Queen Anne’s School reveal their new revision guide
Queen Anne’s School have produced a revision guide based on their Brain Can Do neuroscience programmeAfter five years of research alongside leading universities, Queen Anne’s School in Caversham have produced a revision guide based on neuroscientific evidence relating to how teenage brains work best. WHEN?Night-owls don’t take well to revision, according to the school’s…
Six Shooter | Top Tips for GCSE revision from Letts Study Guides
Studying effectively can make a real difference to GCSE results. Good study habits are well worth cultivating. Here are some tips on how to crack revision.Time ManagementTime is a key factor that can make or break a study plan. Your child needs to be booking in slots to study on their visible timetable, just as they would schedule in say, football practice. Without this, revision gets…
How to help your child deal with GCSE exam stress
Caroline Townshend, Head of Eaton Square Senior School, has some top tips to make sure GCSEs are a good experienceGCSE year is no ordinary year for secondary education students. Particularly with exams only returning to a semblance of normality post-Covid. And while exams are undeniably stressful, teenagers may also find this period of their education very fulfilling. Revision is challenging,…
Stage fright – new ‘Macbeth’ for young people at the Globe
A production of Macbeth designed for young people has come to Shakespeare’s Globe this spring. Pendle Harte enjoyed a previewGCSE revision frenzy is upon us. All over the country, 16-year-olds are printing out revision timetables, covering them in highlighter and sticking them to their bedroom walls. And with Macbeth one of the most studied plays at GCSE, the Globe’s new special schools…
Emanuel School on building community strengths
Emanuel School's Stuart Turner and Lisa Irwin describe its successful partnerships with local schools, benefiting its own young people and children in the local communityEmanuel School has a long tradition of supporting charitable causes and helping others in the community. When the school was established by Lady Anne Dacre in 1594, her primary aim was to educate 10 girls and 10 boys for…
Mind games – journals and games to help children express feelings
Mind games can be positive, and a new crop of journals and family games offer fun and useful tools to help even young children get in touch with their feelings and express themselvesOne of the legacies of Covid is a focus on how we maintain our mental health during tough times. Even before the pandemic there was a growing awareness of the health risks when our feelings stay bottled up. When…
Day in the life: Head Boy and Head Girl of Repton School
Poppy and Alex, Head Girl and Head boy of Repton School talk us through a day in their livesAlex, Repton Head Boy7:00 – Wake up, have some breakfast and prepare for another full-on day at Repton.8:40 – Following Wednesday morning chapel, it is Maths – always one to get the mind going – followed by another one-hour lesson before break.10:35 – Break time means house common room –…
Tech talk: How the role of technology in modern day learning is changing the landscape of education
Schools are ever-changing. Your child’s classroom is probably nothing like the classroom you remember. Blackboards and blurry overhead projectors are long gone; now there are smart boards and class iPads, and many children are impressively internet-literate before they even start school. According to the Department of Education, technology can help to tackle some of the main…
Royal Battle | How schools are dealing with Fortnite
A war is being waged in our homes and schools. Absolutely Education takes on gaming phenomenon, FortniteDinner party conversations have shifted to a new topic in recent months. Property and schools are out the window and replaced with something much more pressing amongst 21st century parents – Fortnite. It seems the survival game which has attracted around 125 million players across the…
Write off? Absolutely Education investigates the future of handwriting
Rising numbers of students are doing their exams on computers rather than having to complete handwritten papers. Universities such as Edinburgh, Oxford and Cambridge are all testing the move and more than 60% of universities have brought in ‘e-exams’ in at least one or two modules according to a recent academic survey. As touch-typing takes over, we ask a number of heads and educationalists, is…