Or what to do if you feel you are struggling with a subject or keeping up with everything. Spinning Plates Being a student in Year 11 or Year 13 can feel at times like being the plate spinner act at the circus, trying to do everything all at once. It can be exhausting, and at… Read More »

Hi again – it’s Emma here – don’t worry if you haven’t read my earlier article on the trials and tribulations of being a sixth former, you can still read it here. This time I thought you might like to know how I got on with the Justin Craig Revision Course that my mum was… Read More »

As you sit here reading this article at the start of September it is worth focusing on the fact there are only 35 Mondays (35 weeks and 6 days ) until the start of your GCSE exams and only 37 Mondays ( 37 weeks ) until the start of your A Level exams. Just sit… Read More »

A Level Science / Chemistry for aspiring medical students As a Chemistry teacher and tutor with over 20 years’ experience, I am often asked particular questions in Year 11. To help students and parents, I have put together the topics most frequently needing explanation or advice – and useful answers. Why should we take Chemistry… Read More »

We are seeing a surge in demand for our courses in May, for both GCSE and A Level students. While we believe this is partly due to students needing more help with exam techniques and grade challenges this year, here are the most common reasons mentioned by customers – do any of these sound familiar… Read More »

A Level Business – all specifications Our expert tutor, Chris, explains how students can improve their study, revision, and, ultimately, exam grades with the approaches below. In this case, A Level Business, but the approaches remain the same for most subjects. The choice of A Level Business requires students to have an active interest in… Read More »

Worrying about the lack of GCSE/ A Level revision so far? Don’t panic, it’s not too late for students to kick start their revision over the Easter Holidays and ace their summer exams. As a parent, it’s often a tricky area to broach revision with students. Procrastination on how and when to start revising is… Read More »

Here are a few guidelines from our expert tutor, David, to help you to avoid some of the most common pitfalls that A-Level students encounter, using the example of Geography. Misreading exam questions. If I had a pound for every time I have read an answer on volcanoes when the question is asking about earthquakes… Read More »

About me Hi! I’m Jess and I went on a three day A Level Chemistry residential course during Easter. Now I’m at Leeds University studying Business Analytics; three months in and I couldn’t be happier! I studied Maths, Chemistry and Physics at A level. In Year 13, I realised I needed extra help to get… Read More »

From revision student to a Course Assistant – Improved Grades & a great work experience! My experience with Justin Craig started off in Year 10, when I attended a course. From the first session I was nervous because I had never been an academic student. My predicted grades were C/D’s at most and I knew… Read More »