Every parent wants their child to succeed in exams. But what most families don’t realise is that the biggest barriers to success are rarely about knowledge. They’re about the hidden curriculum — the unspoken skills exam boards assume students have, but which almost no school teaches explicitly. From Years 9–13, these skills quietly determine whether… Read More »

Picking the right university and course is a big decision — but don’t panic! You don’t need to have your whole life figured out just yet. What’s important is that you take the time to explore your interests, understand your options, and make a choice that feels right for you. This guide will break everything… Read More »

The first thing to say is well done – you’ve successfully navigated and completed a journey that for many of you began in September 2008 – your first day at primary school. Think about all the experiences you’ve been through; Nativity plays, school productions, Year 6 SATS, your first day at secondary school, GCSE results… Read More »

As you sit here now, reading this having successfully completed your final GCSE exams, having had your last day at school and having attended your Year 11 Prom – you inevitably start to think about the 20th August 2026. The date when you will see the results of the journey you have been on since… Read More »

You’re in Year 12 and looking forward to the summer break to take some time out to relax. Great! You deserve it after all that work. Unfortunately, during the Summer many students forget that Year 13 studies often rely on an expert knowledge of the Year 12 concepts. This then becomes a shock when September… Read More »

Every summer, tutors receive the same anxious inquiry from parents of teenagers about to enter Year 11: “What should my child be doing over the holidays to prepare for their GCSE exams?” The concern is understandable. With the GCSEs looming, the instinct is often to push for an intensive study regime over the summer. However,… Read More »

1. Desmos Graphing Calculator: A Game-Changer for Graphs If you’re struggling with graphs, Desmos is the tool for you. It’s an online graphing calculator that lets you visualise mathematical functions. You can quickly graph equations with minimal effort. For example, you can enter equations of straight lines and then adjust the gradient or y-intercept to see how they… Read More »

With the key revision period of the Easter holidays over, lots of students still have significant chunks of the syllabus to revise and are starting to worry that they won’t have enough time to prepare fully for their GCSE and or A Level exams. Furthermore, some may have to learn new material when they return… Read More »

Justin Craig Education continually strive to ensure their courses are high quality and the benefit to students is paramount. In doing this we are guided by the student surveys undertaken at the end of every course and by monitoring tutor performance. The majority of our students take more than one course and can attend in-person… Read More »

In this article we provide revision tips on different techniques to help students identify and retain relevant information making revision sessions more productive. Being confident to try different techniques and identify which works best for you well before you have to use it for the real exams! What to revise Exams mean learning lot of… Read More »