It's not uncommon for some students to feel anxious about the start of their final GCSE year. Here's what we advise. First things first, you've got this. And there's no end of people who are more than willing to lend a hand and support you (whether that's teachers,...
It's not uncommon for some students to feel anxious about the start of their final GCSE year. Here's what we advise. First things first, you've got this. And there's no end of people who are more than willing to lend a hand and support you (whether that's teachers, family, or us!). Keep a regular...
Ofqual has announced its proposals for how students will receive their grades in their GCSE, AS and A Levels, after exams were cancelled. The consultation document sets out what Ofqual considers to be the fairest way to award grades to students so that they "have an...
Students in England will no longer sit formal exams in GCSEs, A Levels or AS Levels in the Summer 2021 sitting, following the announcement from Government. Instead of these summer exams, teacher judgement will be used to grade students, in a similar way to 2020's...
Study and time management start-up, The Study Buddy, has been announced as the winner of the Education Specialist category in this year’s Prestige Awards. The Study Buddy, based in Somerset, was created in 2018 to help students and their parents to structure and plan...
Education Minister Kirsty Williams has today (Tuesday 10 November ) confirmed Wales’ approach for qualifications in 2021. Her decision that there will be no end of year exams for learners taking GCSEs, AS levels or A levels. Instead The Welsh Government will work with...
Students taking GCSE, AS and A Level exams in 2021 sitting will now have an additional 3 weeks to prepare. This follows today's announcement to delay the exam period in England. Education Secretary, Gavin Williamson, has confirmed that exams will go ahead next year....
The Scottish Parliament has cancelled National 5 exams - broadly the GCSE equivalent - for 2021. Instead grades will be awarded on the basis of assessments throughout the year informing teacher assessed grades. It's entirely possible that the rest of the UK could...
Exam boards are updating their specifications to the changes in the English Literature GCSE exams, we've summarised the changes. UPDATE: AQA has changed it's position and made the Poetry Anthology optional (along with 20th Century Drama and 19th Century Prose). Unseen...
From the autumn term, all children in England will return to school full-time. This is a direct extract from the Government's advice leaflet for parents of children returning to secondary school. Why does my child have to go back to school? School is the best place...
As if the year ahead won't be trying enough for students, now MPs and the Media are weighing in on whether exams will actually take place. Today Labour shadow education MP, Kate Green, has announced Labour's position that GCSE and A-level exams should be pushed back....
News is in, the 2020 GCSE and A level students’ grades will be the higher of the teacher estimates or the Ofqual prediction. But does this mean that everything is now ok? Probably not for everyone. Waiting for your results is always a nail-biting experience. You might...
With GCSE and A Level exams in the UK cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, students wait anxiously for some remote regulatory body to determine their grades. An understandably nervous wait for all. Many students will have told themselves that they would wait for...
To find out about Ofqual's proposals on how 2021 grades will be awarded - head here>http://thestudybuddy.com/2021/01/16/how-youll-get-a-grade-for-gcse-and-a-levels-in-2021/ Following the consultation paper in July, Ofqual (the body responsible for regulating exams in...
