Are you/your child in the first year of A level (sixth form) studies? Maybe you have just sat the first A level (AS) module exams? If your grades are not as expected, then you’re not alone. The jump between GCSE and A Level is, in most subjects, enormous. Most students struggle to adapt in the […]
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GCSE to A-Level – Making the Jump
Sunday, August 18th, 2013A Level Results week
Friday, August 16th, 2013If you received your A Level results this week you might want to have a look at our blog posts on what to do if your grades aren’t what you expected and what happens if your grades are better than expected. We’re here to support you if you need additional tutoring for resits or exploring […]
How long should I spend revising?
Wednesday, April 17th, 2013It’s only a few weeks until GCSE and A Level exams, with many starting in mid May and running until mid June. It’s when our students start to turn their minds to revision. The most frequent question we get from students is when they should start revising. They also want to know how and what […]
Choosing A Level subjects
Monday, March 4th, 2013It’s that time of the year when students in year 11 are deciding if they want to go onto sixth form or college and study A Levels. This is also the time when they have to decide what subjects they want to study. So if you are in this position how do you begin […]
University admissions down – what are the options?
Saturday, December 29th, 2012UCAS (The University Admissions Service) have just released figures showing that early admission to universities are down again this year by 8%. This is the second year running that applications to universities are down following the introduction of higher fees. The official deadline for applications is the 15th Jan so the whole picture won’t be […]
A Level Results Day
Wednesday, August 15th, 2012It’s the night before the big day, Thursday 16th August – AS and A2 Level results day. Last year we blogged about what to do if things don’t go according to plan or you don’t get the grades you expected. Some of you might be in a position to need the opposite advice – what […]
All change for A Level
Wednesday, May 30th, 2012Hot on the heels of planned reforms at GCSE level (discussed on our blog last month) there are now rumours of changes at A Level. This is an often see pattern in educational reform, changes are made at school level and then followed by changes at sixth form/college/A Level. The suggested changes seem to be […]
Universities setting A Level content
Wednesday, April 18th, 2012In the last couple of weeks Michael Gove, Education Secretary, said he is worried that A Levels do not sufficiently prepare young adults for university. In a letter to Ofqual, the university regulator, he said universities should decide what is in A Level exams and review them each year. This news came at the same […]
Year 13, UCAS Applications – time to decide which university is right for you
Wednesday, October 12th, 2011If you are in Year 13 and deciding about your next step after A Levels then you are probably in the midst of completing your UCAS application form. It maybe that you’ve already decided what you want to study and where you want to go. But if you are struggling with the decision then here […]
GCSE’s, iGCSE’s, EBacc’s and certificates
Wednesday, October 5th, 2011In the last few years there have been significant changes to qualifications at GCSE and A Level . The content has been regularly reviewed and the format of exams and gradings has changed to include an A* for A Levels. The modular exam route for both GCSE’s and AS and A2 levels has increased in popularity – […]