The Smavy Learning Blog
Expert advice on tutoring, exam preparation, study strategies and helping your child thrive academically — written by Smavy educators and tutors.
How to Prepare for NSW Selective Entry — A Parent's Guide
The NSW Selective High School Placement Test is one of Australia's most competitive academic assessments. Here's everything parents need to know about timing, test format and how to give your child the best preparation.
NAPLAN 2025: What's Changed and How to Help Your Child Prepare
NAPLAN moved to an adaptive online format in 2023. Understanding how the test now works — and how it adapts to your child's responses — is the first step to helping them perform at their best.
Why Every Child Should Learn to Code — And Where to Start
Coding is no longer just for future software engineers. From problem-solving to creative thinking, learning to code develops skills that benefit students across every subject and career path.
1:1 Tutoring vs Group Classes: What the Research Actually Says
Bloom's 2-sigma problem showed that 1:1 tutoring produces results two standard deviations above the class average. Here's what that means in practice for your child's learning.
11-Plus Preparation: GL Assessment vs CEM — Key Differences Explained
The two 11-plus formats test reasoning in different ways. Many parents don't realise their target grammar school uses a specific format until it's too late. Here's what to look for.
Spaced Repetition and Active Recall: The Science Behind How Smavy Tutors Teach
The two most evidence-backed learning techniques — spaced repetition and active recall — are built into every Smavy tutoring session. Here's the research behind them and how they work in practice.
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