CSSE Essex 11+ Exam: English Practice Questions

The CSSE (or Consortium of Selective Schools in Essex) requires you to take two tests, one English and one Maths, for your 11+ exam. Within this blog we will look at what the English test requires of you and additionally provide some example exam questions to enable a clearer understanding of the types of questions […]

MET Police Detectives: Direct Entry Now Open

Great news this week, as the Metropolitan Police have announced a bold new scheme. For the first time ever, the Met police will be recruiting new detectives, without the need for the new employees to have worked in the police beforehand. This scheme is known as Police Detectives: Direct Entry. It’s a scheme has been […]

Critical Thinking A Level: A2 Units, Topics, and Modules

The Critical Thinking A Level is one of the many courses available to A Level students. It’s offered by OCR, one of the main exam boards for secondary education. Critical thinking is the discipline of understanding arguments and argumentative logic. Critical thinkers are invaluable in society because they are well-equipped to cut the wheat from […]

South Australia Police Tests – How to Pass

The South Australia Police was formed in 1838, making it the oldest police force in Australia and among the oldest police services in the world. With 138 stations across over 1 million square kilometres, the 5000 officers serve a population of approximately 1.7 million people. Like every Police Agency in Australia, candidates hoping to join […]

Critical Thinking A-Level: AS Units, Topics, and Modules

Critical Thinking at A-Level is a qualification offered by OCR, one of the main exam boards for secondary and higher education. Critical Thinking is the study of arguments, problems, and ideas, as well as the logic the binds arguments together. The role of a critical thinker is to spot faulty reasoning in the arguments that […]

Police Inspector Application Form – Breakdown and Tips

Following the pre-application questionnaire, you’ll be invited to fill in the online police inspector application form. As you might have guessed, this will be an application form that requires you to enter extensive personal details, as well as answering a series of competency-based questions. The police inspector application form is an extremely important stage, so […]

Police Inspector Core Competencies: Why They Matter

Hello, and welcome back to another blog on the Sergeant and Inspector application process. In this blog, we’ll be focusing specifically on the Police Inspector application process. To be even more precise, we’ll be looking at the Police inspector core competencies. The Direct Entry route Before we delve into the police inspector core competencies, let’s […]

CSSE Essex 11+ (Eleven Plus) – CSSE 2018 Entry

This CSSE Essex 11+ resource has been compiled to provide guidance and information about the Essex 11+. On this page, you will find information relating to details of the selective test (including key dates), practice material, guidance on how to prepare for the Essex 11+, and answers to some of the most frequently asked questions […]

Police Sergeant and Inspector UK: An Introduction

Hello, and welcome to the first of our series of blogs on the Police Sergeant and Inspectors examinations. In this series, we’ll be taking you everything that you need to know about these tough tests. Hopefully, by the end of these guides, you’ll be in a fantastic position to achieve success, and take your place […]