How did you feel the day you took your child to school aged 4 or 5? Do you remember your own first day? How would you have felt taking a much younger child to the school gates? This month Baroness Sally Morgan, chairwoman of Ofsted suggested that two year olds from disadvantaged families should start […]
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Posts Tagged ‘Primary’
Starting school at 2
Thursday, November 28th, 2013My child is struggling with phonics – do we need a tutor?
Monday, September 30th, 2013Most children in the UK learn to read using phonics. We know some parents struggle with how to support their child, especially if they aren’t familiar with how phonics fits with learning to read and English. Recently we had a call from a concerned parent in the Knutsford area. Her daughter has just gone into […]
Fractions for five year olds
Wednesday, August 14th, 2013In the last few weeks there has been a lot of press coverage about imminent changes to the national curriculum, aimed at raising standards within education. One of the most significant changes at primary level will be the introduction of the computing curriculum, which will see five year olds creating computer programmes rather than learning […]
How young is too young for tutoring?
Wednesday, July 10th, 2013Would you hire a private tutor for your two year old? Believe it or not some parents do. Recent reports have suggested that parents are signing very young children up for elocution lessons to prepare them for future educational settings such as prep school or Oxbridge. So is tutoring at such a young age necessarily […]
How did you learn to read?
Friday, November 23rd, 2012Can you cast your mind back and remember how you learnt to read? How does it compare with how your children have learnt to read? In most UK schools children are taught to read using a phonics system (decoding words by sounds) but the debate about whether this is the best method continues to rumble […]
Numeracy skills add up to good job prospects
Thursday, November 15th, 2012When was the last time you had to do a bit of mental arithmetic at work? Tot up your hours for a timesheet? Understand a graph or chart for a presentation? Last week the BBC reported that 17 million working age people in England have only primary school level maths skills and there are fears […]
End of term reports – what do they mean?
Monday, June 25th, 2012It’s just a few weeks until the end of the academic year and that means school reports will soon be coming home. A school report is a good time to reflect on your child’s progress over the year and start to identify any areas where improvements could be made. At 121 Home Tutors we often […]
Moving from primary to secondary school
Friday, June 15th, 2012In just a few weeks thousands of children will be leaving primary school for the last time as they move up to secondary school in September. This is a major change for most children as they have been in the same environment for the last 5 or 6 years. So what can you do to […]
Helping your child with phonics
Thursday, April 26th, 2012In the next few weeks 5 and 6 year olds across England will be tested to check their phonics reading ability. One of the leading teaching unions is calling for a boycott of the tests saying that it might make 5 year olds feel like they are a failure and devastate their confidence at an […]
Is there ever a stupid question?
Thursday, March 8th, 2012New research suggests that secondary school pupils are so scared of looking stupid in maths lessons they will not tell their teachers if they do not understand. The survey found that most children would rather ask friends or family than risk the embarrassment of getting the answer wrong and many felt like they should already […]