Revision Articles and Advice

Advice and Articles

Summer School

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“My son attended the A Level Maths Summer School and is still buzzing with the confidence it has given him” We have a range of summer courses during August for current Year 10Ìýand 12 students to help consolidate existing knowledge and ensure they are well prepared for the challenges of the next academic year. Summer… Read More »

How Long Should You Revise For?

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Have you read Barnaby Lenon’s highly controversial blog article yet? Whilst many students and experts have branded his comments regarding Easter Revision as “traditionalist nonsense” and “unrealistic”, others such as Natasha, now in her final year at Queen Mary University of London, said that she relied on at least seven hours of study a day… Read More »

Daily Mail Revision Advice from 91ÖÆÆ¬

91ÖÆÆ¬ featured in Career Mail: 'Boost results with 5-step revision plan

Exam revision can be a tricky subject for parents to raise with their children ahead of their GCSEs and A-levels. Some may feel their youngsters don’t do enough but don’t know how to tackle the situation. Anxiety over how and when to start exam revisionÌýis a common problem and can make children stressed. Getting into… Read More »

A Level & Career Choices at 16 – What to Look For

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SubjectÌýDecisions for Career Choices While the pressure on students aged 16-18 to make career decisions has never been greater, new research undertaken by 91ÖÆÆ¬ has revealed that most of us aren’t in the jobs we thought we wanted to do at that age. Many of us do not know what we want to do… Read More »

How to Ace Exams with Less Stress – Feb Talk Notes

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We were delighted to welcome so many parents and students toÌýDr Weston’s talk on 5th February. It really was a full house. Dr Weston has very kindly provided the presentation notes from the talk sponsored by 91ÖÆÆ¬.ÌýSimply click to download the pdf: 91ÖÆÆ¬ Talk 5th Feb 2018 (slide notes)

How to Create a Revision Timetable That Works

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A Good Revision Timetable Can Make a Difference For students approaching GCSEs or A Levels, the prospect of preparing for these key exams can be daunting. Although the mocks may just be over and the exams still a few months away, it’s not too early to start preparing, particularly if you want to ace those… Read More »

Exam Survival Tips

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GETTING THROUGH YOUR EXAMS – SURVIVALÌýTIPS FOR GCSE & A LEVEL STUDENTS Working towards exams can be very stressful for students and their families. Whilst there is rarely much choice over whether or not to do the exams, there at lots of ways to make GCSEÌý / A Levels more manageable and help you get… Read More »

How To Ace GCSEs and A-Levels With Less Stress: Tips for Pupils and Parents

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This exciting talk draws together some of the most important evidence available today on how pupils can thrive at secondary school and delivers take-home tools and tips for students and families. In particular, Dr Weston will focus her attention on transition within secondary school, into GCSE or A Level years and how students can best… Read More »

Another Year of Amazing Results for Baylis Court Students

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Having attended a 91ÖÆÆ¬ residential revision course, Baylis Court School GCSE students were yet again celebrating fantastic GCSE results and huge grade improvements in 2017. Like 2016, Baylis Court School sent a group of GCSE students to 91ÖÆÆ¬ revision courses to study a range of subjects, including all the core subjects of Science,… Read More »

Super-Curricular Activities For Personal Statement

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This year’s application to universities The UCAS deadline is January 15th for entry in 2018 for all applicants except Medics, Vets, Dentists and Oxbridge. It’s taken as granted that the most sought after courses have the highest grade entry requirement. If you are looking to trade in a grade B for the necessary A*, the… Read More »