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What Examiners Are Looking For

Posted on February 1, 2023February 1, 2023 by Emily
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We talked with Harry Smith, who has created countless revision guides and resources for Pearson (Edexcel) about what examiners are looking for. There are some gold nuggets of wisdom in here for anyone heading for GCSEs!

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How Can I Help My Teenager When They’re Upset?

Posted on October 28, 2022October 28, 2022 by Emily
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When it’s clear your teenager is having a tough time, it can be difficult to know what’s best for parents to do.

Keep our distance? After all, how else will they learn to be independent if we jump in to help every time we see that something’s wrong ?

Or do we plunge straight in with “Tell me what’s the matter and I’ll sort everything out”?

Here are some other options to try….

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Episode 26 – Why parents need to prepare for the teenage years, with Caroline Jacobs

Posted on March 7, 2022March 7, 2022 by Emily
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Caroline is a teenage boys mental health expert and an adolescent wellbeing coach. She helps teenage boys and young men to worry less, talk more, and become happier and more successful.    Founder of ‘Mums of Growing Up Sons’ Facebook Group. Email: hello@carolinejacobs.co.uk Website: www.carolinejacobs.co.uk Get your ‘How to Feel More Connected to your Growing Up…

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Episode 25 – Positive Parenting with Jenny Eastwood

Posted on March 7, 2022March 7, 2022 by Emily
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Jenny Eastwood works for The Parent Team and her expertise in neuroscience and brain development enables her to provide great advice on positive parenting, especially for parents of teens approaching assessments ….. and all the stresses they bring. She also has brilliant advice around building motivation and confidence in teenagers. https://www.theparent.team/ What’s My Teenager Thinking?…

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Episode 24 – James Shone

Posted on March 7, 2022March 7, 2022 by Emily
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James shares his remarkable story of overcoming considerable health challenges. His journey from headteacher designate to motivational speaker is awe-inspiring. www.icanandiam.com

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The revision plan generator

How to make a revision plan

Posted on October 30, 2021October 30, 2021 by Emily
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  • Exams
  • Revision
  • Y11

How to create a revision plan you can stick to!

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GCSE grades

Appeal Process 2021 – The pros and cons of appealing

Posted on August 9, 2021August 9, 2021 by Emily
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  • Exams
  • Y11

Schools were given a clear directive this year that they need to tell students “where the marks are coming from, what those marks mean and just don’t tell them their final grade or you’ll be in trouble.” As a result of this approach, there is hope that fewer appeals will happen. Despite being open about everything with your grades on report cards and exams etc., it’s bound to still have many unhappy kids who want more time for an appeal because they feel as if something went wrong during testing.

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A mindmap of cell biology

The Benefits of Mind Mapping for students

Posted on July 28, 2021July 28, 2021 by Emily
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  • Revision

Mind Mapping is a technique that allows you to organize your thoughts and information in a visual way. It’s much easier to remember things when they are organised in this way!

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GCSE summer prep checklist

How to stay on top of GCSEs over the summer

Posted on July 17, 2021August 4, 2022 by Emily
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  • Revision

It’s a tough year. For both of you. If you’re dreading your child starting Y11 in September, you’re not alone. The following tips are designed to help your child stay on top of their GCSEs over the summer (with just a teeny bit of work) so they’ll get a proper break, but also have a…

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algorithms and exam grades

Algorithms and exam grades; should you be worried?

Posted on July 17, 2021July 17, 2021 by Emily
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  • Y11

After 2020’s grading fiasco, ‘algorithm’ has become a bit of a dirty word in education. Mention the idea of using an algorithm anywhere in the grading process, and you’ll have panicked parents demanding answers. But… Algorithms aren’t the enemy. Here’s why. An algorithm is a set of explicit instructions for completing a task. That’s it….

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