Jun 11, 2026 | A Levels, Academic Coaching, Exams, Executive functioning skills, GCSE, Mentoring, Parenting, Revision, Study Tips
What is the relationship between executive functioning skills and academic mentoring? I often receive enquiries from parents asking if we teach executive functioning skills as part of the academic mentoring and revision coaching that we offer. The answer is that we...
Mar 31, 2026 | A Levels, Academic Coaching, Exams, GCSE, Mock Exams, Revision, Study Tips
What are effective ways of testing your knowledge when revising if you are sitting exams this summer? Revision consists of understanding, learning and applying the content of the subjects that you are studying. Part of that process is testing your learning to make...
Feb 10, 2026 | 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...
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...
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...
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....
