by Bryden Commons | Oct 18, 2017 | Politics, Users
Over the last few weeks, we’ve explored democracy, and what it looks like in Britain today. This week, we are digging a little deeper, and asking how we make democracy fair. Secret Ballots Perhaps the main way in which we have made democracy fair is by using secret...
by John Nichols | Oct 12, 2017 | Education, Research, Teachers, Tutors, Users
In the next instalment of our ‘How Does Learning Work?’ blog series, the Get My Grades Team is going to take a look at ‘Attention’ and how it plays a part in how we learn.Before looking at learning we should look at cognition – the process of thinking. Effective...
by Joanne Oguntimehin | Oct 11, 2017 | Education, Users
Have you ever wondered what on Earth teachers actually get up to on an INSET day? In our latest blog in our Educational Jargon series, The Get my Grades team are here to help! We’ll finally put to rest the question of what exactly goes down in the unusually...
by Bryden Commons | Oct 10, 2017 | Mental Health, Users
This week, we’ll be exploring how engaging in creative outlets can help you to care for your mental health. For many years now, people have talked about how creativity can help to ease symptoms of mental illness. Although this has been shown through people reporting...
by Jenn Linning | Oct 9, 2017 | English, Key Stage 4, Students
In the next of our ‘How to succeed in the new 9-1 English GCSE’ series, we look at how to improve how you analyse language in your exam. Many would describe analysis as the key to English. It is all about taking your imaginary magnifying glass and looking...
by Get My Grades | Oct 5, 2017 | Fun Facts, Get My Grades, Teachers
As it’s World Teachers’ Day, the Get My Grades Team couldn’t think of any better way to honour their favourite teachers or the teachers who had the biggest impact on their lives, than to write tributes about them! Obviously we can’t name all...
