The Conscious Teacher 7+ Reading
The Conscious Teacher’s 7+ Reading List: The Best Books to Prepare for Year 3 Entry Preparing for the 7+ can feel like a big step. For children in Year 2, the prospect of sitting an entrance exam for Year 3…
Category 11+
Life After the 11+ – A Conscious Perspective.
The 11+ journey can feel all-consuming. For months (sometimes years) families commit to practice papers, tutoring, homework, time management and mindset strategies. There are ups and downs, breakthroughs and frustrations. But eventually, exam day comes and goes. With nothing to…
The Ultimate Blunder: Forgetting to book my son’s exam.
Every parent of a child preparing for the 11+ knows the pressure. Hours of practice papers, vocabulary drills, mental arithmetic at breakfast – all building up to the day. It’s not just an exam; it feels like a gateway to…
Creative Writing for the Faint Hearted
Over the years, I have had countless requests to teach creative writing. Parents have said that their child’s writing is, ‘too robotic,’ ‘doesn’t make any sense,’ ‘is going nowhere,’ and is fundamentally, ‘boring.’ I, too, have read too many samples…
The Conscious Teacher 11+ Reading List
We know preparing for the 11+ exams can be a daunting task, both for students and their parents, and that’s why we created an extensive 11+ reading list. One of the most effective ways to get ready for the 11+…