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COVID-19 and our brilliant digital zoom clubs

COVID-19 and our brilliant digital zoom clubs

by Hayley | Mar 22, 2020 | Exams, Front page posts, Homework, Parents, Teach, Uncategorized

Our clubs have immediately flipped to live zoom meetings. It’s wonderful seeing six smiling faces on screen and matching them up with their own teachers. At the moment schools are closed and as parents we are all feeling overwhelmed. And social media is awash...
How to Help Your Kids Manage Their Homework | 5 Tips for Parents

How to Help Your Kids Manage Their Homework | 5 Tips for Parents

by Hayley | Oct 3, 2018 | Front page posts, Homework, Parents

Is your 11+ preparation being driven off-course by your child’s intolerable homework burden? How are you supposed to fit 11+ study time around everything else that seems to be thrown at your precious few hours of family time? Here are my 5 tips for parents to help you...
The Best Resources for the Kent Test (and the ISEB pre-test at this stage…)

The Best Resources for the Kent Test (and the ISEB pre-test at this stage…)

by Hayley | Sep 28, 2018 | Exams, Front page posts, Homework, Maths, Non-verbal reasoning, Parents, Teach, Uncategorized, Verbal Reasoning

It’s just the beginning of your child’s Kent Test (or ISEB Common Pre-Test) journey and every workbook on amazon looks brilliant. Flick through them all one by one – Maths, English, Verbal, Non-Verbal, Spatial, General Tips, GL workbooks, CEM...
Six quick spring-cleans to boost your child’s performance

Six quick spring-cleans to boost your child’s performance

by Hayley | Jan 11, 2018 | Front page posts, Homework, Parents, Uncategorized

All this talk of New Year’s Resolutions and Spring Cleaning is well and good. But by the time the daffodils are out, energy levels wilt… and all your good intentions have a habit of falling to pieces. But there is a way of brightening up your child’s...
Homework tips for parents

Homework tips for parents

by Hayley | Nov 10, 2016 | Front page posts, Homework, Parents, Teach, Uncategorized

Should you help your child with their homework? A report featured in The Times today says children do worse if they have help – but that isn’t always true. It depends very much on how you are helping and your child’s age. Here are some tips on how to...

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