Teenage Anxiety and Its Impact on School Attendance, Reluctance, and Refusal3rd January 2025 Teenage Wellbeing is a Hot Topic There have been a number of reports and articles about teenage wellbeing recently published which could, understandably, raise concerns in parents. Does my child show signs of anxiety? How will I know? Is it my fault? What can I do about...
Revision Top Tip #4 How to Revise Effectively and Remember it the Next Day!12th December 2024 There’s nothing more demotivating than spending hours learning something, feeling really accomplished, and then discovering that you have forgotten every bit of content by the next day, and knowing you must start all over again. By thinking about your learning style, you can revise effectively and remember...
Revision Top Tip #3 Motivation, Accountability and Rewards7th December 2024 How do you motivate your teenager to stick to their revision schedule? Once the initial burst of enthusiasm has worn off, do you turn to pleading, bribery, punishments or switching off yourself? Getting your child’s buy-in on any strategies is the key to implementing a successful revision...
What is Executive Functioning and Why Does it Matter?Why is it that sometimes we understand and learn well, and other times our brains don’t seem to work properly? It could be that poor executive functioning is to blame. So what is executive functioning? What affects it? And how can I ensure I function efficiently when needed? Last week,...
Revision Top Tips #2 – Learning Styles and Effective Revision Strategies1st December 2024 How can understanding your learning style help with revision? I used to roll my eyes when my children came home from school with spellings homework, and non-negotiable instructions to learn them with the ‘look, say, cover, write, check’ method. Now maybe that method works for some children,...
Revision Top Tips #1 – Setting a Realistic Schedule26th November 2024 This is the first of a series of blogs about how to revise most effectively for exams. Specifically, I am thinking about mock exams, but they are equally as applicable for the main summer exams, and for instilling good revision habits in children of all ages. #1...
Looking in the rear-view mirror: a review of online teaching and learningA perspective by BTC teacher, Lucy Wayman I have taught and learned in the online space for over a decade. The developments that have taken place over this time have been phenomenal. I don’t know whether to laugh or cry when I think back on some lessons I have delivered....
