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, school children in Wales in Years 2-9 will sit national tests in Literacy and Numeracy. The dates for the 2019 Wales National Tests have been set and are listed below:Secondary Schools – Monday 29th April to Tuesday 14th May 2019Primary Schools...
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...