The ABSOLUTE worst time to start preparing for the 4+ assessments… and when most parents start.

You may not like to hear this but there IS the perfect time to start preparing for the 4+ assessments and there is the ABSOLUTE worst time to start preparing for the 4+ assessments.

I have always recommended a full 12 months of assessment preparation for the 4+ assessments. Many of our clients start well before this. These are our ideal clients. The clients we most want to work with. The parents who see way beyond assessment preparation. They have a long term vision for their children’s learning and not a short term one.

There are many agencies out there who can support you with ad-hoc tuition. ‘Here and there’ tuition and ‘as and when I can be bothered’ tuition. That’s not what we offer here! So if that’s what you’re after, you’re totally in the wrong place.

Our busiest times for enquiries tend to be in the summer months (July and August). By this point, our students will only have about 3-6 months of assessment preparation. 

This is not enough. 

Keep in mind that the majority of our students already with us preparing for the 4+ have already been with us for 6-12 months but the time these clients are just getting started.

Do we have children who are successful with 3-6 months of assessment prep? Of course we do. 

But…

Our clients and students who are successful need to work so much harder. And the process is not nearly as enjoyable as it is for our clients who begin at least 12 months before the assessments. 

So whilst it is the worst time to get started, it’s still you getting started so please don’t let this put you off. If you are starting late - who cares? Just get started. Take full ownership and responsibility over your child’s learning and go all in to support them to the best of your ability to be very successful in any 4+ assessment. 

For today’s challenge I’d like you to play the ‘Family Memory Box Game’. Get a shoe box or an empty box and fill it up with photographs of your family. If you digitally keep your photos like I do, print some photos out. Throughout the day pick out different photos and discuss who the person is and what is special about this person to your child. You could ask questions like, ‘Why is aunty important to you?’ ‘How does your grandmother make you feel?’ ‘What is your favourite thing that you have done with your cousin?’ 

So much vocabulary boosting in this game! And so many beautiful memories that you can evoke by just looking at photographs together.

Book your Assessment Consultation Discovery Call today and find out how we can support you every step of the way to have tremendous success in the 4+ assessments.