One of the biggest lightbulb moments for parents and children alike is seeing real examples of 11 Plus creative writing – not just average ones, but excellent pieces that would earn top marks in a grammar or independent school exam.

I remember a student I worked with called Adam. He was bright, had a great imagination, but didn’t know how to show it on paper. His writing was fine – but nothing stood out. One day, I showed him a few top-level examples from other students his age. As we read through them together, he stopped and said, “I can do this. I just didn’t know how.”