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Girls leaving inner London Primary Schools have outperformed all other children in every other part of the country. 75% of girls passed reading, writing and maths SATs which means they mastered the three Rs. This is the highest result for any group within England. The boys also did better in these schools too with 67% […]
School inspectors have recently highlighted how many teachers are struggling with spelling, numeracy and even the basics of their subjects…many words are left either not corrected or corrected wrongly which leaves pupils confused and the majority of mistakes are being made in primary education when pupils should be learning the basics of spelling and literacy. […]
It was very much a harrowing movie when it was released in 1978 and the new BBC movie is a drama and not for children too! It is not suitable for younger viewing, we have been warned by Rory Aitken, one of the producers. It will be left to individual parents to allow their children […]
There is a lot of discussion about including mental health education to the mandatory teaching curriculum for all schools in the UK. It is not to be a certified subject but to benefit from the teaching I believe it is essential and vital in reducing the stigma around mental health issues. I am continually concerned […]
In this post I’m going to be sharing with you some of the key safety tips for ensuring your children are safe at home. I will be sharing with you the safety considerations in the bathroom, the kitchen and the living room. THE BATHROOM Lock medicines away and ensure the labels are clear and containers […]
There has been a lot in the media recently about mental health, not only in relation to adults but also young people including pupils as young as five years old. The mental health of children is increasingly becoming a concern for parents and is an area of children’s development and well-being that cannot and must […]
As a tutor I am getting asked this question more and more from first visit parents… and it is something that I too am noticing. This, of course, does not apply to all children but to a great number of them. These are the reasons why, in my opinion: 1. The school they are at […]
At Elisa’s Tutorial School we encourage children to take part in writing competitions and for Halloween 2018 the children from ages 5 to 12 were asked to write a poem or short story or a Halloween experience. The children enjoyed the ‘competition’ as well as the chance to show off their writing skills. There were […]
When was the last time you wanted to know something and didn’t Google it? Or use whatever equivalent search engine to find the answer? In fact, Googling has become the ‘verbification’ neologism, making us ask ourselves what we did before the time of the internet offering instant answers to all queries. In fact, we can […]
We expect a lot from teenagers. Teen suicide rates are soaring, and they increase during the school year and drop during vacations. This tells us something, surely, about how much pressure young people are under when they come to school. Considering this is a time often plagued by insecurity about themselves, their bodies and their […]
