Whether you are the CEO of a big company. An intern just out of university. Or at any stage of your life. Effective time management skills are something that we can all appreciate. Welcome to our How effective is your time management skills survey However, there just never seems to be enough time to get…
Well-being is defined as ‘the state of being comfortable, healthy, or happy’. The concept is however much more than momentary happiness. Of course, it does include happiness but is also related to the more longterm concepts like: how satisfied people are with their life their sense of purpose how in control they feel The question…
Strategic thinking can be a valuable skill, both in business and your personal life. Strategic thinking refers to the ability to think about, assess, evaluate and arrive at decisions about the future. It is, in fact, the way in which you use your thinking and would, therefore, be classified as a critical thinking skill. Leadership…
There are various routes to becoming an English language teacher. We explore how we offer a service to help you to find the most suitable English as a foreign language teacher for your needs. Finding the best teacher An English teacher who is a foreign language expert will help develop the student’s verbal and written…
Welcome to our Top tutor training guest blogpost by Myelin Academia. Myelin Academia tutor training Certified Tutor Status: A new precedence for the tuition industry In what is otherwise an unregulated industry, their Certified Tutor Status provides a benchmark for quality assurance that clients and agencies can trust. Established in 2019, Myelin Academia set about redefining…
French has been described as one of the hardest Latin-based languages to learn, especially for English speakers. The most challenging part of French learning seems to be pronunciation. French has sounds that English speakers aren’t used to. This is why French is forever marked as a difficult language to learn. Neither English nor French is…
Find the best schools Northern Ireland league table 2021 listed below. Here’s our Best Welsh schools 2021 and also our Top Scottish schools 2021. Then next our Best West Midlands schools 2021 and our good East Anglia schools 2021. And then next are our Best North East schools 2021. Next our Top Schools South East 2021 and top schools East Midlands 2021. Also our Best North…
Find the best Welsh schools 2021 listed below. No other school has pulled off a transformation on the same scale as Ysgol Y Preseli, our Welsh State Secondary School of the Decade. En route to winning one of our unique awards for this pandemic year, the 800-pupil bilingual school has soared nearly 300 places in…
Find the best Scottish schools 2021 listed below. East Renfrewshire breaks new ground in this year’s Parent Power as the first local authority to have all of its secondary schools in our rankings of the top 100 schools in Scotland. Good Scottish schools 2021 Three of its seven schools, southwest of Glasgow – St Ninian’s…
Features of the best West Midlands schools 2021 listed below. King Edward VI School, is Shakespeare’s school in Stratford-upon-Avon, is The Sunday Times State Secondary School of the Decade. It has shown the greatest improvement over the past 10 years. From 93rd place in 2011, it reached 12th place last year. King Edward School in…
Summary features of the best North East schools 2021 are listed below. Durham is clearly the region’s educational hotspot. It has the fewest schools overall in our state and independent rankings But it still manages to have a small number of the best schools in the country, achieving the highest grades at A-level and GCSE.…
Summary features of the best schools south east schools 2021 listed below. 244 high-performing state and independent schools featuring in our rankings, contributes four of our 26 Schools of the Decade. 133 of the 500 top-performing state secondary schools are to be found in the southeast Yet the appetite for independent education is huge, with…
Welcome to our popular Best schools North West 2021 feature. * * CONTENT last updated April 2021 * * Features of the best schools North West 2021 listed below. A strong showing for primary schools in the northwest in this year’s Parent Power rankings. Took 81 / 500 of the Sunday…
Welcome to our comprehensive list of the Best Yorkshire schools 2021 below. * * CONTENT last updated April 2021 * * Competition in education is fierce in Yorkshire with a three-way tussle for supremacy between the independent, grammar and comprehensive sectors. Some of the best schools in the country are to…
Summary features of the Best East Anglia schools 2021 listed below. The digital learning revolution came early to the Stephen Perse Foundation, our East Anglia Independent School of the Decade. Former headteacher Tricia Kelleher, who retired last summer, brought in screens alongside books nearly 10 years ago, posting a series of lessons on iTunes, available…
Find the list for the Best London schools 2021 below. * * CONTENT last updated April 2021 * * This year, London represented 86 of the top 500 state secondaries and 65 of the best independent schools. Top of the London Schools Table St Paul’s Girls’ School has topped the…
Read more below as to which are the Best Schools East Midlands 2021. Eight of the top 10 state secondary schools in the East Midlands are part of the Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools, led by Caistor Grammar School, The Sunday Times East Midlands State Secondary School of the Decade. Over the past 10 years,…
Tennis player turned executive performance coach, Marius Barnard discusses what broader life lessons young players can learn through their participation in sport. How their self-belief can be built through their participation in sport. Coaches, parents and players often overlook character building and individual development when assessing the benefits of sport and what it can teach…
What are the key points to remember when asking for a private school bursary? Want to send your child to private school, but don’t have the necessary funds? We give you some top private school bursary tips below. Asking for a private school bursary The cost of private schools continues to increase above the rate…
Times have changed. You can no longer just phone up a chosen school or attend a few different Sixth Forms that seem of interest. As most of the world has moved online, so has school applications. This, of course, includes open days turning into virtual open evenings and virtual video tours. This is not all…
Girls in Data and Pioneer launched some amazing initiatives over this summer and through the lockdown. They have been working hard at bridging the gap between commercial business problems and education. With a mission of helping girls become aware of the many opportunities in data, they created a platform to not only talk about it…
Hope you find these private school interview tips useful. * * * CONTENT UPDATED OCTOBER 2020 * * * How to succeed in a private school interview So your child has done all the hard work, right? They’ve passed their 11 Plus entrance exams. Now all they’ve got to do is show up for the…
GCSE Maths Practice Test Quiz Welcome to our GCSE Maths Practice Test Quiz! * * CONTENT last updated April 2021 * * Other GCSE Maths Practice Firstly, our GCSE practice tests. Then secondly, our 2021 GCSE Revision. Thirdly, our new GCSE test exams. Plus, our 2021 GCSE mocks tips. And also our GCSE Maths practice tests.…
This feature focuses on the aptitude test tips useful for the 11+ English test papers. * Content updated Q2 2021 * 11 Plus English Exam Tips Maths 11 plus practice / 11 plus English Comprehension practice / Bespoke 11+ Verbal reasoning test papers / 11+ Verbal Reasoning practice aptitude test practice 11+ English Practice Your understanding…
Welcome to our 11+ blog titled, CAT4 Tests Practice – A Parent’s Guide Each of the CAT4 A to G consist of 8 short online tests. Parents’ Guide to the CAT4 Most schools inform parents about CAT4 tests in advance. As a result, parents get to know their plans and expectations from students. However, pupils…
Welcome to our 11 plus blog exploring differences in 11 plus Exam papers’ questions. * * Content updated Q2 2021 * * We focus in particular on the 11 plus: Exam board differences in 11 plus exam papers tested; and 11 plus sub-test formats. Why not try our 11 plus practice papers? Key 11…
Welcome to our 11+ blog titled, What’s the percentage pass mark for 11 plus? Most 11-plus results came out in mid-October. Kent’s 11 plus test results were posted 2nd Nov. and for those registered online. Whilst, CSSE 11 plus test results for all Essex grammar schools are scheduled to be posted by 1st class post on…
Welcome to our 11 Plus Maths Sample Test. See our useful guides called Where is my local grammar school? Where’s my local London Grammar Schools? Why not try our 11+ practice? Why not try our 11+ Maths practice? Ten Minute 11 Plus Maths Tests Welcome to a sample to the rest of our Ten Minute 11 Plus Maths…
Children born today will not know a life without their devices. Screen Addiction is the symptom, not the root cause. The root cause is the loss of connection. How many of us experience that moment of extreme tension when getting our children to come off their devices? These apps are designed to be addictive, that…
Welcome to our 11+ blog titled, When is 11 Plus results day?. * * * CONTENT UPDATED APRIL 2021 * * * School Entrance Tests 11+ Blogs Top Girls schools in London / Independent school parent guide / University application tips / My GCSE choices / Most popular grammar schools / Cyber-security threats / 11 plus exam differences / What is the best education for my children? 11 Plus…