Reading 11+ - Children's Educational Material 11+ TM
There are two grammar schools in Reading and they share the same exam as Slough grammar schools. The schools still have an old-fashioned attitude to admissions and have catchment areas. The Kendrick and Readings Boys' schools use tests from CEM Centre for Evaluation & Monitoring®. Reading Girl's School selective stream use tests from NFER ®. CEM® Centre and NFER® 11+ tests are not tutor-proof and are one of the easiest to prepare for. Complete solutions are available using WordBuilder.co.uk and CoolCleverKids.co.uk.
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2021 Year 7 Entry for Reading Grammar Schools
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Registration |
1st May 2020 to 14th June, 2020 |
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Test Dates |
Saturday 12th September, 2020 for Reading Boys School and Kendrick School
Supplemetary date: Monday 24th September 2020
Friday 10 October 2020 for Reading Girls` school. |
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Results |
Mid-October 2020 |
Test Supplier
Kendrick &
Reading Boys
Reading Girl`s |
Verbal Reasoning, Numerical Ability & Non-verbal Reasoning are tested.
CEM Centre for Evaluation & Monitoring®, Durham (CEM ®): CEM 11+ ®
Shared with Slough, Gloucestershire, London Borough of Redbridge other schools.
CEM Select 11+®
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Reading Grammar Schools Year 7 Entry
Test
The schol claim no additional preparation is necessary. This does not mean preparation is not beneficial. Clearly, it will be extremely beneficial. Has anyone ever heard of a GCSE, A level or degree test in which preparation is not necessary? Why do schools prepare children for KS2 Sats tests?
There will be other schools that will be using the same tests as the schools. If your child takes the test after this date and is found to have taken the same test, then they will use the raw scores from the first test he took, even if it was at another school. This is NOT a bespoke test and it will be the same test as in Slough.
Sats, GCSE, `A` Levels are degrees are curriculum based and not designed to demonstrate academic potential without preparation. The logic for designing such tests for grammar schools is inconsistent with the education system and the evidence appears non-existent. A sensible approach would be admission on the basis of Sats tests in English, Maths and Science (curriculum based and taught).
Issues
The integrity of tests were challenged as the region had morning and afternoon tests as well as supplementary sitting in January 2015. The response from the Consortium was:
"The Centre for Evaluation and Monitoring at Durham University, who developed the 11+ assessment, have confirmed that ‘we are confident that this 11+ test is a fair and robust assessment. We have every confidence in the process of morning and afternoon assessment sessions. CEM have rigorous data analysis processes which we are confident would identify any questions showing bias to either morning of afternoon candidates.’
At this time Durham University knew an interim High Court Injunction was granted to Warwickshire County Council in September 2013 and amended in September 2014 preventing information gleaned from children appearing on the basis children can remember content and even one word is the difference between gaining a grammar school place and not. As such this statement is hard to explain as Warwickshire use similar tests from Durham University and even repeat questions.
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