How to Help a High-Flyer As a parent or guardian, the last thing you want to do is interfere with something that seems to be ‘working’ well. Your teenager might naturally be a hard-working, [...]
How to Manage Exam Nerves Exam nerves are different for everyone. Some won’t feel nervous until they hit the exam hall, whereas other teenagers may feel a brewing sense of nervousness for months [...]
To the Class of 2020 To some of us, the year 2020 sounds like a surprisingly strange time-warp, but to your teenager, it might be the pinnacle of their schooling or academic endeavours. It might [...]
New Year, New Study Welcoming the New Year is often a time for inviting fresh hopes and habits to our lifestyles. For your teenager, the New Year may be an opportunity to scrub up their study [...]
Studying on School Break: Is It Necessary? During the school holiday, most students head home absolutely delighted to have ‘time off!’ As a parent or guardian, you may feel conscious, though, [...]
Crack Open the Christmas… Revision Cards With the festive season upon us, your child is likely to be in the midst of academic throws: there are exams to revise for; prelims to prepare, and [...]
Santa, Socials and Studying The festive season presents your child with the perfect concoction of wanting to join in with all the fun; at the same time as studying for prelims and beyond! More [...]
Should Apps be used for Revision? Screen time is so different for each family. Often, you’ll want to encourage your teen away from their screens as much as you can catch the chance, but sometimes [...]
Tackling Tough Longer Written Questions Longer written questions: they’re a bit like marmite! Some teenagers thrive off them; others want to run for the hills! The thing is, long written [...]
Homework’s Role in an Exam Year Homework is designed to consolidate and build on what your child is learning at school: it can help to improve their grades and knowledge. Especially when it comes [...]
