Choosing your A-Level subjects is a key time, signalling the start of a new part of your education. However, choosing the right subjects for you can be extremely difficult, particularly if you are interested in subjects, you have not tried before. In this article we …
How Much Independent Study Should You Do at Uni?
University is the first taste of true freedom for many students. Moving away from home to emerge into the wonders of adulthood, like doing your own laundry and cooking your own meals – splendid! Fresher’s week, piles of assignments, long lectures, social events already begin …
How to Do an EPQ Outside of School – Your Questions Answered
To be put simply, an EPQ is known as an Extended Project Qualification. It is an independent research project which involves either writing a 5,000-word essay or creating a product with a 1,000-word essay alongside it. This can be taken by students in both England and Wales …
How Lenient are Universities with Grades?
A-Level results day can be a pivotal time for many prospective university students across the UK. University courses usually have very specific entry requirements — which mainly consist of specific A-Level qualifications and grades you must achieve — and they help narrow down the universities that …
A-Levels in a Single Year: Is It Possible?
After completing their GCSEs, going on to study for A-Level qualifications is the most popular post-16 option for students in the UK. Normally, students aged 16 to 18 study for 3 or 4 A-Levels in a school or college, over two academic years – Year …
What Do P1 and P2 Mean on GCSE Exam Results?
It is natural to feel stressed as a student, especially when it comes to getting your exam results! However, having as much knowledge as possible about how the exam results work can give you one less thing to worry about! Your hard work throughout the …
What Does Mark Equivalent Mean on GCSE Exam Results?
On results day, upon receiving your results slip and opening the envelope, you will be faced with a neat table filled with an orderly array of numbers. These numbers and grades are essentially a summary of all your work from the 2 (or 3) years …
Child Won’t Go to School Because of Anxiety? – Advice from a Student
A child’s anxieties, whether caused by stress about their social life, high pressure tests and exams or another of the other many possible reasons, may cause them to refuse to receive their education and actively avoid school. As the parent of your child, not only …
What is the Difference Between AS and A-Level?
Deciding what to do after GCSEs can be pretty confusing. Even if you have decided to stay in school, it can be difficult to decide which exams to take. Many students are confronted with the option of taking exams called ‘AS Levels’ without having much …
Can You Change from Foundation to Higher Tier at GCSE?
Foundation or higher? The question asked by countless GCSE students across the UK. Whilst this format is there to help lower ability students, often, it is seen as a burden having to choose between the two. For most teachers countrywide, deciding which pupils should take …