Why focus on problem-solving?
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Problem-solving questions are where most candidates drop marks. They carry heavy weighting and can't be blagged — your child either has the technique or they don't.
Expert-designed courses built for the problem-solving demands of highly competitive grammar schools and ultra-challenging independent school entrance exams.
Competitive Grammar Schools
Exclusive Independents
Seperate Year 4 & 5 Courses

Why 11+ Problem Solving?
The most competitive 11+ exams don't just test arithmetic — they test how your child thinks. Problem-solving and puzzle sections are where most candidates lose marks, and where our students gain their advantage.
Why focus on problem-solving?
Problem-solving questions are where most candidates drop marks. They carry heavy weighting and can't be blagged — your child either has the technique or they don't.
Problem solving is the...
Top schools design these questions to filter. Super-selectives and independents like Bancroft, City of London, Forest and others use puzzles and multi-step problems specifically to sort the prepared from the unprepared.
11+ Problem Solving and...
School maths doesn't teach all aspects and in particular puzzles. There's a significant gap between what Year 4 and 5 classrooms cover and what competitive 11+ papers actually test — and that gap is almost entirely problem-solving.
Do you have a bright child?
"They're clever, they'll figure it out" is the most common mistake parents make. Even gifted children freeze on unfamiliar problem types under timed pressure. This is a trainable skill, not a natural gift.
So, why focus on 11+ problem solving?
Start in Year 4 and your child arrives in Year 5 ready for advanced puzzles and scholarship-level questions. Leave it late and you're cramming techniques instead of building understanding — examiners can tell the difference.
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Problem-solving plays a huge part of the 11+ Maths exams and many other providers are offering 11+ problem -solving courses, so why go with us?
Course Comparisson
Confused about what we are offering?
Here's a comparison to our pre-recorded course.
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| Number of Lessons | 20/30 Recorded | 12 LIVE & 28 Recorded | 12 LIVE + 8 Recorded |
Early Birds Offer
All parents who fully register in the first two weeks (before the 1st of March) of launch will be eligble for 2 FREE gifts. The two free gifts are our Bar Model Course (worth £299) and our Problem-Solving & Puzzles Course (worth £249).



