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That sounds like a good balance. Our ds had two full weeks off at the beginning of the summer plus we had a short 3-day break at the end of August. Other than that he did a bit of work every day I think apart from Sundays. It didn't go down too well with him, but in some ways it was easier than only doing it once or twice a week - he got into a routine and knew what to expect. And he made quite a lot of progress in August, so it was worth it. We incentivised him with lots of little presents and a big gift after the test!
Thanks Crazy Crofter, it's reassuring to hear your experience. I am frankly amazed that I haven't really had to incentivise DS yet but we will definitely need to do this in the summer. He did ask if he could have a reward if he scored highly in the test but we said no, we will only reward effort and this would be after the test but before the results. I would be delighted if we could improve speed in maths over the summer.
DS's break will be mid August so he will get back three weeks before the test. I don't think this is ideal but it's the only time me and his dad could get off work together. I think he will benefit from the break though and as he will spend a lot of time reading then I suppose it is still prep in a way!