The transition from primary school to secondary school can be very stressful for both the parents and the students. You get to choose 6 schools. Most people have at least 1 that they prefer or are particularly drawn to. This first choice for some may …
Head Boy & Head Girl Speeches: A Student’s Top 10 Tips
For many students, creating and delivering a speech is a daunting task. Creating a successful speech can be difficult in terms of structuring and what to include. In order to be successful, you first need to understand what a speech is. A speech is a …
What Happens if You Don’t Collect Your GCSE Results?
GCSEs are a stressful process for thousands of students across the UK every year. This is not made any easier by the long waiting period before receiving the results. This is why most pupils will arrive at school on the day to collect their GCSE …
Do Secondary Schools Request Proof of Your Address When You Apply?
If you are reading this article, it may mean that it is now your turn to undergo the annual hubbub that is the secondary school application process. This guide will aim to quell some burning questions that you may have and allow you to be …
How Many Unauthorised Absences Are Allowed at School?
Although schools are often trying to tell us how to be the “perfect student”, it can be pretty hard not to have a few absences from time to time. In most cases, these are sick days or, sadly, life events that keep students away from …
Top 5 Best GCSE Maths Revision Websites – Ranked by a Student
Whether you’re in Year 11 and preparing for exams, or in Year 10 and looking to get a head start on revisions, these websites will help you to master GCSE Maths. All 5 websites offer videos and guidance for topics which you might need to go back over, and plenty of …
GCSE Combined and Triple Science: What’s the Difference?
At times, we all have to make pretty big decisions, especially as students. At secondary school, one of the biggest decisions you need to make is choosing your GCSE options. You have to decide what you are going to study for the next 2- or …
How Hard is it to Get into Medical School in the UK?
If you are reading this article, chances are that you are that you’re planning for, or at least thinking about a career in medicine. If that is true, you probably also want to know how difficult it is going to be to get into medical …
BTEC Grading System Explained (and Simplified)
You may be studying a BTEC, considering whether or not to study one or you may even just be interested. Whichever of these categories you fall in to, it can be hard to really understand the grades that are given to students when they study any BTEC course. This is because it is quite different to …
What is the Average GCSE Grade in the UK?
Every student in the UK has to sit GCSEs, which means at the end of exams, every student will receive a unique set of grades. Students who’ve already sat their GCSEs will know the feeling of comparing all your grades to your friends, because naturally, …