Skills School

01/11/2024

Are you a qualified, experienced primary teacher looking for a new opportunity in education? We are a small, independent tuition centre based in Cirencester and are looking for teachers who want to make learning fun! If this is you, get in touch today to learn more about this fantastic opportunity.

19/06/2024

A little reminder that registration for the Gloucestershire 11+ Entrance Exam closes at midday on 28th June 2024. (Next Friday)
Key dates and other info can be found on this website...
https://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/schooladmissions/grammar-schools/

The Entrance test and the Late Entrance test for the grammar schools have both been sat and therefore if your child has not sat either test, you cannot apply for a grammar school place. Please speak with the grammar school/s of your choice to enquire if there are any options.

22/05/2024

Last night in our eleven plus group, some of the children expressed a feeling of pressure and being overwhelmed. So we chatted about ways to help with this. We practised pausing, FOFBOC (it's a thing!- feet on floor, bottom on chair) and taking a few deep breaths. It's really important to consider mindfulness as a technique to help children through any exams/tests they will have to face. Take a look at this link for more ideas to support your child.
https://www.pentagonplay.co.uk/news-and-info/combatting-stress-during-exam-season #:~:text=Mindful%20Breathing%20Exercises%3A%20Start%20the,minds%20before%20beginning%20their%20tests.

Support children's mental health during their year 6 SATS with useful mindfulness tips

15/05/2024

Beautiful blue skies leaving SkillsSchools last night.

13/05/2024

24/04/2024

We are already starting to get enquiries about assessing children for the September enrolment of the 11+ programme. We will be organising a schedule for these assessments for after the May half-term holiday.
Please be in touch if you would like your child to be assessed so they don't miss out. In the meantime, the best thing to do to prepare your child is to get them reading more challenging books. The level of vocabulary knowledge needed is always something that most children need to work on and something that takes time to improve. Take a look at this list of suggested 11+ reading books...
https://www.elevenplusexams.co.uk/advice-preparation/subjects/english/reading-list

10/04/2024

SkillsSchool and blue skies...this was yesterday...today it definitely isn't blue skies! We are back now after a two week Easter break and we are starting to get enquiries about next year's 11+ programme. We will soon be running assessments for these students. Do get in touch if you would like your child to join us.

25/03/2024

Ratio and Proportion can be experienced in life in many fun ways...we love looking at recipes, particularly ones of cake, and working out the amount of each ingredient for different numbers of people.
So for an Easter inspired one...we have 24-32 people expected at our Easter party- how much of each ingredient should we use to make these yummy looking cupcakes?

21/03/2024

This evening will be the last day before we close our doors for the Easter holidays. What a short and snappy term it has been.

Gloucestershire schools break up a week early compared to many other counties so please take note, if you come in from Wiltshire, that we will not be open next week. We will be back, relaxed, full of chocolate, and ready for an exciting summer term from Monday 8th April. Happy Easter!

14/03/2024

It's World Pi Day! How will you and your child(ren) celebrate this unique number that represents the circumference-to-diameter ratio of a circle?

Here are some ideas...
~Bake a pie and discuss Pi's significance
~Measure circular objects around your house and calculate their diameter, circumference and area using Pi
~See how many digits of Pi you can remember

Here are some other great ideas too...https://www.weareteachers.com/pi-day-activities/

We'd love to hear about/see some of your efforts.

07/03/2024

Happy World Book Day! Hope you have made time today and enjoyed reading some of your book.
Reading not only expands your vocabulary and knowledge; it increases your concentration and memory; strengthens your writing abilities; increases imagination and creativity AND reduces stress, helping you to relax. What's not to love about books!

06/03/2024

Here at Skills School we believe learning should be fun and engaging. We offer tuition in Maths and English as well as Eleven Plus Exam preparation in our fantastic, modern building in the centre of Cirencester.
We are staffed entirely by enthusiastic qualified teachers who want to make a difference to the education and development of the students they work with. High quality, individual learning experiences that will lead to a brighter future for our students.
For more information please click on the link in our bio or email us on [email protected].