Dec 19, 2023 | A Levels, Exams, GCSE, Mock Exams, Revision, Uncategorized
Do you have mock exams coming up in January or February? If so, we have ten reasons to revise for mock exams. Just when you think you have got to the end of a very long term and want to spend your Christmas holidays sleeping, socialising and sitting in front of the...
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...
May 3, 2022 | Exams, GCSE, Parenting, Revision, Study Tips
How can parents support children during their exams? GCSE students have on average twenty five exams spread over a six week period, starting in the middle of May and finishing towards the end of June. This does not take into account any coursework that needs...
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...
Dec 14, 2021 | A Levels, Exams, GCSE, Mock Exams, Revision, Study Tips
Mock exams are more important than ever. Many Year 11 students will be starting their second set of mock exams or key assessments after the Christmas holiday. It is normal for Year 11 and Year 13 students to have two sets of mock exams before the ‘real’ exams in the...
Nov 3, 2021 | A Levels, Careers, GCSE, Parenting, UCAS
Autumn term is when Year 11 students are having to choose their A level subjects. Schools and sixth form colleges are enticing students and their parents with open evenings and glossy brochures to study familiar favourites like Geography, Maths and History and a range...
