It’s been revealed that poorer children in the UK are lagging far behind their peers from across the world. The findings from the Education Policy Institute found that at the GCSE level, students from deprived backgrounds in this country fell far behind children from similar backgrounds in other countries – and no more so than…
Now I’m no geneticist but it would stand to reason that even the most gifted children would still require a good education and a supportive family to reach their full potential. According to a report released this week genetics play a far bigger role in children achieving good GCSE results than the fact they attend…
Creative writing is far from a pastime – it’s the key to unlocking a child’s potential in English, getting good grades at GCSE and most importantly installing a life-long love of reading and language. In the new English GCSE, 50% of the exam paper has a creative writing element – being able to write with…
Once again the UK has come out low in international education standings – this time in how much participation parents play in their children’s homework. According to a report released by the Varkey Foundation last week, a mere 11% of UK parents spend at least an hour every day helping their children with their homework…
Nothing can really prepare someone like me, who is used to cleanliness, security, a steady income, a permanent home and knowing where the next meal is going to come from, for the feelings you have when you’re exposed to people who have none of these things, and who live in the most appalling conditions. The…