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With exam season quickly creeping up on secondary school students across the UK, both students and parents are already wondering when the all-important results day will be this year. Whether you've been studying for your GCSEs, A Levels, or are in Scotland awaiting your results from the SQA, it's essential to mark these significant dates in your calendar. Let's delve into the results day dates for 2024 and explore some tips on preparation and co...

As the end of the year and the first term of school is fast-approaching, so too is the 2024 GCSE and A-Level exam season. This statement isn't meant with the intent to scare you or cause anxiety, it's simply a reminder that with exams soon near, we should do our best to start preparing early. Ensuring we prepare and organise with ample time means we can minimise the stressful, last-minute cramming that often arises around exam time.  In th...

Mock exams are used to allow students to undertake a practice exam in exam-like conditions, which can in turn allow them to see how well they performed and what areas they may need to improve during their maths lessons and in revision before the final exam. It acts as a prediction to what a student will achieve in their final maths exam.  Some students may be tempted to not take their mock exams seriously, as they don´t have any ...