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What I have for you are seven key principles for boosting your son/daughter’s Exam Success. I hope they will be handy at this time of the academic year as we approach the summer examinations.  Have a dialogue and encourage your son/daughter to decide and be very clear on the target grade in each of the subjects…

Poor exam performance at GCSE – is this part of a wider issue? In my last blog article I tackled the issue of a high number of young people not achieving good examination grades in the vital subjects of English and Maths. One of the main focuses of that article was the appallingly high failure…

Whilst we celebrate all the positive sides of technology in our lives, we must never lose sight of the potential damage that inappropriate use or over-reliance on technology may cause. I heard a story on Radio 4 last week, which was about a son attacking his father when he tried to take his son’s computer…

Are your teenager’s devices adding value or are they damaging? The effect of technology on young people’s lives The issue of gaming and general use of electronic devices by young people has featured very prominently in the news in the last week or two. I was listening to Radio 4 yesterday and parents were lining…

If you prevent your children from using computers, you had better have an alternative idea for them! In my last article, I spoke about other activities that young people could do in order to avoid spending so much time on their electronic devices. Apart from playing sports or music, which are excellent activities to stimulate…

For me, one of the things which I have a profound memory of when I think back to my childhood is how much I enjoyed playing outside. It was either playing in the neighbourhood or roaming far and wide from home. I could have been playing with kites, riding a bicycle or just doing other…

September – full of hope and promise For all the people who are involved with school, college or university – be it as a parent, student or teacher – September is a special month – full of hope, promise, anticipation and anxiety. A good time to reflect, after all the anticipation of the summer. No…

For many years Cambridge University has never recognised Business Studies as one of the subjects on which to base their offer of a place for admission into that prestigious institution. You can find information on various websites on the list of subjects that are preferred by the top universities in the country. My list of…

For those teenagers who receive the results of the GCSEs today or the IGCSEs, which were released earlier this month, it is the beginning of another process. The next step is the post-sixteen studies – where these young people have a choice between studying academic subjects or vocational ones. Around three decades ago, qualifications at…