GL Assessment-style 11+ Mock Exams 2020 (Buckinghamshire)

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11+ Mock Exams

In 2020, SDE’s GL Assessment-style 11+ Mock Exams (with Susan Daughtrey 11+ Dynamic Video Tuition™) for the Buckinghamshire 11+ tests take place at the following locations:

• Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire
• Chalfont St. Peter
• Chesham, Buckinghamshire
• Slough / Langley, Berkshire

The test papers for these Sessions have been written by Susan Daughtrey M.Ed, the 11+ tutor and author, to help students who are preparing to write the GL Assessment® Verbal Reasoning, Maths and Non-Verbal Reasoning Buckinghamshire 11+ tests.

COVID-19:  What measures are in place to help keep my child safe when attending the SDE 11+ Mock Exams during Covid-19?

The real 11+ is not taking place online and it will not be sat at home.  In preparation for the 11+, it is important that 11+ candidates have the chance to practice in a realistic environment.  We are pleased to offer this opportunity to the children while taking extensive measures to minimise the risks during the pandemic.  The key control measures we are taking are:

• Each SDE 11+ Mock Exam Session is limited to 15 candidates.
• There are special hygiene measures at Registration.
• PPE is available at the Registration Desk for staff and students.  Staff are required to wear a mask if they need to move within 2 metres of others or when moving around the building.
• Desks and chairs are disinfected at the beginning of the day and between each use.
• All exam papers and answer sheets are placed on your child’s desk before they enter the Exam Hall or classroom.
• Candidates are sat at least 2 metres apart in the Exam Hall.
• At the end of Session the children are led outside to meet you at the Collection Area.
• We maintain a plan of the seating positions of each candidate and will retain these records for at least 4 weeks to assist with contact tracing.

Comprehensive details of the steps we are taking to keep everyone safe at the SDE 11+ Mock Exams have been seen by a senior policy team at the DfE who are responsible for the Out of School Sector, who have commented that our plans “seem very sensible”.

Parents are sent full details of the measures we are taking, and the instructions they need to follow, the day prior to the 11+ Mock Exam.  We will continue to update our policies and procedures as the situation evolves and new Government Guidance is issued.  This means that some of the measures above may be subject to change.

We are pleased to share with you some photos and a diagram of the modified SDE 11+ Tuition Centre at Burkes Court in Beaconsfield which is now Covid-19 secure and ready for face-to-face 11+ Courses and 11+ Mock Exams.  Similar changes have been made to our other Covid-19 secure ‘hubs’ in Berkshire and North London.

How many Sessions do you offer?

In each location there are six Sessions:  Sessions A – F.

The test papers at each Session are unique (i.e. no repeat questions).

Most parents book all six Sessions and use the Mock Exams as part of their child’s final preparation for the 11+ exam.

What is the agenda for each Session?

At each Session we will emulate, as far as reasonably practicable, your child’s most likely experience on the day of the real GL Assessment 11+ Buckinghamshire tests.  To this end, in each location our GL Assessment-style 11+ Mock Exams (for Buckinghamshire 11+ candidates), include the following features:

• Two test papers:
  • Test Paper 1 is a verbal reasoning test comprising: (a) comprehension; (b) cloze (multiple choice, GL-style); (c) technical English (proof reading and/or jumbled sentences); and (g) verbal reasoning questions (typically from the ’21 Types’ of verbal reasoning question);
  • Test paper 2 comprises: non-verbal reasoning (including spatial reasoning) sections (of which there are usually four short sections) and a maths section.
• Each test contains 45 minutes of questions.
• The tests are multiple choice with a question paper and separate multiple-choice answer sheet.
• The tests are administered using audio administration and the test papers contain separately timed sections.
• Prior to each timed Section within the test paper, the Instructions for the questions in that Section and an Example of each type of question are presented (and read out audibly by the audio administration) and there is then a short period to attempt several Practice questions, the answers to which are subsequently read out by the audio administration.
• Each of the two test papers has a weighting of 50%. Verbal reasoning (including comprehension, cloze, technical English (proof reading and/or jumbled sentences) and verbal reasoning questions) carry half of the total marks and NVR/spatial reasoning and Maths each attract one quarter of the total marks.

Each year we ask our students to submit a detailed online feedback form, sent out on the day of the real 11+ test, seeking information about the content, timing and administration of the real GL Assessment Buckinghamshire 11+ tests.  This request is sent to over 600 students.  We are very grateful for the considerable number of submissions we receive, which have enabled us to establish a very detailed understanding of the content of the 2018 and 2019 Buckinghamshire GL Assessment 11+ tests.  We are pleased to report that the overriding sentiment is that the students find our test papers are very similar to the real Bucks 11+ tests.

What is Susan Daughtrey 11+ Dynamic Video Tuition®?

All SDE 2020 GL Assessment-style 11+ Mock Exams include the unique and innovative Susan Daughtrey 11+ Dynamic Video Tuition® service.

Susan Daughtrey 11+ Dynamic Video Tuition® is a significant video production and IT project, involving the creation of more than 3000 short video tutorials, each typically 1-4 minutes in length, together with an online video streaming platform, so the video tutorials can be watched by you and your child at home.  We have created a video tutorial for every question on our series of six Bucks GL-style 11+ Mock Exams (as well as many of our other exam formats, including SDE CEM-style and GL-style 11+ Mock Exams used in other areas).

Susan Daughtrey 11+ Dynamic Video Tuition® is designed to target your child’s individual learning needs.  For each question your child answers incorrectly on the tests our bespoke online software (accessed via your secure parent login to the SDE website) will provide you with access to a data field and a link to a short video, devised and narrated by Susan Daughtrey, which includes:

• The test question number;
• Your child’s wrong answer selection;
• A link to a short video tutorial, devised and narrated by Susan Daughtrey, which can be streamed from home and which includes the following:
  • The test question number, test question and multiple-choice answer options that appeared on the question paper;
  • Where relevant (e.g for VR questions), an explanation of the technique or method that Susan Daughtrey recommends your child uses to answer the question, devised and narrated by Susan Daughtrey;
  • Where relevant (e.g for Maths questions), working out is shown on screen in a step-by-step fashion, with Susan Daughtrey explaining the process she recommends your child should follow to answer the question correctly; and
  • Finally, the correct answer is shown on screen.

You can pause, rewind and re-watch the video tutorials provided as part of the 11+ Mock Exam feedback as many times as you like, until the 11+ exams in October/November 2020.

Susan Daughtrey 11+ Dynamic Video Tuition® has been devised with the specific objectives of giving your child the opportunity to: (a) learn from their mistakes; and (b) improve future exam performance.  This is a unique and innovative resource, which responds to your child’s individual learning requirements by identifying only the questions your child answered incorrectly on the test papers and addressing those wrongly answered questions through the deployment of a video tutorial.

This is simply a fantastic way to revise with your child and was described by one very satisfied 2019 parent, as a “game-changer”.

What other feedback can I expect after each Session?

Feedback is provided via a secure parent login to the SDE website.

This feedback includes:

• • A Letter to Parents providing a detailed description of the type of questions which appeared on the test papers, a Target Mark™ and lists of the more complex vocabulary from the actual test papers;
  • A Record Table™  which shows your child’s score in each element of the test papers, a total score for each test and a combined score for the two tests.  Next to your child’s scores, we also provide the group average score to help you identify your child’s strengths and weaknesses, relative to the other candidates (there are usually many other students to compare your child’s results to as the Sessions are extremely popular);
  • Group List of Scores – this list contains the anonymised scores of the students attending the 11+ Mock Exam Session on the same weekend and usually at the same venue as your child (giving you the most “like-for-like” comparison available as the test papers were written in the same circumstances); and
  • Access to the unique and innovative Susan Daughtrey 11+ Dynamic Video Tuition® service detailed above, so you can see exactly which questions your child answered incorrectly and your child has the benefit of Susan Daughtrey’s explanation of how best to answer the question.

Cost

1 Session: £75
2 Sessions: £140 (£70 each, save £10)
3 Sessions: £195 (£65 each, save up to £30)
4 Sessions: £240 (£60 each, save up to £60)
5 Sessions: £275 (£55 each, save up to £100)  (Covid-19 Block Booking Discount:  reduced by a further £20 to £255)
6 Sessions: £300 (£50 each, save up to £150)  (Covid-19 Block Booking Discount:  reduced by a further £20 to £280)

To take advantage of the discounted rates on multiple exam bookings, you must book all tests as part of the same Order.

You can combine these tests with Mock Exams that we run directly at other venues.  Simply add these tests to your Cart and continue looking for Mock Exam in other areas.

Terms and Conditions

All SDE 11+ Mock Exam Sessions are subject to our mock exam terms and conditions which you can view on the booking page.

Change of date / time / venue and cancellation

You can make unlimited online changes to your bookings (up to 72 hours before the relevant Session start time) via your secure SDE Account.  All online changes of date / time / venue are automated.  This service is available to you 24/7 and is free of charge.  There are over 11+ Mock Exam Sessions to choose from, so if your plans change, you should be able to easily secure a suitable replacement Session (subject to availability).

If you cancel your booking, we will apply a cancellation of charge of £20 to help cover our card processing fees and administration costs.  Our fees will also be recalculated if you are cancelling part of a booking (e.g one test in a multiple booking).  Please refer to our Terms and Conditions for full details and worked examples.

Confirmation

Once you have paid for the Session(s), our system will automatically send you a Receipt and a Booking Confirmation (two separate emails).

How to book

• Review the timetable and click ‘Book Now’;
• Complete the simple Registration Form; and
• Pay for your Session(s) using a credit or debit card.