Learning to code online with the brilliant Code Kingdoms (and Minecraft!) – plus 20% discount code!
It’s a simple fact of life that our children are going to need skills that we don’t even know exist. Their world is moving fast, and is ever more digital. My 9yr old is a slow handwriter but she can touch type whilst holding another conversation in the room – now I’m good, but I’m not that good. Naturally, where there’s tech-savvy kids in the house, there’s Minecraft. We’ve been old...
WIN a set of Letts GCSE Success Books TODAY! #Revision
Day Three of the Back To School Books week, and I hope you’re really getting into the swing of it now. Now, firstly, let’s not forget why we’re here; Letts Revision is totally worth a visit for any parent – with the needs of different types of learner at the heart of its approach, Letts provides every student with the resources they need to improve performance in the skills, topics and subjects taught at school. There’s not only...
WIN a set of Letts KS2 SATS Success Books TODAY! #Revision
So you’re back for day two, huh? Of course you are – it’s flipping brilliant round here this week :) Day two is perfect for all of you currently housing a stressed Yr6 facing down the barrel of their SATS next month. Because Day 2’s bundle is an all-encompassing set of revision guides, practice workbooks and test papers for the Yr6 SATS – guaranteed to help steady nerves and make any child feel ready and relaxed about...
Top 10 Scientifically Proven Ways Your Child Can Study Better
One again *that* time of year is rolling around, and parents of 11yr olds facing SATS plus the older 15-18yr olds looking down the barrel of exams are wondering how best they can help their child study and achieve the grades that they have the potential for. Naturally every parent is as different as every child – some will float through the exam period in a bubble of stress-free relaxed it-is-what-it-is aura. Others will find...
Studying for an Exam: Three Things to Stop Doing Now
When it comes to exams, everyone has their own way of preparing. From creating a well-thought-out revision timetable, swatting up with friends or using an online tutor, there’s a method to suit every kind of studier. You might think you have the perfect means of retaining facts cracked, but there’s certainly a few things you can keep in mind to ensure you’re being as efficient as possible. We won’t tell you how best to work – that’s...
Parent’s Guide to Back To School Computers – 10% discount code Chillblast
We know, we know. It’s that time of year; your teen goes back to school (or off to Uni), and there suddenly seem to be more demands than ever for work to be completed online, use online resources or at the very least for work to be submitted by email. You thought it had been bad in the holidays, but now fighting for space on the family laptop becomes a daily struggle. And that’s not even mentioning their downtime leisure...