Pegasus Education

11Plus Numerical Reasoning - Daily practice

We are pleased to launch the 11Plus Summer Revision Course (2024). Please find below the proposed outlined plan for the course.
The course includes 48hours of classroom sessions during which we go back to basics and do five full mock exams (and review them).
All revision materials shall be provided.

Registration for Year 7 Entry in 2025: Reading School (Boys)

The on-line registration form is available on the school website from 1st April until midday on Friday 14th June 2024.

Registration for Year 7 Entry in 2025: Kendrick School

The online application form will open on 1st May 2024 and close at midnight on 1st July 2024. The link to the application form will be available on school website. The admission test will take place at Kendrick School on Friday 20th September 2024.

Why are multiplication tables important?

Research suggests that being able to recall times tables fluently is helpful when it comes to other maths activities. That’s why we are teaching pupils their times tables, so they can recall them and don’t have to work them out.

The multiplication tables check helps us understand which pupils know their times tables and it also helps schools identify if children may need additional support.

Why is it important to know times tables?

Having a secure grasp of the basics of maths, including the fluent recall of times tables, is crucial for children’s success in moving on to more complex maths. Learning multiplication tables is a key part of maths education.

Do I need to prepare anything to prepare my child for the check?

No, you do not need to do anything additional to prepare your child for the times tables assessments.

As part of usual practice at Pegasus Education, we will request you to practise times tables with your child.

Registration Open for Year 7 Entry in 2024: Slough Consortium

The registration for the Slough Consortium 11+ Examination for Year 7 entry in September 2024 is now open and will be available until Monday 12th June 2023 at 10am.

To start a registration - please use the link below.

Slough Consortium of Grammar Schools

Registration Open for Year 7 Entry in 2024: Kendrick School

The online admission form opened on 1st May 2023 and must be completed by midnight Saturday 1st July 2023. Testing will take place on Saturday 16th September 2023 and results will be made available before completion of the CAF on 31st October 2023.

https://www.kendrick.reading.sch.uk/.../AF3C94CFED1D49978...

https://www.kendrick.reading.sch.uk/.../83B812338E65E7BAB...

CLICK FOR THE ONLINE APPLICATION FORM. THE APPLICATION PROCESS OPENED ON MONDAY THE 1ST OF MAY 2023.
https://www.kendrickschool.org.uk/

Admissions Kendrick School Registration opens on Monday 1st May 2023 and closes at midnight on Saturday 1st July 2023. Late applications will not be accepted unless there are exceptional circumstances — please ensure you submit your application on time.

Registration Open for Year 7 Entry in 2024: Reading Boys

The on-line registration form is now available on the school website until midnight on 30th June 2023. Please register for the entrance test using the link below:

https://readingschoolregistration.applicaa.com/1

Always refer to the school websites for latest information.

Reading School Exams+ Welcome to Reading School.  We are pleased you wish to register for your child to sit the Year 7 Entrance Test with us. Please create an account and log in to complete your child's application.

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Why should every student do non-verbal reasoning?

At Pegasus Education, we believe that practising some non-verbal reasoning (NVR) as part of 11 Plus preparation is beneficial, even if NVR is not included in your 11 Plus exam. Based on our experience and assessments, we believe that NVR helps students to develop their core reasoning skills and abilities.

NVR tests the students’ ability to recognise similarities, analogies, and patterns in unfamiliar designs. These reasoning processes are widely accepted as being fundamental to students’ ability to understand and assimilate new information and ideas. They enable students to make sense of new information and to relate it to what they already know.

The reasoning processes are used whenever and wherever students learn, such as recognising similarities between words when learning to read and spell, identifying number patterns or even seeing an analogy between instructions for building a Lego model and recipes for baking. Scores on NVR tests will therefore give an indication of how easily students will acquire new concepts and master new material in a wide range of school subjects, based on their current levels of functioning. Using designs rather than words allows reasoning processes to be assessed independently of language skills.

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The Slough Consortium of Grammar Schools will be using GL-Assessment for their 2023, 2024 and 2025 exams.

Dear All,

Welcome to our January 2023 Newsletter.

At Pegasus Education, we recognise that every child's strength and challenge are different. So whether your child has a suspected or diagnosed Special Education Need and Disability (SEND) or is excelling academically and needs a challenge - we are here to tailor our curriculum and approach so that it's right for them.

Currently we endeavour to support our SEN students in our mainstream sessions through the following:

1. Creating a positive and supportive environment for all pupils without exception through encouraging positive relationships, fostering active engagement, and nurturing well-being of all students.

2. Building an ongoing, holistic understanding of our pupils and their needs through the Assess - Plan - Do - Review process. This is best done in one-to-one sessions.

3. Ensuring all pupils have access to high quality teaching, through (a) flexible grouping, (b) cognitive and metacognitive strategies (teaching students to better understand their own thinking and learning processes),(c) explicit instruction, (d) using technology - such as apps which help to develop reading, writing and communication skills, and (d) scaffolding.

4. Complementing high quality teaching with carefully selected small group and one-to-one interventions. The required intensity of the intervention will depend on the level of each student's needs, which could be (a) low need - universal intervention, (b) medium need - targeted intervention and (c) high need - specialist intervention.

5. Working effectively with Teaching Assistants (TA) - TAs can be used to lead high-quality one-to-one intervention.

Please don't hesitate to contact us if you want to discuss or need any further information on the above.