Parents' guides for Year 5
Year 5Year 5: a family guide to the quiet year that matters
Fractions, decimals and percentages, reading for meaning and when to decide about the 11+ and grammar schools, with ways to help at home.
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Year 5–6The 11+ and grammar schools: a guide for parents
How selective grammar-school admissions work, why test registration is separate from the school application, and why passing the 11+ does not guarantee a place.
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Years 4–6Short and long division (the bus stop): a guide for parents
How short division, the bus stop, and long division work, what to do with remainders, the years they appear in and how to help when it looks unfamiliar.
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Years R–9Reading at home: book ideas for every age
Book ideas from Reception to Year 9, including books that Oak's English lessons use, with simple ways to make reading at home a habit.
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Years 1–6Times tables practice: ten quick questions and a map
Ten questions on a number pad, five seconds each (eight in Years 1 and 2), and a map of every fact from 1 × 1 to 12 × 12. How it prepares for the Year 4 check.
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Years 1–9Build your quiz: practise exactly what you choose
Pick a subject, the units and 10, 20 or 30 questions, and Quizo School makes a mixed quiz. When it helps, and how it differs from Today's 10.
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