Why these books? I have been a tutor of A-level English for more than 13 years. During this time, I have helped many young people understand and interpret the books on the syllabus, or those chosen for their coursework. I’ve put together the best of the books I’ve had the pleasure of reading for my …
I wrote this blog post earlier in the school year, when I had a nasty feeling that whatever was being said publicly, the 2021 exams were not secure. Like many of us, in the uncertain world of the pandemic, it seemed far from certain we would definitely do the exams and teacher assessment seemed like …
So here we are again in the UK. We didn’t want to be back here with our schools and colleges closed, but sadly that is the reality. I wrote this blog post when we had the first full lockdown in March 2020, and I have now updated it for January 2021. With their school …
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Is your teenager studying for a GCSE or A-level in History? Do you want to help them get a good grade? To get a high grade in history, they will need to be very organised. History is very content heavy; they will be required to read, absorb, understand and remember a huge amount of information …
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Any student studying at a UK school or an International school will have to analyse poems in English Literature, because the GCSE and IGCSE exam boards have a collection of poems (anthologies) to be studied. At least one of these poems will need to be analysed in an exam. Most boards will also expect a …
Raise their grade by consolidating school work. The easiest way to help your child raise their grade is by consolidating the work they do at school. Lessons often move fast at school (particularly at GCSE and A Level) and your child will receive a lot of information quickly. Teachers introduce new skills regularly. The school …
This post is a free GCSE English lesson designed to get you and your teenagers discussing books. If you work through this post you will see I have given you a PDF version of the book and I have given you questions to discuss with your teenager for every chapter. These questions are typical of …
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