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t may be a brand new year, but it’s not for school pupils who are already one third through their current academic
year. January is often a month to be approached with apprehension as it’s exam time, with many GCSE mocks and other school exams taking place. This is also the time when pupils can sit entrance exams for independent schools. However after a busy festive season, settling back into school life can be tricky. So how can you help your children to focus? Firstly, avoid negative comments, suggestions and warnings. You might think you can shock your teenager into action on the revision front by telling him or her that they’ll never be able to earn much money
if they don’t pass their exams, but what you’re actually doing is placing the notion of “failure” into the imagination – and this can often be not only accepted but also believed. Likewise, if you tell your child that they are “lazy”, they run the risk of accepting your diagnosis and living down to the expectations that you are describing. Try not to use other children, especially siblings, as an example as, once again, you are suggesting that your child isn’t as good as others, and low-self esteem won’t motivate them to step up the action. So, what can you do? • Firstly, accept that your child can adopt a different approach to their revision than you have imagined – and that your way isn’t
necessarily the right way for them. • Be positive and encouraging. Notice effort and reward with kind words. Your attitude is important and you need to be supportive. • Students need to take breaks from their work and some tasty snacks and treats can go a long way to show that you care and understand any anxiety they might be experiencing. • Stay calm and positive – and make sure that your teenager knows that you won’t judge him or her. An A* doesn’t make the child a better person, and likewise, a poor mark won’t make him or her a personal failure. • Let your teenager know that there is choice and there will always be options. If it all goes wrong, another pathway can be found.
Local youngsters enjoy SPORTS TOUR
Forty-fi ve Rose Hill School pupils and staff recently travelled to Eindhoven in Holland for a football and hockey sports tour. During the trip the boys were lucky enough to train with Dutch Giants PSV Eindhoven, whilst the girls trained with the Dutch National hockey champions Oranje-Rood. An added bonus to the tour was that
the group were accompanied by Roy of the Rovers author Tom Palmer, who is researching his new book.
The trip was organised by head of sports Simon Hinchliffe and is the second time that the Tunbridge Wells-based school have taken pupils on such a trip.
“The pupils had an amazing trip and have been put through their paces by
brilliant coaches. The tour is not about ‘winning’ but the opportunity to develop different sporting and social skills,” said Simon, adding: “The PSV team motto ‘together we are strong’ was the perfect takeaway for our pupils and is exactly the same message we promote in the sports department at Rose Hill School.” • Visit
rosehillschool.co.uk
Caroline Knight
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