Free Resources to Help Your Child with their Learning + Giveaway!
Free Resources to Help Your Child with their Learning + Win A Level Student Revision Guides worth £90!
As soon as we become parents, we start helping our children to learn. Not long after a baby is born, he or she needs to learn to feed and many other skills. Then we teach our children facial expressions and emotions, aid them to train their muscles with tummy time and practicing sitting up. During all this time, we’re teaching them our language by talking to them and singing to them and then comes learning to eat, talk, walk and much more.
Before we know it, our little ones start nursery and then school and at those times the official learning increases for many with learning how to count and write and so on. Nursery and school take over part of the process, but a big part of a child’s learning will always be the home and the parents — like it always has been.
Free Resource to Help You Support Your Child at School
The older your children get, the more difficult it can be for parents to guide them but luckily there are resources available to help with this, like the recently launched Hodder Education Parent Hub that features lots of useful articles, blogs, worksheets to use at home and more for parents of children in secondary school.
New content is added to the Parent Hub all the time, so it’s always worth checking back in and signing up to the eNewsletter to ensure you stay in the know and don’t miss any of the new high-quality content when it’s added. It’s all free so will not cost you a thing to get the latest advice, support and free content to help you support your child at school.
Hodder Education offers a large library of free resources and articles that will help students extend and stretch their understanding of a topic and these are filtered by level (eg GCSE/A Level) and also by specification (Exam Board) to make it easy for you to find the right ones.
There’s also an array of homework help and revision tips to help parents help their children when they’re learning at home and — one of my favourite resources — a glossary of terms to help demystify common terms used by teachers and schools that parents might not be familiar with or too embarrassed to ask about. This glossary will help parents understand exactly what these terms mean.
Review Magazines
You can also download free articles from the expertly authored Review Magazines. Designed to provide additional context on key topics allowing students to read around the topics they are studying at GCSE and A levels, the magazines give your child the edge they need to achieve their best grades. Topical articles, cutting-edge research and brand new case studies that will deepen their subject knowledge and help them develop independent learning skills, while revision support and expert exam advice will make sure they know how to perform when it really matters. Parents can enjoy 10% off these subscriptions at the moment.
Giveaway: Win A Level Student Revision Guides worth £90!
To celebrate the launch of the Parent Hub, I have a set of brand new revision guides to help A Level students achieve the top grade. The guides cover 9 subjects and have practical exam tips, common pitfalls to avoid and revision strategies to guide students towards to the top grades.
The books are worth £9.99 each which makes the total value of the prize nearly £90!
If you’re the parent of a student who is after A Level top grades, make sure you sign up to the Parent Hub eNewsletter and enter my giveaway below for a chance of winning a set of these brand new revision books.
The giveaway is open to UK residents over the age of 18 years. Terms & Conditions apply. The giveaway will end on the 24th of October 2018.
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Make sure that your child gets their homework done. You can help your child with homework by setting aside a special place to study, establishing a regular time for homework, and removing distractions such as the television and social phone calls during homework time.
Be with them everystep of the way – encourage motivate to aid learning and most importantly take regular breaks with friends
Attend parent-teacher conferences, support homework expectation, send your child to school ready to learn and teach study skills.
Make sure they get plenty of sleep and be firm about bed times. Also make sure you know if they are struggling with any subject so you can get them extra help.
Sit down with them after school to talk about their day, what homework they have and what help they need from me or from school.
Get involved with activities at the school talk to them about their day and attend parents evening and communication between you the child and school is key for success
Ask questions about their day talk about subjects research a little on it so you can keep conversation going and ask questions communicating with the school and attending parents evening
extra learning at home via apps, internet ect x
offer advice as much as possible when it comes to the childs concerns of anything educational or emotional when it comes to the school life. A child that knows they have support of their family makes them more confident in their outlook of school and their work.
Try to encourage practicing, but also make time for activities
I think not putting too much pressure on while still encouraging them to make the most of the learning experience is important. Plus enough sleep and a good breakfast!
To always encourage and offer support. Listen to them talk about the subjects they are doing and how they feel.
Talk to them about their studies, make sure they have their studies well organised. If not, help them to plan their their work effectively.
Supporting them with extra work at home on things they are stuck on.
i think having a study routine really helps, being with them whilst they do homework and setting aside about half hour each day just to chat about school
don’t put too much pressure on them, and make sure they understand the way things are explained to them – we all need a different way of learning!
Give them all the help and support they need and always make time to listen to them if they have any worries about school
Every child is different but with mine, I make sure they do their homework and not at the last minute, I check whether they are struggling with certain aspects and help them either by sitting and we go through it together, also getting revision books or a book specifically for that subject, but the important thing is allotting time so it’s relaxing and not rushing
Support them with homework and encourage them to read through the days work and to ask for help if they don’t understand anything.
Turn off gadgets like the tv and radio, put down the phone and actively listen to them and discuss things
Praise them & give them help when needed
As long as they give everything 100% then they cannot be disappointed
Give them plenty of support
For my daughter, who’s always been very self motivated, we need to make sure that she takes enough breaks and isn’t letting herself get too stressed
i’ve done a revision timetable with my son
Plenty of encouragement and looking for ways to make learning fun.
Having subject knowledge
Encourage their revision and be there every step of the way x
Stick to a routine wherever possible
Be involved as much as you can be so they feel supported and also don’t put too high expectations on their shoulders, too much pressure can have a negative effect. Praise as much as possible so they feel supported.
Sit down and work out a revision time table with them and factor in some fun time too!
I always make sure that my son completes his homework with plenty of time to check through it all. I have also encouraged him to read each night before bed and to take an interest in books.
Let them know that if they do their best, you are happy whatever the result. That they should come to you or their teacher and tell you about any problems that arise and that nothing is too big a problem that it can’t be solved.
Don’t put pressure on them, let them take the lead and reassure them that you are proud of them no matter what the result as long as they try their best
Revision books and online educational websites
write revision cards throughout the year as you are studying the subject x
Encourage their interests and try to relate school subjects to them.
support them however they require it
support, encouragement, a lot of praise and help when it is needed :) my stepdaughter started to deliberately leave her homework in school under the pretense that she wouldnt have to do it then while she was i ours until I made her do the previous weeks spellings, choose a book from the house to read to us and told her teacher what she was doing and said that every friday I will personally ask if she has any homework to avoid this little stunt succeeding
Making sure that they can relax and not get super stressed about results and things. Everything is made harder if you’re stressed.
A quiet place is ideal, doesn’t have a to be a proper desk, just a flat area and a chair. and designated time to do it
revision to be done little and often so they dont become overwhelmed
Making sure that they also have time for hobbies and spending time outdoors rather than using 100% of their free time studying and revising.
extra tutoring and educational programmes/games
By Helping and supporting them.
Tell them ut is okay to ask for help. As long as they feel they can get help with things they might be struggling with they should be okay.
Provide them with valuable support and be there for them in times of stress.
relax
I give them as much support as I can and extra tutoring but also let them have some fun time, it’s all about the balance. Also make sure they get plenty of sleep by setting sensible bedtime
EMOTIONAL SUPPORT, GOOD HEALTHY FOOD AND EARLY NIGHTS!
Encouragement and being strict when you have to be, if you don’t work hard, you don’t get to play hard
Encouragement, but not pressure
My best tip is to be open to learning from your kids. Inspire curiosity by demonstrating being a lifetime learner.
Also it is critical that every child understands that the world is constantly changing and far more important than grades is the ability to communicate and learn new ideas. Collaborators are our future leaders.
I have just started home schooling my 14 year old, so this would come in so handy! Education wise I think it is so important to never make them feel stupid or bad for not knowing something.
Stevie x
Revision timetable and forward planning
offer advice as much as possible. Provide them with valuable support. Making sure that they also have time for hobbies
When they ask for help make sure you take the time to show them how to do things properly and ensure they fully understands the methods behind working out problems.
Encouraging them in what they enjoy.
My daughter has suffered with anxiety and a hair pulling disorder and has been bullied so finds it hard to focus . I remind her that there is a few years to get her education and she will find a fab job and not have to struggle like I do when she is older . That keeps her motivated !
Make sure you support them, plenty of sleep and regular healthy meals
lots of sleep and good food
Lots of sleep
Keep a diary of the main points or topics that they learned that day. It will make for easy revision when it comes to exams.
Get them to talk about what they are learning and expand on their points of interest x
What’s my best tip for helping a child(ren) succeed at school? If school isn’t working for them, consider home education, GCSE’s and A Levels are still very attainable, often there are so many children home educating in local areas, they will end up with more peers than in school. Qualifications can be studied at the child’s pace, not just during set hours at school.
get a routine bed times homework working etc…
Try and keep things open, always let them know they can speak to you about anything, particularly if they are struggling with a particular subject and you can help before they get too far behind.
Give them lots of support and help plan their revision timetable allowing lots of time for breaks and fun x
Little and often and lots of support
always ask questions, my son learnt from an early age that the key to success is to ask when you are unsure :) he has a very relaxed attitude to education and thrived because he knows what he needs and wants, a good balanced outlook!
work out a workable time table for revision
Just try has hard as u can and put an answer in each box
Encourage an holistic approach, helping your child to realise that “learning” in a constructive way is good training for life. Children learn in different ways so be open to the way in which your child learns, which will often not be the way in which you yourself learn.
I think the best tip for helping a child with their school work is to support them as much as you can, always encourage your child to ask questions about the world around them, to make sure they have a balanced school and social life, where they do fun activities, play or take part in hobbies, and help them be organised.
I try and let them do 20 mins study 10 – 15 off and then repeat
I tell my daughter just try her best, that’s all she can do. I try to keep her calm and get rid of stress to help her x
Lead by example read in front of them, open intelligent debate.
My tips would be plenty of sleep, eat healthy meals do homework as soon as you get it
Little and often to make sure it all sinks in
Grades are pushed too much. Just let your child know that, as long as they do their best, that is enough.
Lots of preparation about what to expect and keep to routines,
be relaxed, support them when needed and plenty of patience
By helping and supporting them x
Get them to have breaks and time away from revising too it can be a little stressful so you have to have an understanding too and try helping when it’s needed
Ensure homework is done the day it is set so that they stand a sporting chance of remembering any hints or instructions the teacher gave,
I say simply don’t force it, make learning fun and they will want to learn. I they are bored and not enjoying it it’s not going to get them interested in learning.
Always do your best.
Show an interest and encourage.
Encourage them to revise and always tell them to try there best what ever happens
Support your child. Give them time to revise. Make up revision cards.
Stay off the sugar when studying!