GCSE Resits: Don’t Panic – you can go again.
Aug22

GCSE Resits: Don’t Panic – you can go again.

Today’s the day; up and down the country 16yr old’s are opening their GCSE Results envelopes and either sighing with relieved triumph or screwing it up in a rage – or more usually experiencing a range of emotions between the two.If you got the GCSE results you needed – Well Done! Move along, nothing to see here, you know your next steps.But you, over at the back there with the disappointed face on. If your...

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Win 1 of 2 Gaming Headsets from Corsair! | #SummerStuff
Aug08

Win 1 of 2 Gaming Headsets from Corsair! | #SummerStuff

It’s day six of #SummerStuff 2019, and today’s prize is potentially more for your teen than for you – we’ve TWO Corsair gaming headsets up for grabs! The CORSAIR HS35 is a fantastic stereo gaming headset for both new and seasoned gamers. And impoetantly, it is compatible with all gaming platforms: PC, Xbox One, PS4, Nintendo Switch and mobile. Put it on and play in extreme comfort for hours on end thanks to its plush...

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Getting Ready for the Estate Agents – When You Live With Teenagers…
Aug06

Getting Ready for the Estate Agents – When You Live With Teenagers…

 Selling a house is stressful. Everyone knows this – it’s one of those ‘facts’ that everyone can trot out at a party “the three most stressful things in life are death, divorce and MOVING HOUSE!”. But what people don’t mention so often is the whole Getting Ready for the Estate Agents. With teenagers in your house. (and if you find yourself in this situation and by chance you’re located...

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Win 1 of 3 £50 vouchers from EMP | #SummerStuff
Aug02

Win 1 of 3 £50 vouchers from EMP | #SummerStuff

It’s day two of #SummerStuff 2019, and today’s prize is a brilliantly perfect £50 EMP voucher – times THREE! If you have a teen in the house and you’ve ever tried to buy their favourite band/game/movie merch, then the chances are high that you’ll have come across EMP. I am SOOO excited to be working with them this summer!I’ll be honest though – until recently, when I thought about EMP, I...

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Plan Now For Clearing!
Jul23

Plan Now For Clearing!

Most people think that university clearing is only open on A-level results day and for a few weeks afterwards – but NOT SO!Dr Lisette Johnston, ex BBC World News boss and Head of School at ScreenSpace, part of MetFilm School explains what Clearing is all about and urges this summer’s 18yr olds to start planning now. Clearing opened on the 5th July, and universities are already advertising courses...

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Here’s Why We Need A GCSE – FAST
Jul15

Here’s Why We Need A GCSE – FAST

Regular readers will know that we Home Educate our four kids. Well, we did: the oldest is now 20, and post-A Levels he started working for a software company, which sends him across the world at an alarming pace and frankly lives his best life. Son No. 2 is 18 and about to start college, with an eye to heading to Uni a little later than normal but in a far better head place than if we’d forced the issue when he was 16.Son No. 3...

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