Posts by Idris Musty
A-level Exam Results – accepting university offers
A-level Exam Results – some truths as you decide on university For the first time in three years, A-level exam results that are based on proper exams are released this week. As we do every year, we will see images of jubilant young people with glee on their faces, and their rather proud parents so…
Read MorePleasurable summer activity – Not All Readers are High Achievers But All High Achievers are Readers
A pleasurable summer activity – “Not All Readers are High Achievers, But All High Achievers are Readers” The idea of me reading some fiction story about witchcraft and some silly magic was just not something I could possibly have contemplated. That was until one of my sixteen-year-old students spoke about her fascination with the Harry…
Read MoreThe summer is an opportunity for the teenager to get fitter and healthier!
The summer is an opportunity for the teenager to get fitter and healthier! For the last three or so months, well before the summer holiday started, my daughter has been pestering us about wanting to join a gym. Although I’m okay with the idea on the whole, there are a couple of things on which…
Read MoreJobs by teenagers over the summer and beyond – paid job or volunteering
Jobs by teenagers over the summer and beyond – paid job or volunteering After my son’s GCSE exams a few weeks ago, he asked me how to compose a CV as he is looking for job so that he can earn some money during the summer weeks. I was actually a little surprised that he…
Read MoreMaking the best of the summer for teenagers – Cooking Skills …
Just like the teenagers, the parents are looking forward to this summer more than the previous ones, at least in the last couple or so years. This is particularly an eventful year, and the pandemic, this time around, is not at the top of the news agenda. There are so many other relatively major events…
Read MoreRevising-GCSE-A-level-in-the-Library-how effective?
Teenagers Revising for GCSE and A-level in the Library – how effective? For the first time in three years the exam season is here – I mean proper GCSE and A-level examinations. We all know the importance of hard work, and teachers and parents stress this all the time in their quest to get the…
Read More21 Exam Success Tips
I’d like to share with you a few tips, which you may find useful in your conversations with your teenager at this crucial period of their life as they face the summer exams. In the last few days, I started releasing a video a day on YouTube, and I am doing this for at least…
Read More7 Ways for your child to maximise their GCSE or A-level exam result in 2022
The traditional GCSE and A-level exams are definitely happening this summer. In fact, some students have already taken their IGCSE in Maths – including my son, who got his results this week. Here, I am sharing with you 7 key points that you, as a parent can use to supportyour child as they prepare for…
Read MoreEducation Arms Race – the secret weapon
Just in case you think the title of this blogpost is rather dramatic, here is a headline from The Times website: “The education arms race is out of control”. Actually, The Times is not the only newspaper that uses the phrase “arms race”, so does The Guardian, The Economist, a report by UCL and many…
Read MoreReturn to school; Learning technology and Grade Misallocation – making the best of …
Return to school; Learning technology and Grade Misallocation – making the best of … Once again, another school holiday has begun without parents and young people knowing if they will be going back to school at the end of it or not – thanks to the pandemic. Even before the discovery of the Omicron variant…
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