RSL Educational Reviews

Challenging and engaging resources, with genuine, professional advice: five stars.

Hi Robert, I want to say my heartfelt thanks for these papers, RSL books and the invaluable Easy 11+ YouTube videos. They are fun and easy to understand for children. My son found your videos very helpful and appreciates the simple tips for improving writing e.g. “banning obvious senses” 11+ lifeline questions are well thought and reviewed well unlike those churned out by the numerous practice paper factories which exist. I haven't managed to find a single mistake and the explanations of answers are easy to understand for a 9 year old. The most important bit is they are fun to read which has kept him interested throughout the journey. Best Regards, Rahul

Good exposure to various types of questions and explanation of the answers. I feel it’s a good way of learning. I would definitely recommend Robert’s resources and his videos.

Among all the 11+ publishers, Robert Lomax stood out very much to me. All his books are incredibly useful and have good explanations. I would definitely recommend his materials - they are worth the money you spend on them.

Thanks to Robert for the wonderful material he has written. We've used his comprehension books. The answers and explanations are so good and helpful that it has made our 11 plus journey so very easy. My daughter is able to follow his explanations herself without any difficulty and I can see an improvement in her answers. One of the best materials on the market for 11 plus !!

I'm writing this review before my child has sat the 11+ so I can't really comment how helpful this has been but, objectively speaking, compared to many other similar services on the internet and even compared to online tutoring I think Robert's overall service is excellent. The papers combined with the really extensive notes and explanations for each answer (in writing and on YouTube) are fantastic. Helpful both for parents and children. The Platinum package is definitely the one to go for as the benefits you get are well worth the money.

I would highly recommend to anyone looking to give their child's education or confidence a boost. Robert's lessons make a huge difference in a surprisingly short time. Topics are covered in depth and allow children to understand concepts they might have struggled with at school. I found Robert to be very helpful, positive and deeply focused in providing quality online lessons and materials every week. Thank you so much Robert for making the learning journey an enjoyable experience.

Excellent sessions by Robert especially on 11 plus topics comprehension - very casual, fun filled style makes the learning so enjoyable and satisfactory. He covers the topic with wide ranging complexity for 11 plus questions. I would strongly recommend his lifeline courses and books specifically for the childrens aiming for ISEB and Grammar schools.

The service is absolutely extraordinary. The papers and explanations are absolutely golden, Robert gets to the crux of the issues, in particular in English, where we were quite lost. I wish we had bought his books earlier. I would highly recommend it.

We had signed up to your program in 2020 when my son was being homeschooled before all the Corona shutdown happened. We are now living abroad and almost two years later my son is in an international school, basically far from the grammar school we worked hard to get in. I just finished marking his paper as he’s preparing for his final year exam and I was filled with gratitude seeing how confident and systemic he has become. I’m so grateful to your material and your support. I want you to know that what you offer works, not only to pass exams but to develop fundamental problem solving skills.

Robert knows what need to be delivered pretty well as part of each minute things! Thanks Robert keep your great work up for students !!

I didn’t think Lifeline could get any better… but it just has. The introduction of voice notes to the marking service has added so much more. We were already used to the high quality resources sent every week- Robert’s worked solutions are especially skilful in guiding parents and children in how to arrive at their own answers (there is nothing like it on the 11+ market). But the addition of the voice notes, is the icing on the cake. We’ve had many peaks and troughs as with any difficult journey, but having Robert’s feedback always recalibrates and motivates my daughter no end; both the praise for what she is doing well, and the detailed advice on how to improve (or what’s completely wrong), is priceless. It’s truly wonderful that she’s so excited to listen to the feedback; it’s always a big event (Robert is something of a celebrity in our house)! Robert’s picking apart of her answers gives us clear pointers to carry through into the next piece of work, so progress has been steady (and incredible, from very humble beginnings). The recordings are like little self contained lessons which we can refer back to. Anyone who has watched the free YouTube lessons, will be familiar with Robert’s brilliant and accessible teaching style. His advice is methodical, precise and clear. To have this brought to your home is such a privilege. There couldn’t be a truer name: a real ‘lifeline’, in the choppy waters of the 11+. Thank you Robert!

Robert Lomax provides free online tuition for our children regardless of their background and location. This is amazing. He wants them to succeed. He is helpful and considerate. Furthermore, he also has the 11 Plus Lifeline, where parents pay affordable amounts to get him to provide additional resources and one to one feedback for the children. Robert Lomax deserves an MBE award! Well done Robert! We appreciate you so much.

Everything Robert produces is great quality and suitably challenging. Overall, fantastic!

Very good source of paper materials with full explanations! Recommendation - maybe provide a bit more materials on Writing?

I fist became a fan when I stumbled upon the RSL 11plus collection on Amazon while preparing my son for his exams. I was quite impressed at the quality of work put into these materials and May I add, we had great success with these books. Fast forward to a couple of months ago, I decided to subscribe to RSL 11plus lifeline in preparation for my daughter's upcoming 11+ exams. It's been an absolute joy guiding her with the step by step marking guide provided by Robert. Not only do you get marking guides, you get these advise which are so personal and make you feel like you truly are in a journey with a tutor who cares genuinely for your child. I really can't recommend RSL enough. I've had success once and look forward to another with my daughter. Thumbs up RSL 👍

My two daughters have been using the 11+ Lifeline resources from RSL Educational for about 18 months. My older daughter sat the 11+ in January, and my younger daughter will sit next January. During this time, I've looked at everything that is available on the market to support my children. 11+ Lifeline is the best source of educational resource that I've found. My kids have learnt so much from the material we've accessed. 11+ Lifeline covers all the main areas which are tested, and I like that there are some introductory materials, as well as more advanced questions and perfect answers to learn from. Explanation of how to approach questions is easy to understand, clear and direct. Questions come from real exam papers, as well as additional questions which could come up, and explanations whether on the videos, in the papers or the books clearly demonstrate how to answer the questions. Robert's style is very inclusive and engaging. His material is thought provoking and stimulating, not just for the children, but I have also learnt a lot. Very highly recommended for any child from 18 months before the exams. Good luck to everyone with upcoming exams - you are in safe hands with 11+ Lifeline.

I have found it very helpful. Thank you

I have used 11 Plus lifeline Silver for my daughter and have found it be to be very exhaustive in content and excellent in its explanations. The solutions are explained thoroughly, providing an opportunity for students to pick up skills to decode other questions as well. I would highly recommend it

My daughter is preparing for London's most competitive schools. We have been Silver members of 11+ lifeline. Weekly exam papers in maths, English and reasoning have been incredibly helpful in our exam preparation process. The papers are a very high quality practice material with detailed answers. Thank you very much 11+ Lifeline.