I am really good at Maths. That isn’t a brag. It’s just true. I did my degree in Maths, and I love Maths, spreadsheets, calculations, formulae… it’s so incredible. However, it did not happen overnight – nor was I top of my class. I have overcome some limiting beliefs around this, and so imagine how heartbroken I felt for her, […]
‘I was never any good at Maths’ is a cry I heard at parents’ evening, which made me weep inside. The experiences we have growing up affect us for the rest of our lives. If this is you, it isn’t that you are no good at maths, I believe everyone can do maths – it’s just that you haven’t had […]
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 […]
Be honest, how many of you have developed a new hobby during lockdown? I know I have enjoyed gardening, and one of my friends has been baking the most amazing cakes. Some have taken up knitting or crochet, and others have been taking greater pleasure in the puzzle pages of the daily newspaper (guilty as charged, I love a good […]
This year we have seen huge numbers of people being furloughed or losing their income completely due to COVID-19 restrictions, and all of our regular socialising has been snatched away, leaving us a lot of free time as a nation. As such, record numbers of adults and even entrepreneurial teens have been exploring additional income streams. Last week you’ll remember […]
Each day during periods of national lockdown, the government does a briefing in which we are presented with the most recent figures and statistics. Gut instinct says we should believe information when it is presented to us in a graph, so I’ve found some stats and graphs to make you question everything! Correlation does not equal Causation We have seen […]
Liz from Skills4Parents talks about how maths has been used during the pandemic
During the Covid-19 pandemic we have probably all become more aware of the importance of understanding Statistics and Probability. The news is full of graphs, different statistics have been used to argue that we are doing well and not doing well. Understanding this topic can help in detecting whether we are being misled. “There are three kinds of lies: lies, […]