Exams can be stressful. Knowing that your exam result will contribute significantly to your overall grade can cause you to feel pressured, which in turn can be detrimental to your performance on the day. By taking a strategic approach to completing your exams, you may feel less stressed and more equipped to manage the different…
How Does Individualised Tutoring Benefit Students? Individualised tutoring provides students with a range of learning benefits Parents organise academic tutoring for their child for many different reasons. Some parents feel unable to assist their child adequately with their homework. Other parents seek expert tutoring for their child because they have fallen behind at school, or…
In just under two months, millions of students throughout Australia will be completing the 2022 National Assessment Program-Literacy and Numeracy, assessments that are more commonly referred to as NAPLAN. Since its inception in 2008, NAPLAN, managed by the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) has tested Australian year 3, year 5, year 7, and…
With most Australian children now back at school, parents have had the opportunity to reflect on their experience of supporting their child’s ‘at-home’ learning at various times throughout the past 2 years. We asked parents of the students we tutor to share their experience of ‘at home’ learning, and how they are feeling now that…
10 Tips to Ensure Your Child is Prepared for the New School Year Optimise Learning’s Top Ten Tips Whilst the new school year is still a few weeks away, implementing the following tips now will prepare your child for a great start. 1. Initiate Conversations About the New School Year As the summer holiday break…
Exams are one of the most challenging aspects of the senior years of high school. There is so much for senior students to learn, keep organised and remember as they approach their final exams. Henry is a student mentor at Optimise Learning. His ATAR of 98.8 was the result of the focused and effective study…