by Kerry Murphy | Oct 10, 2017 | Tuition
If your child is in years 9-11, I am sure you are very well aware of the demands of the new Numeracy GCSE and the changes to the Mathematics GCSE. There are now three tiers of entry: Foundation, Intermediate and Higher. But, more importantly the style of the questions... by Kerry Murphy | Mar 24, 2017 | Reading Resources, Tuition
The Oxford Reading Tree is a reading scheme which has been developed to help children learn to read between the ages of 4 and 11. It comprises over 800 books which have been graded according to their difficulty into 20 ‘Oxford Levels’ and 17 ‘Colour...
by Kerry Murphy | Sep 6, 2016 | Tuition
Did your child start secondary school yesterday? Here’s some practical advice from netmums. Definitely worth a read! http://www.netmums.com/education/secondary-schools/starting-secondary-school
by Kerry Murphy | Sep 1, 2016 | National Tests, Tuition
Each year in May, school children in Wales in Years 2-9 will sit national tests in Literacy and Numeracy. We have collated some ‘Frequently Asked Questions’ from the Welsh Government’s website for you (below) to hopefully give you all the...
by Kerry Murphy | Jul 6, 2016 | Tuition
If your child is in Year 2-9, you will shortly be receiving a National Reading and Numeracy Test report. It contains a lot of useful information on where your child sits in comparison to their peers, and to help parents the Welsh Government has produced a short video...
by Kerry Murphy | Apr 18, 2016 | Tuition
Does your little superhero need a boost? Even superheroes need a bit of support from time to time: Batman had Robin, Wolverine had the X-Men and Iron Man had Jarvis and all of the Avengers. If your little superhero is in Year 2-9 they are facing the Welsh...