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Private tutor Omari Eccleston-Brown shares more tips from his upcoming book, 'The Secret to Happy Homework'. Omari explains how an understanding of Executive Function can quickly identify and correct common learning challenges, resulting in a dramatic increase in your child’s marks and enjoyment of their work.
Months of school closures have caused huge disruption and pressure on students. All schools are now required by the government to hold formal mock exams for years 11 and 13. The results are likely to be used in the case of further disruption. In this article we provide 5 tips to boost GCSE and A-Level mock exam performance.
In this second of four special blogposts, private tutor Omari Eccleston-Brown shares top tips from his upcoming book 'The Secret to Happy Homework' on how parents can use rules and structure to end homework battles.
After six months of widespread disruption to students’ education, private tutoring is more popular now than ever. We explore the post -lockdown proven benefits of tutoring, as well as how it may be more financially feasible than many people realise.
Omari Eccleston-Brown shares some top tips from his upcoming book 'The Secret to Happy Homework' on how parents can motivate their children to do their homework and achieve calmer, happier, and more productive homework with their children.
There is no guide to parenting in a pandemic. After more than six months of parental challenges we explore the concerns, how parents are changing their behaviour as a result and how you can support your child.
We consider how the Government’s response to Covid-19 will affect students, how best to handle the upheaval of cancelled GCSE and A Level exams and what to do if your, ‘calculated grade’ is lower it should be.
With many teachers now working online, this begs the question does online learning actually work? And in particular, does it work for younger children who have a naturally shorter attention span?
Whether it’s the 7+, 11+ or the all important 13 Plus Common Entrance exams that your child has been working towards, here is some key information about how schools are handling admissions and entrance examinations during the Coronavirus pandemic.