Revision Articles and Advice

Advice and Articles

How to Design Your Future – A Guide for Parents & Teens

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Justin Craig Education are delighted to be joining Dr Kathy Weston in an event to help teens design their future. Join Dr Kathy Weston for this inspirational, motivational talk for teens and their parents or carers. It is critically important that students heading into GCSE or A Level years have the right mindset for learning, revising… Read More »

How To Plan Your Easter Revision Timetable

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Preparing for your GCSEs and A Levels can be a daunting experience. Throughout the year, you will be constantly reminded that the exams are fast approaching despite being months away. Once Easter arrives, those exams are imminent. After months of intense GCSE work, it’s tempting to just switch off or postpone revision, especially as the… Read More »

Insights from Rhys – 7 years on!

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From time to time, we get in touch with past students to get their feedback and perspective on how Justin Craig helped them. Here is Rhys’s story ….. Excellent tutors and personalised help made a real difference “ I found out about JCE during my first year of A-Levels from a friend of my parents. … Read More »

My A Level Maths Experience with Justin Craig

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Holly recently studied A Level Maths with us – here are her insights on her Justin Craig experience. Board Specific courses and feedback from friends helped my decision to go with Justin Craig Just after my A level mocks in January, I realised that if I wanted to achieve the grade I needed for University… Read More »

How to Approach GCSE/A Level Studies

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TUTOR AND STUDENT INSIGHTS Student Advice “Now that I am at Uni, can’t believe that I survived A Levels!  I don’t think I could have worked any harder but it paid off, with me beating school’s predictions and achieving 2 A*s. Sorry but I don’t think there are any secrets, it’s just hard graft for… Read More »

Do GCSEs Matter?

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According to Ofqual, GCSE results in England have been relatively stable in recent years, despite the reformation of GCSEs and introduction of the new 9-1 grading scale. So why are parents and students worrying so much about the new GCSEs and do GCSE grades really matter? GCSE grades can affect student choices and career paths… Read More »

Exam Planning

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With regards to GCSE & A Level planning, we have seen our customers enquiring and booking earlier than in previous years. For those of you who feel it’s too early to be thinking about revision courses, it’s worth highlighting that, in our experience, the most successful students get into a good study routine early on and revise throughout… Read More »

Justin Craig Now a Registered Approved Activity Provider for the D of E

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If your child is involved in the Duke of Edinburgh Award Programme, then we have some good news for you! Justin Craig is now a Residential Approved Activity Provider for the DofE and our Summer Courses are suitable for students working towards their Gold Duke of Edinburgh Award. So now, not only does your child enjoy all the benefits of our summer… Read More »

Summer School

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“My son attended the A Level Maths Summer School and is still buzzing with the confidence it has given him” We have a range of summer courses during August for current Year 10 and 12 students to help consolidate existing knowledge and ensure they are well prepared for the challenges of the next academic year. Summer… Read More »

How Long Should You Revise For?

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Have you read Barnaby Lenon’s highly controversial blog article yet? Whilst many students and experts have branded his comments regarding Easter Revision as “traditionalist nonsense” and “unrealistic”, others such as Natasha, now in her final year at Queen Mary University of London, said that she relied on at least seven hours of study a day… Read More »