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Mind the Gap: Transitioning from GCSE to A-level Successfully
Transitioning from GCSE to A-level From what we’ve been hearing in the news, as far as secondary education is concerned, attention is on Y10 and the lower sixth (Y12) at present; which is understandable, as these two year-groups will be taking their GCSE and A-level exams, respectively, in less than 12 months’ time. Not much is said about Y11 students who will be starting A-level in September. In case you happen to be a parent with high aspirations for your […]
Maximizing Results: Online vs In-Person Tutoring for GCSE and A-level
Online vs In-Person Tutoring for GCSE Since the lockdown and school closure in the last week of March, all secondary schools have been making some sort of provision for their students. The standard of education being provided varies very widely. Some schools are using online technology, such as Zoom, Skype, Microsoft One Note, Google Classroom and so on, to provide live video teaching, set assignments and check the work they set and provide meaningful feedback. For other schools, they set […]
Moving Beyond the Pandemic: Closing the A-level and GCSE Learning Gap
A-level and GCSE Learning Gap There is understandably considerable anxiety in the minds of all parents given the present circumstances in relation to the coronavirus- especially for those whose teenagers are taking GCSE and A-level examinations this summer. At present, it remains uncertain at as to whether the whole examination timetable will be cancelled, postponed or left the way it is. There is also the bigger issue of preparation of students, and also by students, for the exams; especially given […]
Beyond Nagging: Meaningful Conversations with Teenagers About Exams
Conversations with Teenagers About Exams – body, mind and soul and the role of the parent… For 16 to 18 year olds and their parents, August is so far away, yet also, at the same time, very close – depending on how you look at it. Far away in the sense that there is so much happening between now and then, in terms of exam preparation, perhaps a family holiday and the release of the GCSE and A-level exam results, […]
The Power of Partnership: Parental Support for Exam Success
Parental Support for Exam Success – Success at KS3, GCSE, A-level and University Before I say more about those tips, I’ll tell you a story about my own son, as I thought you may find something in it to relate to. I must warn you that it is not all positive, but there are lessons to learn. The reason why I am using my own family as an example is that, despite the fact that I live and breathe on […]
Leveling the Field: Educational Underachievement in White Working-Class Boys
Educational Underachievement in White Working-Class Boys…. If it’s good for the goose, should it necessarily be good for the gander as well? A distinguished mathematician, Sir Bryan Thwaites, very recently had his donation of over £1m rejected by two public schools (public schools are top independent, private schools) – Dulwich College and Winchester. The reason for the refusal was because he specified that the money be used to provide scholarship for white working-class boys – seeking to address, what he […]
Quality vs. Price: The Real Cost of Private Tutoring in London
Can I afford a tutor? Cost of Private Tutoring in London Here, I challenge you with the million pound question – is there really such a thing as value for money’, affordable tuition? However, that begs the question, if we don’t invest those extra pennies in our child’s educational prospects, can we really live with ourselves, knowing we could have intervened – could have stepped in, attempted to rectify the situation; no matter on how big or small a scale? […]
The Private School “Secret”: Understanding IGCSE vs GCSE Differences
IGCSE vs GCSE Differences I was at the intensive revision course for our A-level and GCSE students today and, during the break, I was chatting to the teenagers, as I usually do. I usually try and make small-talk and chat about their travelling experience, school and so on, including how delighted they are to be spending their Christmas holiday doing two or three days of intensive revision in Maths or Chemistry or what have you! Having such small talk is […]
Don’t Wait for January: Autumn Term Revision Strategies for GCSE
Autumn Term Revision Strategies for GCSE I can’t believe there are roughly just six teaching weeks left before the Christmas break. This is the longest term of the academic year and many young people are just getting into the nitty-gritty of the year group they are in. It is particularly more important for those who are sitting major exams in the summer – such as Y11 and students in the final year of A-level. These two groups are called fifth […]
The Educational Arms Race: Real Benefits of Private Tuition for GCSE
Benefits of Private Tuition for GCSE– Is it really the Hidden Secret of Britain’s Educational Arm Race? This headline has a rather strong “educational arm race” tone, but it has been used on media platforms such as the BBC and the TES – Times Educational Supplement – and so on. This is following a quote by Sir Peter Lampl – the chairman of Sutton Educational Trust, in which, a couple of years ago, he said, that ‘Private Tuition is the […]
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