Discovering Your Learning Style

Discovering Your Learning Style

There are lots of different ways to learn!  Knowing how a student learns best means that information can be better absorbed and applied in academic contexts. It can hugely improve revision technique and exam results. It all comes down to how each person is made...
Absence and Achievement – is There a Link?

Absence and Achievement – is There a Link?

In spring 2016, the Department of education published a report which addressed the relationship between academic attainment and class absence. The report states that at Key Stage 2:‘… pupils with no absence are 1.3 times more likely to achieve level 4 or above, and...
Making the Most of Tutoring

Making the Most of Tutoring

Some of my students get a lot more out of their tutoring than others and it has nothing to do with me. There are two ways to make the most of that 1 or 2 hours a week you spend with your tutor. Type 1: You can use it to catch up on the content that you had problems...
Easter Revision – Why It is So Crucial

Easter Revision – Why It is So Crucial

With Easter holidays here and many student facing assessments and mock exams, Easter is a time to buckle down and revise as well as enjoying the springtime break. By starting revision earlier rather than later, you will be ahead of the game and more poised and...
All Exams Are Equal, but Some Are More Equal Than Others

All Exams Are Equal, but Some Are More Equal Than Others

For current year 11s, the pandemic has proved particularly trying. Last year they watched their predecessors and the results fiasco with fingers and toes crossed that all would be better by May 2021. And here we are. It is better though. Students taking GCSE English...