Why Home School?
An article discussing the pros and cons of educating your child from home.
GCSEs, Results and Education in Britain
Most 15- to 16-year-olds will be receiving the results to their GCSEs next week. Here’s a look at what happens after a student gets his or her GCSE results.
The Goals of Education
To what extent do our schools serve the goals of a true education?
What’s Wrong with a Plain Old GCSE?
I’m doing my GCSE’s at the moment, and my school is forcing me to take additional exams I don’t even want to do.
Social Manipulation
Education is not what it is built up to be.
Assessing the View That the Modern Education System is a Meritocracy
Assesing whether meritocracy exists in society; focusing on in education.
Assess This
A satirical rant about the over-reliance on formal assessment in the English educational system. An insider’s view.
Creative Thinking: New Curriculum
It is hoped that the new curriculum will give teachers better opportunities to foster creativity in their classrooms. We talk to one of OCR’s creativity gurus. The British inventor James Dyson once said that engineering was all about being creative, and having the ability “to recognise the power of the imagination and the potential of a good idea, and then to translate this into a tangible object or a clever piece of machinery”.
Change is in the Air
We are experiencing one of the biggest ever periods of change in our education system with the 14 to 19 reforms in full flow. Before taking a more in-depth look at some of the GCSE changes, we give you an overview of what is happening and when.
How to Take Notes and Study for Success: Sq3r
A study and note-taking guide for successful learners. The SQ3R reading strategy is an essential tool to assist reading comprehension and study skills.






















