Instead of sitting down with them each night to go through it, encourage your child to attempt it on their own before asking for help. By trying to tackle their homework on their own, your child will learn to face challenges head-on, as well as developing problem-solving skills.

Help your child build their literacy skills by encouraging them to read more and helping them work on their own pieces of creative writing within an easy to understand framework.

Critical thinking skills are essential for children to be able to carry out problem solving in all subjects and has therefore become an important part of what a school delivers in the classroom.

The Effective Pre-school, Primary and Secondary Education Project has found that the benefits of a good pre-school education can still be seen when children reach Key Stage 3 in Secondary School.

Parents can help their children understand that we all learn from our failures and with renewed determination, it may be the route to learning how to succeed.