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How to Ace AQA English Literature A-level: Tips and Tricks for Success

Double, double, toil and trouble… The witches from Macbeth? It’s also A-level English Literature compared to GCSE: double the work and maybe ...

2nd Jan 2025

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How to Ace AQA English Literature GCSE: Tips and Tricks for Success

Love it or loathe it, GCSE English Literature is coming at you like an unstoppable Dickensian steam train. Poems, with their rhythms beating like ...

20th Dec 2024

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How to Ace A-level English Language: Tips and Tricks for Success

No doubt, you’re feeling a bit nervous as you get ready to start your A-level English Language course. After studying the subject at GCSE, you kn...

19th Dec 2024

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Why Study BTEC Applied Science?

Remember when you made a paper mâché exploding volcano in year two? That’s when you realised science could be fun, exciting, and maybe even a l...

11th Dec 2024

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Is Psychology A-level Hard?

If you typed those words, “Is psychology hard?”, into Google, I want you to have a little word with yourself. Is any A-level (most likely the m...

25th Nov 2024

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Why Study A-level Further Maths?

Are you a maths geek? A maths wizard? A mathemagician? Then you’re probably considering an A-level in the subject already. If not, this article ...

27th Sep 2024

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How to Ace A-level Maths

During your twelve years of schooling, maths has felt like a breath of fresh air compared to many other subjects. Maths doesn’t ask you to write ...

27th Sep 2024

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How Long Does It Take to Learn Spanish?

You're pretty impressed the day your darling child returns after their first Spanish lesson at secondary school. “Un, dos, tres,” they dutifull...

16th Sep 2024

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The Benefits of Hiring an A-level Spanish Tutor

Taking language learning seriously can be a fascinating and enriching experience for young people. With the potential to broaden students’ horizo...

28th Aug 2024

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How To Get Extra Time in Exams

When it comes to preparing for exams, we all find our own ways to handle the pressure of revision and test conditions. However, for some, this proc...

12th Aug 2024

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The Benefits of Summer Jobs for Students

Summer can be the most anticipated and exciting part of the year for students. However, for an increasing majority, endless free time and lazy days...

2nd Aug 2024

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What to Consider When Deciding Which School to Choose

Choosing the right school is one of parents' and students' most important decisions. As well as shaping academic and developmental outcomes, the ri...

24th Jul 2024

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What is Online Learning?

Online learning has enormous potential to reshape and improve educational opportunities around the world. With the growth of online learning, educa...

10th Jul 2024

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What is the Difference Between Private and Public Schools?

In the last academic year (2023/24), just 593,000 students attended a Private school in the UK, accounting for 6.5% of pupils nationwide. However, ...

7th Jul 2024

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How to Homeschool Your Children

For most children, going to school has become the norm worldwide, making a marked change from before the introduction of mandatory student attendan...

8th Jun 2024

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What are A-levels?

Advanced Level Qualifications, commonly known as A-levels, are the highest level of certification offered by most secondary schools across the Unit...

28th May 2024

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What is a School Catchment Area?

The school catchment area refers to the specific geographical area that surrounds a school and determines which students are eligible to attend. It...

3rd Mar 2024

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What are GCSEs?

GCSEs are a set of exams taken by students in the United Kingdom at the end of their secondary education. These exams are used as a qualification t...

25th Feb 2024

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The Benefits of Hiring a Physics and Maths Tutor

Physics and Maths are like the superheroes of the academic world - they have the power to boggle our minds and send us running for cover. But fear ...

24th Feb 2024

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How to Choose a University

The process of selecting the right university involves careful consideration of various factors that go beyond academic excellence. It requires an ...

17th Feb 2024

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How to Become a Tutor

Throughout the many years of education in the UK, students need extra help for a variety of reasons. Those skilled, experienced, and educated adult...

13th Feb 2024

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How to Find a Tutor

As a parent, you know how important your child’s educational success is to their future. If they struggle with understanding subjects, completing...

28th Jan 2024

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Financial Literacy for Kids

As a parent, teaching financial literacy for kids to the next generation will help them toward a brighter future. The ability to understand and man...

18th Jan 2024

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How to Pass the 11+ Exam

As primary school draws to an end, students all across the UK must sit the 11+ Exam to determine their eligibility for the more selective secondary...

9th Jan 2024

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Time Management for Students

Students live in a technology filled world full of distractions. Constant notifications from social media, new games and an overactive social life ...

29th Dec 2023