Recommended completion Monday 7th September 2026
Reading Comprehension: Various Skills
Layla is the story of a young girl who moves from Japan to London and starts at a new school. Feeling shy and overwhelmed by her unfamiliar surroundings, Layla struggles to speak to her classmates and spends much of her time alone. Everything changes when a kind girl named Sophie takes the time to get to know her. As their friendship grows, Layla gains confidence, shares her Japanese culture with the class, and discovers that kindness and courage can help people overcome their fears. The story teaches readers that everyone deserves patience and understanding, and that our differences make communities stronger.
Maths: Reasoning with Percentages
In this lesson, students will learn how to find 10%, 5%, 1% and 2% of any value using efficient division and multiplication techniques. They will then apply these methods to a range of reasoning questions and word problems, developing their confidence in recognising which calculations are needed.
It is important that students understand this process thoroughly, as it provides a strong foundation for tackling more complex percentage problems as the year progresses.
Verbal Reasoning: Sentence Completion
In this lesson, students will become familiar with Sentence Completion verbal reasoning questions. They will learn how to identify the relationship between words in the first part of a sentence and use this relationship to determine the correct word to complete the second part.
Students will develop their vocabulary, logical reasoning and word-association skills, while learning a clear and reliable approach to tackling this common 11+ question type.
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