What’s changing, what’s staying the same, and how to have your say.
Sunetra Sarker on GCSEs
Today I had the absolute pleasure of chatting with the amazingly lovely Sunetra Sarker (Star of Ackley Bridge, currently on Celebrity Gogglebox) about how she’s finding GCSEs as the mum of a Y10.
4 Studying Tips to Survive Homeschooling
How’s your children’s homeschooling going so far?
may not be easy for first-timers but we basically don’t have any choice… 🤷
7 sanity saving tips for homeschooling your teenager
Social media is already flooded with memes about suddenly waking up to find out you’re now a homeschool teacher. Here are our top tips for surviving until schools reopen! Be realistic. If your child was at school, they would NOT be spending from 9am to 3pm learning solidly. There’s the time they spend switching classrooms…
How GCSE grades will be set this year
Following the announcement about how grades are being set without exams this year, here’s what we know:
The latest updates
How grades will be set The headlines: Your school or college will be asked to send exam boards two pieces of information for each of your subjects, based on what they know about your work and achievements: • the grade they believe you were most likely to get if teaching, learning and exams had happened…
Cheat Sheet Collection
All our cheat sheets in one place – these are pdfs full of useful links to online resources – perfect for revision at home.
GCSEs + school closures = Don’t panic!
Practical advice in the event of a school closure or quarantine.
Why won’t my child revise??
How many times have you put off something for aaaaaages, because it feels like it’ll be a big scary thing (hello tax return!), only to find when you actually start that it’s less scary than you thought?
Why disappointing mock grades aren’t the end of the world.
It’s ‘mocks’ season for most students right now.
As a general rule, student won’t be happy with their mock results.
Here’s why…