11+ Exam Success Navigator Pack

Most 11+ preparation goes wrong the same way. A book gets bought on somebody's recommendation, half finished, then replaced by another one. Papers get started months too early and knock the child's confidence. Nobody can say whether any of it is working.

This is the guide that stops that happening. Eleven sections, written by a tutor who prepares children for grammar and independent school entry, telling you what to do first, what to leave until later, and what not to buy at all.

It starts by telling you where your child actually is. A free maths topic checklist and a free readiness quiz, half an hour in total, and whatever is left unticked becomes the revision plan. No workbook is bought until you know what the gaps are.

Then it puts the work in order. Times tables to 12 x 12 and secure arithmetic first, because nothing in the 11+ works without them. Topic practice second, aimed at the gaps the checklist found. Reasoning kept ticking over in short regular sessions. Timed papers last, in the final two to three months, once topic knowledge is secure.

Every section names the resources by name:

• Maths practice. Free daily arithmetic drills, topic-by-topic question banks and printable worksheets, with the ones worth using picked out.
• Books. Three publishers cover everything a family needs. The guide names them, tells you which level to start on, and tells you to move up only once your child is scoring 90%.
• Past papers. Where to find real grammar and independent school papers free, why KS2 papers make the gentlest first sitting under timed conditions, and how to turn a raw score into next week's work.
• Non-verbal and spatial reasoning. All twelve GL question types and all seven spatial types listed and explained, plus the eight underlying skills behind nearly every question. A child who has met them all stops being surprised in the exam.
• Verbal reasoning, vocabulary and writing. Verbal reasoning scores follow vocabulary, so the guide names the word lists, flashcard packs and the cheapest strategy there is.
• Memory and focus. Holding information in your head under pressure is trainable. Two free tools for it.
• Guides for parents. When to start, what happens if you are starting late, whether tutoring is worth it, and how to rebuild a child who has decided they are bad at maths.

Much of what it points you at is free. Where something costs money, the guide says why it earns its place. The point is to spend once and spend right, not to buy more.

It finishes with three things to do this week. Run the topic checklist. Time your child on 25 mixed times tables questions. Sit one KS2 maths paper under exam conditions. Those three results cost nothing and tell you plenty.

The recommendations come from real preparation. SHLC students have gone on to places at Bradford Grammar, Merchant Taylors' and Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, several of them with academic scholarships, and parents report the same order every time: confidence grew first, results followed.

Instant download. If you would like structured help alongside it, you can book a free consultation.

Who this is for

Families preparing for 11+ entry who want to know where to focus rather than buying everything and hoping for the best. Works well whether you are preparing independently at home, supplementing tutoring or just starting to plan and not sure where to begin.