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icon - school largeWhile we’d draw the line at actually doing their homework, helping your child prepare for school and being involved with their studies is a sure-fire way of keeping them on track. We’ve got motivational ideas to help them achieve what you want and they need – good exam results.

  • Choosing a school

    Choosing where your child will go to their first school is a big decision; it is, after all, the place where they will spend the next seven years and could affect the rest of their life. Dad Info runs you through the education options...

  • Supporting my child's education: what can I do?

    As a dad, one of the big jobs is to make sure your child gets a great education. You can make a real difference to how they do at school. Dad Info gives you practical tips on how you can help shape their future success...

  • GCSEs: helping them through

    When GCSEs arrive, suddenly all previous tests and exams seem like, well, child’s play. How your child performs could have an impact on the rest of her life – from A-levels, to university and beyond. Gavin Evans (one daughter has jumped through the GCSE hoop; the other approaching it) takes another look.

  • A-levels: helping them through

    The leap from the relatively regimented rote learning of GCSEs to the specialised intensity of A-levels can come as a bit of a shock. Gavin Evans, whose elder daughter is currently completing her A-levels, explains what’s what in the sixth form world.

  • League tables: how to read them

    When your child is about to start primary or secondary school, you may find yourself snowed under by a blizzard of competing claims. One solution involves perusing league tables - but you'll need to know which papers to find them in, what criteria is involved, and of course what school performance actually means...

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