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Maths tutor, private tutor or homework help: how to choose in the canton of Vaud

Becoming an online tutor takes ten minutes: a photo, two sentences, a price. No level test, no teaching test, no supervision. Here is how to recognise genuinely serious support, the precise questions to ask, and what we impose on ourselves at SOS so you never have to take our word for it.

20 August 2026 · 12 min read

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ECR past papers and examples in Vaud: the complete parents’ guide

Many parents look for ECR past papers year by year (2012, 2015...). Those archives do not exist, but what the canton publishes is more useful. This guide details what actually exists, the 2027 and 2028 dates, the exact calculation that makes an ECR weigh on the average, and how to practise without cramming.

31 August 2026 · 13 min read

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The general track (VG) and its levels 1 and 2: the complete parents’ guide

Level 1, level 2: many Vaud parents get the higher one wrong, and do not know levels can change twice a year, at precise thresholds. This guide details the real mechanics: required averages, promotion thresholds, bridges to the VP and the raccordement, with official figures.

31 August 2026 · 14 min read

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The pre-gymnasium track (VP) in Vaud: the complete parents’ guide

'VP' is one of the most frequent searches among Vaud parents, and one of the least understood. This guide explains the real mechanics of orientation with official figures: the points required, the 30% weight of the ECR, worked examples, borderline cases, bridges and what to do, month by month.

31 August 2026 · 14 min read

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How to prepare for the ECR in the canton of Vaud: a year-by-year guide

The ECR are not prepared the night before: they reward steady work across the whole year. Here, year by year (4P, 6P, 8P), is what is assessed, how to practise for real, and why starting early changes everything. A concrete guide to support your child without stressing them.

26 August 2026 · 10 min read

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My child is falling behind in maths: understand the drop before fixing it

The drop always looks sudden: a 5 in autumn, a 3.5 a few months later, and a child repeating 'I'm useless at maths'. It almost never is sudden. In maths everything chains together, and one missing step is enough to make the whole floor unstable. Here is how to find that step, and why revising the current chapter harder repairs nothing.

25 August 2026 · 9 min read

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Confidence and motivation at school: what can be rebuilt, and how

'He doesn't like school any more.' 'She stresses over every test.' 'I can't motivate him without a fight.' These three sentences rarely describe a character problem: they describe a circle in which results, confidence and desire pull each other down. The good news is that the circle also turns the other way, and we know where to grab it.

25 August 2026 · 9 min read

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Risk of repeating the year: decide with method, act in time

The word is frightening, and it rarely comes at a good moment: 'your child risks repeating the year'. Two very different situations hide behind it, the risk announced mid-year, and the decision already made. In both cases research says the same thing: repeating repairs nothing by itself. What repairs is what you change around it. Here is how to decide with method, and act in time.

25 August 2026 · 8 min read

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My child won't do their homework: understand before you punish

The school bag has been sitting there for an hour, the diary has not moved, and the same sentence returns every evening: 'I'll do them later'. A child who does not do their homework is almost never lazy: the refusal is a symptom, with three possible causes that call for very different responses. Here is how to tell them apart, what research says, and the method for building the routine.

24 August 2026 · 10 min read

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Maths tutor, private tutor or homework help: how to choose in the canton of Vaud

20 August 2026 · 12 min read

Advice for Parents

Vaud back to school 2026: the two weeks that shape the year

Vaud pupils went back to school on Monday 17 August. A year’s learning difficulties almost always take hold now, before the first marks. Here are the signals to watch week by week, and what to do if they add up.

17 August 2026 · 9 min read

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Supervised study: what really happens between 5pm and 7pm

Two supervised hours, sometimes four times a week, and a school year that turns around. A close look at the quietest and most effective form of academic support, as SOS supervised study resumes on 1 September in Vevey, Lausanne and now Montreux.

13 August 2026 · 8 min read

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ECR: what the cantonal reference tests are really for (canton of Vaud)

The complete ECR guide for parents in Vaud: what they are, year by year (4P, 6P, 8P), what they are not, how results are communicated, and the key figure: in 8P they count for 30% of the orientation averages.

13 August 2026 · 10 min read

Advice for Parents

Back to school in the canton of Vaud: how to help your child start the year well

Sleep, organisation, light revision: the habits that truly matter can be put in place within a week. A practical guide for parents, from 5P to the maturité.

12 August 2026 · 6 min read

Pedagogy

VP or VG: understanding the end-of-8P orientation in the canton of Vaud

Voie prégymnasiale or voie générale: what is at stake in 8P, how the decision is built, and why neither path closes doors. A clear guide for parents.

12 August 2026 · 7 min read

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