Technology can be a nuisance when you are trying to prise your 15 year-old away from their phone, or trying to get them to abandon their game and come down for dinner. But it can be an amazing resource. Google searches, BBC Bitesize, the much-maligned, but hugely useful, Wikipedia. Here at EKT we are looking […]
Just a few pointers. Familiarise yourself with the type of questions you will be asked. Google your exam board and download some past papers. Don’t forget to download the mark scheme too. All the exam boards will have these resources on their websites. Here’s just 1 : https://revisionmaths.com/gcse-maths/gcse-maths-past-papers/ocr-gcse-maths-past-papers Practice. Use past papers to practice exam-style […]
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-43811703#_=_ Vocabulary is one of the biggest problems we come up against with Kent Test students. Many of them read avidly, yet don’t have the range of vocabulary found in the test (that may be a limitation of the test’s appropriacy as an allegedly accessible test that isn’t supposed to favour children from privileged families, […]
Most of us have taken a test at some point in our life. Few of us enjoy them. So how can we make exams less stressful? (I’ll be looking maths papers and course-work soon) Here’s how I tackle exams that involve writing essays. Make sure you understand the structure of the exam. Most boards will […]
I?ve blogged about this before, and will probably do so plenty more times, because it?s a tricky issue. Most of us have employed someone at some point: plumber, dressmaker, window cleaner. Once upon a time we relied on word of mouth ? a recommendation from a friend, or convenience ? the chap just down the […]