Why a good night’s sleep is important and how to achieve it! Leading a busy, fast-paced lifestyle is often seen as a mark of success in today’s society. So many of us are trying to cram more and more into each day; staying up later and getting up earlier in order to...

“One language sets you in a corridor for life.  Two languages open every door along the way” Did you know that all babies are born with an innate ability to mimic the sounds of any language? But by the time they reach 10 months,...

We are proud to announce that Flying Start's Founder, Sian Goodspeed, is a finalist in the Education category of this year's NLP Awards. The NLP awards recognise those individuals who have demonstrated the use of NLP in making a marked difference in their...

We all experience the world differently, absorbing and processing information in our own ways. Understanding how a child interprets information helps teachers to make their pupils’ learning far more effective. In this respect, Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP)...

September 2019 will see a second cohort of pupils sit the ‘new’ Bucks Secondary Transfer (11+) tests. Although many parents are aware that the exam has recently undergone changes, they may not be clear on what will now be tested. Prior to 2014, the Bucks 11+ tests...

Interested in finding out how essential oils can help your child at school? Check out our latest blog from guest blogger Naomi Rowling. Plants have been used for centuries for their health-giving properties. In the 21stcentury we have the means to identify the...

Many children dream of possessing a super power but few know that they already have one... The ability to learn! A skilled learner will be able to do anything they turn their minds to. Well, perhaps not leap over tall buildings in a single bound -  but they can...

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Non-verbal reasoning (NVR) is becoming an increasingly common form of assessment. It appears in the Buckinghamshire 11+ tests as well as the 11+ and 12+ exams in several other counties and in many independent schools’ entrance exams. NVR is used to assess how well a...

On rushed school mornings, when vital items of school uniform have gone astray and undone pieces of homework have magically appeared in their place, having time to prepare a nutritious, filling breakfast for the kids can seem an impossible dream. However, research...

Did you know that watching some of their favourite Disney movies could help your child do better at school? Children who have a growth mindset tend to engage with subjects and activities more than those children who worry about “not being good...

The much-anticipated announcement regarding the changes to the Bucks Secondary Transfer (11+) tests was made yesterday afternoon via an update to the Buckinghamshire Grammar Schools (BGS) website.  With the change in exam provider having been announced earlier...