The 2026 Selective Test Update: Why Writing is Now Your Secret Weapon
The Big Change: Everything is Worth 25% For a long time, if you were a maths genius but struggled with writing, you could still breeze into a selective school. That has changed. For the 2026 intake (and beyond), the N...
Read article →Why You Need to Type Fast: A Guide to the Selective Writing Test
The 25% Game Changer Remember, Writing is now worth 25% of your mark. You can't just write a boring story and hope your Maths score saves you. You need to write something interesting, and you need to do it fast. The T...
Read article →The "Dinner Party" Essay: Mastering Discursive Writing for the Selective Test
The Most Confusing Question Type If you ask a student to write a story (Narrative) or argue a point (Persuasive), they know exactly what to do. But if the test asks for a Discursive piece, panic often sets in. Is it a...
Read article →How to Write a Band 6 Story: The "Show, Don't Tell" Secret
The Most Common Mistake Examiners hate reading stories that sound like a shopping list of emotions: "He was sad. Then he was angry. Then he was scared." This is Telling. It is boring. The Fix: Show It You need to desc...
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