Nov 14, 2023 | A Levels, Careers, UCAS
Through year 12 students will start thinking about what their post A-level choices are and what they would like to do after sixth form. Three of the main opportunities open to students are: going to university to complete an undergraduate degree, applying for a degree...
May 2, 2023 | A Levels, Exams, GCSE, Mock Exams, Study Tips
How do you possibly remember all the content required for ten GCSE subjects or three or four A level subjects? The quotes in English Literature, the key dates and events in history, the formulae in science, the key concepts in RE, the hundreds of subject specific...
Jan 24, 2023 | A Levels, Exams, GCSE, Mentoring, Mock Exams, Parenting, Revision, Study Tips
If you have a child who is sitting their GCSEs and A levels this year, it can feel as stressful for you as it is for them. Often parents can feel the pressure of exams more than their children partly because they feel helpless in the process. As parents we want ways...
Aug 31, 2022 | A Levels, Careers, Parenting, UCAS
A simple guide to UCAS is needed because it can be a minefield of confusing jargon, deadlines and hoops to jump through if you haven’t done it before. Even if you are an experienced head of sixth form or adviser and use it every year there are always changes to learn...
Apr 26, 2022 | A Levels, Careers, UCAS
There are forty four medical schools in the UK. They are all unique. Some, like Edinburgh, are old, established and world famous, while others, such as Edge Hill, are brand new and hardly known. Some, like Swansea and Warwick, are graduate entry only, while others,...
Jan 28, 2022 | A Levels, Exams, GCSE, Mock Exams, Revision, Study Tips
Sometimes it is the basics of revision and studying that need addressing. I recently asked a parent of a student in Year 9 what she would like support with for her diligent, hard working daughter and she instantly replied with, “how to make an effective revision...
