Reading is the key to learning. Helping with reading will develop one of the most important skills your child will learn and use for the rest of their lives. It opens the door to the world of adventure increasing their imagination and curiosity. They can gain knowledge from what they read hence develop their love…
11+ Preparation The core subjects for success in the 11+ are English and Maths. A wide vocabulary and accurate spelling are essential for Verbal Reasoning papers, and most papers also have mathematical questions on them which require a child to be secure in the basic operations of adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing. Non-Verbal Reasoning papers…
Roald Dahl Quiz – Celebrating 100 years It has been 100 years since Roald Dahl was born and almost every child or adult has read one of his books. There are very few people who are not familiar with Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Fantastic Mr Fox, Matilda or The BFG. Roald Dahl is regarded…
Growth Mindset in Ashford Kent Growth mindset is something that all parents and children need to embrace. Have you ever thought about how your mind works and if you or your child has a particular type of mind. There is research which suggests that there are two types of minds and it is possible to…
Revision for GCSEs Tuition can help GCSEs are approaching so it is revision season. It is essential that children know how to improve their study skills so they get the best out of their revision. Motivation with GCSE Revision When doing revision for GCSEs children will quite often look at a task and think there’s…
Primary Maths and English It is true that the government has changed the way in primary Maths and English is tested and May 2016 will see children sit these new types of test. It will be much more difficult to se how your child has done compared to previous years in July 2016 but will…
Private Tuition It is clear that that many children have private tuition for their exams and there needs to be balance between ‘screen time’ and learning time. It is true that over 60% of all viewing of the Internet is actually on mobile phones and this means that children are now viewing online media more…
Kent Test for Parents In 2014 the Kent Test changed it’s format. It is now made up of multiple choice questions and is marked by an automated marking machine. The test is taken at the beginning of year 6 and was on 10 September in 2015. The children sit the following tests: Test 1 –…