Tag Archives: Advice

How can children learn autonomously?

Posted on December 11, 2013 by RossMountney

Many parents who home school use an autonomous approach to their children’s learning. It can be quite hard to understand how this could possibly work if you’re used to school, where children have no choice in the activities set to … Continue reading →

Posted in education types, Homeschooling, Parenting, School, Tuition | Tagged Advice, autonomous learning, educated, homeschool, homeschooling, Learning, School, schools, self-motivation, student, students, teacher, Teachers, Teaching | 1 Comment

Help support a blind child in their learning with our useful tips

Posted on November 1, 2013 by mjhansford

Once your child has been tested and diagnosed as blind or partially sighted, your lifelong journey towards enriching his/her knowledge base, meeting the professionals and organisations that can help, and taking helpful administrative steps (like obtaining a Certificate of Visual Impairment and/or … Continue reading →

Posted in Parenting, School, Special educational needs | Tagged Advice, blind, blind education, blindness, Children, disability, education for the blind, Learning, SEN, Special Educational Needs, support, tips | Leave a comment

The trouble with snooping on your kids online…

Posted on October 29, 2013 by Ellen Arnison

Is you might find your computer-savvy youngster is more than a step ahead of you. The modern world with instant global communication and web-enabled devices is increasingly difficult for parents to navigate. Of course, we want to protect our children … Continue reading →

Posted in Parenting, Safety | Tagged Advice, advice for parents, advice on parenting, CEOP, Parental, safety online, snooping on children | 1 Comment

Testing times for our children

Posted on October 11, 2013 by joeashby

Some new research and a couple of policy announcements have caught my eye just recently and it’s about time had my tuppence worth on the important issues raised. First off, a new report has found that one in five young … Continue reading →

Posted in Academic | Tagged Advice, Children, coping with exam failure, education, education students, exam, exam failure, exam stress, exams, failed exam, failed my exam, failing exams, Government, grades, high school, Kids, Learning, Michael Gove, Parents, Policy, School, student, students, teacher, Teachers, Teaching, Tests, Worries | 1 Comment

Counting the cost of graduation day

Posted on October 9, 2013 by joeashby

Over the past few nervy weeks students the length and breadth of the UK have come to the end of an anxious wait as GCSE and A-level results are revealed. Those A-level students achieving the results they needed will, in … Continue reading →

Posted in University | Tagged Advice, cost, education, education students, family, graduating, graduating from university, graduation, graduation ball, graduation day, grandparents, Learning, money, Parents, party, student, students, tickets, UCAS, Uni, university | Leave a comment

Spot the signs of bullying, cope and stop it for good

Posted on September 4, 2013 by mjhansford

From the time our children are toddlers, the sight of another child pushing them at the playground, or refusing to play with them, provokes a response which lies somewhere between fear, frustration and anger. We hope that bullying is something … Continue reading →

Posted in Parenting, School | Tagged Advice, Bullies, bullying, Children, help, schools, Stress, support | 3 Comments

Get stuck into Fresher’s Week with our guide to surviving your opening week!

Posted on August 7, 2013 by mjhansford

Recently I’ve posted some practical articles for university students about budgeting, lifestyle, exams, assignments and even touched on that awful thing called plagiarism. All very practical and helpful. In keeping with my love for you uni students out there, I … Continue reading →

Posted in University | Tagged Advice, drinking, fresher, freshers week, new, party, students, tips, university, week, welcome | 4 Comments

Should we be worried about advertising in secondary schools?

Posted on July 24, 2013 by joeashby

A few weeks ago I blogged about the NUS’s call to arms as it looks to recruit UK Universities into backing its new campaign to ban advertising from payday loan companies on campuses across the UK. A ongoing wider debate on the … Continue reading →

Posted in Academic, Parenting, School, Teachers | Tagged Advertising in Schools, Adverts, Advice, education, education students, Government, high school, Kids, Learning, Leave Our Kids Alone, Oasis Academy Salford, Parents, School, Starbucks, student, students, Suspended Coffee Movement, teacher, Teachers, Teaching, Uni, Worries | 2 Comments

University exams and revision – 5 secrets guaranteed to make your life so much easier…

Posted on July 3, 2013 by mjhansford

Yes. Sadly at university you need to do exam revision too. You didn’t think it would be that easy, did you? Just when you thought that the end of A Levels meant the end of sitting in a sports hall … Continue reading →

Posted in Exams, Revision, University | Tagged Advice, education, exam style, exams, Learning, Modules, preparation, revision, secrets, student, tips, university | 1 Comment

Excellent apps and techy tools to aid exams and revision – part 2

Posted on June 26, 2013 by joeashby

Following on from part 1 in my list of top tools and excellent apps to see you through exams I welcome you to part 2, where I’ll be focusing on the things you can do to get your mind settled … Continue reading →