Starting high school comes with a number of mixed feelings. It’s an exciting time. So much is changing and you’re about to start a whole new set of subjects, meet new people, create new friendships and take on new challenges. While all this change is exhilarating, the fear of the unknown can also be a daunting prospect. You’re about to be a small fish in a big pond again.
So here are some tips to make sure you get off on the right foot next year.
One of the best things to help your kids with as they go back to school is effective time management. There are so many apps, gadgets and reminders promising students a silver bullet solution that you'd think time management would be a breeze - unfortunately, it seems to be harder than ever!
For many children, 2015 will bring big changes to their education. They may have started in a new class with higher expectations and new ways of learning, and often it is daunting and stressful.
Ciaran Smyth, our Director of Tutoring Services (also ex-teacher and devoted dad), has been speaking with the media recently, on how to get through this stressful period with family sanity intact. Here he is on Channel Nine's Sydney News last week (video courtesy of Channel Nine):
