Hurrah, Justice for A-level students – aspiration and ambition respected at last!  Well done to those young people who stood up for what is just and won the right to

GCSE and A-level Exams; Coronavirus – are you a worried parent? There is understandably considerable anxiety in the minds of all parents given the present circumstances in relation to the

 GCSE and A-level exam time for the teenager – body, mind and soul and the role of the parent…  For 16 to 18 year olds and their parents, August is

Making the best of the autumn term for GCSE and A-level  I can’t believe there are roughly just six teaching weeks left before the Christmas break. This is the longest

Private tuition at GCSE and A-level – Is it really the Hidden Secret of Britain’s Educational Arm Race? This headline has a rather strong “educational arm race” tone, but it

The other side of GCSE success in English and Maths – The Forgotten Third of sixteen year olds! It was reported in newspapers, just before the GCSE results were released

This is a follow-up on my last blogpost titled “Almost 40% of degree courses are offered unconditionally – what a scandal” The fact that Manchester University and one or two

Here comes the summer holiday again – what do I do with the teenagers! As the summer holiday begins in earnest, for most parents, the conversation that started in their

Elitist Britain – are private schools to blame? I was listening to “Any Questions” yesterday on BBC Radio 4 and the issue of “elitist Britain” came up again. Irrespective of

KS3 students – as they look forward to the first full year of your GCSEs For KS3 students, many of them are looking forward to subject selection, whereby they will

Y10 students – as you look forward to the final year of your GCSEs For those students who are just completing Y10 – the first year of GCSE, by the

AS-level – as you look forward to the final year of A-level Having completed the first year of the rather demanding A-level, hopefully, the young person has managed the transition

For those just finishing Y11 and starting A-level in September Time for a little Relaxation, Reflection and Thoughts, now that the exams are over Now that the GCSEs have come

For A-level students – who are going to University in the autumn As  the teenager looks forward to University, time for a little Relaxation, Reflection and Thoughts… Now that the

Top tips for the examination period (from a recent graduate)   Introduction Just to introduce myself, I am a recent Masters graduate from the London School of Economics and Political

Parents are the best cheerleaders as our teenager face the GCSE & A-level examination in the summer GCSE and A-level students are now in the middle of their summer examinations

Revising and studying unproductively – ineffective use of time spent in library and technology From the story I’ve been telling so far in my last blogpost, I have been looking

Just a little story about by my Easter break – seeing teenagers trying to study in the library to revise for GCSE and A-level. I was able to sneak away

Technology can be a Blessing or a Curse – you decide! It is vital to choose the activities that we indulge ourselves in, in the time we have available. In

Action – the ONLY way for dreams to become reality for your teenager as they face GCSE and A-level exams in the summer Dreams are very nice and, in fact,

Mindset – mindset is everything in achieving success at GCSE and A-level …. The importance of mindset in the achievement of anything in life cannot be overemphasised as ‘thought’ is

The mock exams are now over and we are approaching the summer GCSE and A-level exams… The best time to plant an oak tree is 25 years ago. The second-best

Since its introduction almost a decade ago, the EBacc has remained very prominent in political discussion on matters relating to the education of young people and the quality of the

After the release of GCSE exam results, it is vital to make the right choice in choosing A-level subjects as it can make the difference between going to a top

The university you attend matters, then the course – but make the best of what you’ve got For many 18-year-olds, the one single event last week – the release of

Review of Greenwich and what Excel offers – Peter Pegnall, 18th Sept 2012 Greenwich has a glittering reputation as a seat of both arts and sciences: the whole world sets

Please note that this was written a while ago but not published at the time. Please see the end of this article for a link to a more up to

Is there any logic for private schools to play silly games on GCSEs v IGCSEs? Recent articles have been published in various newspapers, including The Mail, Sunday Times and the

  iGCSE vs the new 9-1 GCSEs – Are Private Schools gaming the system by opting for the easier IGCSEs? There has been a lot of controversy since the new,

  A conversation with a caring parent – exam success is not everything in life but it’s important … We are now at that time of the year when the

In Britain, at least a quarter of young people have been provided some sort of extra tuition at some  point in their education. This could be in the form of

What is one-to-one tutoring? One way of defining this rather widespread phenomenon is as a focused teaching session whereby a student is tutored by a teacher in the absence of