Revision Articles and Advice

Advice and Articles

When Should You Start Revising for GCSEs and A Levels?

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When should you start revising for GCSEs and A Levels? For a generation of students used to updating their Instagram status every few minutes, the summer exams may seem like a long time away. But add up everything that needs to be done between now and then 鈥� from rereading (or just reading) Great Expectations鈥� Read More »

How to effectively step up from Year 12 to 13

Our expert tutor, Mike, offers advice on how to effectively transition from Year 12 to Year 13 Chemistry. However, many of the points that will be discussed can be applied to most, if not all, of your studies at this level. As you will have been made aware, the transition from GCSE to A-level is鈥� Read More »

Assessments & Exams: Help for Students

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During the year, it鈥檚 critical that students stay focused and on track with their studies 鈥� this will give them the best chance of success in their GCSEs or A levels, no matter how they are assessed. For many teenagers, this is easier said than done so we have prepared a short guide on how鈥� Read More »

Struggling to keep up with studies?

Or what to do if you feel you are struggling with a subject or keeping up with everything. Spinning Plates Being a student in Year 11 or Year 13 can feel at times like being the plate spinner act at the circus, trying to do everything all at once. It can be exhausting, and at鈥� Read More »

A Level Revision Course – Student Review

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Hi again 鈥� it鈥檚 Emma here 鈥� don鈥檛 worry if you haven鈥檛 read my earlier article on the trials and tribulations of being a sixth former, you can still read it here. This time I thought you might like to know how I got on with the 91制片 Revision Course that my mum was鈥� Read More »

A Level Chemistry for Medical Studies

A Level Science / Chemistry for aspiring medical students As a Chemistry teacher and tutor with over 20 years鈥� experience, I am often asked particular questions in Year 11. To help students and parents, I have put together the topics most frequently needing explanation or advice 鈥� and useful answers. Why should we take Chemistry鈥� Read More »

10 Reasons Why May Revision Courses Are So Popular

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We are seeing a surge in demand for our courses in May, for both GCSE and A Level students. While we believe this is partly due to students needing more help with exam techniques and grade challenges this year, here are the most common reasons mentioned by customers 鈥� do any of these sound familiar鈥� Read More »

A Level Business – Study, Revision & Exam Advice

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A Level Business – all specifications Our expert tutor, Chris, explains how students can improve their study, revision, and, ultimately, exam grades with the approaches below. In this case, A Level Business, but the approaches remain the same for most subjects. The choice of A Level Business requires students to have an active interest in鈥� Read More »

Kick Start Easter Revision

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Worrying about the lack of GCSE/ A Level revision so far? Don鈥檛 panic, it鈥檚 not too late for students to kick start their revision over the Easter Holidays and ace their summer exams. As a parent, it鈥檚 often a tricky area to broach revision with students. Procrastination on how and when to start revising is鈥� Read More »