Exam season is right around the corner, and if you’re about to sit your GCSEs or A-levels, the nerves may be kicking in. While all your hard work and preparation will certainly pay off, it’s equally important to ensure that…
It goes without saying that exam season can be a stressful and challenging time for students. As a parent, it’s natural to want your child to perform to their full potential. Supporting your child without adding to the pressure they’re…
Ah, the 9. That tricksy grade. When I sat my GCSEs, the new grading system had just been rolled out; I remember the mystery that surrounded talk of the elusive top level. Even now, the legend surrounding level 9 persists.…
There’s a near certainty that everyone has seen (and possibly used) the dreaded ‘formula triangle’ approach to solving calculation problems in physics. A ‘dreaded’ formula triangle ‘Wait – why “dreaded”?’, you ask. Let me explain: I think the use of…
Winter is coming! This can only mean one thing…No, not a ‘Game of Thrones’-esque showdown. We’re talking about Christmas mocks. There’s no tiptoeing around it: mocks can be stressful and scary. There’s a lot of pressure on and a lot…
After a two year hiatus, exams are back! Although normality is starting to return for most of society, exams are certainly not back to normal this summer. In order to try and help make GCSE and A-level revision more manageable…
We’re now in the Easter Holidays, which is when revision really gets underway for most GCSE and A-Level students. There’s so many different revision methods your child can use to consolidate their knowledge and improve their exam skills. With the…
The biggest mistake I have made in the Year 11 to 12 transition is to assume that the children who left my classroom at the end of Year 11 would return as adults at the start of Year 12, mysteriously…
In 1991, Collins et al. published “Cognitive Apprenticeship: Making Thinking Visible”, and since reading this it has immeasurably impacted my practice – no more so than in terms of teaching students the thinking processes that occur at this first stage of writing…