We may have free schooling in the UK, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t expensive: there’s the uniforms, the stationery, the textbooks, the transportation, the school lunches, the field trips…When all’s said and done, you can be left with quite…
A key aspect of secondary school is to help your child learn how to become more independent. They begin to take control of their own education, building interpersonal relationships with their teachers, managing their own time, and pursuing their own…
“The grind never stops,” as the old(ish) adage goes. With the value of productivity drilled into us, it’s hard to take a step back from it all. We fall into the trap of “working longer = working better,” and feel…
Winter is coming! This can only mean one thing…No, not a ‘Game of Thrones’-esque showdown. We’re talking about Christmas mocks. There’s no tiptoeing around it: mocks can be stressful and scary. There’s a lot of pressure on and a lot…
What is imposter syndrome? If you’ve ever felt like a fraud, like you’ve fooled everyone into thinking you’re smart but sooner or later the truth will out, then you’re already familiar with imposter syndrome − even if you didn’t know…
The time is nigh! A Level Results Day is upon us! When it comes to getting your results, dramatics aren’t helpful. In fact, on the list of Useful Things, dramatics fall near the very bottom, just above chocolate teapots and…
Results Day. Two words, a whole lot of dread. Perhaps you’re one of the thousands of students counting down the hours until they can refresh UCAS one more time, bringing an end to two months of exam purgatory. Or maybe…