Where to start if you are preparing you child for their 4+ Assessments.
/So you’ve decided that you’d like your child to sit their 4+ Assessments for 2025 entry but you have no clue where to start?
You are definitely not alone.
If you are like most clients of mine when they start working with me, they will be preparing their first child for their 4+ Assessments. Some of my clients are preparing their second child for their 4+ Assessments and therefore have some knowledge and understanding of the schools that they are applying to. But this is usually the exception.
Perhaps you’ve been to an open day and you’ve been told to absolutely not tutor your child or perhaps your neighbour sat their child for their 4+ Assessment last year and had 2 years of Assessment preparation. Who do you listen to? These are two extremes after all!
Whilst you don’t need two years of tuition to prepare for the 4+ Assessments, your child absolutely does need to be prepared appropriately for each school that they are sitting Assessment at.
Whether you do it yourself or seek the help of a professional, please hear me when I say that your child definitely will need preparation in order to be successful. Even if a school says that their Assessment will be play based (it won’t be!) please prepare your child.
So here is where I advise you to start with your Assessment preparation.
You need to choose your target schools and ensure you apply before the deadlines.
Choose 3 of your favourites
Choose 2 that you like
Choose 1 or 2 back up schools (ideally schools that don’t have Assessments) Should your child not be successful (highly unlikely if you work with us with at least 6 months of preparation time!) you can then prepare them for their 7+ Assessments starting from January of their Reception year.
You should then schedule your School Choices Free Consultation to discuss your choices of schools and how to best prepare for them.
In our 30 minute consultation, we will discuss:
Your choice of schools
Expectations at each school and how to start preparing your child
How we can work together to achieve the best results for your child.
Ultimately what you want is for your child to be successful to as many schools as possible so that you will have the choice of where you would like them to go. Choosing the best school for your child is one of the most important decisions of you life. We will support you every step of the way.
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