Revision Articles and Advice

Advice and Articles

HOW TO REVISE FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE GCSE

The word 'English' in bold as a dictionary entry

This article, which is focused on English Language GCSE, is one of three articles on how to work smarter and revise for year 11 English students. In addition to helping clarify what students are actually being examined upon, our highly experienced tutors provide some useful revision and exam technique advice. Links to our other articles鈥 Read More »

WORK SMARTER WHEN REVISING FOR ENGLISH GCSE

All ambitious students work hard. However, hard work alone is unlikely to get the grades you feel that work deserves! According to Peter Thompson, one of our most experienced English tutors, the key skill is NOT to work harder but to work SMARTER. 听In this article, we explain what is meant by working 鈥渟marter鈥 when鈥 Read More »

鈥淪tudying With The Brain In Mind鈥 Workshop

InnerDrive event with speaker presenting to large group of students

Thank you to all who joined our special event, led by Bradley Busch from InnerDrive. It was a great evening which, based on your positive feedback, went down extremely well with both parents and students. During the workshop, Bradley provided some fascinating insights into the teen brain, learning and key student behaviours, including: 鈥 Motivation鈥 Read More »

Interactive Workshop for Parents & Students: Studying with the Brain in Mind

We are delighted to invite you to our interactive workshop, which will be led by Inner Drive, the highly regarded mindset coaching company. The Event This interactive workshop will provide insights into the teen brain and lots of practical advice to help听students study more efficiently. By better understanding how the brain works, students are able鈥 Read More »

Private Tuition 鈥 What is The Best Option?

4 students in line revising at desks

According to the latest annual Sutton Trust/Ipsos-Mori survey, one in four young people now receive private or home tuition. 听As for the reasons for tuition, one in three (33%) pupils received tuition for specific GCSE exams whilst almost half (47%) said it was to help with their school work in general. Choice of Tuition Options鈥 Read More »

Why is Year 12 is more important than ever?

2 AS level students smiling together

A Level reforms now complete Over the past few years, A Levels and AS Levels have undergone significant reform, with the key changes being: The decoupling of AS and A Level qualifications in England The creation of a new standalone AS qualification and a 2 year linear A Level Exams at the end of the鈥 Read More »

Are AS Levels Important?

Students revising at desk

What are AS Levels? An AS Level is the first full year of A-Level study. Students study a subject for one year and achieve an AS-level qualification which is independent from a subject you take through to full A-level. Most students will take an extra AS-Level in their first year before fully focusing on their鈥 Read More »

Exam Coach at 91制片 Easter Courses

James Davey

91制片 were delighted to welcome The Exam Coach -James Davey – to their revision centre at St George’s in Harpenden. James was keen to visit a course in action and meet some of the students in preparation for his workshop at our Summer Schools. James had created one of his fantastic and inspiring exam鈥 Read More »

History & English Courses: A Student’s Perspective

Group of students discussing work together around a desk

From time to time, students provide us with insights on why they find our courses so helpful. For Miranda,听 she found the “exceptional and relevant knowledge of specific exam boards” and “intuitive guidance on how to write higher level analysis and evaluation”听 particularly valuable. Read Miranda’s full article below … “I am now studying Law鈥 Read More »

Kitty’s Review – History A Level

Kitty Hooper

91制片 helped me achieve the A grade I needed to study History at University After achieving A*AA in my A-Levels, I was able to study History at Newcastle University. Achieving these results took a lot of hard work and dedication 鈥 along with a little help from a 91制片 revision course. When it鈥 Read More »