The Grenfell Tower fire, Britain’s strictest school and children’s ‘Trumpy’ creative writing. ‘Britain’s strictest school’ rated outstanding by Ofsted – Guardian Michaela Community School – a controversial north-west London free school renowned for its “no excuses” behaviour policy – has been judged outstanding in all categories by Ofsted. The school prides itself on its strict disciplinary approach, with pupils given demerits … Read More
Education News Weekly – 8th May, 2017
Invisible ink in exams, the benefits of rosemary and the myth of the tutor-proof 11 plus Exam board admits impossibility of ‘tutor-proof’ 11 plus – Telegraph Confirming what we all knew to be true for some time, a major grammar school exam board has said the 11 plus exam can “never be tutor-proof.” Bearing in mind that ‘tutor-proof’ means … Read More
Exams are close! Top tips for cramming
We get it. Revision is hard. It takes ages, there’s loads of it, and no one could possibly expect you to have done it all on time, even if you made a revision timetable, or downloaded some super useful apps. Sometimes, cramming is the only answer. Exams are now just around the corner – maybe you’ve even reached the corner, … Read More
From A* to 9: Understanding the new GCSE grading system
The new GCSE grading system is being phased in over the next few years. It’s already caused concern and confusion among parents, teachers and students, so we are giving you the lowdown on exactly how the new system works. New GCSEs in English literature, English language and maths will be taken this summer by current Year 11 students, and graded … Read More
Technique and Time Management: The Keys to Exam Success
As GCSE and A Levels draw near for thousands of students across the UK, this week we’re taking a look at two of the most important strategies for students to remember: exam technique and time management. Here’s the thing: you can revise for hours on end, cover every topic and make spider diagrams until they’re coming out your ears, but … Read More
Minerva’s Top GCSE and A Level Revision Tips
The time when GCSE and A Level revision begins to intensify is nigh. After last week’s blog about how parents and students can deal with exam stress, this week we are looking at some top revision tips for students. There are two overall aims for revision: to make sure it is effective, and to keep it as stress-free as … Read More
Mental Health: How Parents and Students Can Deal With Exam Stress
A report last week revealed that it is not just the mental health of students that suffers because of exam stress, but parents too. What can you do to help alleviate the anxiety of another stressful exam season? How bad is exam stress for parents? In the survey from BBC Radio 5 Live, encompassing 830 parents of children in the … Read More
Education News weekly – 12th March, 2017
Apprenticeships, parents’ exam stress and the education world’s response to the spring Budget Grammars and free schools given budget boost – BBC The Chancellor promised a one-off payment of £320 million for 140 new free schools by 2020 – which could include grammar schools – on top of the 500 already pledged to be built. However, Labour’s Angela Rayner pointed … Read More
Education News Weekly – 22nd February 2017
Extra time in exams, the worrying mental health of British millennials and a toy doll that could be used to spy on children British millennials have second worst mental health in the world – Independent A wide-reaching survey commissioned by the Varkey Foundation, involving 21,000 young people (aged 15-21) from 20 countries, found Brits had the second worst mental health … Read More
Mental Health in Education: What’s Going On?
The mental health and wellbeing of school and university students in the UK is one of the biggest issues currently facing our education system. But what’s really going on? Mental health and wellbeing is a huge issue, and can refer to any number of different cases. It can cover anything from anxiety and depression to eating disorders and self-harm, and can arise from … Read More
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