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Online eleven plus Tests which tutor pupils for 11+ examinations in English, Maths, Verbal Reasoning and Non-verbal Reasoning.
- Timed online 11 plus tests, marked to identify strengths & weaknesses.
Find out more - Each 11 plus test has the appropriate number of questions for a timed 50 minute test.
The difficulty is set to be as realistic as possible.
The tests are marked automatically, including the questions which are attempted after 50 minutes.
The initial score only includes the correct answers obtained in 50 minutes. - Bespoke explanation, practice and testing in weaker areas.
Find out more - The weaker topics are explained followed by practice and retesting.
The stronger topics are developed in later products. - Reports emailed to parents informing of progress and effort.
Find out more - Emails are immediately sent to the parents and tutors containing the amount of time spent, finish time and the score achieved.
- Extension work available using BOFA bonus™ or BOFA elite™ & BOFA reports™.
Find out more - When all 4 11 plus tests are complete, BOFA will advise all concerned on the best course of action, including further online products or paper resources etc which are available.
News
What the papers say
BBC News - Jan 31, 2010
The Irish News says primary school principals are threatening to withdraw all support for unofficial 11 plus tests over what they call "crazy demands" being ...
Inequality in Britain isn't down to class but brains
Telegraph.co.uk - Alasdair Palmer - Jan 30, 2010
I'm one of those hard-up working class kids who passed the 11 plus lo these many years ago, and after many more years of bringing up a family, I returned to ...
Deadlock in Northern Ireland
The Guardian - Jan 29, 2010
The selection procedures between primary and post-primary schools have been deregulated in the name of abolishing the standardised 11-plus examination, ...
Louth school defends proposal to scrap catchment area
Grimsby Telegraph - Jan 28, 2010
After hearing a number of parents object to the proposal, James Lascelles told Louth town councillors he wanted the top 120 scoring pupils ikn the 11-plus ...
South Belfast's newest MLA pedals into action
Belfast Telegraph - Pauline Reynolds - Jan 27, 2010
“The time has come to produce an alternative and stand for something more then simply being against the 11 plus,” he said. Turning to the work front, ...
Poor schools fuelling boom in private tuition
Telegraph.co.uk - Jan 17, 2010
There is now so much difference between the best grammar schools and the worst comprehensives that parents are tutoring for the 11-plus from an earlier age. ...
Anxious parents fuel boom in tutors
Times Online - Jack Grimston - Jan 16, 2010
“There is now such a difference between the best grammar schools and the worst comprehensives that parents are tutoring for the 11-plus from an earlier age. ...
Grammar schools, selection, and tips for those private school interviews...
Times Online (blog) - Jan 6, 2010
There's a huge deficit between the 11-plus test and what contemporary neuroscience is saying about the developing brain (which they couldn't understand). ...
Why British children are pushed too hard
Times Online - Jan 4, 2010
The need to stay “on target” for that 11-plus, even in Africa, was paramount. In return, the school said that it would keep Jessie's place open for her ...
