School is stressful for any child, no matter what age they are. However, when you throw GCSE exams into the mix, your child will undoubtedly feel a lot of pressure to obtain excellent results. Either due to the school’s influence, the internal pressure from themselves, or perhaps you have inadvertently told your child that you expect their exam results to be good. No matter the reason, it is imperative that your child has a supportive …
After months of lockdown, you may feel nervous about your child returning to high school. Things will be difficult from when they previously attended as they have been off for so long, and that is a big deal for any family. It’s completely natural for parents to be looking for ways to help their child adjust to the ‘new normal’. Emotions will likely be all over the place as you and your child watched the …
Now that the schools have reopened across the country, you may be looking for ways that you can help your child to settle back into the routine of learning in a classroom. But did you know that there are many benefits of learning outside the classroom that could actually help improve their performance in school? Learning Beyond the Classroom or Learning Outside the Classroom (LOtC) is when teaching and learning happens outside the four walls …
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English can be a difficult subject to learn and understand for everybody. However, younger children, especially those in their Primary school years, can struggle the most. Between the vocabulary, grammar, spelling, pronunciation etc., it’s no wonder that such young minds often get confused while trying to learn the complexities of the English language. However, as your child starts to get older, you will want to focus on getting him or her better at English as …
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If there’s one thing the coronavirus pandemic has shown us is that our children’s education stretches far beyond the physicality of a classroom. Learning Outside the Classroom is not a particularly new phenomenon; the notion was introduced back in 2006. However, the remote world we have found ourselves in has emphasised how anywhere can be a classroom. This view on education helps to boost academic ability as by taking learning beyond the classroom, children end …
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2021 hasn’t started with the best of news. Covid-19 cases and deaths are rising, and as a result, we are now facing our third lockdown as a nation. And this time around, schools are closed to all those but key workers and vulnerable children. Online lessons with teachers are mainly supporting the rest of the students trapped at home. But thousands of children, whether supported by their schools or not, are still feeling the pressure …
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2021 is here, and we’re straight back in the middle of another lockdown. It’s a necessary evil to ensure ourselves and our loved ones’ safety, but we know it can be hard to cope with weeks locked away from society. As for children, even their education is being impacted as a result of this pandemic. And their mental health may not be faring well too, with 80% of young people agreeing that the pandemic has …
