What if we've accidentally mistaken information for education? It's a question that has lingered in my mind ever since. Every conversation with parents, every discussion with teachers, every business meeting and every article I read about artificial intelligence seems to bring me back to it. For decades, education has largely …

Understanding time blindness and why many children with ADHD experience time differently If you're the parent of a child with ADHD, you've probably found yourself asking the same question more than once. "Why does my child always leave everything until the last minute?" Homework isn't started until the evening before …

A few weeks ago, I went live on Facebook for the very first time. I would love to tell you that I confidently pressed the button without a second thought, but that would be far from the truth. My heart was racing. I was worried about forgetting what I wanted …

As AI Gets Smarter, Education Must Become More Human Artificial Intelligence (AI) has arrived in education faster than most of us expected. Every week, there seems to be another tool promising to make teaching easier, revision quicker or learning more personalised. Teachers are experimenting with AI to reduce workload. Parents …

If you are a parent, there is a good chance you have experienced something like this. Your child’s teacher tells you they are polite, quiet, hard-working and well-behaved. Then you get home. Within an hour, there is shouting, tears, arguments, refusal to do homework, or complete withdrawal. Perhaps your child …

Few issues in modern parenting generate as much debate as social media. One of the most pressing questions today is: Will banning social media make children happier? For some families, social media has become an accepted part of childhood. It is where friendships are maintained, interests are explored, and communities …

Few things worry parents more than watching a child slowly lose faith in themselves and stop trying. Not because it happens dramatically. Quite the opposite. It often happens so gradually that we barely notice it at first. A child who once came home eager to tell you about their day …

Parents often come to us asking about grades. “How do we improve English?” “Why are they falling behind in Maths?” “What can we do about motivation?” These are important questions. But over the years, one thing has become increasingly clear to us at Mr Gillman Tuition: Many children are not …