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(02/05/23) 11+ EPS Mock Exams
The 11+ Mock Examinations are being held till the end of August. The first Mock Test 1 was held on the 7th of May with great feedback from both students and parents.
Please visit www.epsmocktest.com to book your spaces. We have dates in May, June, July and August.
Please note, places are VERY limited.
(05/05/21) 11+ Exam Bookings Open Now
Applications for Birmingham 11+ Entrance exams are now open here: https://www.birminghamgrammarschools.org/apply-onlineapp.php
Applications for Walsall 11+ Entrance exams are now open here: https://applyonline2022.gsconsortiumsww.org.uk/
Please note: It is the parents responsibility to register the child for the examinations. EPS will not be not be liable for late or incomplete entries. The deadline is WEDNESDAY JUNE 30TH 4PM.
(12/01/21) EPS Zoom Lessons
Zoom lessons are now included in your online work purchase. This is for you to ask your teacher any questions and anything you need help with.
Your teacher will add an explanation tutorial each week which will also be included in the online work.
To access these, you will need to purchase the work online as normal and the meeting links will be at the top of the work.
We have Zoom Lessons for Year 3, 4, 5 and are aiming to implement later years from next week.
(05/01/21) EPS Closure
Following on from the Prime Minister's announcement yesterday, we are closed from today onwards for all physical lessons.
The work will be out online at 12pm for this week, so you must complete the work online.
From next week onwards, a Zoom lesson will be added to your online work purchase. This is for you to ask your teacher any questions and anything you need help with. The schedule for this will be announced at the end of this week and start from next week.
Your teacher will add an explanation tutorial each week which will also be included in the online work.
For those who have never done work online before please watch this tutorial to understand how to operate the online learning platform: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrNQd8mJmeY&feature=emb_title
(23/10/20) Next Week
We are open next week as normal in the half term period. Your lessons are running as normal.
(12/10/20) 11+ Results
Congratulations to everyone who took the recent exam, you finally did it, you made it to that point and we are honoured to have played a part in your journey.
(15/08/20) New Year begins
Our new term begins today. This means the online work at workspace.epstutorialservices.com will start fresh and begin from ‘Week 1’.
If you are new to the online workspace please click ‘Workspace’ in the top right to watch a tutorial on how to use it and see our FAQs.
The online work will go live every TUESDAY AT MIDDAY (12PM) and from the date of you accessing the work, you will have 10 days to complete it as many times as you would like.
You can access the work online at anytime and you can begin your tuition with the online work whenever you would like.
It includes:
Downloadable PDFS
Video lessons from the teacher
All answers and feedback instantly provided
Much more
Head to workspace.epstutorialservices.com to begin your online tuition.
(14/08/20) New Students
Welcome to EPS, we are happy to have you here and we thank you for choosing us to go on your journey to the 11+ and GCSE exams with you.
We pride ourselves on communication so if you ever have any enquiries or something you would like to discuss please do not hesitate to send us an email and we aim to get back to you ASAP.
info@epstutorialservices.com
We shall be in contact with you soon.
(13/08/20) Congrats to the students who took the Birmingham Grammar School exam. We are extremely proud of you and your hardwork.
We look forward to hearing from you and how you got on so when you have your results, please send us an email and keep us up to date with how you did!
We also wish you the best going forward with your future endeavours and the rest of your great life ahead.
(25/08/20) An announcement for the Queen Marys School Entrance tests
(25/08/20) An announcement for the Queen Marys School Entrance tests
The below is a direct quote from https://qmgs.walsall.sch.uk/year-7-admissions-2021/ Head to the website and scroll to the bottom for the quote.
September 2021 Entry
(Page Updated 19/08/20)
Our entrance Test will be in October 2020 and applications will remain open until 4pm on 10th September 2020. IF YOU HAVE ALREADY APPLIED, PLEASE DO NOT APPLY AGAIN.
Entrance Test Dates
DUE TO THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC, THE ENTRANCE TEST WILL TAKE PLACE OVER A PERIOD OF THREE DAYS
• SATURDAY 3RD OCTOBER
• MONDAY 5TH OCTOBER
• TUESDAY 6TH OCTOBER
With the ongoing Coronavirus situation and a need to maintain social distancing, the Saturday test will take place at Queen Mary’s Grammar School and Aldridge School. We will write to parents in the week commencing 21st September 2020 confirming the date, time and location of their son’s test.
Please read the attached statement from the Head Teachers of the Consortium: STATEMENT CONCERNING SEPTEMBER 2020 ENTRANCE TEST
This page contains information relating to Year 7 Admissions in September 2021, but please refer to the Admissions Arrangements below for full information.
Places available at the school
There are 180 places for boys at Queen Mary’s Grammar School for entry to Year 7 in September 2021. Admission is based on the results of the School’s Entrance Test.
The Test
We administer the Test as part of a Consortium of grammar schools in Shropshire, Walsall and Wolverhampton. For September 2021 entry, the test will take place between 3rd to 6th October 2020.
The Test comprises two papers of about an hour each, which assess Verbal Reasoning/English, Non-Verbal Reasoning and Mathematics. Candidates are given a break between the papers. Questions are included in question booklets. Candidates MUST write answers on the separate answer sheets provided. To help candidates prepare before the Test we provide familiarisation guides (see below).
How places are allocated at the School
To be considered for a place at the School, a candidate must achieve the Minimum Qualifying Score. This score is determined by the School’s Governors after the Test results are available. Last year, for September 2020 entry, the Minimum Qualifying Score was 300, which may change this year. Any candidate scoring below the Minimum qualifying Score will not be offered a place.
As the School is heavily oversubscribed, places are offered to candidates who score above the Minimum Qualifying Score in the following preference order (based on Test scores in each category)
1. Looked After Children: Places will be provided firstly to Looked After Children who score above the Minimum Qualifying Score in the Test to be allocated places at the School. Parents/carers must indicate if the candidate is a Looked After Child (currently or previously in the care of a Local Authority) when completing the online application form. Evidence will be required.
2. Pupil Premium Up to a maximum of 54 places (30% of the 180 intake) are then offered to boys who are eligible for Pupil Premium at the date of the test. Parents must indicate if their son is eligible when completing the online registration form. Evidence of eligibility will be required. Pupil Premium places are only available to boys scoring above the Minimum Qualifying Score and are offered according to Test Score, but in the following order of preference:
a. Children attending a primary school listed in the Walsall Children’s Services Directory
b.Children attending a primary school not in the above Directory
3. All other children achieving the Minimum Qualifying Score: Places will be offered in rank order according to the candidates’ Test Scores.
Application Process
Application to the School to sit the Test
Applications must be made using the Consortium’s online application form, (see below). The deadline for applications to sit our entrance test for September 2021 entry has been extended until 4pm on THURSDAY 10TH SEPTEMBER 2020. All applications made after this time will be considered “late” as defined in our Admissions Arrangements.
Application to the Local Authority
As well as applying to the School to sit our Test, parents must also apply to their own Local Authority. This usually involves completing their Local Authority’s online application, indicating parents’ preference of schools. The deadline is usually 31 October. Places are allocated by parents’ Local Authorities, on 1st March 2021. Parents must check their own Local Authority’s deadlines.
Special Arrangements
Parents may apply for special arrangements for the Test if they satisfy the School’s Governors that their son has special educational needs or is suffering from a disability. A request for special arrangements must be indicated when completing the online application form. Parents who request special arrangements must then complete the Consortium’s special arrangements request form, which will be emailed to them after their completed application. This must include educational or medical evidence, and the relevant part completed by their son’s school. This form should be completed this as a matter of urgency.
Pupil Premium evidence
If parents indicate their son is eligible for Pupil Premium, a Pupil Premium form must be completed. This will be emailed to parents after the application is completed. Only candidates eligible at the time of the Test can be offered a Pupil Premium place. If a boy becomes eligible for Pupil Premium after the application is made, but before the test takes place, parents should contact the School. This form also requires completing by the candidate’s primary school. Parents must complete this before the entrance test date, or their son will not be considered for a Pupil Premium place.
Timetable
Despite the later test dates for this year’s Test, we are still aiming to POST results to parents before the Local Authority applications deadline. This will allow parents to make a more informed choice of when completing their Local Authority preference application.
All dates are however subject to change in the event Coronavirus guidelines set by the Government require the School to make alternative arrangements.
The timetable for admissions in September 2021 is as follows:
• Application forms and admissions arrangements available – from April 2020
• Closing date for applications to the School to sit the Test – Thursday 10th September 2020
• Letters sent to parents informing them of the date, time and location of their son’s Test – week commencing 21st September 2020
• Entrance Test dates – Saturday 3rd October to Tuesday 6th October 2020
• Test results POSTED to parents – week commencing 26th October 2020
•Parents must complete their Local Authority application – 31st October 2020
Unfortunately, no open evenings can be held during the Coronavirus pandemic. Please see Headmaster’s Presentation for further information on the School.
https://qmgs.walsall.sch.uk/year-7-admissions-2021/
(19/08/20) An announcement for the Birmingham School Entrance tests
The below is a direct quote from https://www.birminghamgrammarschools.org/. Head to the website and scroll to the bottom for the quote.
“Announcement – The Grammar Schools in Birmingham Entrance Test
17.08.2020
We confirm that the date of the entrance test for The Grammar Schools in Birmingham is 12th September.
Two test sessions will be held, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. Further details regarding the test, including the test time, will be posted to you in early September. Please note, your child will be allocated either a morning or afternoon session and it is not possible to indicate a preferred session. You should therefore keep the whole of 12th September free from commitments until you receive notification. Candidates who have already advised us that they are unable to sit the entrance test on 12th September due to religious observance will receive separate notification of their test date.
Candidates will be required to bring their own stationery to the test this year (2 HB pencils, pencil sharpener and eraser). Spare items will be provided on site for use in the event of an emergency. No other equipment such as rulers, calculators, highlighters etc. will be permitted.
The entrance test assesses verbal reasoning and ability, mathematics and non-verbal reasoning and enables children to demonstrate their academic potential without the need for excessive preparation. It is not a test of knowledge recall, instead it is designed to allow children to apply their understanding, and the non-verbal section of the test is not curriculum-based. A child’s performance in the entrance test is assessed and standardised against the other candidates sitting this test. Whilst it is acknowledged that most children have not been at school for some months this year, the impact of this will be experienced by all children sitting this test. The entrance test results are age standardised to take account of differences in age, meaning younger children are not disadvantaged compared to children in the same cohort who could be almost a year older.
The decision to hold the entrance test on 12th September allows parents and carers to receive their child’s entrance test score prior to submitting school preferences to their local authority by 31st October 2020.
Please look out for an email from admissions@ske.uk.net, to be sent shortly, which will confirm the session your child will be sitting the entrance test. Please ensure you have checked your spam folder before contacting the admissions office after 28th August.”
(18/08/20) Examination Update
As we are currently aware, the Birmingham Examinations are still taking place on the original date. The Walsall examinations have been pushed back to October but no date has been confirmed.
(21/07/20) Mock Examination Update
We have a new venue to hold the mock examinations in, so we are now taking bookings again so please book these at www.epsmocktest.com
Stay safe!
(06/07/20) Mock Examination Update
Due to social distancing measurements and the re-introduction of the Mock Examinations being held physically, we are no longer taking any bookings for any of the remaining tests. We cannot accommodate anymore than the people who have already booked.
We apologise for any inconvenience caused.
Stay safe!
(26/05/20) Examination Application Links
The links below are for the entrance exams. Please navigate to these to apply for the upcoming entrance tests.
Birmingham Grammar Schools - Click HERE (Deadline - 4pm on Friday 26th June 2020)
Queen Mary’s Grammar School - Click HERE (Deadline - 4pm on Friday 3rd July 2020)
(06/05/20) Register For Entrance Test
The process for the entrance test application has opened. You can go to birminghamgrammarschools.org to access it and select ‘Register for the Entrance Test’ in the navigation bar’. Below are screenshots of the process.
(28/04/20) Online Platform Launched + Examination Information
The official EPS online learning platform has now launched. Click on the ‘Workspace’ tab to visit it and to conduct all your online work.
EXAMINATION UPDATE:
We have copied and pasted this from www.birminghamgrammarschools.org to raise awareness and share with you. If you have any enquiries, please email them.
(22/04/20) Current Updates (There are a few).
Hello,
We hope you're safe in this current climate. This email has a number of updates so please read all of this.
1) Due to the extension of the lockdown, we are not going to be re-opening on Tuesday April 28th as we had originally hoped to.
2) However, we have been working on an online system in which the work can still be conducted. We are adding the final touches to this and aim to have it ready for April 28th.
3) Regarding those of you who have Mock Tests, we are currently sorting the approach to this and you will be informed no later than next week.
Stay safe,
EPS
(15/04/20) A note regarding entry exam registration from Birmingham Grammar Schools.
“Registration for entry to September 2021 will open on 4 May 2020. The closing date to register is 26 June 2020.”
Any questions you have, please direct to the following:
The Admissions Officer
The Grammar Schools in Birmingham
Foundation Office
Edgbaston Park Road
BIRMINGHAM
B15 2UD
Or follow the link to send an email to them via the contact form they have HERE
(07/04/20) We are happy to announce we have an online portal on the website for your children to conduct the work we set.
If you navigate over to the ‘Portal’ tab in the top right, you will be presented with a log in screen and be able to complete your work directly on the website. It may open up in a separate tab but it is all connected to this website.
We are still working on the portal, so currently Year 5 have access to it via the login details we have sent to them. We are in the process of adding Year 4 and Year 3 and this will be completed soon.
(02/04/20) We are still working on making work available online and we are conducting it on a ‘release it as we create it’ basis. So, since we have released some work, we wanted to use this to update you with the current work available.
Year 5s:
Easter Booklet EPS Tutorial Services Revision Test 1 [Online]
Year 4s:
Easter Booklets (Ratios, Percentages) [Online]
Supplementary Question Booklet [PDF]
Year 3s:
Easter Booklet
Supplementary PDF