Welcome to Magical Minds Learning!
I'm an experienced 11+ tutor with many years of proven success, dedicated to creating high-quality, targeted resources for grammar school entrance exams. My materials are designed to give students clarity, confidence, and a competitive edge, covering every aspect of the 11+ syllabus (CEM, GL, CSSE). Explore a range of revision resources, practice papers, structured daily plans, and cheat sheets
Welcome to Magical Minds Learning!
I'm an experienced 11+ tutor with many years of proven success, dedicated to creating high-quality, targeted resources for grammar school entrance exams. My materials are designed to give students clarity, confidence, and a competitive edge, covering every aspect of the 11+ syllabus (CEM, GL, CSSE). Explore a range of revision resources, practice papers, structured daily plans, and cheat sheets
Magical Minds' 11+ Practice Papers for the CEM Test. This resource contains a realistic CEM-style 11 Plus practice paper - each containing mixed questions on Maths, including Numerical Reasoning and spatial, Verbal Reasoning and Comprehension. Helps boost confidence, building skills and establishing success. New- Contains angles recap at end
Magical Minds' 11+ Practice Papers for the CEM Test. This is test 5 from the book. Helps boost confidence, building skills and establishing success.
Added extra: angles recap.
11+ Creative Writing Guide
Packed with essential tips, tricks, and techniques, this book will help you tackle the creative writing section of the 11+ exam with confidence. Perfect for both independent and grammar school prep, it covers all the key areas, including:
How to plan and structure your writing
Writing character descriptions and developing personalities
Creating vivid settings that bring your story to life
Techniques for writing engaging story openings and exciting endings
How to write persuasive debate pieces
With plenty of practice exercises, step-by-step advice, and expert tips, this guide will boost your creative writing skills and get you ready for the exam. Ideal for use at home or during revision, it’s the perfect way to improve your writing and stand out in the 11+ exam.
11+ Vocabulary Lists Pack 2
This comprehensive resource includes vocabulary lists designed to support 10 weeks of study, perfect for use as homework assignments, extension tasks, or weekly activities. Tutors and parents alike find this pack invaluable for reinforcing and expanding students’ vocabulary in preparation for the 11+ exams.
Each list is thoughtfully curated to challenge students while ensuring steady progress. Ideal for helping students build the language skills needed to excel in their exams.
11+ Year 4 Foundation Course
Starting 11+ prep early can be overwhelming, especially when trying to find resources that are just the right level. As an experienced 11+ tutor, I’ve seen many Year 4 students struggle to find material that challenges them appropriately without being too difficult. That’s why I created this Year 4 Foundation Course, designed specifically to address this gap.
This comprehensive and structured plan offers a well-rounded approach, covering all essential topics to build a solid foundation in preparation for the real 11+ exams. The course focuses on key areas such as mental maths, vocabulary development, spelling, and essential skills, ensuring your child gains the confidence and ability they need to succeed.
Traditional in-person tuition can be costly, so this plan provides the same high-quality instruction at a more affordable price, with all the essential elements covered.
By the end of this course, your child will have a strong foundation, well-prepared for the more advanced stages of 11+ prep.
You can find the plan here
11 Plus English Core Skills
The 11 Plus English Core Skills book is the perfect foundation for students in Year 4 to begin their 11+ journey. Designed to be stress-free and manageable, it focuses on building essential skills in grammar, punctuation, creative writing, and comprehension, laying the groundwork for future success in the 11+ exams.
Foundational Skills: Focuses on key areas such as SPaG (Spelling, Punctuation, and Grammar), ensuring students are comfortable with the basic elements of English before moving on to more complex tasks.
Creative Writing: Helps students develop their ability to write engaging, well-structured pieces, preparing them for creative writing tasks in the 11+ exam.
Comprehension Skills: Introduces students to techniques for tackling comprehension questions, helping them develop critical reading and analysis skills.
Verbal Reasoning: Strengthens verbal skills by focusing on vocabulary, logical reasoning, and understanding how words and language function.
Gradual Progression: The book is designed for gradual learning, with manageable 120-minute weekly sessions to keep learning light and enjoyable. This ensures the transition to more intense revision in later years feels natural and stress-free.
Stage One Foundation: This is the first step in building core English skills for the 11+, with a focus on mastery of basic concepts. Future stages will introduce practice with formal English tests, including both short and long comprehension exercises, ensuring a smooth progression.
By the end of this book, students will have developed a strong understanding of the essential English skills required for the 11+ exam, setting them up for success in later stages of preparation. Perfect for Year 4 students, this book helps keep English learning fun, manageable, and engaging while laying a solid foundation for future exam success.
I’ve used this resource with my GCSE English students studying Much Ado, covering the major themes of the play. Ideal as a revision resource, in the classroom, or as a prompt for essay questions. Inbuilt into this is context, language analysis ranging around the whole play, hitting all the assessment objectives required in the exam.
Themes included:
Social Class
Honour
Love
Deception
Nothing and Noting
How is [theme] presented in the play?
A short comprehension on micro-organsims, designed for year 3/4 students.
You may also be interested in: the 11+ comprhension bundle /teaching-resource/11-plus-comprehension-bundle-12362117
the essentials bundle: /teaching-resource/the-ultimate-11-bundle-11832094
11 Plus Home Learning Pack
This all-in-one 11 Plus Home Learning Pack is the perfect companion for students preparing for the 11 Plus exam. Packed with a variety of revision resources, this pack covers all key subjects – including English, Mathematics, Verbal Reasoning, and Non-Verbal Reasoning – to help students build a solid foundation and excel in the exam. Designed for home use, the resources include practice questions, topic-based worksheets, timed exercises, and tips for effective revision, making it ideal for boosting performance and confidence.
Whether used for daily practice, focused revision sessions, or to track progress, this pack offers a structured approach to learning that ensures complete coverage of the exam syllabus. Perfect for parents looking to support their child’s 11 Plus preparation or for students working independently, it provides everything needed to reinforce key skills and achieve success in the exam.
Key features:
Comprehensive coverage of all 11 Plus subjects
Variety of practice tasks to target specific areas
Time-saving, easy-to-use resources for effective learning at home
Ideal for supplementing tuition or school learning
GL 11+ Verbal Reasoning: Unique Strategies and Expert Insights for Success"
This book offers a real treasure trove of unique strategies developed through my 10 years of experience tutoring for the GL 11+ exams. It covers every type of Verbal Reasoning question that has appeared over the past 10–15 years, with in-depth techniques tailored to each specific question type. Includes analogies to word sequences, synonyms, antonyms, and more, you’ll find full explanations for every strategy, detailed solutions, and practical examples to help your child grasp even the most complex concepts.
Designed for parents, tutors and students, this guide provides extra practice questions with answers to ensure thorough preparation.
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7+ English Mock Exam Papers: Perfect for Top Independent Schools
This set of 5 7+ English mock papers is designed to prepare students for the highly competitive entrance exams of top independent and preparatory schools.
What’s Inside?
✔ 5 Full-Length Mock Papers – Each paper includes an engaging comprehension passage followed by structured questions and a creative writing task.
✔ Challenging & Engaging Passages – Carefully selected stories designed to develop inference, vocabulary, and reading skills.
✔ Exam-Style Questions – Focuses on retrieval, inference, vocabulary, and reasoning, mirroring real 7+ exams.
✔ Creative Writing Practice – Encourages strong storytelling, imaginative thinking, and structured responses.
✔ Mark Schemes Included – Clear guidance on expected answers to help parents and tutors assess performance.
Suitable For:
These papers are ideal for students applying to selective independent schools, including:
Westminster Under School
St Paul’s Juniors
King’s College Junior School, Wimbledon
City of London School for Girls
Dulwich Prep London
North London Collegiate Junior School
Latymer Prep School
Harrow School (John Lyon’s Lower School)
11+ English Comprehension Papers - Top Private Schools
Set of 3 full length 11+ English Comprehension Papers with full answers. Designed specifically for selective private school entrance exams.
Key Features:
✔ Extracts carefully chosen from classic literature to reflect the challenging texts used in top independent schools.
✔ Advanced Questioning Techniques – Includes inference, deduction, vocabulary, and literary analysis to assess deep comprehension.
✔ Exam-Focused Structure – Mirrors the format of prestigious schools
✔ Develops Critical Thinking – Encourages students to articulate well-reasoned answers with evidence from the text.
✔ Complete Mark Scheme – Provides clear model answers to guide effective exam preparation and self-assessment.
This paper has been tailored for students applying to leading independent schools, including:
Haberdashers’ School
St Paul’s School
King’s College School, Wimbledon
Winchester College
Dulwich College
City of London School
North London Collegiate School
Godolphin and Latymer
Bancroft’s School
Chigwell School
Forest School
Harrow School
Westminster School
Eton College
About This Pack
This 11+ GL Assessment Practice Pack includes targeted practice in Comprehension, Verbal Reasoning, and Mathematics. Designed to build confidence and strengthen exam technique, it reflects the style and structure of real GL papers. Ideal for students aged 10–11 preparing for grammar school entrance exams.
In this book, we’ll explore step-by-step techniques to become a master storyteller and descriptive writer. You’ll learn how to plan and structure your writing, how to make your descriptions vivid using the five senses, and how to “show, not tell” to keep readers hooked. We’ll examine different types of prompts you might encounter, from descriptive scenes and narrative stories to continuation tasks, and discuss strategies to tackle each one. Each section includes plenty of examples and practice prompts so you can apply what you learn. You’ll also find sample answers with annotations that explain what makes the writing effective, as well as checklists to help you review and improve your own work. Throughout, the language and examples are tailored for Year 6 students: clear, age-appropriate, and hopefully fun and engaging.
40-page Macbeth Grade 9 Secrets workbook to help students break into the top band for AQA GCSE English Literature. Detailed, high-level analysis of key themes, characters, and quotations, all explained clearly and linked directly to the assessment objectives. I’ve also included examiner tips, model paragraphs, context breakdowns, and sentence starters to help you write like a Grade 9 student.
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