Helloooooooooooooooo Friday Peeps! Most year 11 pupils will finish school today. The last mainstream GCSEs are today, there are a few specialist ones like Further Maths next week, but most finish today. I just want to show some love for all the exam-takers, teachers and parents who've survived the last month or so. Well done [...]
Helloooooo Monday Peeps! As I understand it, some places in the US are starting to think about summer holidays. Here in the UK we have half a term left (about 6-7 weeks). If your child is at the end of school it can be a major time in their lives. If your child is leaving [...]
Helloooooooooo Friday Peeps! If you have survived SATs this week, (including parents and teachers) congratulations! It's all over now! 🙂 The fun can begin and transition to secondary school can happen. Enjoy it! For those out there that teach, homeschool or just want to help your child along a bit, I found an awesome [...]
Howdy Peeps! I just want to say Good Luck to all the SATs and GCSE takers today. SATs go on for 4 days and GCSEs for about a month, so if you know any pupils that have exams, please be extra nice to them while this happens. (If you're the parent of an exam-taker, please [...]
Howdy Peeps! GCSEs have begun! Practical and Oral exams are in progress and the first written exams are only 3-4 weeks away (depending on which options were taken). The good news is that it's not too late to revise. I will be focussing on last-minute revision but the methods can be used by year 10 [...]
How-do Peeps! It's Monday, but not just any Monday...it's officially the start of exam season! SATs for years 2 and 6 start today for this week and although many GCSE students have done some practical and oral exams, the written ones (and many schools' exam leave) start now. I want to wish all students every [...]
Morning Peeps! I know it's Sunday, but if you have a child approaching GCSEs, A-Levels or SATs right now- or are taking them yourselves- then this is for you. If you haven't already, you may want to read Back To The Grindstone/The Final Push and start from there. For SATs takers: Top Tips for SATs Prep SATs [...]
Morning Peeps! Today (or at some point this week) the schools go back for Summer Term....yes, summer... even though we've not really had spring yet! For many kids (and teachers) this is the beginning of the final slog, exams are imminent. Remind them to try their best, keep calm and that there's always another chance. Some [...]
Morning Peeps! Gone are the days of A* and F grades, all main subjects at GCSE are now graded 9-1. A lot of people ask me to explain it to them, so I thought I'd share it on here. 9 is basically above an old A* for the elite who get full marks. 4 and [...]
Afternoon peeps! If you have kids in secondary school, there will (at some point) be talk of careers and options. All schools offer open evenings to talk about the next stage (kinda like the choosing a school evenings). Go to these as early as possible to get the best understanding and time to prepare. This could [...]
