Why was her child able to pass without preparation?

She’s lying to your face.

Sorry to be so blunt but it is true.

If somebody tells you that their child passed their 4+ Assessment at a top school like Haberdashers and NLCS and they tell you that they did zero preparation for it – they are lying to you.

 I spoke to a parent yesterday who told me that she did not believe me when I say that all children who passed a 4+ Assessment were prepared. She told me that her friend’s son was able to pass the Habs’ Boys’ 4+ Assessment without any preparation.

 I asked her what she meant by this?

She told me that his mother did nothing with him to prepare him for his 4+, she just sent him to a Clowns Nursery. She seemed to be very proud of this. 

I asked her if this mother never did any phonics, maths or puzzles with her son and she said that this parent literally told her that she did nothing. She ‘left it to the Nursery!’

 Absolute lies.

 And people who spread these lies do not have your best interests at heart. People who spread these lies do not want your child to pass their 4+ Assessments. And that’s just sad.

And to end – why would you be so proud to tell others that you’ve done nothing with your child for the first nearly 4 years of their lives?

 I personally don’t think that’s anything to shout about.

Parents who want to leave their child’s 4+ Assessment success in the hands of others rather than take full ownership for the success that their child will ultimately have are not the parents that we work with. We work with parents who are hands on, who take the time, energy and effort that it takes to prepare their children, with the support of my amazing team, to have incredible success. We work with parents who fully understand the complexity of this 4+ Assessment process and who take hours and hours of their own time each and every day to support their children with with their learning.

 Prepare your child for their 4+ Assessment and prepare them well.

 That is all I have to say.

And if you choose to listen to the opinions of others, do so with caution.