[40] 3 Ways to Improve Your Exam Technique Fast

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The first obstacle that many parents like you face is supporting your child to actually start and then continuing revising. I’ve talked about this in other episodes (Episode 22: 9 Reasons Why Your Child Isn’t Revising and What To Do About It; and, episode 37: Consistency: the key to excellent exam results). However, if they start revising […]

How to keep your GCSE and A Level results in perspective

As the results days for GCSEs and A Levels draw nearer there’s a high probability that you’re losing sleep over your results. You probably remember that results day is coming along several times per day and get a sick feeling in your stomach and shivers down your spine. Your worry levels are through the roof. […]

How to finish exams on time

In order to reach your full potential in your exams you need to manage your time really well. That doesn’t just mean in the run up to exams with a solid study routine and a revision plan. It means in the exam itself. In today’s post I’m going to be giving you my top tips […]

How to Revise for English Language GCSE (AQA)

It’s common to think that it’s impossible to revise for an English language exam. After all, you can either read and write English or you can’t. Well, that’s not quite true. In this video Mr Salles shows us all the tricks you need to know to get a grade 8 or 9 in GCSE English […]

How to revise history – tips from an expert

To carry on my series of posts about subject-specific revision techniques (last week was all about how to revise geography case studies) I’ve invited Nick Shepley, a history teacher, tutor and host of the Explaining History podcast to share his wisdom about how to dramatically improve your grades in history. Over to Nick. In history, […]

How to stop yourself panicking in exams

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. […]

What do Strictly and Exams have in common? More than you might think…

Do you love Strictly Come Dancing? I do. I’m rarely happier than when I sit down on a Saturday night to watch the shimmies, the sparkles and the spangles of the magical world that is Strictly. I smile from ear to ear as I watch the chasses, heel-leads and lifts. I shout at Craig when […]

I’ve got my AS level results. What now? (3 steps to forming a plan for success next year)

You’ve opened that dreaded envelope. You now know the truth that it contains. You’ve got your AS level results. What should you do next? Whether you were over-joyed with the results, got just what you expected or are horribly disappointed there are several things you can (and should) do now. 1. Work out what worked […]

I've got my AS level results. What now? (3 steps to forming a plan for success next year)

You’ve opened that dreaded envelope. You now know the truth that it contains. You’ve got your AS level results. What should you do next? Whether you were over-joyed with the results, got just what you expected or are horribly disappointed there are several things you can (and should) do now. 1. Work out what worked […]

Exam stress? Take back control with these 4 easy methods

How do you feel about your exams? Close your eyes for a second. What thoughts come to mind? Were they positive or negative? I recently did an assembly at a school local to me in Northamptonshire. I asked the Year 12 students to do what I’ve just asked you to do. While they didn’t share any […]