The Astute Student Blog

Fighting Lockdown Burnout

During our third national lockdown, we are faced with school closures, chilly weather, and lots of uncertainty. Consequently, a lot of...

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Organisation Tips for GCSE Students

Quick tips to keep your folders, work and life organised: 1) Make sure you have all of your work for each subject in a folder- whether...

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Learn from your Mocks

Happy New Year! Your Year 11 Mocks are important. They are a way for you to (a) get a feel for what the real exams may be like, (b) see...

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Don't generalise your GCSEs

When preparing for your GCSE exams, you can sometimes fall into the trap of bundling together all your subjects rather than thinking...

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Exam technique: the half of your GCSE that your teachers don't focus enough on

There are lots of misconceptions that revising and remembering every fact and every date to memory automatically means you will get the...

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Welcome to gcsEase

With GCSEs, you have to study smart, not study everything. Whether you want to go from a 3 to a 4, or an 8 to a 9, our resources help you...

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