The COVID-19 crisis has forced parents and experts to reevaluate the priorities of education. Some changes have been positive, including online homeschooling and technology developments, and could be here for good. The COVID-19 pandemic has forced radical changes in every facet of our lives—and education is no exception. What lessons is lockdown teaching us, and how might they alter the … Read More
What Makes the Best Tutors?
With so many tutors and tutoring agencies out there to choose from, what makes the best tutor… for you? Description: Looking for the best tutors, either online or face to face? Minerva tutors can build your child’s confidence and help them achieve the results they deserve. Standfirst: More parents than ever are coming to understand just how important a good … Read More
Why it’s so important for kids to LOVE reading
We often hear about the importance of reading, and how much it can benefit a child’s education. But it’s not just about reading because they have to, or because it’s part of their homework, but learning to love reading too. At Minerva’s Treehouse Reading Club, we’re trying to help local young people develop a love for books and a passion … Read More
How can we teach young people about sexual assault?
Weinstein, Spacey, Fallon… Amid so many public sexual assault claims, young people need to know what is and isn’t appropriate sexual behaviour. In light of the recent widespread sexual assault scandals in the worlds of entertainment and politics, we look at how bad the problem is in schools, and what we can do to address it. Awareness of sexual … Read More
How unfair is the university admissions process?
Suffice to say, the answer goes far beyond just Oxbridge… We have probably by now seen all seen the recent – and damning – statistics about Oxbridge admissions, and how significant ethnic, class and geographical factors can be. If you haven’t, you can see them here. Such is the difference in chances of receiving a place at one of Britain’s … Read More
ELECTION SPECIAL: How will education look in 2021?
It’s 2021, after four years of the new government. Cars are driving themselves, people only shop online and at least two of your good friends are robots. But what will the education landscape look like in 2021, if each party keeps to their manifesto promises? *DISCLAIMER*: MINERVA ARE NOT FORTUNE TELLERS, AND DO NOT KNOW WHAT THE PARTY IN POWER WILL ACTUALLY … Read More
Why Coding Is the Future for Young People
Grades, university degrees, interview skills, CV strength and personality will all help in your children’s future job hunt. But if they learn coding, you can stop worrying about everything else. It is hard to overstate quite how important coding is becoming these days. In past blogs, we have already interviewed our expert coding tutor, Thomas Magnitis, discussed some of … Read More
How Good Physical Health Can Mean Better Mental Health
For far too long, physical health and mental health have often been regarded as distinct – treated and diagnosed separately, and split into issues of ‘mind’ and ‘body’. But is this really helpful? While it’s true that one of the least helpful things one can say to someone suffering with clinical depression is ‘have you tried just going for … Read More
Why Now Is the Time to Make Sex Education Compulsory in Schools.
…and finally the government agrees. All the evidence says the decision is long overdue – and over 70% of adults agree, as a recent survey by charity Plan International UK reveals. UPDATE: WITHIN AN HOUR OF THIS ARTICLE BEING PUBLISHED, THE GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED AGE-APPROPRIATE SEX EDUCATION WILL BE COMPULSORY IN ALL UK SCHOOLS. Read about the decision here, or read on for the … Read More
Mental Health: What Can Schools Do to Help Students Cope?
Following on from last week’s interview discussing how parents can help struggling teenagers, here is Part 2 of our interview with mental health expert Cami Moorjani. Cami has many years experience working in mental health as both a coach and counsellor to people of all ages, and across the whole mental health spectrum. This time, we talked about how schools … Read More
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