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 […]
Throughout history, school closures are rare. I remember when I was young, we got a day off because the school boiler had broken and they didn’t have enough heaters for all the classrooms. We also used to get about 2 snow days a year, although in recent years this has not been the case, with the exception of the Beast […]
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, […]
Liz Taylor from Skills4Parents talks about Geometry and gives you some great tips to share with your children to improve their maths skills
‘Fail to prepare; prepare to fail.’ ANONYMOUS Planning is important and can be the thing that means that your person succeeds. I love the simplicity of that quote and alongside it the concept of the five Ps: ‘Proper Preparation Prevents Poor Performance’ Any business coach will tell you that the best strategy for business is to start with planning. It’s […]
Over the last few weeks we’ve been looking at revising, it’s importance in all year groups and how it can be used to ensure that every subject is strong with reinforced foundations. Today, I give you tips on how to revise maths effectively. Find ways to improve on weaknesses Before doing anything else you need to identify the weaknesses of […]
Last week I talked about the Forgetting Curve and the importance of going over learning. That is also where revision comes in. Revision time needs to be used well, and it’s important to consider what topics to revise so that your young person knows how to revise effectively. It can be really tempting for a young person to revise the things […]