When is the Best Time to Take Time Off School?
Your child needs to take 1 or 2 weeks off school and you need to think about the best time of the year to do so. This video will help you...
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Latest Resources & Tips
Below you will find some helpful tips, resources
and the 'Driving to School' video blogs.
Jason Ursino
- Feb 27
- 3 min
Mathematics Extension 2. Should my Child do it for the HSC?
Your child is in Year 11 and has performed well in Mathematics Extension 1. Should they do Mathematics Extension 2 for the HSC? This...
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Jason Ursino
- Jan 31
- 3 min
When Should I Start Tutoring for my Child?
You have been thinking about getting academic support for your child. However, you are unsure when to start tutoring. This video is for...
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Jason Ursino
- Jan 2
- 2 min
Should a Student Study in the Summer Holidays?
End of the year! Christmas time! Should your child do any study during this break? This video may surprise you. TRANSCRIPT Good morning!...
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Jason Ursino
- Nov 30, 2022
- 3 min
3 Areas to Discuss about the End-of-Year Report with Your Child
You have received the end-of-year report from your child's school. Here's an opportunity to discuss it with them and reflect on the year....
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Jason Ursino
- Oct 27, 2022
- 3 min
The 3 Mistakes Students Make in the Morning
Your child plans to have a productive day of study and the way they start the day makes all the difference. Here are the 3 mistakes...
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Jason Ursino
- Sep 30, 2022
- 2 min
The 3 Questions to Ask at Parent-Teacher Night
You want to get the best out of parent-teacher night with your child's teachers in that limited time. This video gives you the three best...
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Jason Ursino
- Aug 31, 2022
- 3 min
How to Study for a Mathematics Examination
If you need to support your children to prepare for their mathematics exam and you are not sure how to go about it, this video is for...
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Jason Ursino
- Jul 28, 2022
- 2 min
Online Tutoring Vs Face-to-Face Tutoring
After COVID the online tutoring model has become more popular. However, which is better? Online or face-to-face? Well it depends on the...
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kbarlow03
- Jul 18, 2022
- 4 min
What does "Human Experience" even mean?
Year twelve English students have encountered the words “human experience” over a hundred times at this point, whether it be in class...
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Jason Ursino
- Jun 28, 2022
- 3 min
The Winter is the Best Time to Study
It's that time of year when it drops to the cooler temperatures. It is also the best time to study. This video gives 3 reasons why the...
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Jason Ursino
- May 27, 2022
- 2 min
3 Important Documents Your Child Needs to Have Success in Mathematics
Your children are ready to perform in their Mathematics exams. Here are the 3 documents they need to develop a successful program of...
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Jason Ursino
- May 12, 2022
- 1 min
Statistics on the Calculator for NSW Secondary Mathematics Students
Below are the step by step instructions of how to use a scientific calculator for statistics in high school mathematics. Statistics Mode...
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Jason Ursino
- May 2, 2022
- 3 min
Does Group Tutoring Work?
You want to get tutoring for your children and you are offered group sessions. Group sessions can work even better than private sessions,...
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kbarlow03
- Apr 29, 2022
- 4 min
How to use a semicolon correctly
If you’ve clicked on this article, it is because you, like any other human being, are perplexed by the infamous semicolon. For decades,...
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Jason Ursino
- Mar 31, 2022
- 3 min
How to get into Year 10 Mathematics 5.3 from Year 9 Mathematics 5.2
Your child has just completed Year 9 Mathematics 5.2 and wants to get into Year 10 Mathematics 5.3 because they have goals for tertiary...
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kbarlow03
- Mar 7, 2022
- 3 min
The Heart of the Text: The Author's Purpose
By: Kristin Barlow How often have you looked at an unseen text and scoured it desperately for the first sign of alliteration? A metaphor?...
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Joseph Conducto
- Mar 2, 2022
- 4 min
Just Why? - William Shakespeare
By: Joseph Conducto M.ES, BTeaching/BA (Humanities) I am confident in saying that the words ‘William Shakespeare’ said together are...
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Jason Ursino
- Feb 28, 2022
- 3 min
What to do if Your Child does not Complete their Homework
Are you getting messages from your children's school about homework not being completed. This video discusses the 3 concepts to think...
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Jason Ursino
- Jan 28, 2022
- 2 min
The Way They do it at School is Different to the Way I did it at School
Are your children doing mathematics differently at school now days? Is it okay to show them 'your way' of solving a mathematical problem?...
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