by Becky Trollope | Aug 20, 2018 | Education, Teachers, Technology, Tutors, Users
Gamification is an interesting term that leads to a lot of questions. Today we will be discussing what it is and considering what it entails. What is it? Despite sounding quite confusing, in reality, gamification means the use of gaming features in real-life...
by Get My Grades | Jan 6, 2018 | Biology, Key Stage 4, Science, Students, Teachers, Tutors
Welcome to the Get My Grades Lab! This new blog series will carry out a series of popular GCSE Science experiments over the coming weeks in order to make sure you know exactly what is coming up in your exams and how all of the experiments are carried out. In our...
by Jenn Linning | Dec 20, 2017 | Education, Teachers, Tutors, Users
Worried about whether your EAL students are getting enough support in your lessons? With so many other students in the class, it can sometimes feel that we aren’t able to reach our EAL students and give them the help they need. It’s important to remember that a lot...
by Jenn Linning | Dec 12, 2017 | Education, Teachers, Tutors, Users
It’s happened to every teacher: you have an extremely bright, engaged and ambitious EAL student who loves to read aloud, answer your questions and complete extra work at home. You have the highest of hopes for this student… but as the exams draw nearer, they seem to...
by John Nichols | Dec 6, 2017 | Revision, Students, Teachers, Tutors
In the next blog of this series, the Get My Grades Team is going to take a look at what we mean by the ‘Computer Brain’ and how it affects us. The Computer Very often we find that some things always tend to happen together. When this happens we tend to associate them...
by Jenn Linning | Dec 5, 2017 | Education, Teachers, Tutors, Users
What does EAL stand for? What are the differences between EAL, EFL and ESL? What support do EAL students need and what support do they actually get? All your questions answered here! What on Earth do all the acronyms mean? If you have ever engaged in a discussion...
