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11+ Provision
Year 2
- Verbal reasoning tests introduced during Year 2.
- In Maths, where appropriate, pupils to access the curriculum from the year group ahead.
Year 3
- Verbal reasoning tests carried out in class with a non-verbal reasoning academic extension club operating after school.
- Introduction of cloze procedure in the style of 11+ testing
- Maths: Ability group structure enables pupils to be extended and supported as appropriate
- Maths: exposure to elements of 11+ style questions
- 11+ activities available on the VLE
Year 4
- Verbal reasoning tests carried out in class with a non-verbal reasoning academic extension club operating after school.
- Introduction to the 11+ style of comprehension
- Maths: Ability group structure enables pupils to be extended and supported as appropriate
- Maths: exposure to elements of 11+ style questions
- Non-verbal reasoning homework
- 11+ Maths homework club
- 11+ activities available on the VLE
Year 5
- Verbal reasoning tests carried out in class with a non-verbal reasoning academic extension club operating after school.
- 11+ Maths homework club
- English: Regular in-class comprehension assessment
- English: Introduction of GL Assessment (11+) reading comprehension tasks
- Maths: Ability group structure enables pupils to be extended and supported as appropriate
- Maths: exposure to elements of 11+ style questions
- Non-verbal reasoning homework
- General: Introduction of timing through all papers
- 11+ activities available on the VLE
- Additional early morning and after-school classes after the Easter break
- Holiday Sessions- Opportunity to attend holiday classes during the Easter, half term and Summer holidays.
- Regular mock 11+ tests
Easter is the point where 11+ preparation goes up a gear for Year 5! They sit their first formal mock test just before Easter, which gives them invaluable experience of working under exam conditions. It also highlights immediate areas for focus and these are shared with parents before the Easter holiday so that families have the option of tackling them during the break. As well as optional weekly booster sessions in-school over Easter, each child has a login for CGP 11+ online, enabling them to practise at home.
In the Summer term, as well as the pre-existing optional after-school clubs in Non-Verbal Reasoning and 11+ Maths, children can opt in to an 8am Vocabulary/Reading club and weekly drop-in clinics at lunchtime, where they receive specialist help with any 11+ related areas. This is particularly important this year due to the change in test provider in Gloucestershire from CEM to GL.
We believe that the key to 11+ success is collaboration between home and school and therefore, after the three further mock tests this term, results and areas for improvement are shared with parents. Ideas for resources are provided for use at home and teaching is tailored towards the specific areas of need for the cohort.
Children can choose to attend additional booster sessions during May half-term and during the long summer break. These are important for keeping the children ‘simmering’, ready for the test at the very start of Year 6.
Prep Curriculum & Pastoral Care
The children receive specialist teaching in the following subjects:
- French
- Spanish
- Latin
- Music
- PE
- Computing
- Art
- Science
- Design Technology
The above specialist subjects are taught in dedicated classrooms/labs.
Ashley Manor prides itself on a high level of pastoral care. The school strives to be open, family orientated and friendly. The Headmaster and the Senior Leadership Team are “hands on” and along with the class teachers, work hard to ensure that the pupils are productive and happy, and that parents are involved with every stage of their children’s education.
