鈥淲ith my oldest daughter off to University and my youngest (Emma) having done well in her GCSEs, I was looking forward to a year without my children sitting exams! Expectations had been raised by our Headmistress that the new linear A鈥橪evels were going to be a wonderful opportunity for lower sixth form students to have a bit of fun; to try different things; to have a bit of space to learn/experience life more broadly鈥︹��.might still be early days but, to be frank, I don鈥檛 think the reality is living up to the rhetoric!
When I think back to the year that my elder daughter sat her AS exams, I can鈥檛 see much difference 鈥� there still seems to be lots of late nights doing homework, anxiety about tests/exams (even though they are only internal!) and angst about the extra activities they 鈥渘eed鈥� to do to boost their Uni prospects.
Like most parents, I just want the best for Emma; for her to be happy and to achieve her potential both academically and in life generally. I know there is no easy route to good exam results and am aware of the competitive environment that our children face in getting their preferred University place . I鈥檓 also aware that the end of year exams may only be 鈥渋nternal鈥� but that they are a key determinent of the school鈥檚 A Level predictions and, in turn, will impact University offers.
So here鈥檚 the dilemma 鈥� I would love Emma to feel less stressed and to take full advantage of this 鈥渆xam free鈥� year . However, I also know that this year still matters. The question for me is how best to help Emma achieve great results without all the stress and maybe free up a bit of time too? In my view, this is where 91制片 Education comes in .
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