Age or Year?

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Someone recently asked me about age groups. They wanted to support their child with Tutor In A Box but weren’t sure which one to order. This got me thinking… and since ages and year groups can be a little confusing, I thought I’d dedicate this next blog to it! For the majority of the UK, […]

Post BETT Show

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All about the BETT Show So for those of you who have been following our social media (or dropped us an email and got our out of office reply), you’ll have noticed that last week we attended the BETT Show which this year merged with the Education Show. The BETT Show is the largest event […]

New Year, New Goals – 10 minutes a day

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New Year, New Goals It’s a new year and a new month. Everyone’s set their New Year’s resolutions and you’ve got people selling gym memberships like there’s no tomorrow! (Side note here … Now for me, I don’t have a problem with this – I go to the gym regularly throughout the year and so […]

Christmas Challenge

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Christmas Challenge This month, rather than writing a blog about what we’ve been up to, or what’s new in education, I’m going to set you all a festive challenge! If you’re anything like me, there’s normally lots of food, drink and games around Christmas time. This Christmas, I’m going to set you all a game […]

How To Avoid Getting Stressed With Maths

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Last week was mental health awareness day. One of the regular things I see and hear from students is that maths stresses them out. It makes them anxious and it makes them panic. They don’t get it, they find it hard and it becomes a huge source of (unnecessary) problems. Therefore, it seemed fitting to […]

Woman Who – Winner of the Start Up Category

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So yesterday was the ‘Woman Who’ solopreneur awards, held at The Warwickshire Golf & Country Club. It was an absolutely fantastic afternoon, with lots of very inspirational women sharing their own stories – and the cherry on top was me getting to take home my very own winners trophy and certificate! The background to Woman […]

#WOW Winner – Press Release

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  LEAMINGTON ENTREPRENEUR RECIEVES #WOW AWARD FROM JACQUELINE GOLD CBE On 28th August, Sophie Parker from Leamington, was recognised by British businesswoman, Jacqueline Gold CBE, for her success as a female entrepreneur, and awarded with a prestigious #WOW badge. Sophie was one of three winners selected by Jacqueline after she entered ‘Women on Wednesday’ – […]

Results Day

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The exam is over … What next?! So, by now the GCSE exams are a long distant memory! Your child / you has studied hard (hopefully!) and they’ve sat all three exam papers. The question that comes to mind now … what next?! In this latest blog, I’m going to talk about what happens next […]

The five different topics

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So in the last blog we talked about the maths exam – and in particular; what’s in it! We covered the fact the exams contain 5 main topics … Number Algebra Ratio, Proportion, Rates of Change Geometry Probability and Statistics However, unless you’re a maths teacher, this may well mean absolutely zero to you and […]

What’s in the exam?

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You’re probably reading this because you’ve got a child at secondary school who is studying maths as part of the curriculum. When they get to year 11, before they leave school that final summer, most of them will have to take exams – and these are known as GCSE’s (which stands for General Certificate of […]