The Department For Educationis responsible for ensuring each child receives an education from early years to further education. One of the governmental body's key initiatives this academic year is the School-Led Tutoring Grant, which aims to support disadvantaged and vulnerable students most affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. But what is...
Following the cancellation of exams due to school shutdowns, the UK’s exams regulator has published guidance for schools on how students will be assessed for GCSE and A-level qualifications this Summer. We explain what Ofqual’s guidance means for grading and how schools are being told to apply it in practice....
In a few short weeks the Easter holidays will be upon us and that might signal the start of your GCSE & A Level exam revision period. But why wait until the holidays to begin revising? Why not make the most of the time you have available now and start...
All schools are different in their approach to mock exams, some have mocks before they break up for the Christmas holiday, while others do theirs in January following the break. At this stage, it doesn't matter which approach is best, what matters is that mocks are incredibly important and therefore...
There is a drive sweeping across schools in England that is aimed at helping children – starting as young as primary school – acquire a deeper conceptual understanding of maths so they become skilful independent mathematicians. The buzz phrase is ‘maths mastery’ and with the right tools and techniques, all...
