Back to School!
July 17, 2017
Term 3 is now upon us and as we spent this last weekend of the holidays doing last minute shopping for school supplies and preparing the school uniforms we ask the question: Are you and your child ready to start a new term? The start of term can be one of the most stressful times, one only has to visit the shopping centres and get amongst the chaos, where everyone is doing the same thing - preparing!Once the preparation is over, what comes next? A good start might be to look over the mid year
Term 3 is now upon us and as we spent this last weekend of the holidays doing last minute shopping for school supplies and preparing the school uniforms we ask the question: Are you and your child ready to start a new term? The start of term can be one of the most stressful times, one only has to visit the shopping centres and get amongst the chaos, where everyone is doing the same thing - preparing!
Once the preparation is over, what comes next? A good start might be to look over the mid year school reports. How has your child progressed? What areas do they need to improve in? When they walk into the classroom, no doubt their teacher will let their class know what they expect from their students and they will describe how they will measure their progress.
But what about each child as an individual? If you havn't done so already, now is a good time to revisit first semester school reports and sit down with your child and figure out together, what they would like to achieve? What areas do they feel they struggle with? How can they could improve? Why do this, you may ask? Well, with your help of course, it puts them in charge of how they spend their time and sets up ways for which they can improve. So that at the end of the year, they can see how much they have achieved and how much they have improved. It is simply a way to give them the confidence and take charge of their learning, rather than feeling like they are going to school because - they have to!
We at Intuition Educational Support wish parents and students all the very best for Term 3. If you find, that your child needs catch up, keep up or be enriched, Intuition Educational Support provides tailor made tuition that recognises and optimises full learning potential. We offer one-on-one or small group tuition for all ages, across all subjects. We still have places available for term 3 for all WACE subjects - now is the time to really buckle down and get the best support available to help year 12's achieve their highest potential for the WACE
exams.
We also have places for our small groups for year 5 students planning to sit the GATE exams in 2018, what we have found is that preparation is key to optimising full learning potential especially for such high stakes tests such as GATE. Our year 4 group programmes are also focusing on preparation for up and coming Primary Extension and Challenge (
PEAC )
testing. Being accepted into PEAC
programmes are often a great start for children wishing to enter into selective schools testing later. Contact us today to enquire about our term 3 programmes today. 
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Choosing the right tutor for your child can be challenging due to the industry's lack of regulation. This blog post provides essential tips for parents, emphasizing the importance of selecting tutors from reputable tutoring centres. It highlights key factors to consider, such as a tutor's qualifications, accreditation from the Australian Tutoring Association (ATA), and industry experience. The post also addresses budget concerns and offers practical advice for ensuring your child receives effective tutoring support.
Preparing for high school and scholarship tests can feel like navigating a maze of stress and expectations, especially for students stepping into the high-stakes arena for the first time. I vividly recall the pressure of those moments from my journey as a student, sandwiched between my parents' lofty ambitions and my aspirations. The to-do list seemed endless: study diligently, seize every opportunity, broaden your reading horizons.
It is always interesting to meet a new class of creative writing students every year and ask them how many write between classes. Usually, a couple of students raise their hands. This response always astonishes me, for I cannot think of a single student who plays the piano and does not practice between classes.
GATE stands for Gifted and Talented Entrance or officially known as the Western Australian Selective Schools Entrance Test (WASET). Testing for Gifted and Talented Programs occurs in March each year. All applicants for Gifted and Talented Programs need to sit the Academic Selective Entrance Test and may also need to complete combined workshops; auditions; and interviews, depending on the programs they are applying for. Students sit a four part exam consisting of Reading Comprehension, Writing, Quantitative and Abstract Reasoning which can be the pathway for your child gaining a place in selective high school programmes. Obtaining a place in a selective school will give your child many opportunities for their future academic success. Your child will study with other like-minded students and be engaged in a specially designed curriculum. Additionally, they will enjoy a rich learning environment that is challenging and stimulating. Children can gain entry into either academic programmes, arts programmes or language programs. At Intuition Educational Support our team of expert tutors have designed programs that engage students and give them the tools necessary for achieving optimal results for the test. These tests differ greatly from regular school work. Questions that appear in the tests are more advanced than what students are currently learning at school and require clear professional guidance to prepare otherwise they may be at a disadvantage. Learning concepts and being familiar with the different types of questions that are likely to come up, as well as practising good test taking techniques will put your child in a much better position to gain entrance into their preferred school. By exposing students to the types of questions asked, as well as their structure we give our students the best possible chance of achieving high scores needed to gain a place in any of the selective schools. We offer programs leading up to the test that will focus on a specific part of the test as well as running weekly small group programs that also have a selective school entrance focus. We strongly recommend starting now, so that students are ready for the exam. More than 50% of students who attended our programs received high marks and were offered places in Selective Schools across Perth. In the January holidays we run several GATE Test preparation workshops which cover all four areas of the test as well as give students strategies on this type of test taking. We are also offering weekly small group preparation classes beginning in January. CONTACT US today to take advantage of our great programs.
