Gems of Wisdom

Half term is almost here. Time to relax: put the schoolwork down and put your feet up. If you are looking for movie inspiration, read on to see my selection of...

TV or Not TV? That is the question.

This week, Katie tells us how selective TV viewing can improve your child's general knowledge and help him or her get to the top of the class.

When screen time should be monitored carefully, it’s a good idea to have a ready made list of alternatives, particularly if your child has the tendency to choose something that you know is probably not a great choice. So, some ideas for you here: some documentaries that your junior school child should see!

Having conducted numerous online mock interviews for 10 and 11 year old children over the past year, I have been lucky enough to see how a written record of a child’s achievements at school, extracurricular activities and hobbies, AND performance at interview all play an incredibly important part in the school selection process.

In every class and in every school there are "the readers" - children who effortlessly devour books, one after another, never seeming to lose their love of books - and then there are the "reluctant" readers, those who struggle to find a subject matter of interest or a style that they enjoy. Often the reluctant readers will hook onto a series of books that are not "on the list", but we fail to recognise when they do this, that they have cleared a massive hurdle: to read or not to read.