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Posts Tagged ‘A levels’
Are You Worried Your Child Is Lagging Behind?
Tuesday, June 28th, 2022How to get yourself through the exams
Thursday, May 10th, 2018Exam season is finally here – whether you are sitting SATs exams, GCSEs or A Levels. Tutoring young people day in day out, we understand how important this point in your life is to you. We also know what a struggle it can be to get through it all – especially when you are not feeling confident. […]
Do You Suffer From Homework Hell?
Monday, March 26th, 2018Homework hell. It can certainly feel like this if your child would rather do anything but! We explored how homework can be a battleground a few years back. Yet clearly this issue has not gone away… In fact, it’s worsened as a recent Ofsted survey reveals. Though many parents welcome homework as a way for their child to gain independent learning skills, […]
Which GCSE subjects do you NEED to pass?
Wednesday, December 27th, 2017Have you just sat your mock exams? If so, or you are about to, you might be worried about how you’ll do in the ‘real’ exams coming up in just a handful of months. Mock exam results can be a shock to the system. Achieving below C grades can cast your immediate study plans in doubt. And if you […]
How to get first past the post this exam season
Sunday, November 27th, 2016You’ll know from our last post – Testing times in education – that your child’s school life is full of challenge. And for some of you with teenagers facing mock exams in the next few weeks, it will be all too real. Of course this year, exams will feel much different than previous ones. At GCSE and A […]
Have you got an exam tomorrow?
Monday, May 18th, 2015Exams seem to strike fear into even the most confident student. It’s the moment you’ve been gearing up for since you first started school way back when. Finally, it’s here. It’s natural to feel nervous. Everyone feels this. The trick is to try to relax as much as possible the night before rather than sit […]