Year 6 student Chloe practised word problems on rates and ratios, then learned how to divide fractions by whole numbers.

For Year 8, Jayden revised congruence rules in triangles and quadrilaterals and started exploring tessellations.

Meanwhile, a Year 10 student completed a pre-grade assessment and reviewed key methods for topics including basic algebra and linear equations.

Had not done any of the homework assigned, making it hard to reinforce new maths concepts between lessons.

Struggled with organizing notes and left other chapters untouched, which made revision less effective for exam prep.

Messy or incomplete written work—especially on word problems—meant key steps were skipped. Trouble writing down in an organized manner.

Avoided showing working in algebra; still hard to get him to write down every step for problems, leading to hidden errors that slowed progress when reviewing.

One Lawes tutor noticed a Year 10 student who used to skip steps now consistently shows his working on paper, which has helped him feel much more prepared for upcoming exams.

In Year 8, a student who struggled to concentrate at first now stays focused through the whole session and remembers formulas from previous terms without prompting.

A younger student has become noticeably more thorough with her homework—she completed all of her multiplication tables this week after often leaving them unfinished in earlier sessions.