Empowering Parents to Raise Smart Children
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 last December I wrote about apprenticeships and touched upon higher and degree apprenticeships. The Sutton Trust recently launched a campaign for better apprenticeships to become
Pupils in state-funded primary schools in England are formally assessed via the Standard Assessment Tests (SATs) at the end of KS1 (Year 2) and KS2 (Year 6). The landscape has however changed significantly following the changes introduced from Summer 2016. Parents with
The most common route into university in England is via Advanced Level (A-level) exams. In fact almost 90% of those who have gained admission into higher education in recent years have applied using their A level qualifications. It is not
Starting from September 2015, Ofqual commenced the roll out of changes to A levels. The reforms to A level qualifications (GCE Advanced levels) which started nearly three years ago are still on going and by summer 2018, about 50% of
Spring is upon us and with it comes the exam season and in many cases, stress for a lot of pupils as well as their parents. Stressful exam seasons need not be the norm, particularly if you know how to help
If you’ve followed The Smart Kid long enough, you will know that the desire to see people fulfil their God-given potential is at the very heart of what we do.Unfulfilled potential is a very unfortunate waste of one’s talents and
It is almost universally agreed that education is a tried and tested way of achieving social mobility; and the better and higher the education, the higher one is likely to climb on the social ladder. Against this backdrop, I’d like
Over the past few years there has been a push by the UK government to get more pupils interested in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) subjects. Here are 4 Reasons Why… The IT industry in the UK is suffering from an