This week I’m going to answer questions about my online maths tutoring. If your child is going into a GCSE year or year 9 and needs some extra support now is the time to get your space. 1. How can you know what my child is writing? Within the session I don’t! But I do ask them questions and understand […]
Are you a parent who doesn’t know what the 1-9 GCSE grades mean, and wonder if your child is on track? In this blog post, Skills4Parents founder Liz explains the GCSE grading system and how this can link to topics and exam papers. “This new GCSE grading system makes no sense!” When the GCSE was changed back in 2015 (first […]
If you’ve been following activity in my free Facebook community this week, you’ll know I’ve been giving some pointers on calculations with decimals. Our children need to understand why decimals exist and how to calculate with them and be able to convert between fractions, decimals, and percentages. Having this understanding helps them to have fluency with numbers, which is just […]
This month we have been looking at how to revise. Today Liz explains the differences between the different resources to help you find the best maths books for your child. There are a few main publishers for resources and they each have their benefits. At Skills4Parents we focus on the individual and what suits them. We recommend that once you have […]
Have you been into town yet? The shops have all the Back to School signs up, and all the stationery is sitting there to tempt us. I used to LOVE choosing my pencil case! As your young person goes into year 10 and 11, there are certain items required to enable them to fully access the curriculum. I’ve compiled this […]
For many of us, the GCSE has changed profoundly since we completed it, and so if your young person is going into years 10 and 11 here are 5 things you need to know: 1. A grade 4 at GCSE is equivalent to a C and it is the ‘pass’ mark for a level 2 qualification. There’s a bit of […]
As we head towards the end of the summer term, Year 9s begin to feel the fear as they realise they are starting their GCSEs. As a parent, there is a lot you can do in advance to help your young person to start the year prepared, here are my 5 top tips: 1. Know your young person’s learning styles […]
Liz from Skills4Parents talks about how maths has been used during the pandemic
Liz Taylor from Skills4Parents talks about Geometry and gives you some great tips to share with your children to improve their maths skills
During March we are looking broadly at the four topics that make up the Maths curriculum. This week we are looking at algebra, which has probably just sent you into a spin! So many people find algebra scary, but with the right understanding and teaching it doesn’t need to be! Here are my top tips to help: Use your maths […]