With the registration window for grammar school places opening earlier this month, and a deadline for completed applications in late June or early July in most cases, this is a crucial period for parents with aspirations for their children to gain grammar school places through the 11-plus exam. LVS Ascot principal Christine Cunniffe offers advice to parents considering whether their child should apply for the exam

Dr Paul Hodges, Head of Sixth Form at independent all-ability school LVS Ascot in Berkshire, issues useful advice to all students heading into those important GCSE and A level exams.

David Shah, Director of Studies at MPW Cambridge, offers some advice to sixth form students and their families.

Lorrae Jaderberg and Katie Krais, Joint Founders and Managing Directors of JK Educate, offer some leading advice.

Dr Elle Boag, Social Psychologist at Birmingham City University, offers some advice to parents to cope with success – and failure.

Marwan Mikdadi, Deputy Head of Bancroft’s School in north east London, looks at the impact of new reforms and considers how students, schools, universities and exam boards will react.