Summer Tuition – do you bother?
Obviously as Home Educators, the long summer break doesn’t bother us in the slightly – but that also means I can see the benefit of summer tuition. After all, my strongest belief is that learning never stops. I know a lot of teachers fight an uphill battle in September; the kids have been on a free rein for six weeks, and are in no mood to settle down to desks and concentration again. Summer tuition doesn’t mean...
Letts 11+ Success – are you looking at Grammar Schools for 2016?
The 11+ is looming for a whole new batch of 10yr olds, heading into Yr6 the test comes not long after the new term starts, so lots are starting their practice runs now. And whether or not you’re stumping up for tuitions or Saturday schools, there’s nothing that can beat some practice – sitting down with your child so that both of you understand the test, it’s format and what is expected. The key thing in any...
BAFTA Young Game Designers (YGD) competition – and FREE ‘young game designer’ workshops
BAFTA YGD workshops will take place in Manchester, Newcastle and London in May: Competition entry deadline is Monday 1 June The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) is hosting free workshops around the UK to inspire young people to consider a career in games. The workshops, which began in Glasgow in April and take place in Manchester, Newcastle and London in May, are in support of the BAFTA Young Game Designers (YGD)...
ConquerMaths – the very best online maths tutor
Looking for the best online maths tutor system in the UK? So were we. And we’re pretty sure we found it… Last summer we took the momentous leap of removing all four of our children out of school to home educate them.It took a couple of years to take the plunge, and the whole family had to reach a decision before we did the deed. I’m happy (and relieved) to say it’s been a total success, and for...