What materials should I use if preparing my child at home for the Cumbria 11 Plus exam?

Most people prepare at home either using bought in books or guided 11 Plus courses.

If you’d like to know specifically what materials to use for the Cumbria 11 Plus and how you could structure a home based preparation programme then we have developed a page which should help you.

Equally if you are unsure of what materials to use and what to do at what time and want more support then a guided 11 Plus course might be right for you. In which case go through to our page on Using a guided course to prepare for the 11 Plus and you can understand a little more about what is involved.

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