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Esma Akkilic – A student’s view on the challenges of being a youth and going for it
The increasing competition for school spaces, the soaring of university tuition fees and the growing need for high qualifications to be employable is truly building the pressure on me and my peers. I’m eighteen years old, and I for one know that it’s far from easy. Finding the balance between work and play is key, and once you have a clear vision of your goal in your mind, who is to stop you from achieving ultimate success? Coming from a […]
Are examination results getting better?
It is reported that examination results are getting better every year. Teachers and parents know the reality. Below are some of the reasons why more students are doing well in public examinations. reduction in the content of the specifications (syllabus); pressure on teachers to teach students mainly to pass examinations; counting some vocational qualifications, including some IT courses as four GCSE grades (a complete an utter joke!); modular examinations, which allow students to sit modules in a particular subject several […]
Saturdays should be for sports and fun – really!
Young people should play rugby, football, go for a music lesson or go dancing or singing on a Saturday, and not go for extra classes. I run Saturday Schools in London and the Home Counties, and I think this sort of provision shouldn’t really exist. However, the reality is that, sadly, the education system is letting our young people down. For many students throughout the country, Saturdays are now spent catching up with the basics, which should have been covered […]
More competition for university places: a cause for celebration or a cause for concern?
An article on the BBC website on 20th January 2011 reads: Ucas figures: Fewer UK students get university places Official figures show that the number of UK students accepted onto university courses dropped last year, as record numbers failed to get places. More than 210,000 would-be students were left without a university place in the UK, final figures from the admissions body Ucas show. Should we celebrate this rise or be concerned? The fact that the number of students applying to study […]
Hurrah! The Mocks and January modules are all over. Are they really?
Now that Mocks and the January modular examinations are over, while many students are relieved, at least for the time being, there are many who feel that the exams they have just taken are a real test of how prepared they are for the big ones in the summer! It is often the case, that come the summer examinations, students usually improve on the grades they have achieved in the mocks. However, there cannot be any room for complacency as […]
No chance of mucking up the mocks!
The month leading up to Christmas and also the month after is very exciting for families throughout the country as students from the age of 15 and 18 sit their mock exams in school. As if thinking about Christmas presents is not enough, parents also have to occupy their minds with such notions as: Is James going to make the grade? For many students, mock exams are in addition to modular exams they take in the months of November and […]
All ready to go!
As the academic year draws to a close, no doubt everyone in the family is looking forward to the end of the summer examinations. Two dates in August – the 19th and 26th, when the A-level and GCSE results respectively are released, are the dates which we are all anxious about. How optimistically young people view those dates depends on how well they have prepared themselves in the months, weeks and perhaps years beforehand. I have no doubt that our […]
On course for the summer exams!
Practical advice for parents As the end of the academic year approaches, all secondary school students face some sort of assessment between now and the summer. The urgency of the situation is apparent for GCSE students in Y10 and Y11 and also for AS and A2 students in the sixth form. What is not so obvious to many parents is the fact that assessment for the KS3 students in Y8 and Y9 are absolutely crucial. The importance of KS3 Despite […]
A word of encouragement from mum or dad!
The next couple of months may be a very anxious time for many families, with parents worrying if their son or daughter will make the grade. Despite all the publicity in the media about grade inflation, some of which is justified, students still have to put the work in to get the grade. There is no doubt that studying consistently throughout the academic year is the best way to success. However, there is still a lot that can be achieved […]
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