Parents
Helping your child achieve strong results with more confidence & less stress
The problem:
As parents, we often feel helpless. We want our kids to be happy, balanced & perform well academically, but high school can be challenging and overwhelming. Students struggle under the weight of high expectations, immense academic and time pressure, heavy workload, and constant assessments. If students don’t have the right skills and strategies, it can lead to increased stress, low confidence, and academic under-achievement.
None of us want this for our children, but realistically teachers can’t impart broad strategic lessons, because the limited class time is devoted to teaching subjects, and most parents feel ill-equipped to help in practical ways. We aren’t teachers, and we aren’t familiar with the curriculum or subject content. So, how can we help them? The good news is that there are many ways parents can help…
The solution:
Parents aren’t doing the exams, but it’s beneficial if they are familiar with the strategies & skills needed for academic success. Most techniques are not subject or year specific and can be learned by anyone. You advantage your child by understanding the assessment system, knowing how questions must be answered, and what markers are looking for, as you are in a strong position to provide guidance and feedback independent of subject knowledge.
The Smarter Study guide has been written for both students and parents. It’s constructed with learnings from multiple perspectives, ensuring students learn the skills and strategies they need, and parents learn the skills and strategies to support them. This team approach helps students become more organised, strategic and confident, achieving stronger academic outcomes.
This study guide applies across subjects and year levels, benefitting students by teaching:
- Strategies & tips for working smarter, not harder
- How to improve productivity & save time with prioritising & time management
- How to set and achieve academic goals
- Practical organisational tips for school & home
- Optimising class time, homework, diary use, and managing screentime and distraction
- Step-by-step guidelines for strategic study planning (with bonus tips for HSC)
- How to maximise grades – what to do & how to do it
- Techniques for answering questions & giving markers what they want
- Detailed strategies for assessment preparation
- Simple, effective study & exam techniques
- Bonus tips & strategies for Math and English
- Bonus strategies for Years 11 & 12
- A bonus section to help new students prepare for the transition to Year 7
- Bonus tips from top HSC achievers
If you think we can help you or your child, please enquire about buying the Smarter Study guide (Available in print and digital formats)