add the score to the report and it will tell you honestly whether the speed is real or whether accuracy needs to come first. Timing practice works best in short bursts, so ten to fifteen questions on a school night is plenty.

    If your child needs more than pace, our interactive mastery lessons teach the topics themselves, question by question. Questions about the trainer? Email info@shlc-tutor.co.uk.