by Bryden Commons | Nov 7, 2017 | Fun Facts, Users
“Remember, remember, the fifth of November – Gunpowder Treason and Plot. I see no reason why Gunpowder Treason should ever be forgot.” Every year, on the 5th November, the British people celebrate Guy Fawkes day, in remembrance of the foiled plot in 1605, which...
by Joanne Oguntimehin | Nov 6, 2017 | Education, Users
You may have heard the proverb ‘it takes a village to raise a child’. This is certainly the case in the school system. There are so many people, alongside the subject teacher, that work to ensure a functioning and productive school environment for all. Of course,...
by Get My Grades | Nov 3, 2017 | Fun Facts, Users
It’s been a very busy week here at Get My Grades HQ. Wednesday the 1st of November was National Author’s Day, and although this blog goes out a little late, it is a day close to our hearts. Connecting to an author’s work can make us make the leap from reading...
by Bryden Commons | Nov 1, 2017 | Politics, Users
Over the past few weeks, we’ve explored democracy and what it looks like in the UK. This week, we delve a little deeper and explain how government works in the UK. Are Government and Parliament the same thing? Although a lot of people use the words interchangeably,...
by Jenn Linning | Nov 1, 2017 | Education, English, Students
We’ve taken you through ‘How to analyse’ and now we are going to take you through the slightly more complex skill of evaluating. Evaluation is all about making a critical judgement. You would evaluate a film you watched at the cinema by weighing up its positives and...
by John Nichols | Oct 24, 2017 | Research, Revision, Teachers, Tutors, Users
In the third installment of our ‘How Does Learning Work?’ blog series, the Get My Grades Team is going to take at look at the different types of memory and how they affect how we recall what we learn. There are 2 main types of memory that we need to consider: ‘Working...
