Basic Skills Resources

Why do you struggle with quantitative disciplines? Let me illustrate the problem before presenting my case. A new student contacts me with a request for help with their high school...

Online vs face-to-face learningBefore the virus, my position was simple. I only taught face to face, most of my classes until then had been face-to-face, and if anyone requested on...

Purpose To provide guidelines for students and researchers on recording results of experimental work. Introduction A laboratory notebook is an essential tool for any researcher and a ...

How to get an A* at A-levelGetting an A* at A-level is difficult - only 10% of students achieve this grade each summer, however, with a lot of hard work and careful preparation this i...

The main questions I want to address here are;How much should you spent on tutors for assessment rather than learning?What ; should I look for in my child`s school?I am go...

It s never easy. Opening up a fresh blank page, ready to start revising. You have the best intentions but aren t quite sure where to begin. Here are some of my top tips that can b...

You were a solid 87% of the way through your GCSE course before the examinations were all cancelled by our one and only, prime minister Boris Johnson.Since then it feels like we ve ...

Another secret that schools and university does not tell you!We don t know when or how exams will take place when we return to school in September but you may want to spend an hour ...

Let s talk about failure! There is no doubt that human nature and the society within which we live, drive the vast majority of us to want to succeed. I admit that this may look very...

Making Creativity Count As a Prep School Headmaster, I firmly believe that my remit is to create an environment where children can become inquisitive problem solvers, robust and resil...