Last month Professor Robert Tombs, a history fellow at St John’s College, Cambridge, dammed history teaching in England and Wales. His report said history teaching in our schools is fragmented and misses out swathes of important information. The reported pointed out gaps in knowledge, particularly in historical education pre 1870. The main concerns raised were […]
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Posts Tagged ‘GCSE’
Should our history lessons be history?
Tuesday, May 15th, 2012Changes to GCSE
Monday, April 16th, 2012This year we will start to see changes to GCSEs, moving away from modular schemes and the opportunity for multiple resits back to a linear (terminal) exam system where all exams are taken in one sitting at the end of the course. These changes have come out a lack of confidence in the GCSE qualification […]
Revision over Christmas
Monday, December 19th, 2011The festive season is almost here and it’s a lovely long two-week break for students to relax and recover after a hard first term. But lots of students have exams as soon as they get back in January so although time off is important it’s also vital to set up some revision and study time […]
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 – […]
GCSE Results Day
Wednesday, August 24th, 2011With AS, A2 and A Level results behind us it’s now time to congratulate (and help out) those of you who’ve just got GCSE results. Hopefully they are everything you hoped for and you are now ready to move onto college to do AS, A2 and A Level courses or another type of further education […]
Maths GCSE revision tips
Monday, March 28th, 2011It’s just a few weeks until Easter (can you believe it!) and that means revision season is on us once again. Over the next few weeks you’ll see lots of hints and tips from 121 Home Tutors on how to get the most from your revision. This week we’ll focus on a particular subject area. […]
How to find a tutor for your GCSEs, AS & A2
Thursday, October 28th, 2010People think that it’s parents who find tutors for their children but at 121 Home Tutors we often find it’s the children that are in control of their own learning. At GCSE and A level (AS/A2 level) we find it’s the students as much as the parents searching for a tutor. As the person sat […]
GCSE results
Sunday, August 22nd, 2010This week it’s the turn of GCSE students to get their exam results. GCSE grades help students determine which A levels to choose at AS, or which college course, and it’s especially important that students pass their Maths and English GCSE with at least a grade C. In this post we offer tips on what to do if GCSE results are poorer than expected.
Summer holiday catch-up for GCSE and A-Level students
Wednesday, June 30th, 2010Now that the exam season is all but finished, it might be time for your older children to think about how they can use the summer holiday break to get a head start, catch up and/or improve on areas where they haven’t performed as well as they might have wished. This is particularly important for […]
Learning a language over the summer
Tuesday, June 1st, 2010If you or one of your kids would like to learn a language – or brush up one you already know – the summer months are a great time to take action. Many people have a little bit more spare time in July and August, and because of the school holidays there will be plenty […]