11 plus guides for UK parents.
What the eleven plus is, how each exam board works, how much practice a child actually needs, and honest comparisons of the tools. Written by the people who build 11+ Daily.
A Year 5 11 plus plan, term by term
A calm, term-by-term plan for a child starting Year 5 with an 11 plus test the following September: what to do in autumn, spring and summer, how the final holiday month works, and how much practice each day.
Guide11 plus comprehension and writing: how to build them at home
Reading comprehension and the writing task are the two parts of 11 plus English that no set of practice questions can build for you. Here is what each one asks of a child, what genuinely improves it, and a home routine that fits inside a normal week.
Guide11 plus exam papers: which exist, which are free, and which are worth using
Most 11 plus areas never release a real past paper, so much of what is sold and shared as one is not. Here is what each exam board and admissions authority actually publishes, what it costs, and how many papers a child genuinely needs.
GuideWhat happened to the CEM 11 plus, and what replaced it
CEM supplied 11 plus tests to several grammar school areas for years, then withdrew from paper tests after the 2023 round. What CEM was, which areas moved to GL Assessment, and what the change means for preparation and for old CEM workbooks.
GuideGL Assessment 11 plus explained: papers, question types and how to prepare
Who GL Assessment are, what the four GL 11 plus papers contain, how the multiple-choice answer sheet works, how standardised scores are used, where to find GL's free familiarisation materials and what GL-style really means on a resource.
GuideWhat is the 11 plus? A plain guide for UK parents
A calm, factual guide to the 11 plus for UK parents: who sits it and why, which schools use it, what it tests, who writes the papers, when it is sat, how standardised scores work and how much preparation is sensible.
Product11+ Daily is now open: what it is, and how to start
11+ Daily, the daily 11 plus practice app that tells your child what to revise, is now open to families. Here is what is in it, what it costs, how the free trial works, and what is still to come.
GuideGL Verbal Reasoning question types: what children actually see in the 11+
A GL-specific guide to the Verbal Reasoning question types children are likely to meet in 11+ preparation: word meanings, word-building puzzles, codes, letter sequences, number logic and reading information. Covers the question families you will find inside 11+ Daily.
Comparison11+ Daily vs Atom Learning: a fair comparison for UK parents
A clear side-by-side of 11+ Daily and Atom Learning for UK 11 Plus parents. Pricing, subjects covered, daily session shape, and why most families preparing at home are better served by a focused daily app at a sensible price than by a premium curriculum platform.
Comparison11+ Daily vs Bond: workbooks, Bond Online, and which suits your family
A clear comparison of 11+ Daily and the Bond 11 Plus range for UK parents. Bond workbooks, Bond Online, pricing, daily session shape, subject coverage, and how 11+ Daily compares for the daily-revision habit Bond's workbooks can't deliver.
GuideHow much 11+ practice should a child do each day? An honest answer for UK parents
How much daily 11 Plus practice your child actually needs, broken down by stage. Light exposure in Year 4, building the habit in the first half of Year 5, the step-up through spring and summer, and the final month before the early-September exam. Includes the difference between daily skill practice and mock papers, why consistency beats intensity, and the warning signs of doing too much.
NewsGloucestershire grammar schools are moving to FSCE: what has been announced and what it means for families
On 15 April 2026 the seven Gloucestershire grammar schools jointly announced that their 11 Plus entrance test will move from GL Assessment to FSCE for September 2028 entry. Here is what has been confirmed, what is still unknown, and how 11+ Daily will respond.