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What makes BOFA different?

• None of the BOFA questions are used twice
• Pupils are given assessment, explanation, demonstration, practice and retests
• You can cancel your subscription easily and at any time, the minimum subscription is one month
• Used throughout the UK for 11+ tutoring
• over 8000 unique questions in 48 tests lasting 50 minutes each
• Used in over 170 countries  in the first 5 years
• Used by UK prep schools for Common Entrance pre-assessment preparation
• Used by tutoring centres in the UK, Barbados, Singapore ...
• over 6,000,000 tests were done in the first 5 years

All four subjects are fully covered:

Maths
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• covers the entire Mathematics syllabus from the National Curriculum up to and including Key Stage 2
• All 56 different types of 11+ questions are covered over the four tests.
• the questions are presented on a variety of levels as is done by schools and assessment bodies.

English
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• covers the entire English syllabus from the National Curriculum up to and including Key Stage 2.
• Skills in comprehension, grammar, punctuation and spelling will be assessed whatever the format of the actual exam, and as such BOFA 11+ English is designed to prepare the pupil for these exams.

Verbal Reasoning
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• The 11+ Verbal Reasoning Tests are not covered in the national curriculum and as such preparation in verbal reasoning is important if the pupil is to be prepared for this exam.
• BOFA 11+ is designed to highlight topics requiring attention and work with the pupil towards success.
• All 26 types of 11+ verbal reasoning questions are covered and no prior knowledge is required in order to make full use of BOFA 11+ verbal reasoning.
• Even if verbal reasoning is not being formally assessed in an entrance examination, these assessments will enhance the pupil’s logic and language skills as a general preparation aid and can help build confidence in answering unfamiliar types of questions.

Non-verbal Reasoning
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• The 11+ Non-verbal Reasoning tests are not covered in the national curriculum and so Non Verbal reasoning preparation is important if the pupil is to be prepared for this exam.
• BOFA 11+ is designed to highlight topics requiring attention and work with the pupil towards success.
• All 6 types of non verbal reasoning questions are covered and no prior knowledge is required in order to make full use of BOFA 11+ non-verbal reasoning.
• Many people find these questions quite daunting at first, but adults and children alike can quickly become ‘hooked’. This can help build the pupil’s confidence in answering unfamiliar types of questions.

Four stages make up BOFA's online formative learning course

Initial Test
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• FOUR 50 minute tests
• with a clock which can be hidden if the pupil wishes
• we recommend this is done by the pupil on their own in a quiet environment
• an email is sent to the parent/tutor/administrator detailing the result
• 3 text sizes and 3 colours are available
• the pupil can continue after the 50 minutes, the late answers are included in the retest score
• the pupil can start at level 11, 11+ or 11++

Practice and Explanation
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• we recommend this is done by the pupil with a parent or teacher
• it is important that the pupil understands where they went wrong and what to do in future
• there are very similar practice questions for the pupil to try with you to confirm understanding
• only more on to the retest when the pupil is happy with the understand
• ensure at least 24 hours has past before moving on to the retest

Retest
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• this is a bespoke test designed to check the learning
• the questions have not been seem before
• the score in shown in the charts above the intial test score
• an email is sent to the parent/tutor/administrator detailing the result
• these are to be attempted by the pupil on their own in the same environment as the initial test

Report
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• the report is created at the end of 4 tests in one subject at one level
• the questions have all been incorrectly answered at the retest stage
• they are sorted into topics in order to assist teachers direct learning
• these reports can be repeated
• the questions can be printed off
• the answers and explanations can be printed off

Administration/Management is easily available for all parents, teachers, key stage coordinators and managers of tutoring centres

Parents can manage the account for each child
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• parents can have more than one child subscribed at a time
• monitor the progress of each independently
• reset the password for each child
• cancel a single pupil subscription at any time
• transfer a subscription to a different pupil
• the pupil test data is stored after being un-subscribed and can be reactivated at a later date by a new subscription

teachers and tutors can do all that the parent can do and manage the parent accounts
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• manage all their pupils from one account
• resetting all passwords
• add or delete parents and edit their details
• give parents access to the progress emails
• transfer subscriptions from old pupils to new pupils
• export parent and pupil data to a spreadsheet
• export all test data

key stage coordinators and managers of tutoring centres have even more rights in addition to a teacher
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• manage all their pupils from one account
• set up pupil groups
• assign groups to teachers
• manage who receives the progress emails including themselves
• add/delete teacher accounts