02 January

A-Level Top Tips

That long awaited Christmas break is fast coming to an end and it’s now 2022. So, although A-Levels still seem a way off, they are becoming a reality.  To help we have set out below our top new years’ tips …

06 December

Is 007 a Role Model?

We have all heard it: ‘Bond. James Bond. England’s secret weapon. A jet-setting heartbreaker on Her Majesty’s secret service. A man who fears no one, with a licence to kill’. Pretty cool, isn’t it? But is Bond, James Bond a …

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07 August

Top 10 A Level Results Day Tips

There is nothing more nerve-racking than waiting for exam results, though competing for an Olympic gold is certainly up there (not that we would know). This year, A-level results day falls on the 10th of August. Even if everything goes …

20 July

Summer Reads

Our Summer Reads: How to Keep Yourself Occupied Summer is fast approaching and, with Love Island only airing in the evening and the Euros coming to an end, my days are looking pretty empty. With the first lockdown exhausting my …

08 June

The Jaffa Cake Essay

Why Jaffa Cakes Teach All There is to Know About Essay Writing Why is writing an essay so difficult? I used to spend hours staring blankly at an essay title, poised over the keyboard waiting for inspiration to strike. One …

03 May

In conversation with The Bridge Group CEO

Recently, we met up with Nik Miller the CEO of the Bridge Group, a non-profit consultancy that uses research to promote social equality.  It was an interesting conversation illustrating a shared vision of an educational system where outcomes are determined …

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21 March

The Art of Revision

I am a serial procrastinator. If there is an excuse not to work, I will find it. Perhaps that is why I have rewatched the new, awfully-acted Tracy Beaker twice in a week, or how I have almost exhausted the …