Kip McGrath Tutoring Bournville

If you have a child in Y5 and are pondering the 11+ exam, here's where to find the official information.
https://westmidlandsgrammarschools.co.uk/
You need to register online by 4:00pm on Friday 26th June.

If you'd like help in understanding the application process, please pop in to see us on our Open Evening. Wednesday 10th June, 4:00pm to 7:00pm. Just pop in.

Find My Test Centre - West Midlands Grammar Schools If you would like your child to be considered for a place at any of the selective grammar schools in Birmingham, Shropshire, Walsall, Wolverhampton and Warwickshire, they must sit the entrance test at a test centre.

This week has marked Pentecost for Christians and Little Eid for Muslims.
There is a free choice from the prize cabinet for any pupil who can tell us the history of BOTH festivals and find a similarity and a difference between them.
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Thanks to unsplash.com for the photographs.

Out and about yesterday, I saw this blue plaque. Peeping beyond the gatepost, I saw the house where the great storyteller was born.
Have you been anywhere nice this weekend?
By the way, I am back today for classes! We are open for our 48 weekers!

We can make a big difference.

Book a Free Assessment Looking for an English or maths tutor? Kip McGrath provides English and maths tutoring in centre & online for SATs, 11+ or GCSE. Book a free assessment today!

Welcome and congratulation to Catherine, who has taken over our English classes this year. She has become such a well-respected member of our Kip family that we have made her assistant manager.
Her good humour, meticulous thoroughness and warm heart make her invaluable.

https://theunfinishedidea.com/summit

This looks like a great support for parents bringing up neuro-divergent children (Autism, ADD, ADHD) . And it's free!
Have a scroll.

Neurodivergent Parenting Summit for Autism and ADHD Feel less alone. Get practical autism and ADHD parenting support, sensory strategies, and encouragement at the Everyday Neurodivergent Parenting Summit.

We're open as usual today!

Happy St George's Day.
I am grateful to live in a country as beautiful and as temperate and as secure as England. Neither I nor my children has ever heard a bomb drop. Not every mother or teacher in the world can say that.
Five hundred points to any pupil who can tell me how each picture is connected to England. Bring your answer to your lesson.
Pictures from www.unsplash.com

We've been busy over the break, rearranging our waiting area and creating a new space for assessments or meetings with parents.
We're really delighted with our new spaces!

We're back today after our Easter break and the blossom is out on the square.
Looking forward to meeting our pupils again.