| Excellence in motion HOME LIFE

| Excellence in motion Why is home life important? “Pupils are struggling because of home life“. (Daily Telegraph)

| Excellence in motion Why is home life important? “The decline of children’s home life was one of the biggest problems facing education”. (Dr Bousted)

| Excellence in motion Why is home life important? “They often arrive at school unfit for lessons, stay out with friends and use networking websites late into the night”. (Association Of Teachers And Lecturers)

| Excellence in motion Why is home life important? “Too many parents just seem unable to fulfill their responsibilities to young people”. (Dr Bousted)

| Excellence in motion Why is home life important? Now children can go out during the night and they believe it is their right to do what they want, when they want to do it”. (Daily Telegraph)

| Excellence in motion Why is home life important? “Parents are not firm enough, and too many fail to properly prepare their children for school. The long term consequence is that children will not appreciate the importance of school, and as a nation we will not get the results we want”. (Daily Telegraph)

| Excellence in motion How parents can help their children perform better in schools Use television wisely – Academic achievement drops sharply for children who watch TV for more than 10 hours per week

| Excellence in motion How parents can help their children perform better in schools Establish a daily family routine

| Excellence in motion How parents can help their children perform better in schools Set aside a quiet, well-lit place and encourage children to study

| Excellence in motion How parents can help their children perform better in schools Attendance and punctuality

| Excellence in motion How parents can help their children perform better in schools Establish a healthy lifestyle – Eating on time – Going to bed on time – Getting up early on time – Proper breakfast

| Excellence in motion How parents can help their children perform better in schools Talk to your children and listen to them too

| Excellence in motion How parents can help their children perform better in schools Express high expectations for your children

| Excellence in motion How parents can help their children perform better in schools Keep in touch with school

| Excellence in motion How parents can help their children perform better in schools Check class work, homework and homework diary every night

| Excellence in motion How parents can help their children perform better in schools Ask your child how was his or her school day

| Excellence in motion How parents can help their children perform better in schools Teach good manners and encourage your child to behave well at all times

| Excellence in motion How parents can help their children perform better in schools Create and maintain solid, positive and friendly relations with staff

| Excellence in motion How parents can help their children perform better in schools Check equipment, uniform and haircut

| Excellence in motion How parents can help their children perform better in schools Prepare for exams in this world and in the hereafter