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...
by John Nichols | Nov 8, 2017 | Mental Health, Students, Teachers, Tutors
In the next blog of this series, the Get My Grades Team is going to take a look at another set of functions in the brain, which we describe as the ‘Owl Brain’, because these functions are associated more with wisdom and deliberate, conscious thought. The Owl Brain The...
by John Nichols | Oct 24, 2017 | Research, Revision, Teachers, Tutors, Users
In the third installment of our ‘How Does Learning Work?’ blog series, the Get My Grades Team is going to take at look at the different types of memory and how they affect how we recall what we learn. There are 2 main types of memory that we need to consider: ‘Working...
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 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...
by Joanne Oguntimehin | Oct 3, 2017 | Special Educational Needs, Teachers, Tutors, Users
The fourth instalment of our Educational Jargon Series is here! We hope, so far, it has brought you much clarity and revelation. Now, let the Get My Grades GCSE Blog Team help you decipher these acronyms linked to educational needs; AEN, SEND and ECHP. If you’ve...
