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Effective Revision Strategies in the Classroom

The summer term always requires a bit of a tummy-wobbling leap of faith for teachers. After two or more years pouring students’ brains full of every scrap of knowledge you think they might need, you then have to take a big step back.

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Explaining Russell Group Universities to Your StudentsNov 12th 2024Between studying for their A Levels and deciding which degree course appeals to them most, students have very little time to thoroughly research all of their options in the last year of college or sixth form.

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Step-By-Step Guide to Helping Your Students with Their University ApplicationsDec 5th 2023Oh to be 18 again. All that potential; all those opportunities. Relationships, independence, work, study and travel all suddenly become tangible juggling balls, paused in mid-air as life seems to enter slow motion.

Advising Your Students to Study AbroadDec 5th 2023Ever since the rise in tuition fees, studying abroad has become an appealing option for college and sixth form leavers looking to further their education.

Give your students a fond farewell with these thoughtful ways of saying goodbyeNov 13th 2023Saying goodbye to students at the end of the year can be bittersweet. It’s the relief as the stressed and strains of work life, but sad to say goodbye to students you’ve supported over the year. Not sure how to stay goodbye to your students? Check out Beck

How to Support Your Students in Choosing a UniversityApr 13th 2023Adulthood. Freedom. Power. Just one hideous aspect of being a grown-up is the crushing weight of decision-making. Some choices afford us the luxury of time, while others are more of a rush-job.

How to Maintain Your Students’ Focus When UCAS Offers Knock Them SidewaysApr 13th 2023In a world filled with carrots and sticks, wouldn’t it be great if we could stop tripping over all the root vegetables and arboreal debris and somehow make the best of it?

Preparing Your Students for ClearingApr 13th 2023Everyone knows it: when life gives you lemons, you make lemonade. Easy, right? Perhaps so, except this nifty catchphrase blindly ignores the fact that life has given you lemons, not lemons, water and sugar.

How to Help Your Students with University Interview PracticeFeb 3rd 2023Interviews generally fall into the same life-event category as MOTs, divorce and dentist trips. Does anyone get excited for them? No. Are they even remotely tolerable? Still no. Are they sometimes entirely necessary? Sadly, yes.

What are SKE Courses?Jun 21st 2022Do you want to teach but feel you don’t know enough about the subject? Then a subject knowledge enhancement course is perfect for you.

What is QTS?Jun 17th 2022If you are looking to become a teacher, you need to make sure that you have all the correct qualifications. A QTS is one of the most essential certifications for those looking to work in education.

Effective Revision Strategies in the ClassroomFeb 16th 2022The summer term always requires a bit of a tummy-wobbling leap of faith for teachers. After two or more years pouring students’ brains full of every scrap of knowledge you think they might need, you then have to take a big step back.

Student Finance: A CalendarFeb 16th 2022The early bird catches the worm. A stitch in time saves nine. Make hay while the sun shines.

Where to Start with Writing that UCAS ReferenceFeb 16th 2022Job titles are funny things, aren’t they? Particularly the ‘t-word’ that none of us like to drop into introductions. I mean, you and I know what ‘teacher’ means.

Get Your Students Serious About FinanceDec 14th 2021“Money, money, money,” as Abba once posited so philosophically, “is an absolute nightmare.” Or something to that effect, at least. All the things we could do if we had a little money, eh? As teachers, we know the feeling.

How to Support Your Students to Produce their Best Personal StatementsDec 13th 2021Who are you? It’s a big question. Perhaps even the biggest question. You’ve done all the online quizzes, and you’re confident now that you know which Backstreet Boy/breakfast cereal / hot dog condiment you are.

Helping Students Get an A*Dec 13th 2021Year after year, students and teachers wince as they endure the crotchety old grumbles that “exams are getting easier”. Perhaps they are, if by “easier” they mean that we don’t wallop the kids with a stick every time they do badly in their mocks.

Here to Help: Putting on Your Hat as a New Careers AdvisorDec 13th 2021It’s nearing 1am on Sunday morning and you’re on the sofa with a coffee (in your “Best Teacher” mug, obv.) and a huge pile of books to go through.

Make Your UCAS Reference Personal and PositiveDec 13th 2021There are many things you might want to say about Millie Thompson if given the opportunity: she’s consistently late to class, eats Jammy Dodgers during the register and interrupts almost every sentence that comes out of your mouth.

Tackling Tricky UCAS ReferencesDec 13th 2021Do you remember the time when you were young and foolish, and your boss did something innocuous to annoy you, so you photocopied a thousand photos of your derrière and pasted them all over the walls of the office?

The Complete Guide to Supporting Students Through Their Oxbridge ApplicationsNov 29th 2021‘Oxford’ or ‘Cambridge’ would be the first names to trip off most people’s tongues when considering impressive British higher education institutions.

How to Prepare Your Students with University Study SkillsJun 9th 2021Even the leap from GCSEs and Nationals to A Levels and Highers can seem like a steep ascension to many learners, so it’s no surprise that going on to higher education can be an even sharper shock to the system.

How to Maintain Your Work-Life BalanceDec 7th 2020During exam season, and the steep ramp up to it, work seems to turn all the way up to 11. This leaves your “life” hanging by a thread as the “balance” becomes similar to that of a rhino playing on a seesaw with a bumblebee.

Using Predicted Grades for ReferencesDec 2nd 2020During the UCAS application window (other than six months off and a large glass of wine), what’s top of every teacher’s wishlist? Crystal balls, of course.

Motivating Your StudentsNov 30th 2020It’s 2pm on a Saturday and half your students are in their family homes, still lazing in bed, only occasionally opening their sleepy eyelids to check the glowing screen of their iPhones.

Giving Careers Advice to 11-16 Year-OldsOct 5th 2020Modern society can be such a paradox sometimes; on the one hand, people seem to be growing up more slowly (six-year-olds - thankfully - are no longer shoved up chimneys to earn a living, we’re getting married later and even dying later).

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