During exam season, it is common to feel nervous and stressed before and during the big day. High stress levels around exam times can effect performance. Here at First Tutors, we've put together some tips to help you recognise when you are feeling stressed and learning to manage these stress symptom...
Read more ›As parents we all know the stress that comes with ensuring our children go to a school that is right for them. And the headache, tears and disappointment that comes with not being accepted into that school.
Well that is exactly what happened to me. After several months in a secondary school that ...
Read more ›Those all important results have just been published and you look down at the grades with a mixture of emotions; hope, anxiety, fear, excitement. Many, many students will have felt that feeling of despair as they realise that one of more of the grades was not as good as they would have hoped. So, wh...
Read more ›The 11+ test is popular with parents hoping to get their child into a grammar school and parents are always asking us here at First Tutors, and our tutors, for the best resources to help prepare their child for this test.
The 11+ examination is taken by in the beginning of year 6 by some pupils a...
Read more ›Entrance exams! Just those two words are enough to send shivers down a parent's back. Entrance exams are everywhere. They are used by some private schools, for grammar schools, for some colleges and selective universities. And many children and students often feel the pressure when they are expected...
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