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 »

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 »

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)

A Good Revision Timetable Can Make a Difference For students approaching GCSEs or A Levels, the prospect of preparing for these key exams can be daunting. Although the mocks may just be over and the exams still a few months away, it’s not too early to start preparing, particularly if you want to ace those… Read More »

GETTING THROUGH YOUR EXAMS – SURVIVAL TIPS FOR GCSE & A LEVEL STUDENTS Working towards exams can be very stressful for students and their families. Whilst there is rarely much choice over whether or not to do the exams, there at lots of ways to make GCSE  / A Levels more manageable and help you get… Read More »

This exciting talk draws together some of the most important evidence available today on how pupils can thrive at secondary school and delivers take-home tools and tips for students and families. In particular, Dr Weston will focus her attention on transition within secondary school, into GCSE or A Level years and how students can best… Read More »

Having attended a Justin Craig residential revision course, Baylis Court School GCSE students were yet again celebrating fantastic GCSE results and huge grade improvements in 2017. Like 2016, Baylis Court School sent a group of GCSE students to Justin Craig revision courses to study a range of subjects, including all the core subjects of Science,… Read More »

This year’s application to universities The UCAS deadline is January 15th for entry in 2018 for all applicants except Medics, Vets, Dentists and Oxbridge. It’s taken as granted that the most sought after courses have the highest grade entry requirement. If you are looking to trade in a grade B for the necessary A*, the… Read More »

Despite much discussion in the press about the new GCSEs, many schools, parents and students still struggle to understand and address the increased demands and implications for students of the new GCSEs. Not only are students facing new harder GCSE exams, there are concerns that students are not being supported sufficiently nor are fully prepared… Read More »

“Using external tuition can be a highly effective strategy for helping disadvantaged students from falling behind and maximising their performance in exams” says Dr David Crouch, independent education consultant. “As an experienced secondary school teacher, I am very aware of the competing demands on school budgets and the pressure to ensure effective use of the… Read More »