Revision Articles and Advice

Advice and Articles

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 »

Daily Mail Revision Advice from Justin Craig

Justin Craig featured in Career Mail: 'Boost results with 5-step revision plan

Exam revision can be a tricky subject for parents to raise with their children ahead of their GCSEs and A-levels. Some may feel their youngsters don’t do enough but don’t know how to tackle the situation. Anxiety over how and when to start exam revision is a common problem and can make children stressed. Getting into… Read More »

A Level & Career Choices at 16 – What to Look For

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Subject Decisions for Career Choices While the pressure on students aged 16-18 to make career decisions has never been greater, new research undertaken by Justin Craig has revealed that most of us aren’t in the jobs we thought we wanted to do at that age. Many of us do not know what we want to do… Read More »

How to Ace Exams with Less Stress – Feb Talk Notes

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We were delighted to welcome so many parents and students to Dr Weston’s talk on 5th February. It really was a full house. Dr Weston has very kindly provided the presentation notes from the talk sponsored by Justin Craig. Simply click to download the pdf: Justin Craig Talk 5th Feb 2018 (slide notes)