This week I had an email from a reader that made me really sad. It said: My Science teacher thinks that I won’t reach a C. It’s really put me down to think that I can’t pass and it’s made me give up on revising Science all together. I feel like I’m not getting any […]
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You’ve been working hard all year towards your exams. You’ve got big ambitions for what you want to do next. Everyone is expecting great things of you. The trouble is that you always seem to freeze or panic when you go into an exam. Your results are generally lower than expected and you’re always disappointed. […]
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Hopefully you’ve been revising hard for several weeks now. You made a good revision plan and have been steadily working through it, feeling your confidence grow. But, what should you be focusing on in the last week before your exams? To be honest, if you’re well prepared already the last week won’t be that different to […]
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You have worked so hard all year. You really want those top grades to get into university or so you can go to your chosen sixth form. You really don’t want all that hard work to go to waste by failing. But, there’s this voice in your head telling you you’re not good enough. It’s […]
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One of the most frequent questions I get is how to revise effectively for GCSE and A Levels. My answer is simple: The Power Hour. I was using this revision technique years ago when I was at university to great effect. However, I first hear the term ‘Power Hour’ when Martin Griffin (co-author of The […]
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When you make a revision timetable there are two vital things you must do: make a timetable that meets your revision needs stick to it once you’ve made it Today, I’m going to show you how to make a revision timetable that works and some tried and tested techniques to help you stick to it. How […]
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I can’t believe that my blog turned one this week! To celebrate, I’ve put together a list of the 10 most popular posts that show you how to pass exams. There are other posts that are in the top ten overall but these aren’t to do with exams. So, because exam season is fast approaching, […]
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Recently Caitlin, one of my readers, wrote to me with this question: Would you recommend quitting my part time job for A Levels? At the moment it’s not having a great deal of impact except for that I have 6 days a week to complete work instead of 7, but I’m worried it will start […]
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Everyone wants good marks in their exams. Whether you’re taking your first GCSE or you’re in the final stretch of your A-Levels you’ll be gunning to do your level best. However, it can sometimes seem that those good marks are completely out of your reach. Maybe you believe that other people are more intelligent than […]
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When you’re studying for your GCSEs or A-Levels your exam specifications, past papers and mark schemes are crucial to your success. Today I’m going to show you, quickly and easily, how to find past papers, mark schemes and exam specifications online. Why would you want to find your boring old exam specification? Good question. Well, […]
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