approach to learning
Challenges for parents whose first language isn’t English – implications for learning and schooling for their children
There are many families living in the UK whose first language isn’t English and schools in England are becoming more culturally and linguistically diverse. While many students quickly attain proficiency in English, there’s can sometimes be a language barrier when communicating [...]Read more
Learning with Autism
What is autism? TheNational Autistic Societydefines autism as; “A lifelong developmental disability that affects how people perceive the world and interact with others. Autistic people see, hear and feel the world differently to other people. If you are autistic, you are autistic [...]Read more
Introducing Our New GCSE Maths Revision Powerpack!
If your children are taking GCSE exams this summer, then you’ll know the pressure is mounting on them to gain good grades – with maths revision often being a particularly challenging subject for many children and parents alike! You want to help and support as much as possible [...]Read more
New school, new teachers
If your child has started a new school, they’ll be meeting lots of new people. Some of those are children who will become friends, but most importantly, they’ll meet teachers. Teachers can make or break your child’s experience of school. Celebrities often include a favourite [...]Read more
Lifelong learning
When did you last learn something? You don’t stop learning when you leave school, you have to learn new skills when you enter the workplace and when you leave home you learn to do household tasks that you’ve managed to avoid until then. Learning is essential to surviving in [...]Read more
I hear and I forget …
I hear and I forget, I see and I remember, I do and I understand. This quote is popularly attributed to Confucius, but there is some discussion about whether or not he is the correct source. Whoever said it, it’s a truth when it comes to learning (and applies as much to adults [...]Read 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
Early years learning
A lot of today’s children attend nursery school, whether it’s full-time to allow both parents to work or part-time just to help them to socialise. But is nursery school meant to be ‘school’? Should a nursery or play group be responsible for learning or just keeping the children [...]Read more
Competition v Failure
Ask any business person and they’ll tell you that competition is healthy. However, in the education world there have been a couple of decades where conflicting messages have been propagated. Some schools almost stopped sports days because they didn’t want to have winners and [...]Read more
Don’t lose the learning habit
Hooray, it’s the holidays, no more school. Children are celebrating not having to sit in the classroom all day. Without the routine of school, who wants to do schoolwork? You might prefer to give your child a total break, but, six weeks is a long time and getting back into the [...]Read more
Entrepreneurial kids!
Kidpreneurs have been dominating the headlines, with the usual ‘30 under 30’ lists for entrepreneurs now being dropped to the top ‘18 under 18’ to accommodate the ever-growing number of childhood business stars. Shows like Pocket Money Pitch have inspired a younger generation who [...]Read more
How was your day?
As any parent with school-aged children will tell you, when they ask their child what they did all day at school the usual response is often, ‘Nothing’, ‘I can’t remember’ or ‘Stuff’. This can leave you feeling frustrated and a little concerned, have they really done nothing ALL [...]Read more