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Mock Transfer Tests Secondary Transfer Process

(South West Herts Consortium & 11+ Tests )

Helps prepare - Builds confidence - Reduces nerves and anxiety

When a helping hand is all you need

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Explaining The Secondary Transfer Process

September 20th 2017 6.30pm – 7.30pm

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Welcome & Introduction

Gill Filer - Teacher / Lead Tutor Andrew Filer - Operations / Admin

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Domestic Arrangements

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To help parents who are about to embark on the Secondary Transfer journey, by: • explaining the Secondary Transfer process.

• offering suggestions on how you can support your child in

preparing for the secondary tests. • offering answers to your questions.

Purpose Of This Presentation

Please Note We are not representing local schools, the South West Herts Consortium or any other government body, so we may not know all the answers.


Secondary Transfer - What is it?

The secondary transfer process is similar to the 11+ tests used by independent schools and Grammar schools. It’s the process that allows schools to be selective with their intake each year.


Secondary Transfer - What is it?

South West Herts Consortium If parents want their child to attend one of these schools, their child will need to take the Secondary Transfer Test.* • Bushey Meads • St Clement Danes • Croxley Danes** • Queens • Rickmansworth • Parmiters • Watford Girls • Watford Boys


There are also other schools in the SW Herts area that are not part of the consortium and may have their own admissions criteria. St Joan Of Arc St Michael’s Francis Combe Bushey Academy The Reach Free School Westfield Academy

* In most cases this is still applicable even if one of the other criteria is used to gain a place. ** Added to consortium in Spring 2017. Applicable for Music only.

Secondary Transfer Process 2017-18 (TBC)

April 23rd Online registration opens – Register for your child to sit the tests

June 15th Registration closes

June 15th Additional support notification deadline (SEN notification)

July 2nd Parents are notified of test venue for their child

Sept 8th Academic Test at various locations

Sept 11th Music aptitude test

Sept 14th /18th Queens Sports aptitude test (Possible 2nd date based on demand)

Sept 22nd Bushey Meads Non- verbal reasoning / Technical test

Sept 24th w/c Music aptitude test round 2

Sept/Oct Various Open days/ evenings.

Oct Parents / Children visit schools during the day

Oct Parents / Children draw up short list schools / check point threshold

Oct 15th Notified of child’s score / result via email

Oct Various Complete School Application Form (SAF) for each school on their list

Oct 31st Enter preferences on the SW Herts website –submit

March 1st Parents are informed which school their child has been allocated

March 15th Parents, accept, reject , stay on waiting list.


S W Herts Consortium Timeline 2017-18 (TBC)

Apr May June July Aug Sept Oct

Mon April 23rd Registration Opens

Fri June 15th Registration Closes & SEN Closes

Mon 2nd July Venue Notified

Sat 8th Sept SW Herts Test

Tues 11th Sept Music Test 1

Fri 14th & Tues 18th Sept Sports Test

Sat 22nd Sept Tech Test (BM)

Mon 15th Oct Score / Results

Tues 31st Oct Deadline


Secondary Transfer Tests

Academic Tests

Saturday 8.30 -11.30 or 12.30 – 15.30 Verbal Reasoning a number of sections, 45minutes Maths 50 minutes, 50 questions (Subject to change)

Music Test Optional

Two part test 1) 60 questions in four sections: Pitch, Melody, Rhythm and Texture. 2) Perform single piece, instrument, singing (Call-back score approx 45/48)

Sports Test Optional

Queens school – half day (2 or 3 sessions) Eurofit test, fitness, sportsmanship.

Technology Test Optional

Bushey Meads – Two part test Spatial Reasoning & Non-Verbal Reasoning



Verbal Reasoning (CEM)

5 individually timed tests, 45 mins in total, such as: * • Synonyms • Antonyms • Shuffled Sentences • CLOZE Procedure Word Bank

• CLOZE Procedure Missing letters

Maths (GL) • 50 Questions in 50 Minutes *Examples, may be different, multiple choice or free text answers

Academic Test Format

Test Scores Calculated on the number of correct answers, plotted against the child’s age/birthday.

This gives a score known as the “Standardised Score”

Scores


+ Date of Birth = Standardised Score

VR Maths

Check School websites for historic information

Music Sport Technology

Results notified at the same time as the academic results, helping inform parents with selecting 4 schools

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Note: Manage your expectations and be realistic when selecting your preferences

Schools Historic Information


Admission Criteria - Proximity

Lists schools nearest to your postcode. Straight Line Distance Example based on the school (WD17 3PD)

Hertfordshire County Council's Find My Nearest School:

https://www.hertfordshire.gov.uk

1st - Watford Boys Grammar 1427m 2nd - Croxley Danes 1754m

3rd - Westfield Academy 2208m

4th - Watford Girls Grammar 2483m

https://www.hertfordshire.gov.uk/

https://www.hertfordshire.gov.uk/


1. Looked after children a child being looked after, subject to an adoption, etc

(3 places)

2. Proximity Not more than 19 (10%) places will be allocated to children.

(716.42m -19 places)

3. Permanent Staff Applicants who are children of a parent or legal guardian who is a

permanent member of the school.

(2 Places)

4. Sibling Children with a brother or sister on the School’s roll in Years 7 to 12.

(78 places)

5. Music Not more than 19 (10%) places will be available for applicants with a

proven aptitude in music

(45 & 35 points - 19 places)

6. Academic Not more than 49 (25%) places will be available by reference to

academic ability . ( 204 points - 49 places)

7. Proximity 2 Nearness of the child’s permanent home

(1508m - 25 places)

Admission Criteria (Rickmansworth 2017 – 196 places)


School Selection – Preference

Parents need to review each school website to ensure eligibility to apply. Students & Parents may select 4 schools, these should be listed in order of preference.

Location

Travel Support

Open Evening

Historic Results

Offering / Speciality Science, Sport, Tech

School Criteria Day Visit

Gut feeling / Comfortable


• March 1st

• Parents are able to Accept or Reject a school place.

• There is a lot of movement over the initial period.

• Students will be automatically placed on the CI list for all schools originally ranked higher than the schools that were actually offered.

• Parents may remove their child from the CI list if they wish or remain until the end of Year 7.

• Appeals – parents may appeal, however the appeal case must be strong and specific to the school for which you are appealing.

Accepting a School & Continuing Interest

Sources of information

Herts County Council Website http://www.hertsdirect.org/services/edlearn/admissions/

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Useful information Find your nearest school Research schools

http://www.hertsdirect.org/services/edlearn/admissions/

http://www.hertsdirect.org/services/edlearn/admissions/

Preparing students


Preparation starting now!


School Open Evenings

• Head Teachers Talk - Times

• Show case - Busy

• Visit during the day - Book

• Prospectus

• Application pack (SIF)

You may want to visit this year to get a feel for each school.


Preparing students

Broaden Vocabulary Read it - Read a variety of material Log it - Log words they don’t know Learn it – find, Definition, Antonym, Synonym

Times tables Practise – know all tables

Preparing students As well as supporting your child with school work, introduce maths and verbal reasoning into every day life, games, going out, etc

READ Encourage children to read a wide range of books, papers, broaden vocabulary, etc

MONEY Help them learn money problems, encourage them to use mental maths in shops, add up, subtract, calculate cost and change, etc

PLAY GAMES Play games to aid learning, Scrabble, Darts, etc

MULTI TASKING In day to day life start to give your child more than one instruction, helps them tackle multi-step questions.

TIME Help them become aware of the concept of time, such as 30sec, 1 minute, set a timer and get them to judge the time.


Going forward -Options available to parents

Do Nothing Parents may wish to select a school outside of the consortium where

they do not have to take the test. Others may rely on one of the other criteria such as the sibling rule.

Self Help Parents may wish to support their child at home using books, internet sites.

Tutors Parents may wish to engage a 3rd party to give direction such as a private tutor to provide support.

Mixture Parents may wish to use a mixture of the above approaches.


Training - An athlete trains to be the best , they train their body to respond naturally, so whichever approach parents choose, their child needs to develop their test techniques and to build confidence so they can perform on the day.

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Secondary Transfer Process

Q & A

Mock Transfer Tests Secondary Transfer Process

(South West Herts Consortium & 11+ Tests )

Helps prepare - Builds confidence - Reduces nerves and anxiety



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Mock Transfer Tests was established in 2014 to help parents prepare and support their children for the South West Herts Consortium Test (Secondary Transfer Test). It can appear overwhelming and confusing, making it stressful and worrying for all the family. While a number of children are tutored, the actual secondary transfer test will probably be their first experience of a formal test of this size. Yet at the young age of 10/11 years, they only have one chance to get it right.


Our Services

Assessment - Sets a baseline to help parents and tutors.

Tutoring - Structured approach to VR & Maths, One2One, Small groups, After school clubs, Summer school.

Parent consultation - Advice & guidance when required.

Mock Tests - Verbal Reasoning & Maths

Mock Music - Stage 1 – Familiarisation with 2 mock tests.

Sports Awareness - Queens sport test awareness and activities

Summer School - Maintains focus over the summer break

Revision & Prep - Blow away cobwebs, motivate.

Support material - Books, Games, Timers.

Online - Online service.

How can we help – Structured Approach Yr 4

Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug Sept

Foundations School work, Reading, Maths

Build Introduce books, games , build knowledge.

Develop Develop all areas

Assessment Establish a baseline Verbal Reasoning & Maths

Assessment In class assessment – monitor progress

Assessment In class assessment

How can we help – Structured Approach Yr 5

Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug Sept

Online service -ongoing service helping support students remotely

Music Music Music Music Music

Foundation Enforce school work, Reading, Maths

Assessment Establish a baseline Verbal Reasoning & Maths

Build & Develop Introduce test format

Refine & Improve Techniques & Timing

Revision & Prep

Test

Test

Test Test

Test Test

Test

Test Awareness

Summer School

Music Music

Test Test

Music Music Music

TEST

Test

Sports Awareness

Sports Awareness

Sports Awareness

Sports Awareness


Tutoring

To assist parents we provide a range of tutoring and support services, these are: One2One: Home tutoring Groups: Streamed (Assessed students only) Groups: Open group (Summer Term) After School Groups: Run within schools. Parent Consultation: Personal review, guidance with Tutor.

Improve – Confidence

Mock Transfer Tests

What are Mock Tests Mock Test sessions provide your child with the opportunity to experience what a real test

environment is like. These help build confidence while reducing the nerves and anxiety of sitting in a formal test without the worry of the consequences of getting it wrong.


Mock Test - replicates actual test, VR and Maths papers Unique - papers written by us, each one different Observation - monitoring & observation Feedback - written reports, scores, ranking

Mock Music Tests

What are Mock Music Tests – Stage 1. The aim of the stage 1 music test is to assess a child’s music aptitude. The sessions include:

Familiarisation and overview

Mock Test 1 - with examples.

Mock Test 2 - as per actual test

Each test is different, 60 questions, covering 4 sections, this is a listening test.

Pitch ~ Melody ~ Rhythm ~ Texture


Sports Awareness

What is Sports Awareness.


The Sporting aptitude test covers the core movement skills. Each of the tests has been carefully selected from the Council of European Physical Fitness (Eurofit).

Familiarisation and warm up Experience actual activities Instant feedback from staff Training booklet, results and ranking Mock Transfer Tests offer a Sports Awareness Session, aimed at allowing students to try each of the activities, supervised by staff with experience of the test.


Mock Transfer Test


Initial feedback 2017

So “J” said it went well- she came out quite positive and confident, the maths she said was good , in fact a lot said it was easier than they thought it would be ! V. R was good too , answered all questions so

watch this space for results !!!

Many thanks for your good luck message. I read it out to “A” and it was appreciated. She went in calm and came out calm which was all I really wanted so I am very pleased and am sure that her classes and mock tests with you have greatly contributed to that, so thank you.


Initial feedback 2017


Service / Course Cost Per child, per session

Verbal Reasoning & Maths Assessment £20.00

MTT Tutoring to VR & Maths £18.00* based on a mixed class

Mock Transfer Test - VR & Maths £42.50 (£37.50 if 3+ are booked/paid for)

Mock Music Test - Stage 1 £27.50

Sports Test – Awareness / Mock Test £25.00 per session

Summer School £20.00 per session

Revision & Preparation Sessions £42.50 per session

Parent Consultation 30 mins £27.50 30mins - £40 hour

Support material – Books, Games, etc Various.

Online Services

£ 7.99 1 month

£19.99 3 months

£29.99 6 months

* Based on a minimum of 6 students, in a mixed class. Commitment for at least one term

Prices


Next Steps

If you would like us to help you support your child, please let us know

Assessment. Book an Assessment (£20)

23rd Sept 10am or 1.30pm

or in class Monday 25th Sept after school (This is included in the cost of the classes)

Classes. If you are interested in a class, please confirm

Monday after school 3.30pm – 4.30pm

One 2 One. We have a number of Associate Tutors

Already got a tutor. No problem, Mock Tests are open to everyone We can share results with your tutor.


Contact us If you would like us to help you support your child, or want more information,

please see our website or email us.


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