The 11 + ~ did anyone else go through it?

lollydollyb · 28-11-2009, 02:22 PM

Hi,
Did anyone else here have to go through the Eleven Plus?

Princess_Of_Zambia · 01-12-2009, 04:20 PM

No. Wish we had though. I know I shouldn't like grammar schools but I think it would've been nice...

Izzy

xjessicax · 10-12-2009, 05:02 PM

I did the eleven plus and I passed!!!!!!!
I'm in Year 7 and my tutor said one of the reasons I passed is beacause of the amount I read.....

xxdiamondxx · 20-02-2010, 04:22 PM

Whats the Eleven Plus?

Some kinda test?

Princess_Of_Zambia · 25-02-2010, 07:31 PM

Most kids in the Uk don't take the 11+ xxdiamondxx. About 20-50 years ago there were 2 types of high schools - grammar schools and secondary moderns. You took a test when you were 11 (the 11+) and if you passed, you went to the grammar school, and if you failed, you went to the secondary modern.

Most parts of the Uk don't have this system any more, because they thought it was unfair that which school you went to was decided when you were only 11, particularly since your chances of doing well at school weren't as good at a secondary modern as at a grammar school.

But some parts of the UK (very few) still have this system, and kids still take the 11+ and those who pass and those who fail go to different schools.

Hope it helps!
Izzyx

schokr · 10-03-2010, 09:20 AM

What schools do they have now then? Are they just all the same? Personally I think the eleven + was a good idea, but then I went to a grammar school. Secondary schools did foundation and intermediate GCSE's and grammar did intermediate and higher, no foundation option. I do think that grammar schools push you further and there is more room for faster learning as you are all of a certain level. People who are at a lower level of learning aren't able to keep up and to take the class slower for the people with a higher level of learning is unfair. It's not about it being a test, it's more about seeing which school is best for you.

candypop · 16-07-2010, 05:13 PM

I had to do the 11+ to get into my school!

candy
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28-11-2009, 02:22 PM	#1
lollydollyb Beginner Bookworm Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: UK Posts: 31	The 11 + ~ did anyone else go through it? Hi, Did anyone else here have to go through the Eleven Plus? __________________ ~ LolliLovesYou...Always ~

01-12-2009, 04:20 PM	#2
Princess_Of_Zambia Senior Bookworm Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 374	No. Wish we had though. I know I shouldn't like grammar schools but I think it would've been nice... Izzy __________________ .HarryPotter~JackSparrow~David10Tennant<33 LiveLifeTheWayYouDreamIt ...OnlyThenWillItBeTheWayYouWantIt

10-12-2009, 05:02 PM	#3
xjessicax Brand New Bookworm Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 11	I did the eleven plus and I passed!!!!!!! I'm in Year 7 and my tutor said one of the reasons I passed is beacause of the amount I read..... __________________ '"And the Lion fell in love with the Lamb""What a Stupid Lamb""What a sick machostic Lion"'

20-02-2010, 04:22 PM	#4
xxdiamondxx Expert Bookworm Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: , , United Kingdom. Posts: 697	Whats the Eleven Plus? Some kinda test? __________________ Wow! Hayley x o x o <<.((// .. \\)).>>

25-02-2010, 07:31 PM	#5
Princess_Of_Zambia Senior Bookworm Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 374	Most kids in the Uk don't take the 11+ xxdiamondxx. About 20-50 years ago there were 2 types of high schools - grammar schools and secondary moderns. You took a test when you were 11 (the 11+) and if you passed, you went to the grammar school, and if you failed, you went to the secondary modern. Most parts of the Uk don't have this system any more, because they thought it was unfair that which school you went to was decided when you were only 11, particularly since your chances of doing well at school weren't as good at a secondary modern as at a grammar school. But some parts of the UK (very few) still have this system, and kids still take the 11+ and those who pass and those who fail go to different schools. Hope it helps! Izzyx __________________ .HarryPotter~JackSparrow~David10Tennant<33 LiveLifeTheWayYouDreamIt ...OnlyThenWillItBeTheWayYouWantIt

10-03-2010, 09:20 AM	#6
schokr Administrator Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 9	What schools do they have now then? Are they just all the same? Personally I think the eleven + was a good idea, but then I went to a grammar school. Secondary schools did foundation and intermediate GCSE's and grammar did intermediate and higher, no foundation option. I do think that grammar schools push you further and there is more room for faster learning as you are all of a certain level. People who are at a lower level of learning aren't able to keep up and to take the class slower for the people with a higher level of learning is unfair. It's not about it being a test, it's more about seeing which school is best for you.

16-07-2010, 05:13 PM	#7
candypop Amateur Bookworm Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: In the woods,forks with the cullens and Bella Posts: 97	I had to do the 11+ to get into my school! candy x __________________ Cool Candy!!

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