Primary School
Primary school Science: Helping at home
Your child’s learning doesn’t just take place inside the classroom. From a very young age your child will soak up all the information it is exposed to like a sponge. As a parent, you need to expose them to new information sources and create a rich home life of learning, questioning and education. Your job… Read more…
Primary school Maths: helping at home
Some children are mini mathematicians, others see it as a completely foreign language, but no matter how your child performs during their maths lessons, as a parent you have a role to play in supporting the learning process. Maths, along with English and science is one of the core compulsory subjects your child has to… Read more…
Primary school IT: Helping at home
IT short for information technology is becoming an increasingly important part of your child’s education. Children are familiar with the internet from a young age, but it’s important they know how to use it safely and correctly as well as learning other programmes such as desktop publishing packages. Your role as a parent is to… Read more…
Primary school History: Helping at home
Knowing about where we have come from is just as important as learning about where we are going. History is key subject on your child’s national curriculum and a popular one to study for GCSE, A-Level and even degree. It is probably so popular because it’s so diverse. We have thousands of years of history… Read more…
First day at school: the school run
Starting school is a huge event in your child’s life; it’s also a major milestone for you. Both of you will struggle parting ways on the first morning, but it’s important you make your child fully aware of what school entails, including the fact that they will have to spend time away from you and… Read more…
Primary school Geography: Helping at home
When children are young geography is one of their most enjoyable and amusing subjects. There’s plenty of colouring in involved, they get to learn about other cultures completely different from their own and get to go on field trips. But often once they reach their teenage years, geography becomes a dry, boring subject with the… Read more…
First day at school: Primary school uniform
Can you remember your first day at school? Letting go of mummy or daddy’s hand and wandering into a new world full of people you have never met before and spending longer than ever away from home is a terrifying experience for many children. To make life easier on yourself and your child, explain to… Read more…
Primary school English: Helping at home
English is a core subject for all children from the age of five right through to 16. Aside from the obvious benefits of improving speech, English study improves literacy and comprehension skills valuable in all other subjects and in almost all real-world situations. You have a role as a parent to back up classroom English… Read more…
