A leading education expert says hiring tutors to help kids pass the 11-plus is a “waste of money” amid reports of a growing industry aimed at getting coveted grammar school places. There are claims ...

Head teachers across the county have expressed disquiet over the extent of private coaching for the 11-plus and say Kent County Council should be doing more to stop it. Responses to a survey carried ...

The 11-plus can “never be tutor-proof”, a major grammar school exam board has admitted, as one of the last remaining selective counties announced it was abandoning its five-year experiment with tests ...

Birmingham mums and dads have spent an eye-watering £5,000 in a bid to ensure 11-plus success for their children. As youngsters across the city prepare to sit the exam tomorrow morning, a national ...

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