The Grenfell Tower fire, Britain’s strictest school and children’s ‘Trumpy’ creative writing. ‘Britain’s strictest school’ rated outstanding by Ofsted – Guardian Michaela Community School – a controversial north-west London free school renowned for its “no excuses” behaviour policy – has been judged outstanding in all categories by Ofsted. The school prides itself on its strict disciplinary approach, with pupils given demerits … Read More
Exams are close! Top tips for cramming
We get it. Revision is hard. It takes ages, there’s loads of it, and no one could possibly expect you to have done it all on time, even if you made a revision timetable, or downloaded some super useful apps. Sometimes, cramming is the only answer. Exams are now just around the corner – maybe you’ve even reached the corner, … Read More
Technique and Time Management: The Keys to Exam Success
As GCSE and A Levels draw near for thousands of students across the UK, this week we’re taking a look at two of the most important strategies for students to remember: exam technique and time management. Here’s the thing: you can revise for hours on end, cover every topic and make spider diagrams until they’re coming out your ears, but … Read More
Education News Weekly – 9th April, 2017
Term-time holidays, a lack of female headteachers and why it’s time to scrap 9 a.m. lectures. Female headteachers under-represented in secondary schools – Independent According to new research from Nottingham University, just over a third of secondary school headteachers are female, while currently women make up around 64% of secondary classroom teachers. The paper, encompassing every secondary school … Read More
How to Write the Perfect GCSE/A Level Exam Essay
Every GCSE student in the UK, and many A Level students, will have to write at least one or two exam essays in the coming months – and probably several more. They tend not to be designed to catch you out, or test you on anything you haven’t learnt, and on most of them it’s even possible to get full … Read More
6 Best Revision Apps For GCSE And A Level
The Easter term is coming to an end and, if all goes to plan, thousands of students will be spending the next few weeks revising hard for their upcoming exams. We’ve already looked at ways parents and students can avoid exam stress, and how to keep revision effective. This week, we’re looking at some of the best revision apps for … Read More
Minerva’s Top GCSE and A Level Revision Tips
The time when GCSE and A Level revision begins to intensify is nigh. After last week’s blog about how parents and students can deal with exam stress, this week we are looking at some top revision tips for students. There are two overall aims for revision: to make sure it is effective, and to keep it as stress-free as … Read More
From a D to an A! The Benefits of Online Tuition
Some parents can be very sceptical about the benefits of online tuition, compared to face-to-face sessions. At Minerva, we believe it is all about finding the right tutor and the right style of tutoring for the student. We had a chat with Jenny, who does a lot of online tuition, about her student, Ella, who went from getting a D … Read More
