Category: Courses

How Our Courses Work

AN INTRODUCTION TO OUR COURSES

We offer a comprehensive range of tuition and revision courses for Year 10 -13 IGCSE, GCSE and A Level students. For the full list of subjects currently available, please select the appropriate level:

IGCSE/GCSE (including courses for Year 10 and retake students)

A Level (including courses for Year 12 and retake students)

If you cannot see the subject you are seeking, please contact us as we do add courses in response to customer demand.

How Our Courses Work

Our top priority is ensuring students receive high quality tuition, which meets their individual needs. Unlike other companies providing revision courses, we do not follow a standard structure and each course is bespoke to the students attending that course. By requesting information in advance of the course on the topics and skills that students wish to cover, our tutors are able to structure the course around their needs and optimise the student鈥檚 revision time.

Although each course is bespoke, there are some elements that are common across all courses and some subjects that require a slightly different approach. For example, at GCSE, mixed exam boards are used when there is a significant overlap between content which allows students to maximise their subject options at the same revision venue. In contrast, the majority of our A Level courses are exam board specific.

DURATION AND CONTENT OF OUR COURSES

All our courses, with the exception of May Day Weekend and Pre Exam courses are now 4 days to ensure students are fully prepared for the challenges and greater rigour of GCSEs and A Levels following the 2015 education reforms.

All 91制片 courses will involve:

  • Tuition from experienced, fully qualified subject experts
  • Teaching and practice of exam technique
  • Stimulating and inclusive study environment, free from distractions
  • A variety of engaging learning and memory techniques
  • Focused revision on the most common exam topics

Students attending multiple courses may notice a difference in approach depending on the subject/level. This is due, in part, to the nature of the subject but also reflects the recent educational reforms. For example:

Maths: 听With the increase in content volume and complexity plus greater emphasis on problem-solving and mathematical reasoning, our courses cover all the areas which students find challenging, especially algebra, with particular emphasis given to the transference of these skills to questions asked in unfamiliar contexts. The more rigorous approach needed for students to secure the highest grades is fundamental to our courses.

Science: As a result of key changes arising from the educational reforms for both GCSE and A level students (eg increased maths content, 鈥渉arder鈥� GCSE content and, for A level, greater emphasis on 鈥渓evelled questions鈥� and inclusion of practical questions in formal examinations), our student led courses boost content and exam technique expertise, including areas that students frequently find challenging (eg extended practical response questions) together with a clear and detailed breakdown of every topic.

English: Due to the broad range of texts covered and the changing demands arising from the educational reforms, our English courses focus on the key skills, techniques and information required to optimise exam performance. For example, in the new curriculum skills relating to inference, deduction and fluent writing using evidence from the texts has become much more important.

History: With an even broader time period being covered by students and a greater emphasis on exams rather than coursework, the importance of key skills and techniques is now even more important. Our history courses are structured with this in mind. In addition to essay planning, writing and presentation skills, our courses also include elements on the evaluation of sources and evaluation of historians鈥� interpretations to help with the increased demands of the new curriculum.

Please note our courses have an upper age limit of 19. This allows the best working environment for our students.

For more information on 91制片 group tutoring and revision, please speak to one of our expert advisors by calling 01727 236135 or email us.

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GCSE English Language

Course Outline

Get exam-ready and boost your grades with tailored revision courses designed around you. Whether you need to sharpen your reading analysis or write with more impact, we’ve got you covered.

We offer both GCSE and iGCSE English Language revision courses designed to help students improve the skills you need to read, understand and analyse a wide range of texts and to write clearly, coherently and accurately using a range of vocabulary and sentence structures, so you get the best results in your exams.

Skills We Focus On

Reading & Analysis

  • Information retrieval & summarising
  • Decoding tone, viewpoint, and attitude
  • Analysing writer’s craft (language, structure, narrative)
  • Comparative text analysis

Writing & Expression

  • Unpacking prompts (audience, purpose, form)
  • Crafting compelling non-fiction (letters, speeches, articles)
  • Masterful descriptive and narrative writing
  • Structural cohesion & flawless SPAG proofing

Expert Tutors

All our tutors are experienced and qualified teachers听and most are examiners which means they have an excellent insight into what the exams actually ask of students. Chosen for their enthusiasm and empathy, they also have an in-depth knowledge of the entire subject area.

Book GCSE English Language Revision Courses and Tuition

To register your interest or book, please use our online course search & book form, call one of our Course Advisors on 01727 744340 or email [email protected]

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GCSE English Literature

Course Outline

Our GCSE and iGCSE English Literature courses are designed to help students improve the skills they need to read, understand and analyse a wide range of texts and to write clearly, coherently and accurately using a range of vocabulary and sentence structures, to get the best results in their exams. The tutors will show students how to construct model answers to questions, explain what the examiners are looking for and encourage the students to drop their own particular texts into the answers, before giving them feedback.

Skills We Focus On

The course will focus on the skills that you individually want to develop and those that commonly cause all students difficulty, as follows:

Reading and Comprehension

  • Exploring aspects of plot, characterisation, events and settings
  • Distinguishing between what is stated explicitly and what is implied
  • Explaining motivation, sequence of events and the relationship between actions or events
  • Identifying theme and distinguishing between themes
  • Supporting a point of view by referring to evidence in the text
  • Recognising the possibility of and evaluating different responses to a text
  • Using understanding of writers鈥� social, historical and cultural context to inform evaluation
  • Making an informed personal response that derives from analysis and evaluation of the text
  • Analysing and evaluating how language, structure, form and presentation contribute to quality听& impact
  • Using linguistics and literary terminology for such evaluation
  • Comparing and contrasting texts studied referring where relevant to theme, characterisation, context, style and literary quality

Writing

  • Producing clear and coherent text
  • Writing effectively about literature for a range of purposes such as; describe, explain, summarise, argue, analyse and evaluate
  • Discussing and maintaining a point of view
  • Selecting and emphasising key points
  • Using relevant quotation and using detailed textual references
  • Accurate spelling, punctuation and grammar

Expert Tutors

All our tutors are experienced and qualified听teachers听and most are examiners which means they have an excellent insight into what the exams actually ask of students. Chosen for their enthusiasm and empathy, they also have an in-depth knowledge of the entire subject area.

Book GCSE English Literature Revision Courses and Tuition

To register your interest or book, please use our online course search & book form, call one of our Course Advisors on 01727 744340 or email [email protected]

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GCSE Chemistry

Revision Course Outline

Confidently prepare for GCSE Chemistry exams with help from a 91制片 revision course. We offer the following choice of courses: Combined (double award) or Triple (separate grade for each subject).

Core Topics Covered

We target student-specific weak areas across all major exam boards (AQA, OCR, Edexcel), including:

  • Atomic structure and the periodic table
  • Chemical bonding and Quantitative Chemistry
  • Chemical reactions, Organic chemistry and Chemical Analysis
  • Extraction of metals, Earth Science and Sustainability

Courses听consist of听small groups of up to听nine students, allowing for group work and听individual attention for each student. Group work can be more effective than individual tuition, because it encourages students to discuss key concepts, share ideas and learn from their peers. Every student is given adequate opportunity to raise and discuss their specific queries, ensuring they receive the assistance they need to fulfil their potential in the exams,听helping students identify areas in which their subject knowledge or understanding needs increasing.

Our GCSE and iGCSE chemistry revision courses are tailored to meet the specific needs of the students in each group, with听materials to address knowledge gaps and queries.听All our tutors are experienced and qualified GCSE/iGCSE chemistry teachers and most are also chemistry examiners, giving them an excellent insight into what the exams demand of students.

Building on their previous work and learning, we make sure they have an excellent understanding of core chemistry concepts and ideas via a number of different activities. These听can include:

  • Past papers: students may work through previous GCSE or iGCSE chemistry papers, both independently and as part of the revision group.
  • Descriptive sessions: students study chemistry resources and then discuss and describe topics in full.
  • Teacher鈥檚 notes: if students require grounding in fundamental areas of GCSE chemistry, the tutor may present a subject in full.
  • Full teaching: this mix of stimulating group discussion and teaching is an excellent way to consolidate and expand knowledge.

Expert Tutors

Our revision courses also help students cope with the pressure of actually sitting their Chemistry exams.听 We use past questions from a range of different exam boards, including AQA, OCR and EdExcel when putting together the Chemistry revision courses. Our expert tutors help students understand the different types of questions and explain practical strategies to cope with exam-day pressures 鈥� all ensuring they can focus on getting questions right swiftly, and moving on.

Book GCSE Chemistry Revision Courses and Tuition

To register your interest or book, please use our online course search & book form, call one of our Course Advisors on 01727 744340 or email [email protected]

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