by John Nichols | Sep 8, 2017 | Education, Research, Teachers, Tutors, Users
In this blog series, the Get My Grades Team is going to take a look at look at Basic Psychology when it comes to How Learning Works. Some of the neuroscience around learning. Information or ideas that are often associated with each other become linked together in the...
by Joanne Oguntimehin | Sep 6, 2017 | Education, Users
In the first of our Educational Jargon Blog Series, the Get My Grades Team are taking a look at what Progress 8 and Attainment 8 actually mean. We’re going to attempt to break the mystery of this new jargon and explain what these new accountability measures are....
by Joanne Oguntimehin | Sep 5, 2017 | Revision, Students
As the beginning of the school year is here already, the Get My Grades Team thought it would be useful to review the Top 5 Ways To Revise. As much as we like to think that staring at a textbook will automatically transfer and imprint its contents onto our brains, for...
by Joanne Oguntimehin | Aug 31, 2017 | Exams, Key Stage 4, Students
This question can be answered with different lenses. The logical lens may say that GCSEs can determine which sixth form or college you go to and impact your university choices in some cases. The political lens may say that GCSEs are a semi-objective measure of...
by John Nichols | Aug 25, 2017 | Exams, Families, Key Stage 4
The results for the first new style 9-1 GCSEs are now in for Mathematics and English Language. It was widely reported that they were considerably more challenging than their predecessor qualifications; there were numerous problems with inaccurate textbooks and...
by Joanne Oguntimehin | Aug 24, 2017 | Exams, Key Stage 4, Students
Thursday 24th August 2017. The moment of truth. Parents, teachers and most importantly students will be waiting in anticipation to see the numerical fruits of their labour – their GCSE results. What do I need to know? This year has the added surprise factor as certain...
