Sarah Beswick 11+ Tuition and Mock Exams
12th September
SaturdayAM Maths English Verbal Workshop
PM Maths English Verbal Workshop
19th September
SaturdayAM Non-Verbal Reasoning Workshop
PM Maths English Verbal Workshop
19th September
AM Girls Practice Exam at SWGS
Good Luck!
26th September
11+ for boys and girls
Good Luck
26th September
PM Contact me to let me know that you are OK, please.
30th September and 1st October
Craft and cake week. A time to decompress rather than debrief after the exam. This is before the results. Naturally there is no charge for this, and it is held at the children’s usual class time.
Mid-October
11+ Results. These don’t change your stars, only the path you will take.
By the end of October
Apply to the LEA for secondary school places.
November and beyond
Work out what to do with your brains. Now is the time to start a lifetime interest or hobby. You will never have this much free time again.
Updated September 2026
South Wilts Grammar School for Girls has Maths, English and Verbal Reasoning in their exam. They use the GL (Granada Learning) exam board.
Since the 2023 11+, Bishop Wordsworth's School also uses the GL exam board. Their test will consist of two papers: a Maths & Non-Verbal Reasoning test, and a Verbal Skills test.
I teach Non-Verbal Reasoning in Holiday Workshops.
During term time I teach mixed classes of boys and girls Maths, English and Verbal Reasoning.
In Salisbury, only the boys' grammar school (Bishop Wordsworth's School) has a Non-Verbal Reasoning element in the 11+ exam.
I teach more hours of Non-Verbal Reasoning than any other single subject. It is fun to teach and quick to learn.
If you can’t come to the holiday workshops, do use the 60 free Non-Verbal Reasoning videos we have on YouTube.
When Non-Verbal Reasoning was introduced some years ago, I thought long and hard about splitting the girls and boys for classes. Then I looked at what I could remove from the English, Maths and Verbal Reasoning to make room for the Non-Verbal Reasoning in the boys’ classes. I couldn’t, in all conscience, leave the boys less well prepared than the girls. so I teach Non-Verbal Reasoning in holiday workshops, which cost about half the price per hour. It was the fairest system I could think of.
Some girls need to learn Non-Verbal Reasoning for exams elsewhere. They are welcome to attend the workshops.
Weekly classes during term time
Holiday workshops including (combined) Maths, English and Verbal Reasoning and (single subjects): Non-Verbal Reasoning, Exam Technique, Comprehension, Spatial Awareness, Vocabulary, Maths and English
Work Books Shared plastic work folders or bought paper ones (some with video support)
Daily maths sheet (with answers) free to all, online
Mock Exams in a hall, with detailed paper reports (about half an inch thick) and hours of videos to correct mistakes
Nervous mock exam to do at home, with detailed emailed reports and hours of videos to correct mistakes
Pre-recorded classes for absences and remote learning
Videos; more than 1000 free videos
A handbook detailing all you need to know
Term time classes: Terms differ in length; prices as below, paid half-termly in advance via PayPal button on my website
Mock Exams: £62.50 for a full report, £52 for a basic
Nervous Mock Exams £62.50 for a full report, £52 for a basic
Holiday Workshops: £62.50 for 4 hours
Wednesdays: The Sea Scout Hut, St Marks Avenue, SP1 3DD
Wednesday class times at St Marks 4:00, 5:15 and 6:30, all for an hour.
Thursdays: Laverstock Village Hall, SP1 1RQ
Thursday class times at Laverstock 4:15 and 5:30 both for an hour
1. The Daily Maths Sheet (click here for questions) and (click here for answers).
2. Subscribe to my YouTube Channel (over 850 videos) (link to our YouTube home page).
3. Listen to audiobooks together and discuss the possible outcomes (try the "Just William" series).
4. Read - anything. It doesn't have to be classic novels. The Guinness Book of Records, the back of cereal packets, Jeremy Clarkson will do just fine.
5. Try the free worksheets and download the first free Scholar's Book here. (Link to answer videos here)
6. Practise following instructions e.g. cooking and craft activities.
7. Make things out of paper and card. Undo boxes for the cardboard recycling - 3D shapes constantly cause trouble.
8. Find our “What to do in year 4” button.
About half the pupils on my books in any year don’t do weekly classes. They mix and match the different things we offer to suit their own needs. They might do The Scholar’s Course booklets and videos and come in for mock exams and holiday workshops. Anxious children like to do the pre-recorded classes and nervous mock exams before they venture into live classes. Younger children need Mrs Sock. Children for whom English is a second language tend to prefer the videos because they can re-listen to them.