by Samantha Nichols | Jun 24, 2019 | Families
So, your son/daughter has either just finished their GCSEs or their summer holiday is fast approaching, and now, on top of your already busy life, you need to find a way of keeping them occupied for at least the next six weeks. In this blog, we’d like to try to...
by Get My Grades | Jan 11, 2018 | Families, Get My Grades, Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4
Get My Grades has been designed as the leading tool for students, parents and professional educators. When launched in Spring 2018, it will enable students to access high-quality learning materials and a huge bank of realistic questions. For educators, it reduces...
by Joanne Oguntimehin | Dec 18, 2017 | Education, English, Families
When TV and English collide – magic happens. Shonda Rhimes has proven this time and time again. American television producer, screenwriter, and author – she is the genius behind Grey’s Anatomy, Scandal and the infamous How to Get Away with Murder. Need we say more?...
by Bryden Commons | Sep 14, 2017 | Exams, Families, Mental Health, Revision, Wellbeing
The lead up to exams can be an extremely stressful time for young people, and in turn for worried carers. It can seem difficult, sometimes impossible, to help a stressed-out teenager. As a parent, it can be really tough to feel like you can’t help your child, but...
by John Nichols | Aug 25, 2017 | Exams, Families, Key Stage 4
The results for the first new style 9-1 GCSEs are now in for Mathematics and English Language. It was widely reported that they were considerably more challenging than their predecessor qualifications; there were numerous problems with inaccurate textbooks and...
by Get My Grades | May 1, 2017 | Families, Get My Grades
Get My Grades was an idea that originated from husband and wife team, Sam and John, whilst they were on a stay-cation in Devon in May 2016. John was tutoring full-time and was in very high demand, and between them, they were trying to think of a way to provide his way...
