Exams
Exam pressure – how can you help?
School life seems to be more and more focused on exams. GCSEs are the golden apples students need to achieve to have a chance of a getting a job, then there are A levels and University ahead.But now SATsRead more
Building in success
At this time of year it’s easy to be focused on the festive season and put exam pressure out of your mind, but exams in many schools will start in January – and it’s not far away. Getting into positive habits can never start too soon for children to do well in exams, whether [...]Read more
All work and no play …
It’s exam time and if your children are taking critical exams they’ll probably be in meltdown right about now. Revision will be taking over their lives. If your teen is diligently beavering away with a mountain of revision material, it can be easy to let them get on with it and [...]Read more
Counting down to 2019 GCSEs
Is your child watching the mounting panic in school as the year above gets ready for their GCSE exams? It may be more than a year before it becomes their reality, but there’s nothing like starting early to make GCSEs less scary. As a parent you want your kids to do well in their [...]Read more
Next stop GCSEs!
If your child is taking GCSEs this year, the panic is likely to be taking hold. Let’s be honest – even the most diligent of students get nerves at the thought of taking these critical exams. With the Easter holidays the last stop before the exams it’s a great time to sit down [...]Read more
All change!
They’re trying to confuse everyone – teachers, students, parents – as if we don’t have enough to worry about. I’m talking about the new grading system for GCSEs. Now numbers are replacing letters so instead of an A* grade being the best possible result a grade 9 replaces that. [...]Read more
7 ways to improve concentration when studying
With an enforced period in hospital just before second year university exams I had 4 weeks to spend revising. I learned a lot about effective studying, which for someone with a low attention span (sound familiar?) was a real godsend. Because I had little else to do I revised for [...]Read more
Additional time is available for exams
Children with certain difficulties and conditions can apply for additional time to complete exams. If your child has been diagnosed with dyslexia, for example, the school can apply for 25% extra time to complete their exam. Clearly it’s not just a case of submitting an [...]Read more
Is your child taking the 11 plus this year?
Although many teachers are unable to provide specialised support for youngsters who want to take the 11 plus, as a parent you can help. The first step is to understand the kind of questions your child will have to answer. Take a look at these samples taken from a typical test* [...]Read more
Help your kids get past test nerves
Does your child fall apart when faced with a test or exam? It’s not unusual for kids who perform well in class and get good grades for homework assignments to find nerves wipe their memory clean of all they’ve learned in a test. There’s no magical cure – and you certainly don’t [...]Read more
Exams – how to help your child prepare
The year-end exams may be a little way off, but the earlier you start the preparation the better your child will be able to perform well. Exams are a serious stress zone – not only for the youngster who has to sit the exam, but also for the parents. Every parent wants their [...]Read more
Making the most of technology for revision
Revising for exams can be serious drudge work, even for those students who usually get good grades. But now there are plenty of revision aids online: Take a look at: GetRevising – choose your exam level and use their tools for creating your study plan, finding past papers and [...]Read more