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Starting GCSE Physics: What to expect
It's the final term of Year 9 and if you are in Year 9 right now, there is a good chance that your school is starting to cover your GCSE Physics topics with you. Whether you are taking the combined or single science option, you will have to learn the Physics...
Using Past Papers to Ace the Exam
It's time to look at using past papers to ace that exam. For students in Year 11, exam season is looming. By now, you may have completed loads of past papers at school. Do your teachers give them to you so that they can snooze for an hour? You may think "not...
What should I be doing right now?
January 2020. What could you be doing right now? Now is a great time to look back at your notes. Not for revision, but to get ready for revision. Christmas is long gone, the tree packed away. Take a moment and ask yourself: where will you be in December 2020? College?...
Who can learn?
I often claimed to be bad at learning languages. Then I spent a year teaching Chinese students to speak English and I realised that these students all had one thing in common. They wanted to learn English, it mattered to them so they put in the time to learn. You...
“I’ll Know My Song Well Before I Start Singing…”
Today's blog is about owning your learning. Your teachers and tutors will provide you with the information and the support but you are the one who will make it happen. It's your brain, your life. I've said it before. I'll say it again. When you are sitting in the...
I know what I know!
So you have your map. You know where you're going. Why not stop and take a look around while you get there? After all, you are going to have to prove that you were paying attention when you sit your exam. In the exam, it is too late to find out what you do and don't...