So, your mum or dad wants you to sign-up to The Extraordinaries Club. Your instant reaction is “Nooooo! Don’t make me do yet another thing to do with school!” You’re feeling overwhelmed, over-stretched and stressed. School keeps on piling on homework, there might be coursework to do, and they keep telling you that you really should […]
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If you or your child has mock exams coming up you’re probably wondering, to some extent, ‘What’s the point?’ In this post I’m going to share with you how you can get the most out of your mocks so that they become an important part of your preparation for the ‘real-thing’ next summer. […]
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A subject that comes up often in my Facebook group, Supportive Parents, Successful Students, is that of what to do when your child just isn’t listening to your advice on their studies. It can be so frustrating as a parent to see your child making mistakes you know they could have avoided, if only they’d […]
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Many of the parents that come to me for help are the parents of boys who are in Year 10. There seems to be a pattern with these parents that they are panicking when their boys reach the end of Year 10 and are starting Year 11, and are getting disappointing results in their end […]
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As a parent, do you feel as though you’re out of touch with education? Perhaps you’re an older parent and you feel you don’t know the modern education system your child is going through right now? It’s something I’ve heard from parents again and again over the last three years, and that it can make […]
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Many of the parents I work with, particularly those in my Facebook group, Supportive Parents, Successful Students, tell me that they’re worried that they are nagging their children too much when it comes to homework and revision. They don’t like nagging, and worry that it will end up damaging their relationship with their child. Do […]
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Maybe you’ve been following my blogs for a while and you’re signed up to my email newsletter. Maybe you hang around my Facebook page or Twitter account hungrily clicking on my tweets to get more inspiration and how-to advice to move you forwards with your exams. And, maybe you’ve been checking out the information page for my membership for […]
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I’ve noticed recently that some discussions in my Facebook group, Supportive Parents, Successful Students, have centred around what to do when you and your partner disagree on aspects of your children’s studies. It’s hard enough getting teens to stay on task at times, so when parents disagree on things like how much studying their child […]
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If you’re considering joining The Extraordinaries Club, my online membership programme for families to help them through the exam years of GCSEs and A Levels, you might be wondering how it’s different to my book, The Ten Step Guide to Acing Every Exam You Ever Take. In this blog post I’ll explain the differences and help […]
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It’s the beginning of the academic year and if you/your child want to take your/their exams seriously there is never a better time to start than now. If you’re wondering how to increase your child’s sense of purpose, self-discipline and determination you should consider signing up for my new club for parents and students, The […]
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