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How to set academic goals for the new year

2 January 2023 Quick Guides

The start of a new year is a great time to refocus and make plans for the future.  Many people make New year’s Resolutions in the hopes that the coming year may be happier, more productive or generally better than the one that went before.  However, resolutions tend to be…

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Why your new years resolution should be to hire an online tutor

29 December 2022 Quick Guides

The clock is counting down as far as 2022 is concerned, which means now is a great time to start thinking about New Years’ Resolutions. Whilst you may well want to get fit, travel more or learn a new hobby, if you have a child approaching their GCSE or A…

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How to support your children’s learning for when they return to school in January

26 December 2022 Quick Guides

Now Christmas is behind us, thoughts begin to turn to the wonders of the New year stretching out before us.  Whilst you’re still bound to have relatives to visit, mountains of leftovers to wade through and half a tub of chocolates calling your name it’s worth remembering in a little…

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How recapping your 2022 studies can help you identify strengths and weaknesses

22 December 2022 Quick Guides

As the calendar year draws to a close and we start to turn our attention to everything that 2023 has to offer, now is a good time to look back over what’s been achieved in the last 12 months.  Many people get sentimental as they cast an eye over the…

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How to use the Christmas break to optimise your subject knowledge

19 December 2022 Quick Guides

If you’re currently in Year 11 or your final year of college, chances are the last thing you want to think about at the moment is summer exams. However, as we hurtle towards Christmas and the New Year, the reality is it won’t be that long until the temperature rises,…

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How much revision should you do over the Christmas break

15 December 2022 Quick Guides

By the end of next week schools and colleges throughout the UK will be closing for Christmas.  This means students and teachers alike are already counting down to two or three fun filled weeks where they can switch off, indulge, and generally unwind. Of course, for those students looking ahead…

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Fun study activities you can do over the Christmas break

12 December 2022 Quick Guides

Studying may not be many students’ idea of fun, no matter how interested they are in the subject at hand. However, it’s a necessary evil, especially when you consider how quickly exam season will be upon us once Big Ben chimes in the new year later this month. Here at…

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Why it’s important to finish the school year off with a bang

8 December 2022 Quick Guides

As Christmas looms and 2022 draws increasingly closer to the end, it’s worth taking a moment to think how you want to finish off your studies for this year.  True, the academic year will have seven more months in it once the Christmas decorations have been put away, but it’s…

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How an online tutor can help you finish off the year strongly

5 December 2022 Quick Guides

We’re at the start of the first working week of December, which means there’s not long to go now until schools and colleges break up for Christmas. Depending on your own academic calendar, you may have as little as eleven days left before the festive period officially kicks off for…

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Getting ahead of your studies before the Christmas break

1 December 2022 Quick Guides

Whilst the October half term break may not seem that long ago, chances are the upcoming Christmas holiday is going to feel very welcome by the time it arrives.  This time of year really can feel exhausting and the chance to have a few weeks off isn’t something to be…

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