The grammar schools pay for the tests. It is only once this part of the process is over that we can tell you the outcome of your child's review. You can encourage your child to solve problems or to look up things for themselves. We post letters to parents who applied on a paper form. If you decide to appeal and your child's case went to Selection Review, the Independent Appeal Panel (IAP) will first need to decide if the Selection Review Process was 'fair, consistent and objective'. If your family has recently moved into Buckinghamshire we will also offer late testing. If you decide to appeal, please consider the following: In 2019, only 3% of appeals were successful for Buckinghamshire grammar schools for children living outside the county. Are there reasons why your child didn’t qualify and is there academic evidence to show that they would be suitable for a grammar school? This gives your child the chance to show their skills in different ways - using words, numbers and pictures or diagrams. Make sure your child has experience of working quietly on their own. Ymateb gan The Buckinghamshire Grammar Schools i Derek Berry ar Ionawr 25, 2021. The Secondary Transfer Test dates for this autumn are: View information about coronavirus and Secondary Transfer Testing (external site). However, if you do not want them to be tested, you should let the school know nearer the time. Open events information for 2022 entry will be added to our school directory when it is available. If your child does not qualify and you still think a grammar school would be suitable, you can ask the Selection Review Panel and/or the Independent Appeal Panel to consider their case. Shepway Test Register 9am Monday 1st Jun 202 to 4pm Monday 5th July 2021 Results Thurs 7th Oct 2021: Test E Dover Grammar School Folkstone Grammar Highsted Grammar School Harvey Grammar School Mayfield Grammar. If the evidence shows there were exceptional reasons for your child not taking the test, we will offer one alternative test date. You should attach a photograph of your child to the form so we can check their identity too. If your child cannot come to the tests at the grammar school due to illness, we need you to send us medical confirmation e.g. If your child goes to any other school, a copy of the Familiarisation booklet is available online to download and print off. In Buckinghamshire, we have two sorts of mainstream secondary schools - grammar schools and upper/all-ability schools. If your child's special educational needs or disability has ‘a substantial and long-term adverse effect on their ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities', you should talk to their primary school headteacher. Your child will be tested on either: Tuesday 27 October 2020 - Practice Test. This form is to enable you to confirm that your child is well on the test date. They will not consider cases of children known to them or from schools in which they have an interest. If your child already attends a Buckinghamshire local authority school, they are registered automatically and you do not need to register.. 25th June 2020 (3pm) — Closing Date for 11+ test registration (2021 entry). We let you know your child’s results on 30 November. There is a cost for this service. The Admissions Process. They understand the nature of the decisions they are taking. We will not agree to test an under-age child if they have only been in some classes with older children. Children born between 1 September 2010 and 31 August 2011 will be moving up to secondary school in September 2022. GL Assessment will provide the Secondary Transfer Test for September 2021 entry. Children with siblings at the school or who live in the catchment area get given a place before those that live outside of it. You can discuss if your child’s STTS was as expected and whether a grammar school would be best for your child. Our grammar schools are very popular. Make sure you look at the rules for the schools you apply for. They will also be sent an email. a letter from your GP or evidence of a need to self-isolate. To qualify for entry to one of our grammar schools, your child needs to get a Secondary Transfer Test Score (STTS) of 121 or above in the test. If your child attends a Buckinghamshire LA school, you will not need to register them for the Secondary Transfer Test, as they are registered automatically. In the Buckinghamshire Secondary Transfer Test children just need to achieve 121 to qualify. Instead there is a qualifying score for admission to grammar school. Your child will get used to using a separate answer sheet. Headteachers give us this information before they know your child's results. The Transfer Test Registration portal is now open on the Bucks County Council Website for 2021 Entry. Children born between September 1, 2009 and August 31, 2010, who will be moving up to secondary school in September 2021, are due to sit a practice test on September 8, 2020. 8th September 2020 — School Applications open (2021 entry) We recommended your child takes the practice test before the Secondary Transfer Test but it is not essential. If it is felt that adjustments should be made for your child to take the test, then your child's headteacher should contact us. We cannot offer extra marks to compensate for any special needs your child may have. If your child goes to a Buckinghamshire local authority primary, we register them for the Secondary Transfer Test. You may decide to wait. If your child goes to a Buckinghamshire local authority or Partner School, you do not need to fill in this form as your child's identity is confirmed by the school. You can then ask for an Independent Admission Appeal for a place at a particular grammar school once we tell you the outcome of your application on 1 March 2021. We will only accept completed review requests received after 21 December 2020 if: The final date we will accept a completed review request is 11 June 2021. Review outcomes are not available until after all the Selection Review Panels have met and moderation is complete. 25 June 2019 (3pm) – Registration closes. If your child is taking the tests at a grammar school we will send you an 'Identification and Fit for Testing' form with your testing invitation. Children from out of county schools will take the practice and Secondary Transfer Tests at a Buckinghamshire grammar school between 27 and 30 October. Buckinghamshire - 11+ Complete Practice Test. You will see that none of the Buckinghamshire grammar schools use score as an admission rule. This could be an upper/all-ability school or a grammar school. This means children who qualify for our schools and live outside the school’s catchment area are often not offered a grammar school place. How to manage cookies. The test is designed to assess a child’s suitability for grammar school. If your review is successful, your child will qualify for all Buckinghamshire grammar schools. Out of county schools. For successful reviews heard after February, we look at your grammar school preferences in the next allocation round. coronavirus and Secondary Transfer Testing, 'Identification and Fit for Testing' form, how grammar school places have been allocated, An email will be sent after 5pm on 30 November 2020, An email will be sent as soon as possible after 30 November 2020, Grammar schools admit children based on their performance in the Secondary Transfer Test, Upper/all-ability schools admit any child, regardless of ability. Open events information for 2022 entry will be added to our school directory when it is available. There is no charge if you would like your child to take the test for Buckinghamshire grammar schools. Your child will take the Secondary Transfer Test during the autumn term of Year 6. Virtual Open Events for Prospective Parents 2020 . Your child will get ready for the test by completing the Familiarisation booklet at home. As in other years children will take the practice test before the Transfer Test with one day in between. The Selection Review Panel will not know the secondary schools you have applied for. Please note that some Academies, as well as Foundation, Free and Voluntary-Aided schools, may have different deadlines – check their rules. † 771 pupils from Partner Schools took the 2019 Buckinghamshire 11 Plus Test. There are several things that parents can do to help their children. You need to make sure you apply for your child's secondary school place by the national deadline of midnight on 31 October 2020. This might also be because your child has missed at least a year of school because they were ill or living abroad. Before you receive your results, make sure you apply for your child's secondary school place by midnight on 31 October 2020. It will also tell you what your child scored in the verbal, mathematical and non-verbal sections of the test. The allocation on 1 March 2021 will take the review decision into account. Think carefully before you apply for a place. Bexley; Birmingham; Buckinghamshire; Devon; Essex (CCHS & Redbridge) Gloucestershire; Henrietta Barnett & Latymer; Kent; Medway; Reading; Redbridge; Sale; Shepway; Slough; Trafford; Walsall & Wolverhampton; Warwickshire; Wirral11plus; 11+ Preparation. You are not able to choose the dates on which your child will be tested. We do not ask the panel to hear cases in any particular order. During moderation we check to ensure consistency from panel to panel. For the purpose of Secondary Transfer Testing, the thirteen schools work together as The Buckinghamshire Grammar Schools (TBGS). We can test your child later if they are ill on the date of the test. This form is to enable you to confirm that your child is well on the test date. Send evidence of booking immediately through our Contact Us form. You are not able to choose the dates on which your child will be tested. Of these, 450 were eligible for Grammar (401 achieved a score of 121 or more and 49 became eligible after a successful review). From 2019, the exam board for the 11+ test in Buckinghamshire is GL Assessment. your child's school or Headteachers email address. The Panel will also want to see evidence of any exceptional reasons to show why your child did not do as well as expected in the Secondary Transfer Test. Buckinghamshire 11+ Mock Exams 2021 (GL Assessment-style) | … You can ask for a Selection Review. The STTS will be the sum of the following: If your child's STTS is 121 or above, they qualify for grammar school. Out of county children will … When considering a request for adjustments, we look for evidence from your child's current school to show how they change the delivery of the normal day-to-day curriculum to meet your child’s particular needs. Your child will also take a Practice Test before taking the Secondary Transfer Test. If you do register your child for testing and then change your mind, tell us straight away and we will withdraw them. Admissions for Years 7-9. Dear Mr Berry Further to your request of 27 December I am writing to confirm the extent to which we can respond to your request. We will ask you and your child's headteacher for more information. Appeals will take place from May 2021. You can find admission rules on each school’s website. All children who score 121 or above qualify. If your child goes to a Buckinghamshire LA primary or Partner school, the SRP will also have information from your child’s current headteacher. Where it is not possible for the headteacher to contact us, please fill out our contact us form. One paper tests verbal skills including comprehension, technical English and verbal reasoning. Your child is suitable for any grammar school if they qualify by scoring 121 or more in the Secondary Transfer Test. We prioritise qualified children for a grammar school place using the admission rules for the grammar school you have applied for. If you ask us, we will remark your child test papers by hand and check their Secondary Transfer Test Score (STTS). Secondary Transfer Test results. Talk to your child's headteacher about this. Buckinghamshire 2020 Secondary Transfer Test, on-line lesson availability. Buckinghamshire residents have until midnight on this date to submit their online secondary school application. You can ask them what certain words mean and what is happening in the passage or book that they are reading. If you are currently living abroad we will not test your child until they return to the UK. You can list up to 6 schools when you apply. 2-5 November (children attending Buckinghamshire primary schools and Partner schools) Bucks Eleven Plus Tests If you booked a family holiday before 17 June 2020, you need to supply evidence to show that the booking was made before this date, we will then be able to test your child later. We will then let you know if we can offer your child a place at one of your preferred grammar schools. It gives them an idea of the context in which your child is working at school. coronavirus and Secondary Transfer Testing, 'Identification and Fit for Testing' form, 2 to 5 November for children attending Buckinghamshire primary schools and Partner schools, 27 to 30 October for out of county children, Thursday 29 October 2020 - Secondary Transfer Test, Wednesday 28 October 2020 - Practice Test, Friday 30 October 2020 - Secondary Transfer Test. Entrance Assessment (GL) The PPTC Entrance Assessment is commonly referred to as the GL, GL Test or GL Assessment. The publication of this guidance means that TBGS is now able to confirm test dates for this autumn as: 27-30 October (out of county children) and. We expect that about 33% of children will get an STTS of 121 or more. Children from out of county schools will take the practice and Secondary Transfer Tests at a Buckinghamshire grammar school between 27 and 30 October. We will be able to consider all your grammar school preferences for the allocation of school places on 1 March 2021. If your child went to school in another country, or if your child was born late in the school year, we will need other reasons before we agree to test them. If your child has special educational needs or a disability, you may want to think about whether a grammar school would be best for them. Successful. You will need to upload your supporting information and evidence at the same time. The GL Assessment Buckinghamshire Secondary Transfer Test is for entry to Buckinghamshire grammar schools only so your child should not use it as 'practice’ for tests in other areas. If you booked a family holiday before 17 June 2020, you need to supply evidence to show that the booking was made before this date, we will then be able to test your child later. If your child goes to an out of county school, their headteacher can give us this information if you ask for a Selection Review. We are proposing that children in Buckinghamshire primary and partner schools take the test in week commencing 2 November 2020. We provide this information on their behalf. Make sure you tell us about this before your child sits the test. They will tell you that it is most unlikely that your child's papers will have been incorrectly marked. It will say whether the STTS qualifies your child for grammar school admission. In both cases remember to apply for your child’s secondary school place during the first half of the autumn term. Would you like your child to take the Secondary Transfer Test? This means that we will do our best to offer your child a place at one of your preferred grammar schools on 1 March 2021. s not qualified at review, there is nothing else you can do at the moment. More information will be provided in your invitation. We consider the grammar school preferences on your application. The Buckinghamshire Secondary Transfer Test is designed to assess whether grammar school is a suitable option for you. Children from out of county schools will take the practice and Secondary Transfer Tests at a Buckinghamshire grammar school between 27 and 30 October. Your child may qualify for grammar school but then have their application refused because there are more qualified applicants for the school than places available. We will also not test a child if they have only been working in a mixed year group class. When will I know the outcome of my review? To complete this form you will need the following, Student ID number, you can find this on your child's results email. If your child goes to a Partner school or a school outside of the county, including those in Milton Keynes, you need to register your child for testing. The dates set so far for that academic year are as follows. This letter must confirm that your child was not well enough to take the test. Complete the answers below to see what options are available to you. This will tell the panel if they believe your child would be suitable for a grammar school and their attitude to work (learning). We use cookies to collect information about how you use the Buckinghamshire Council website. The EP will not have a vote when it comes to the decision-making process. Further information about requests for adjustments plus deadlines. It is impossible to say exactly how many marks would be appropriate. The Selection Review Panel (SRP) will look for clear academic evidence to show that a grammar school would be best for your child. The practice test will mean your child becomes very familiar with the different sorts of questions and the style of the test. Wednesday 28 October 2020 - Practice Test To avoid unnecessary cost, if you do not think a grammar school would suit your child, please do not register them for testing. It does not make any difference if a child scores higher than 121 in the Secondary Transfer Test. Criteria for entry (Year 7), September 2020. If this happens you can appeal against the decision, but most appeals for grammar school places are not successful, even for qualified children. If you are currently living abroad we will not test your child until they return to the UK. If your child's situation might make access to the test difficult, discuss if special testing arrangements should be made. You will not have the results of the Secondary Transfer Test before the school place application deadline so you must include both grammar school preference/preferences and upper/all ability school preferences on your application. * The final statistics for the 2020 exam (reflecting appeals and partner school data) will be available in the autumn of 2021. Your child will then take the Practice Test followed by the Secondary Transfer Test in October/November. Buckinghamshire Transfer Test (Bucks 11+) 2022 Entry is a GL Assessment Test Registration: 3pm, 4th May 2021 to 3pm, 24th June 2021 (for children outside Bucks only). Further information will be provided in due course. Your child will be tested on either: Tuesday 27 October 2020 - Practice Test; Thursday 29 October 2020 - Secondary Transfer Test; or. We test if your child can think through and work out verbal, mathematical and non-verbal problems. Strong academic evidence will be vital to the success of a review. All applicants must submit address evidence to accompany their application. Your child's headteacher can recommend your child as: Your child's attitude to learning can be described as: Buckinghamshire LA primary and Partner school headteachers give us this information before they know the results of the Secondary Transfer Test. The result of the testing process decides which type of school will best meet your child's needs. Sometimes we agree that a child can take the Secondary Transfer Test before the school year in which they are 11. It is very important that if your child is unwell they do not take the Secondary Transfer Test. 25% of the standardised score for non-verbal skills. An audio soundtrack gives the instructions for the test. The Selection Review Panel values this information. Other schools have elected to continue using the Bucks CC late transfer test, which is a computer-based test involving verbal ability, numerical ability and non-verbal ability.