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It would be nice to sit back and just enjoy the summer break! Certainly, many A-level students who have prepared themselves and worked hard before the last summer examinations can afford to be more sanguine and worry less as they await the exam results at the end of August. Sadly for so many young people…
GCSE to AS level, the transition – the summer break, the freedom, the maturity and the challenges!
Last month it was reported that Michael Gove, the Education Secretary, was preparing to replace GCSEs for England from autumn 2014 and to bring in a simpler exam for less academic teenagers. This announcement comes amid the on-going debate about the “dumbing down of GCSE’s, the accusation being that they do not stretch the more…
The current debate instigated by Michael Gove on whether to bring back the O-level by the secretary of state for Education, has once again aroused passion about the way our Education system is structured and how well it is working. Whenever the issue of educating young people comes up, one aspect which always comes to…
I have been indulging in one of my favourite activities in the last couple of days – speaking to parents about the progress of their children. We spoke about how they felt the revision help their sons and daughters received from us in preparing for their GCSE and A-level exams had gone. For me, it…
With the summer examinations knocking on the door, families with young people who are involved in the summer examinations are dealing with all the excitement and preparation which surrounds them. For many young people who are taking GCSE in particular, it is their first public examination, considering that the SATS, which used to precede GCSE,…
Part 1 I intended to write this blog about the effect a school has on a child, and on the grades they achieve. However, I had such an eventful week that I think it would be unforgivable not to share it with parents. The week was characterised by two events in particular, and over this…
Nurture or Nature – Choosing a good school is only the start! There are so many attributes that make for a good school, factors which go far beyond just the examination results. We must bear in mind that achieving a complete and well rounded education is very important, as well as the crucial exam results.…
I was living in London during my time in the sixth form, and was determined not to go to university in London but instead move to a quieter place. One of my teachers told us about his son, who was at Hull University, and I thought: that sounds nice, a small village up north! Of…
Doing the right thing plays a bigger part in young people’s success to achieve high examination grades than intelligence. If a young person is provided with the guidance and support they require, their chance of success is very high irrespective of how high their IQ is or which socio- economic background they come from. Over…
Every well-meaning person must be shocked by some of the incidents that occurred during the recent riot. It is something – (change this word) when looters attack some premises of big corporations like MacDonalds, damaging property and show little respect for staff members who themselves are poor people trying to earn a living, in many…
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