That source goes in the revision session - one thing I like about the thematic bit of the Early Tudors is that the same names keep popping up and they’re all invariably doing something terrible or stupid. It makes the stories easier to remember. #historyteacher #EarlyTudors #ALevel
Radioactivity…
This week students used a handheld detector to test:
common everyday objects
Even a smoke alarm!
The smoke alarm barely reads above background.
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Maths Easter revision is simple:
👉 One paper a day
👉 Mark it properly
👉 Fix your mistakes
That’s it.
Not notes. Not videos. Practice. Practice. Practice.
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That faint little line streaming out from the Thorium rod shows the invisible radiation to the students. What looks harmless isn't.
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Childhood isn’t just a stage of life – it’s shaped by society.
Medieval child = mini adult
Victorian child = worker
Modern child = student
Has childhood improved… or just changed?
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#Sociology #Education #ALevel #Teaching #SocialChange #Childhood
Know someone who'll be revising for their #Philosophy #ALevel over the Easter holidays? 🐣📚
💡 Philosophy Briefings are 15-min videos following the A-Level curriculum, led by eminent philosophers.
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#philosophymatters #revision #learning
Hope or uncertainty?
Question from #History #Alevel students #Esher6thFormCollege
@peterhain.bsky.social reflects on release of #NelsonMandela from prison — it forced a public recognition that white apartheid rule was ending
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New Learning Techniques That Actually Work
Most students don’t need to work harder… they need to work smarter.
Here are 7 techniques that make a real difference
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Maths isn’t about just understanding… It’s about practising and applying.
✔ Do lots of questions
✔ Learn from mistakes
✔ Try unfamiliar problems
That’s how you improve
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Most students go to lessons. Fewer actually learn in them.
Here’s how to change that
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Most students don’t lose marks because they don’t know the content… They lose marks because of poor exam technique.
Here are 5 things that REALLY make a difference
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#historyteacher #EarlyTudors #ALevel How nerdy do we want to get? ‘Very’ is the correct answer.
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Creating images can be one of the best ways to learn. A labelled diagram, flow chart or mind map often works far better than a page of dense notes.
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#education #learning #revision #studyskills #teaching #alevel #gcse #scienceeducation
Your brain loves patterns.
That’s why mnemonics are so powerful for learning.
Strange sentences → stronger memory.
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Traffic Light Your Knowledge
Before revising, colour-code the syllabus:
🟢 Green – confident
🟠 Amber – partly understood
🔴 Red – need to learn
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#Education #Teaching #GCSE #ALevel #StudySkills #RevisionStrategy
Finding it oddly reassuring (because Y13 are making me wonder if I actually taught them at all last year) that everything it talks about is what I teach, almost to the letter (the talk is currently on Leviticus vs Deuteronomy) #historyteacher #ALevel #EarlyTudors
Delighted to welcome students and staff from Lowestoft Sixth Form College for a visit to our Philosophy Department!
👍 uni life
👍 metaethics
👍 Chinese philosophy
👍 philosophy of mental health
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Learning and juggling sounds ridiculous… but it works.
Try this study cycle:
20 mins learning 5 mins juggling
It resets the brain
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#Learning #Education #StudySkills #Teaching #GCSE #ALevel
Students often revise by rewriting notes. Unfortunately, that’s mostly passive learning. A better approach? Mind maps.
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2026 Catalogues.
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ost students think success comes from studying longer.
In reality it comes from studying smarter.
Good time management can transform exam results.
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#GCSE #ALevel #StudySkills #Teaching #Learning #TimeManagement
Most students revise content.
Far fewer practise exam technique.
Yet exam technique can easily move a grade from B → A.
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#Education #Teaching #GCSE #ALevel #ExamTechnique #Learning #StudySkills
Students often say:"I'm revising for my exams." But here’s the problem. Revision assumes the knowledge is already there. Most students actually need to learn, not revise.
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Revision tip that actually works: revision isn’t reading — it’s retrieving.If you can’t get it out of your brain under pressure, you don’t “know” it yet.
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Really interesting for #places #alevel #geography could be an NEA for a British equivalent?
Flashcards don’t fail students.Random flashcards fail students.✅ Enter: the Leitner System (spaced repetition without the faff).
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