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Author Archives: Christine McLaughlin
Secondary School Open Evenings in Urmston, Stretford and beyond 2018
If your child is in Year 5 or 6, you will probably be thinking about which secondary school will be best. There is a lot to take into account: results, pastoral care, friendship groups and extra-curricular activities are just a … Continue reading
FREE: Entrance Exam/ 11 Plus Information/ Q&A Event
Are you thinking about entering your child for grammar school entrance exams in 2019? Would you like to find out more about what is expected from them? Would you like a FREE assessment in maths, English, verbal and non-verbal reasoning … Continue reading
Five Autism-Friendly Places to go with Children
Halfway through the long summer break, there’s still plenty of time to have fun and enjoy new experiences with our little ones. Going out and about can be tricky when your child has autism – planning ahead is necessary and … Continue reading
What’s on at Better Tuition – week commencing 6th August
UPDATE: This is an archive post. Find out about our 2019 Summer School here. The wonderful summer sunshine hasn’t sapped our enthusiasm for hard work at all. The first week of our summer school has come and gone and we … Continue reading
Five five-minute crafts perfect for the summer holidays
We’ve put together a mini-collection of five-minute craft projects because we’ve all done it, haven’t we? Planned a summer break full of worthy-but-fun activities: museum trips, hikes in the wild and craft projects so detailed they bring gasps of admiration … Continue reading
Your Child’s SATs Scores Explained
Understanding SATs scores In Key Stage 1 and 2 Key Stage 2 SATs scores were received by schools earlier this week. You may need to wait a week or two to find out your child’s scores, as schools generally include them … Continue reading
Staring into Space: How Daydreaming can Unlock Your Child’s Creativity
Staring into Space is a new campaign, launched today by children’s laureate Lauren Child. The campaign – and its array of fabulous resources – aims to get teachers to build daydreaming and simply looking around into the school day. … Continue reading
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Entrance Exam Registration for Trafford’s Grammar Schools – What You Need to Know
Entrance exam registration for grammar school entrance exams in Trafford [POST UPDATED ON 9TH MAY 2022] Entrance exam registration is now open for students wishing to try for Trafford Grammar Schools CEM Consortium (TGSCC), which is comprised of: Urmston Grammar; … Continue reading
Another Easy Maths Game
We like to play this easy maths game because it can be adapted for almost all abilities. This game uses the hundred square and it really helps children explore numbers. You can also use it to expand your child’s mathematical … Continue reading