Oct 14, 2025 | A Levels, Exams, GCSE, Mock Exams, Revision, Study Tips
A student was telling me about their magic revision notebook the other day. It is where they put all their important information that they need to remember. It sounds very special and it is special for this student. Even in this digital age, new stationery is exciting...
May 13, 2025 | A Levels, Exams, GCSE, Mock Exams, Revision
Whether you are sitting GCSEs or A levels, mock exams or end of year exams, having a few tips that will help you when you are told by the invigilator to turn the paper over are a good idea. These rules and tips can provide a routine and a ritual that you can apply to...
Feb 18, 2025 | A Levels, Exams, GCSE, Parenting, Revision
Spring is the school term when you often have the last vital parents’ evening before the summer exams begin. Mocks are over and schools schedule the parents’ evening as a chance to get vital messages across to parents and students. There should be an opportunity to...
Oct 3, 2024 | A Levels, Exams, Revision, Study Tips
Going from studying ten subjects at GCSE to studying three or four subjects at A levels, or even one or two if you are studying BTECs, is a breeze! Plus, you have free time to study in…or go to the shops, chat with your mates, go home…It’s definitely a breeze! Fast...
Jun 25, 2024 | A Levels, Careers, Exams, Parenting, UCAS
Each year about 30,000 students defer their university course to take a gap year and if you include those that take a gap year without officially deferring, then the figure is much higher. Why? What are the advantages and disadvantages of taking a gap year? There are...
Apr 11, 2024 | A Levels, Exams, GCSE, Revision, Study Tips
The clock is ticking, the calendar is counting down the days. Six weeks to go, five weeks to go, four weeks to go before your exams start. When are you going to start revising? Tomorrow! At the weekend! Next week! Before you know it, your exams are starting tomorrow....
