My raw, honest thoughts about 7+ intensive courses.

Really I am speaking about any intensive courses for any assessment.

Here are my thoughts just for you.

It’s like rolling down your window in your car and throwing money onto the ground. Literally.

It shows short term and quick fix thinking.

I also shows me that you’ve really not understood the 7+ assessment prep process at all.

Parents that we speak to daily often tell me this one sentence.

‘We just didn’t really know the expectations!’

It seems like such a pretty little thought. But it’s not.

If you are applying for an assessment (any assessment!), you need to inform yourself about that assessment. You must learn everything you possibly can about the assessments in order to have the highest possible chances for success. Otherwise what really is the point?

I certainly wouldn’t send my son into any assessment, cross my fingers and hope for the best. Yet so many of you are doing this.

You now have about 6-8 months until your child’s 7+ assessments and you’re panicking. You’re freaking out. You search for 7+ intensive courses and I’m here to tell you this.

They will not help your child.

In fact they will probably only be a hindrance. Who on earth wants to spend their precious summer break going to a learning centre and studying for 8 hours a day with strangers?

I’ve never met one child who has told me they went to an intensive course and enjoyed it.

That’s because learning takes time. Learning only comes when there is pleasure associated with it. Learning takes courage. Learning takes dedication. Learning takes perseverance.

There is no quick fix here. So please stop searching for it.

7+ needs 2 years of focused prep (even earlier is better!).

7+ needs learning to happen every day and not just in the 6 weeks over the summer break.

Book your FREE Assessment Consultation Discovery Call and speak to an expert who can support and guide you with at the very least understanding what to expect.