How much help do your kids need with their homework? Do you find that, as they get older, their homework gets more challenging – for you? Homework is to help children to develop their understanding of the concepts and material taught in th
No, it’s not a typo – it’s an old English word meaning to amaze, confound utterly or stupefy with fear! New words are constantly being added to our vocabulary. Twenty years ago a ‘tablet’ was something that you swallowed with a gla
Now the exam pressure is on to cram as much information into students’ heads as possible so they have the knowledge to pass exams, it seems that the art of discussion and collaboration skills are suffering. In a recent experiment a group of
Getting younger members of the family to bed when the sun is still shining can be a real challenge. Even with the best blackout curtains, they seem to know it’s not really the end of the day – and are likely to appear for ‘a drink’, ‘a
If you have teenage children who have aspirations to go on to university when they’ve completed their secondary education, the road to success is via getting good exam grades. GCSEs have changed their grading system. Now some subjec
Good pass rates for national exams are the primary goal for most schools; they’re the biggest influencer in the school’s business success. And make no mistake about it, schools are run as a business today – and like any business, results coun