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Author Archives: Christine McLaughlin
School admissions: what to do if your child didn’t get into their chosen secondary school
Due to Trafford’s labyrinthine secondary school admissions policy, March 1st is a highly anticipated date each year. However, for every group of parents heaving a sigh of relief that their child has been accepted into their school of choice, there are … Continue reading
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Tagged school admissions, school admissions appeals
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Top Ten Ways to Improve Reading
1. Read 2. Read 3. Read 4. Read 5. Read 6. Read 7. Read 8. Read 9. Read 10. Read There are other ways to improve reading: to find out more, contact the experts at Better Tuition to book your … Continue reading
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Help! My child’s homework is out of hand!
A 2008 Mumsnet survey found that 65% of parents had argued with their children about homework and that one third had completely some or all of their children’s homework! Homework is pretty high on the list of ‘things that stress parents … Continue reading
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Top Ten Easy World Book Day Costume Ideas for Parents and Teachers
Why should the children have all the fun on World Book Day this Thursday? Let’s make this the year parents and teachers get in on the act. We all have our favourite literary characters, but practicality is important: you are unlikely … Continue reading
Twitter for Beginners: Who to Follow
Following on from yesterday’s Twitter for Beginners tutorial, here are our five favourite tweeters for anyone interested in education and/ or parenting. 1. @educationgovuk Official tweets from the Department for Education – get education updates from the pedagogical horse’s mouth. … Continue reading
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Twitter for Beginners: Getting Started
Twitter is a six year old social networking utility with 360 million users. We have had a special request from a few parents to write a ‘How To’ guide for would-be Tweeters on our blog. It seems Twitter can be … Continue reading
Three brain-building physical activities to try this weekend
It may be February but the weather in Manchester is set fair and sunny for this weekend. Use this opportunity to get out in the fresh air with your kids and sneakily increase their brain power whilst having fun. As … Continue reading
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Blue Monday’s Better Grade Bonus
How does exercise help get better grades? Today is the first of two Blue Mondays this year. In case you don’t know, Blue Monday is the most depressing day of the year. The ‘scientists’ who decide these things couldn’t narrow … Continue reading
Dates for your diary
We have a couple of dates for your diaries coming up: on Saturday 28 Jan 2012, we are running an Introductory Booster Workshop for Year 5 students preparing for Trafford’s entrance exams. It’s time to get your Year 5 child off … Continue reading
The Top 5 New Year’s Resolutions to make about your child’s education
As we vacuum away the last of the mince pie crumbs and recycle our now forlorn Christmas trees, it’s time to take control of 2012. Many of us like to make New Year’s resolutions. Here are our top five suggestions … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012, homework, maths, reading, routine
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