Dec 14, 2021 | A Levels, Exams, GCSE, Mock Exams, Revision, Study Tips
Mock exams are more important than ever. Many Year 11 students will be starting their second set of mock exams or key assessments after the Christmas holiday. It is normal for Year 11 and Year 13 students to have two sets of mock exams before the ‘real’ exams in the...
Oct 5, 2021 | Mentoring, Parenting, Study Tips
I recently did a transition session with a Year 7 student and we added up how many teachers he has. The answer was a staggering twenty four teachers. In some subjects he has three teachers. He has gone from a small primary school with only one teacher to twenty four...
Jul 20, 2021 | Parenting, Revision, Study Tips
Seven ways to study in the summer holidays? I am a great advocate for school holidays and especially summer holidays. They are there to re-charge, rest and recuperate students and teachers from the previous term, so that you return to school feeling refreshed and...
Mar 30, 2021 | A Levels, Exams, GCSE, Mock Exams, Revision, Study Tips
The days are getting longer, we have sunshine and warm weather and there is a two week school holiday, which follows a very long winter term. It’s the Easter holidays, which translates as two weeks of endless social possibilities if you are a teenager. Easter also...
Feb 23, 2021 | Homeschooling, Revision, Study Tips, Uncategorized
Improving concentration in remote lessons is the key to making the most of remote learning, where students are having to concentrate for up to five or six hours a day, in lessons via Zoom, Teams or Meet. Most of these are now live, which students prefer, but often the...
Jan 30, 2021 | Homeschooling, Parenting, Study Tips
Here we go again…or do we? Is it the same as last time or have we learned our seven homeschooling lessons from lockdown in the spring summer of 2020? I have three boys working from home, in years 13, 10 and 6. Keeping a harmonious household certainly has its...
