My honest thoughts about NLCS Round 2.

This year we have been busy preparing 3 girls for their 7+ at NLCS.

I always advise my clients to begin preparing for NLCS from the Autumn term of the Reception Year.

2 of our students started from September of their Reception year and they have made it through Round 1. Our other student started in Year 1 and she has also passed the first round.

The biggest difference though is that the two girls who started from Reception have had a much longer time preparing for the second round. I will of course publish our results once I have them.

With only 7-10 places on offer at 7+, competition will be fierce.

So don’t for one second think that because your daughter passed Round 1 that she will automatically pass Round 2. That is simply not how it works.

Of course, passing Round 1 is a HUGE achievement and your daughter has worked exceptionally hard to be able to pass the first round! In order to pass the first round, your daughter will have scored in line with the percentage pass mark expected by NLCS.

Where they scored will be important.

Here is a very simple example.

Let’s say the pass mark is 80%.

If your daughter just scored 80% and another girl scored 90%, the girl who scored 90% will be far more likely to pass the second round (depending on how she does of course!)

If your daughter scored 80%, she will need to score very highly in the second round.

My honest opinion is that NLCS have called back more girls than usual after the first round.

The second round will be a ‘day at school’.

Because of this, many parents think that they do not need to prepare for the second round.

This is 100% not the case.

You need thorough preparation for the second round. The second round should have been prepared in conjunction to the first round preparation that you did.

I am offering Curriculum Coaching to the first 3 parents who contact me today. I cannot offer any more than this.

If your daughter is sitting Round 2 at NLCS next week, I wish her tremendous success.