Christmas revision tips
Life with Mocks: our top five Christmas revision tips You are not alone
Carol Dweck and the Growth Mindset
A mindset, according to Carol Dweck, is a perception that people hold about themselves. People can be aware or unaware, honest or misguided about their mindsets, but they can have a profound effect on learning achievement, knowledge mastery, skill acquisition, personal relationships, professional success, and many other dimensions of life. Dweck’s educational work and research focuses on the distinction between
MADE TLP meetings
I was in the extremely hot north-west yesterday with my colleague and head of training, Sander de Groot. We had travelled up for our latest round of meetings in which we have been sharing information on our whole school, learning transformation programme entitled the Total Learning Package. Following what was described as a “great success” (see full quote below) for students,
Helping your child cope with exam stress
Students are under a lot of pressure to succeed in exams and sometimes this can feel a little overwhelming thus resulting in exam stress. Many students thrive under pressure. It can motivate them and help them to perform at their best. Others may feel the opposite and struggle with pressure, feeling as though they are unable to manage. Pressure becomes
Midhurst Rother College – Case Study
Case study – Midhurst Rother College Courses – KS3, KS4, KS5, Teachers, Support Staff Year groups – 10, 11, 12, 13, staff MADE has worked with MRC Academy consistently over the last four years. Claire Dickens, Progress Manager for Year 11, has brought MADE in regularly to help her students remain focused and on task. We look forward to many more years of working
Procrastination – time for a change
“What are you doing playing video games all night? I’m sure you’ve probably got lots of studying to do. Revision, sorting out those notes, practice writing that essay?” “Yeah Mum, just playing Xbox for a while. I’ll do it in a bit.” I'm sure those lines are being heard in many households at the moment. It is a fact of human