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Focus on<br />
Education<br />
Help encourage your<br />
child to do a little maths<br />
practice every day!<br />
Getting children excited about maths can be difficult.<br />
Getting children to do extra maths outside of the<br />
classroom can be an outright battle of wills for parents!<br />
But some children really do need that extra bit of help<br />
- or even an extra challenge - to push their maths skills<br />
onto the next level. Here are our top tips to get your<br />
children practising maths outside of the classroom:<br />
1. Numbers are everywhere! For younger children, get them counting whenever<br />
you can, whether it’s the birds outside, or measuring out ingredients at home.<br />
2. For older children, get them calculating whenever you can - get them to help<br />
figure out the ‘best buy’ in the supermarket.<br />
3. Try online! Children who haven’t responded well to worksheets often respond<br />
positively to a website. A great option is Carol Vorderman’s themathsfactor.com<br />
The Maths Factor is an online maths homework site created by Carol Vorderman.<br />
Carol has designed the 30 Day Challenge to boost children’s maths skills with 10-15<br />
minutes of play and practice every day for 30 days. Children who complete a Maths<br />
Factor session every day for 30 days will receive an exclusive Maths Factor medal in<br />
the post! Subscribe before 15th April at themathsfactor.com and get your first<br />
month for £4.99, (RRP £9.99 per month). Enter TMF-1M4-PT at the checkout.<br />
Exam advice at NumberWorks’n’Words<br />
As we march towards the next public exams I am reminded of the<br />
difficulties many students face in tailoring an answer to the question<br />
given, often a consequence of revision focussed on memory rather than<br />
understanding. Then, when a few keywords are spotted in a question, they<br />
too readily blindly regurgitate what they have remembered regardless of<br />
whether it actually fits the question – too often it doesn’t. Careful dissection<br />
of the question followed by time spent planning is what is necessary and<br />
what we teach our students to do. Come and see us!<br />
Call Jason at NumberWorks’nWords Chiswick, 0208 994 9168.<br />
Latymer Prep School<br />
With the introduction of Mandarin and Spanish into the curriculum,<br />
together with increased emphasis on computer programming<br />
and design technology, Latymer Prep continues to offer dynamic,<br />
progressive co-education for children aged 7-11. Other subjects taught<br />
include English, maths, history, geography, computer studies, religious<br />
studies, music, science and art. Academically selective, the school<br />
is recognised for its innovative approach to education, nurturing in<br />
our children a love of learning, and a deep commitment to the arts,<br />
humanities and sciences.<br />
As the junior school of Latymer Upper School, we are fortunate to<br />
have access to outstanding educational facilities including a theatre,<br />
music recital hall and an impressive suite of individual music rooms.<br />
A new sports centre, includes a<br />
stunning 6-lane swimming pool,<br />
sports hall, dance studio and gym.<br />
Two means-tested bursaries<br />
are available each year to children<br />
who perform well in our entrance<br />
assessment.<br />
Latymer Prep: lighting fires…<br />
not filling buckets.<br />
Private<br />
Home<br />
Tuition<br />
QS Learning – Helping to<br />
unveil your child’s potential<br />
At QS Learning Centre, we provide high quality<br />
tuition to help pupils gain confidence and selfesteem<br />
to achieve outstanding results. In addition<br />
to helping pupils overcome their difficulties, we also<br />
focus on developing basic study skills to maximise<br />
their performance.<br />
Some of the many reasons to join us:<br />
• Individual courses to cater for your child’s needs<br />
• A dynamic environment that children enjoy<br />
• Courses co-ordinated to the national curriculum<br />
• Regular target setting and review meetings with<br />
parents/guardians<br />
• High student achievement through regular<br />
revision and challenging homework<br />
• BEST OF ALL, WE GUARANTEE RESULTS<br />
Call us: 0208 144 4149.<br />
Maths & English Tuition<br />
Ages 5 upwards<br />
QS Learning Maths & English study<br />
programmes boost your child’s<br />
confidence & builds their ability to learn<br />
Key Stages<br />
1-3<br />
11 Plus GCSE<br />
National curriculum based courses<br />
Help in school homework<br />
Tailored to suit individual needs<br />
Guaranteed results<br />
To unveil your child’s potential call<br />
Tel: 0208 144 4149<br />
www.qslearning.co.uk<br />
To advertise in Primary Times call 01491 411848<br />
Primary Times, West London • Easter Holiday 2016<br />
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