Transfer Test AQE 2015-2016 *NEW THREAD*

Happyface123

After reading your reply I telephoned the AQE office and they said I could call in and purchase some papers so that's great! Feels like the house is coming down with papers. Should we be doing one per day? After homework this can be a struggle!!

Cherryscone

Happyface123 wrote: »

After reading your reply I telephoned the AQE office and they said I could call in and purchase some papers so that's great! Feels like the house is coming down with papers. Should we be doing one per day? After homework this can be a struggle!!

To be honest with Homework and afterschool we could not do 1 paper a day I really think it would be too much we are doing 3-4 per week .

Rainbowmac

Losing the will with scores up and down and up in just putting the whole thing out of my head

flymetothemoon_2

Happyface123 wrote: »

Feels like the house is coming down with papers. Should we be doing one per day? After homework this can be a struggle!!

Happyface 123

I would definitely not recommend one paper per day - that would be too much for any child whilst they are going to school 5 days/week and have homeworks to do as well. My kids were doing 2 tests per week in P7 in school and 1 test per week at home at the weekend (usually on a Sunday morning) - personally, I think that's loads. I know that both my kids were fed up looking at practice tests & I was concerned about burning them out too soon. It's hard to get it right but I would caution against too many tests. You could do other pieces of work or concentrate on reinforcement of any areas they find tricky.

BOBS

flymetothemoon wrote: »

Happyface 123

I would definitely not recommend one paper per day - that would be too much for any child whilst they are going to school 5 days/week and have homeworks to do as well. My kids were doing 2 tests per week in P7 in school and 1 test per week at home at the weekend (usually on a Sunday morning) - personally, I think that's loads. I know that both my kids were fed up looking at practice tests & I was concerned about burning them out too soon. It's hard to get it right but I would caution against too many tests. You could do other pieces of work or concentrate on reinforcement of any areas they find tricky.

totally agree that one paper every day is too much. If you want to do something everyday keep it low key - I would lift a recent paper and go over a few of the bits that DS has got wrong or stuff I know he struggles with.

Cherryscone

Starla0506 wrote: »

There seem to be very few posts from parents of children doing GL. Are there many of you here? How are your kids getting on?

We are not and just 2 from my sons year are doing Gl I am sure there is others on here who are also doing Gl

Cherryscone

Rainbowmac wrote: »

Losing the will with scores up and down and up in just putting the whole thing out of my head

I agree I have gone grey in a year :eek::rotfl:

Happyface123

Good advice. last thing we need is burn out at this stage. Just trying to keep them focused and happy!!

MiaMam

Hi I would agree that a paper a day is probably too much. My DD does two papers a week in class and one at home on a Saturday morning. However, we do some exercises every night from the CEA revision books. These usually take around 20 mins on top of homework. X

Flashfriend

MiaMam wrote: »

Hi I would agree that a paper a day is probably too much. My DD does two papers a week in class and one at home on a Saturday morning. However, we do some exercises every night from the CEA revision books. These usually take around 20 mins on top of homework. X

Hi, I do the same which is more than enough I think! How's the marks this week? We are still very up and down:(