Today we meet Sophie Breslin. Sophie is an amazing woman, she’s a Mechanical Engineer who runs her own business and has worked with multi-billion pound retail companies and now works with ambitious SMEs to move them to the next level with automation. Her website describes her as ‘tenacious, focused on tangible results and motivated to achieve excellence .’ Liz chatted […]
Do you ever sit there and wonder, how did we end up here? I do, regularly. When I was 14, I had my life mapped out for me. I was going to be a doctor, specialising in neurosurgery. The brain fascinated me, with all it’s intricacies. I didn’t realise, however, that neurology, medicine and surgery would be the thing that […]
Over the next couple of weeks we’ll be looking at some stories of people where education hasn’t gone to plan for them. I’ve been seeing social media posts about this which resonate, and we need to support those who are in exam years and feel hard done by during the pandemic. This may be a different journey to other years […]
“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.” Albert Einstein I love this quote as it sums up so much about what I believe. It’s mostly used to discuss the exam system, but it also shows that if you are […]
Getting the best from your young person is about understanding them and knowing them inside out. Today I want to explain why you should look at different learning styles to understand your child. Rita and Kenneth Dunn were psychologists who came up with this model over 20 years of research, with the majority of the information presented in the 1970s. […]
Understanding your young person and how they work helps you get the best from them. You can also teach them to get the best from themselves. “The things that make me different are the things that make me” Winnie the Pooh Learning styles were developed because we are all different and don’t fit neatly into boxes. For that reason I […]
Last week I discussed the amount of homework your young person should be getting. This week I’m looking at ways of reducing the stress of homework. In our FREE facebook group Education Support 4 Parents there were many discussions last week about how homework can be an added cause of stress in the home. Relaxed work at home occurs by understanding the young […]
Homework, a word that causes stress and anxiety for parents, teachers and young people! Are they getting enough? Are they getting too much? These can be tricky questions to get a definitive answer to, so today I’ll discuss what the purpose is and what you can do to support your young person. There is a wider debate about whether homework […]
It can be a difficult decision to decide if you want to get a tutor for your young person or not. You may be torn about whether it fits with your values when you think that they should get the best education from school. Is it a money pit? Every parent wants to do the best for their child, so […]
At this point in any school year (particularly this year) many people are looking for a tutor in different subjects for their young people. The aim of Skills4Parents is to help parents find the right solutions for each young person and their family. So if you are looking to get a tutor I’ve put together some of the things that […]