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Y10 students – as you look forward to the final year of your GCSEs For those students who are just completing Y10 – the first year of GCSE, by the end of the Summer term, they will have completed between 60 to 65% of the GCSE content. There are internal exams going on in schools in the final weeks of the Summer term and, in many cases, these exams will be used to decide if students will be entered for […]

AS-level – as you look forward to the final year of A-level Having completed the first year of the rather demanding A-level, hopefully, the young person has managed the transition from GCSE to AS-level quite well and it is now time to look forward to the final year with optimism. The way things are organised in schools is such that, in many cases, students who are just completing the first year of A-level are neglected a little bit; particularly from […]

For those just finishing Y11 and starting A-level in September Time for a little Relaxation, Reflection and Thoughts, now that the exams are over Now that the GCSEs have come to an end, there is a sense of relief for both the young person who has been at the centre of it and also the parent(s). Whilst relaxing and reflecting, before starting to think about what lies ahead, one of the questions to ask at this stage is “what does […]

For A-level students – who are going to University in the autumn As  the teenager looks forward to University, time for a little Relaxation, Reflection and Thoughts… Now that the A-levels have come to an end, there is a sense of relief for both the young person who has been at the centre of it and also the parent. Whilst relaxing and reflecting, before starting to think about what lies ahead, one of the questions to ask at this stage […]

Top tips for the examination period (from a recent graduate)   Introduction Just to introduce myself, I am a recent Masters graduate from the London School of Economics and Political Science and I am currently working as a course advisor here at Excel in Key Subjects. As someone who has recently left full-time education, I thought it would be useful and appropriate for me to share some tips on how to handle the busy and daunting exam period. Whether your […]

Parents are the best cheerleaders as our teenager face the GCSE & A-level examination in the summer GCSE and A-level students are now in the middle of their summer examinations – with the two weeks after the half term being the busiest of all the exam weeks. For those who are taking GCSE, they have done almost half of the exams by now – with the more demanding ones to come in the first two weeks of June.  For A-level […]

Revising and studying unproductively – ineffective use of time spent in library and technology From the story I’ve been telling so far in my last blogpost, I have been looking at two aspects: Ineffective use of time spent in the library by teenagers Distraction of a smartphone and other aspects of technology In case you have not read the previous blogpost, here is a link to it. See the link here to the previous blogpost in this series As far […]

Just a little story about by my Easter break – seeing teenagers trying to study in the library to revise for GCSE and A-level. I was able to sneak away from the family for a couple or so days over the Easter break. As we live near Brighton, in my time off work, when we were not walking or cycling along the seafront, walking in the South Downs or having a barbecue in the garden, I’m indulging in one of […]

Technology can be a Blessing or a Curse – you decide! It is vital to choose the activities that we indulge ourselves in, in the time we have available. In modern times, the invention of technology is largely a blessing, but, sadly is, also a curse to a great extent. I am referring to electronics in general – such as mobile phones, tablets and computers. For most people, the way they choose to use their electronic devices in not in […]