Now, onto something a little deeper (but still with a light heart!) – inclusion. Mums, we’ve all got our challenges, but if you’re raising a child with inclusion needs, it can feel like you’re climbing Everest without a guidebook. And getting them into school? Oh, that’s just the start of the journey! Let’s face it,Continue reading “Mums of children with inclusion needs”
Category Archives: Learning
Reading…
Last week’s post got me thinking—how one little word can mean so many things depending on how you look at it! It’s probably why English is such a quirky yet essential language to master, and why IGCSE English is such a big milestone. Speaking of, did anyone else study Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s The Danger ofContinue reading “Reading…”
Mums school challenges 2
Thank you all for your lovely comments last week! It’s clear that so many of us are feeling the same frustrations—school places, class sizes, teacher shortages, inclusion needs, and of course, the dreaded Arabic. With Dubai growing so fast and everyone wanting to live here, schools are understandably full, and the infrastructure is still catchingContinue reading “Mums school challenges 2”
Mums school challenges.
A weekly education column thats all about the education challenges and questions that we face at home,
Addressing the Decline in Children’s Literacy: The DoE’s Reading Framework
In recent years, there has been a concerning trend in declining literacy levels among children, and the latest data from SAT performance markers only reinforces this issue. The numbers paint a stark picture: only 73% of children now meet the expected minimum standard in reading. While standardized testing provides an approximate measure of decoding andContinue reading “Addressing the Decline in Children’s Literacy: The DoE’s Reading Framework”
How to prevent student procrastination
Student procrastination is a common problem, which occurs when students unnecessarily postpone working on school tasks, like studying or writing. It affects students at all levels and can cause serious issues, like worse grades and lower well-being. It’s also a complicated problem, since different students procrastinate for different reasons, and can therefore benefit from different solutions when it comes to overcoming their procrastination.
Improve your memory with better note taking
If you think you are forgetting information as quickly as you are hearing it, even when you write it down you possibly are. We lose about 40% of all new information given to us within the first 24 hours of reading or hearing it. This means that learning how to retain information is essential toContinue reading “Improve your memory with better note taking”
Why are study skills so important and how do you master them.
How to become a Grade A student We all want to do well in the future, and you know you need to have a great set of results to make it happen. Hopefully, you are willing to do whatever it takes to get those great grades to get started. Getting great results is notContinue reading “Why are study skills so important and how do you master them.”
How important are your GCSE grades?
GCSEs will often determine the route you take through university, so how important are they?
Learning through Play
Making toys is such fun and children love to be involved with making them. Not only is the fun of making them part of the process but it can save money as well.