We may have free schooling in the UK, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t expensive: there’s the uniforms, the stationery, the textbooks, the transportation, the school lunches, the field trips…When all’s said and done, you can be left with quite…
A key aspect of secondary school is to help your child learn how to become more independent. They begin to take control of their own education, building interpersonal relationships with their teachers, managing their own time, and pursuing their own…
Switch on your TV or radio, or scroll through your social media feed, and you’ll increasingly come across news stories, articles, or posts about the rise in prevalence of mental health issues among students. Whether it be the result of…
There has been a large increase in students taking vocational qualifications in the last 20 years. This is, in part, due to the 2013 change in legislation, whereby the government made it compulsory for students to continue education or training…
When you think of sixth form, A-levels are probably the first thing that springs to mind. This route can be good for students who are interested in academic subjects. However, for many students, this type of qualification may not be…
Your child may have just started their first term of Year 11, but it will soon be time to begin thinking about the next step in their education. They can apply to as many sixth forms or colleges as they…
Everyone knows a handful of people who breezed through school, putting in little effort and leaving with a string of As or A*s. However, these students are few and far between. While genes do, to some extent, determine grades, a…
The dreaded A level Results Day is just around the corner, with countless pupils (and parents alike!) nervously awaiting their grades. Tensions are high, particularly when a spot at university is at stake. Knowing how best to support your child…
We’re now in the Easter Holidays, which is when revision really gets underway for most GCSE and A-Level students. There’s so many different revision methods your child can use to consolidate their knowledge and improve their exam skills. With the…
As Easter approaches (and with it, the Summer exam season), your child might be thinking about how much revision they should be getting done over the holidays. There are several ways to go about structuring their Easter revision, but this…