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Regular up-to-date advice for supporting your teen’s studies and wellbeing.
2018 Exam timetable
The complete 2018 exam timetable – all exam boards in one place for you to conf... Read more
The goldfish effect: why social media shortens our attention span
National Centre for Biotechnology Information claimed that the average human attention... Read more
A tutor to build academic self-confidence
A tutor can help improve exam results and academic success of a student, and it̵... Read more
The best and worst fictional headteachers
Because your headteacher is (presumably) human, they’re probably not as demonic ... Read more
Plastic eating bacteria: is it helping the planet?
In the early 1900s we discovered a truly revolutionary material; without which, the wo... Read more
IB bonus points: why are they so important?
Why spend time on the IB bonus points? For those of you already doing 6 subjects in t... Read more
Happy Earth Day
Earth day is on 22nd of April. This year there is a focus on ending plastic pollutio... Read more
Shakespeare Day
William Shakespeare is not just a name on a GCSE exam paper. He is a worldwide phenome... Read more
Brain Teasers
Your brain can get tired from all the essays and hard sums you have to do at school. K... Read more
Poem analysis: how to SMILE
Poem analysis can be difficult, no matter your level. They say that a smile goes a lo... Read more
How to celebrate Easter
Finally another term has come to an end! At this time of year we celebrate Easter, lea... Read more
Nuclear technology: what’s the future?
Could you be creating future nuclear technology? You are quite literally the future. ... Read more
