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Living in Hong Kong? Preparing for the UK pre-tests and school entrance exams? International tutor, Adam Muckle, share his top tips and guidance from his experiences tutoring in Hong Kong.

Preparation for grammar school entry can begin at any point from Year 3. We recommend that the latest you should start preparing is in Year 5. In this blog post, our partners, Atom Learning, share their top tips on how to prepare for the grammar school entrance tests.

As we head towards the start of the new school year, we have time to reflect on the last few months of teaching through lockdown, both at school and from home. As a profession, we have learnt so much from this highly unusual experience and now we have had the time to consider how this will impact our practice in the future. Vicky Duggan, author of our 11+ English resources and Director of Studies and Head of English at The Granville School, shares the lessons she's learned during lockdown.

The Oxford English Dictionary definition of revision is to reread work done previously to improve one’s knowledge of a subject, typically to prepare for an examination. In Louise Martine’s book Study Skills: Building the study skills needed for 11+ and pre-tests, she looks at how you can help your children revise more effectively by looking at how they learn.

All children have been disadvantaged during these past few months. They have all had to deal with a very different learning environment at home rather than at school. It is important to recognise that a lot of what they may have missed can be remedied on their return. However, like home learning and home schooling, there are ways children can catch up during the summer break for their long-awaited return in September.