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Why You Should Do A Year In Industry

Like many students applying to university, looking at the many exchange programmes, I was fascinated by the idea of living abroad for a year during my studies. I wanted to experience new places, meet interesting people and develop better life skills. However, as I was applying to study biochemistry and I still wasn’t sure if I wanted to work in [...]

History In Film

History has been part of school curriculums for as long as anyone can remember. It conjures up images of people pouring over books and manuscripts in dimly lit rooms. However, in recent years this school staple has graduated to both the small and big screens. The Borgia’s and

Business A-Level Revision Tips

Are you a crammer? Research has shown that students, who cram information before an exam, may pass it but are unlikely to retain the information. You will have been told that preparation is key when preparing for an exam and deadlines for coursework, but which revision technique do you select? Highlighter pens, sticky notes, re-reading notes and summarising them are a few common [...]

What's the secret to Maths?

What's the secret to Maths? ...Schubert (the dog) Let me start by introducing Schubert. Yes, the prolific Austrian composer who died at just 31 years of age. But also, my six month old snow white Samoyed puppy. He's so cute he has been known to turn cat lovers into goo. First, the original Schubert of the [...]

The World's Hardest Exam

Every year in the English summer, the newspapers are full of two things. The weather, and how exams are getting easier. First you have the obligatory story of someone with 7 A* at A-Level and 15 A* at GCSE who failed to get into Oxbridge. Then come the statistics about rising pass rates, soft marking and endless re-takes....yawn. I wonder whether [...]

A-Level English Revision

A famous Shakespearean lady once said to her beau: ‘Screw your courage to the sticking place, and you will not fail!’ Meaning: ‘get over your cold feet, you wet fish, and kill the King!’ Whilst Lady Macbeth’s aspirations are not wise to aspire to, you’d do well to emulate the gusto with which she goes about her task. ‘Screw your courage’... [...]

How To Revise for a Philosophy of Religion A-Level

Taking a Philosophy of Religion A-Level is hard. Remember this. Don't be fooled by your friend taking three science subjects, who assures you that "you'll be fine" because you "basically just talk about your opinions on stuff" - this, unfortunately, is not the case. A Philosophy of Religion A-Level syllabus certainly does encourage you [...]

A-Level Theatre Studies Revision Tips

Theatre Studies at A-Level is certainly not for the faint hearted. Similar to English Literature, you need to present your ideas in a coherent structure and are required to analyse language. However, you have to go one step further; you must bring 2-D characters from the plays’ pages alive and make them realistic and engaging for the examiner marking your [...]

GCSE Exam Technique

With the GCSE Exams around the corner, students across the country are wondering how best to revise. A Tavistock Tutor has written some information below to help GCSE students with their exam technique. Tavistock Tutors also provide GCSE tutors in London for subjects ranging from Maths to English and Italian to Mandarin. We hope you find [...]

Preparation In An Exam Period

We have all taken part in different types of exams during our lives. From the early school years till our entrance for undergraduate studies, and later on during postgraduate studies. Every type of examination hides its own difficulties according to our age and psychology. There is no participant have not said after the exams "If I knew that… if I [...]

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Tavistock Tutors Blog

Some helpful blog pieces and articles for our students and tutors.

Why You Should Do A Year In Industry

History In Film

Business A-Level Revision Tips

What's the secret to Maths?

The World's Hardest Exam

A-Level English Revision

How To Revise for a Philosophy of Religion A-Level

A-Level Theatre Studies Revision Tips

GCSE Exam Technique

Preparation In An Exam Period