The report said head teachers and council officials also wanted to see a stronger literacy element and a test that would avoid commercial exploitation, such as the marketing of practice materials to parents.

BBC: Kent 11-plus overhaul 'to tackle coaching culture'

The current test includes verbal and non-verbal reasoning, which are not taught in primary schools and need coaching but the new test may drop that element and place the emphasis on English and Maths, which are taught in classrooms, BBC South East Today's political correspondent John Young explained.

BBC: Kent 11-plus overhaul 'to tackle coaching culture'

However, it has added a further element to the referee's pre-match ritual with officials now needing to test the system 90 minutes before every match to determine whether the technology is working as expected.

CNN: World football enters technological era

The law values an understanding of constitutional principles, but it adds community service as an element of citizenship, and it encourages better teaching approaches than using flashcards to study for a short test.

CNN: Citizenship isn't about passing a civics test

Being a company of utter geeks, Google called this beta test laptop the Cr-48 after the chemical name of an unstable isotope of the chrome element.

FORBES: Names You Need to Know: Cr-48