Coaching Parents and Students for Success
I remember it as if it was yesterday, out of the blue, my mobile phone started vibrating incessantly even though it was on silent mode. The torrent of messages meant my downtime flew out of the window as curiosity got
Do you sometimes think there’s no end to the number of things that would change with COVID-19? I do sometimes but have to constantly remind myself to embrace the new normal! To be honest, although some changes are entirely new,
I sat there stunned when the news broke. Deep down I had sensed that it was a matter of time before a decision was taken to close schools yet I was hoping we might get through the pandemic without that
A few years ago, Cilia who is a member of my church wanted to become a school teacher. She is a university graduate so ideally it should have been relatively easy to go ahead with the PGCE course and become
Have you ever experienced things turning out so differently from what you’d imagined? Well, I have… multiple times too! it is always a humble reminder that we don’t have all the answers. One such experience came with my younger son. If
Growing up in Lagos with a mother who was very much on top of her children’s academics and who believed she could do it herself, I never stood the chance of going to a tuition centre. Back then in Lagos,
I remember it as if it were yesterday, how can I forget such remarkable words about a tutor? They were spoken so sincerely and naturally as a matter of fact, yet they were so memorable that I still recall what
A few weeks ago whilst fixing odds and sorts around the house, Richard our trusted electrician who is probably in his late sixties, muttered something that I found quite interesting. Out of the blue, I heard him say, “that is
In this article you will find 8 things you need to know about Graduate Schemes in UK. Parents: if university is an option, then pay attention even if your child is still at Key Stage 3. Students: university costs are phenomenal,
For those who have been following The Smart Kid for a while, you will recall that I wrote about apprenticeships and touched upon higher and degree apprenticeships sometime ago. The Sutton Trust recently launched a campaign for better apprenticeships to become