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Bef or eYear1 1begi ns , f ocusonhabi t si ns t ead ofr evi s i on Acr os st heUK, t hous andsofpupi l swi l lbepr epar i ngt os t ar tYear 1 1t hi sSept ember . Mockexams , i ncr eas edr evi s i onandi mpor t ant deci s i onsaboutl i f eaf t ers econdar ys choolal ls eem t oar r i veat once, l eavi ngmanypar ent swonder i nghow bes tt os uppor tt hei r chi l dovert hes ummerhol i days . Whi l ei tcanbet empt i ngt ofil lt hes i x weekbr eakwi t hr evi s i on, bui l di ngconfidence, i ndependenceandpos i t i ves t udyhabi t si s of t enf armor eval uabl et hant r yi ngt os queez ei nhour sofext r a wor k. Her e, BeckyWar d, Educat i onSpeci al i s tatTut orDoct or , s har esher pr act i caladvi cef orhel pi ngchi l dr enheadi nt ot hei rfinalGCSE yearf eel i ngor gani s ed, confidentandr eadyf ort hechal l enges ahead. Bui l di nggoods t udyhabi t sf r om t hes t ar t I ffit t i ngi nhomewor kwasever' hi tandmi s s ' , now i st het i met o makes omes i mpl et weakst ohomel i f et or educef r i ct i oni nt ot he new academi cyearandbeyond. Thi sdoes n' thavet of eeldr aconi anordi s r uptexi s t i ngcommi t ment s . I nf act , bui l di ngper i odsof s t udyi nt oyourcur r entr out i nei smor el i kel yt omeani tbecomesa habi tt hats t i cksf ort hel ongt er m. Fort hemos tpar t , t eenager swor kbes tmi dt ol at eaf t er noon, but youknowyourchi l dbet t ert hananyone. So, wor kwi t ht hem t o findt hei rpeaks t udywi ndow andencour ages hor tbur s t sofi ndependentl ear ni ngatt hes amet i me, t hr eet ofivet i mesaweek. Res i s tt het empt at i ont oi ns i s tondai l ys t udyovert hes ummer . Bui l di ngcons i s t encyi nt hi swayi smor eeffect i vet hanr el yi ngon i nt ens i ver evi s i onl at er . St udyi ngf orGCSEsr equi r esagr eat erl evelofi ndependencet han chi l dr enhavehadt ous eupt ot hi spoi nt . Thes ummerhol i days ar eagr eatt i met ohel pt hem flext hei raut onomymus cl esby havi ngdi s cus s i onsar oundwhatt opi cst heyf oundmos tchal l engi ngs of arandhow t heycoul dl ookt oaddr es st hi s , how l ongt hey f eelt heys houl ds pendoneachs ubj ectandhow t heycoul ds t r uct ur et hei rs t udys es s i ons . Thi shel pst hem t akeowner s hi poft hei r l ear ni ngwhi l ebui l di ngconfidenceaheadofYear1 1 . Devel opor gani s at i onandr out i ne Pr act i cal l y, now i sagr eatt i met ocr eat eanor gani s eds t udys pace i nt hehome–whet hert hat ' sadedi cat edwor ks paceoras i mpl e ' s t udybox' t hatcanbebr oughtoutf oreachs es s i on. Theai mi s s i mpl yt omakes t udyi ngeas i ert os t ar tbycr eat i ngaphys i cal s ens eofs t r uct ur et hats uppor t sl ear ni ng. Exper i mentwi t hpl anner s , cal endar sorr evi s i ont i met abl est o begi ni mpr ovi ngor gani s at i onandt i memanagement . Remember , t hes ear es ki l l st hatneedt obepr act i s edt oo, andt hes ummeri s ani dealoppor t uni t yt oexper i mentanddi s coverwhatwor ksbes t f oryourchi l d. Goodor gani s at i onwi l lhel pt or educes t r es sas wor kl oadsi ncr eas el at eri nt heacademi cyear . Focusonconfidenceandwel l bei ng, notj us tacademi cpr ogr es s I t ' seas yf orusaspar ent st ogetcaughtupi nan' ai m hi gh' ment al i t ybutr emembert hats t udyi ngf ormul t i pl eGCSEscanf eeldaunt i ngand, att i mes , over whel mi ng. Thi smakesemot i onalawar enes s andcar eequal l yi mpor t antast heacademi cpr epar at i on. Whi l s tt hes ummercanbeagr eatt i met os t ar tbui l di ngs t udyr out i nes , chi l dr enneeddownt i met or el axandr es ett oo. I fyourchi l d
St udentpr eppi ngf orYear1 1 s eemsr el uct antt oopenupabouthow t hey' r ef eel i ng, t r yt he ' eyesf r ont ' t act i cwher ebyyou' r enotl ooki ngdi r ect l yateach ot her . Acarj our neyi sani dealt i mef ort hi s , hel pi ngt or educet he pr es s ur eordi s comf or tt hatcans omet i mescomewi t ht al ki ngf ace t of ace. Mai nt ai ni nghobbi es , enj oyi ngf ami l yt i meands eei ngf r i endswi l l hel pt hem r et ur nt os choolf eel i ngr ef r es hedandmot i vat ed. I tal s o hel pst ocel ebr at eeffor tandi ncr ement alpr ogr es s , r at hert hanf ocus i ngs ol el yongr ades . Thi nki ngbeyondGCSEs Onceyou' ves t ar t edbui l di ngpos i t i ver out i nes , t hes ummeri sal s o agoodoppor t uni t yt obegi nexpl or i ngpos t s choolopt i ons . Tal kt o yourchi l daboutwhats ubj ect st heyenj oy, wher et heyf eelt hei r s t r engt hsl i eandhow cer t ai nchoi cescoul ds uppor tt hei rf ut ur e educat i onj our neyorcar eeras pi r at i ons . Somechi l dr enal r eadyhaveacl eari deaofwher et hey' dl i ket ogo next , butf ormany, r el ax edconver s at i onsaboutambi t i onsandi nt er es t sar ef armor eval uabl et hanexpect i ngfir m deci s i ons . Expl or i ngopt i onss uchass i xt hf or m, col l egeorappr ent i ces hi psnow canmakeappl i cat i ondeadl i nesanddeci s i onmaki ngf eelmuch l es sover whel mi ngdur i ngYear1 1 , whenGCSEdeadl i nesandexami nat i onsar el oomi ng. Rememberi t ' samar at hon, notas pr i nt Fors omef ami l i es , t her eal i s at i ont hatYear1 1i sj us tar oundt he cor nercanf eell i keabi tofas hockt ot hes ys t em. Buti t ' swor t hr emember i ngt hatyourchi l dhasal r eadys pentt hebes tpar tofa yearwor ki ngt owar dst hei rGCSEs , ands ucces si s n' tbui l toverone s ummer . Theai mi s n' tt or ecr eat es choolathome. Year1 1canbeanex ci t i ng chapt eri fi t ' sappr oachedwi t hpos i t i vi t yandpur pos e. Smal l , s us t ai nabl ehabi t s , gr owi ngi ndependenceandbui l di ngconfidence ar ef armor el i kel yt ol eadt ol ongt er ms ucces st hanl as t mi nut e, i nt ens i ver evi s i oni nt heweeksbef or eexams . Tofindoutmor eaboutTut orDoct orandt hes er vi cest heypr ovi de, pl eas evi s i t : www. t ut or doct or . co. uk Rel eas ef r om RevPRvi aJ our nol i nk