{"id":8,"date":"2026-10-11T00:08:05","date_gmt":"2026-10-10T11:59:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/block.ltheme.com\/lt-tutora\/how-to-help-your-child-prepare-for-exams\/"},"modified":"2026-10-15T00:08:05","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T00:08:05","slug":"how-to-help-your-child-prepare-for-exams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/block.ltheme.com\/lt-tutora\/how-to-help-your-child-prepare-for-exams\/","title":{"rendered":"How to help your child prepare for exams"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Exams can feel big for children and for parents. The good news is that steady, simple habits help more than last-minute cramming. Here is a plan you can start a few weeks before the first exam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Make a simple revision timetable<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Write down every exam date and subject, then count back the weeks you have.<\/li>\n\n<li>Plan short sessions of 25 to 40 minutes with a break in between, rather than whole afternoons.<\/li>\n\n<li>Mix subjects across the week, and come back to each topic more than once.<\/li>\n\n<li>Keep one evening and part of the weekend free. Rest is part of the plan.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Use active revision, not just rereading<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reading notes again feels productive, but children remember more when they have to pull the answer out of their own head. Try these instead:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Flashcards with a question on one side and the answer on the other.<\/li>\n\n<li>Explaining a topic out loud to you, a sibling or even the family pet.<\/li>\n\n<li>Turning a page of notes into a mind map or a short list of key points from memory.<\/li>\n\n<li>Practice questions, then checking the answers and fixing mistakes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Practise with past papers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ask the school which past papers or sample questions they recommend. Start with one section at a time, then try a full paper with a timer closer to the exam. Go through the marking together and note the topics that need another look.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Look after sleep, food and worries<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A regular bedtime matters more than a late-night revision session.<\/li>\n\n<li>Breakfast and a water bottle help on exam mornings.<\/li>\n\n<li>Talk about worries early. If anxiety seems to be getting in the way, speak to your child\u2019s teacher or school counsellor.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Above all, praise effort and progress, not only marks. If you would like help building a revision plan, book a free assessment and we will look at it together.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A calm, practical plan for the weeks before school exams: a simple timetable, active revision, past papers and plenty of sleep.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":16,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/block.ltheme.com\/lt-tutora\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/block.ltheme.com\/lt-tutora\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/block.ltheme.com\/lt-tutora\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/block.ltheme.com\/lt-tutora\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/block.ltheme.com\/lt-tutora\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33,"href":"https:\/\/block.ltheme.com\/lt-tutora\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8\/revisions\/33"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/block.ltheme.com\/lt-tutora\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/block.ltheme.com\/lt-tutora\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/block.ltheme.com\/lt-tutora\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/block.ltheme.com\/lt-tutora\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}