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Entrepreneur of the Year!

Some personal news from all of us at Mentor Education. Our founder and CEO, Mary Lonsdale, recently won "Entrepreneur of the Year" at Wandsworth Council's Women Enterprise Award. We are delighted for her and for all the other winners. Our business has grown over the last few years from Men...
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Fri Mar 22, 2024 4:08 pm

JAGS, Alleyn's, Emanuel, Dulwich College, King's College 11+ Easter Courses

The Easter holidays are an important time to boost your child's 11+ learning. With six months to go until the real assessments start, children should be studying 5 days a week in the Easter holidays.  Let us take the strain with our carefully crafted 11+ sessions. https://mentoreducation.co.uk/11-pl...
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Mon Mar 18, 2024 4:50 pm

4 Plus Assessment - Alleyn's, JAGS and DUCKS

At Mentor Education we are specialists in not only 7+ and 11+ school entrance but also in 4+. We have an extensive programme of preparation, including specialist full time teachers. Our latest results are now in from the Dulwich set of schools: Alleyn's = 16 applicants, 10 passes DUCKS = 8 applicant...
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Fri Feb 16, 2024 3:44 pm

11 Plus Easter Courses to help your child pass their 11 Plus

Our Easter Holiday Courses are a vital part of of your child's 11 plus preparation. For children in year 5 this is a key moment to solidify their curriculum knowledge and start to develop the advanced skills for multi-step mathematical problem solving, teach your child the tricks needed to approach ...
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Thu Feb 15, 2024 12:19 pm

4 Plus Mock Assessment - 23rd September (suitable for Alleyn's, JAGS and DUCKS)

Here at Mentor Education we have deep expertise in how to pass the 4 plus assessments used by JAGS, Alleyn's and DUCKS. This is based on our award winning 4 Plus Pillars programme which was designed by Early Years teachers at schools in Dulwich and Hampstead who use the 4 Plus as a core entry point....
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Wed Sep 13, 2023 11:41 am

Re: 4 Plus Assessment Preparation

The Alleyn's 4+ application window opened today. There is a section on there where you can tell the school about your child and their interests. Do not panic that this is a sort of mini UCAS form for three years olds. Rather this is an opportunity for you to give information which will help with the...
Forum: Schools
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Fri Sep 01, 2023 10:52 am

Re: How to pass the Verbal Reasoning paper of the 11 Plus

What if I am at a state school? Finally, we wanted to give an honest message to parents of children who are at state schools. Independent schools will say that you do not need additional help with reasoning. They will tell you that this is really a potential test. Do not fall for this. It is a nons...
Forum: Schools
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Fri Sep 01, 2023 10:39 am

Re: How to pass the Verbal Reasoning paper of the 11 Plus

Preparing for success in the 11 Plus Verbal Reasoning By far the best long-term preparation for Verbal Reasoning success is to create a daily reading habit with your child. There is an urban myth which states that pass the 11 plus know 10,000 more words than children who do not pass. While this sho...
Forum: Schools
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Fri Sep 01, 2023 10:28 am

Re: How to pass the Verbal Reasoning paper of the 11 Plus

Preparing for success in the 11 Plus Verbal Reasoning By far the best long-term preparation for Verbal Reasoning success is to create a daily reading habit with your child. There is an urban myth which states that pass the 11 plus know 10,000 more words than children who do not pass. While this shou...
Forum: Schools
Replies: 3
Fri Sep 01, 2023 10:28 am

How to pass the Verbal Reasoning paper of the 11 Plus

We get a lot of questions about Reasoning here at Mentor Education. We have 40 years of experience helping children pass exams for Alleyn's, JAGS, Emanuel, Dulwich, Trinity, Whitgift and more and 90% of our students get into their first or second choice school. We thought some information on verbal ...
Forum: Schools
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Fri Sep 01, 2023 10:22 am

Re: How to pass the Maths paper of the 11 Plus

How we can help? We have a Weekend school which operates out of Dulwich every Saturday and Sunday mornings. We have classes for Year 4, Year 5 and Year 6. Classes are designed to help students, master the curriculum, gain speed and we include mock examinations and interview practice. You can book h...
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Thu Aug 24, 2023 11:47 am

Re: How to pass the Maths paper of the 11 Plus

How you can help your child with their Maths As with every aspect of the 11 plus, speed is of the utmost importance in the maths exam. The key to achieving this is a secure knowledge and quick recall of times tables and numbers bonds. Your child should focus on these in Years 4 and 5 at school and ...
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Thu Aug 24, 2023 11:45 am

How to pass the Maths paper of the 11 Plus

Tips for the Maths element of the 11 Plus Here at Mentor Education, we having been getting lots of calls from parents asking advice about the final run into the 11 plus. We wanted here to share some tips and advice related to the Maths element of the 11 plus so that everyone can have the best chanc...
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Thu Aug 24, 2023 11:42 am

4 Plus Assessment Preparation

Here at Mentor Education we have a very successful 4 plus preparation programme. We have an excellent track record preparing children through a blend of mock assessments and coaching sessions around specific development areas. The work is led by expert early years specialists all of whom either teac...
Forum: Schools
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Thu Aug 17, 2023 2:37 pm

11 Plus Weekend School 2023/24 Booking open now!

Mentor Education has been helping children pass the 11 Plus for over 40 years, helping more than 90,000 pupils. You are in safe hands because we know schools like Dulwich, Alleyns, JAGS, Emanuel, Trinity, St Dunstan’s, Whitgift, St Paul’s and City of London backwards :D . We published the best-sell...
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Tue May 09, 2023 11:14 am