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Here is the second in our series of study blogs for those studying A level Sociology and GCSE Sociology. The Research Process in Sociology Many students find research methods difficult in sociology.  In our first series of blogs, we are going to consider research methods. Stage 1 – Developing Aims and Hypotheses A theory is a concept or idea […]

Here is the fourth in our new series of Psychology blogs – useful for anyone revising for exams or thinking about taking up Psychology as a new subject at A level or GCSE. Why do Psychologists do Experiments? As we said in our second blog, psychology is not an exact science.  Psychologists develop theories on why they think […]

Here is the first in our series of study blogs for those studying A level Sociology and GCSE Sociology. What is Sociology? Sociology is the study of how society is organised, and how we experience life in society.   It includes the study of how human society develops, its structure and functioning.  It also includes the study of […]

Here is the third in our new series of Psychology blogs – useful for anyone revising for exams or thinking about taking up Psychology as a new subject at A level or GCSE. Why do we need Experiments in Psychology? Psychology is the study of the mind and behaviour of humans and animals.  So why do we […]

Our sister company Oxford Home Schooling recently launched a new Ks3 Science course for students following a Year 7 programme of study. The course is designed to meet the requirements of the National Curriculum and is full of activities, links and short tests to engage and interest home educated students studying by distance learning. The first […]

Here is the second in our new series of Psychology blogs – useful for anyone revising for exams or thinking about taking up Psychology as a new subject at A level or GCSE. What is Psychology? We all think we know what psychology is. Psychology is often discussed in the media, on television and generally, but […]

Here is the first in our new series of blogs on aspects of studying Psychology GCSE and Psychology A level. Research Methods Many new students of psychology are surprised that they have to study research methods. Many also find research methods difficult to understand at first because often they need to learn new research skills and […]

The English teachers’ resource website Teachit is currently offering free revision worksheets for students from its eight-week revision guide Result! The worksheets offer useful advice on poems from other cultures word power speedreading for information distinguishing fact from opinion The worksheets are aimed at students working towards GCSEs in English and English Literature, and would also […]

IGCSE Geography Students taking Edexcel IGCSE Geography examinations this year will be assessed on virtual fieldwork opportunities included in the specification for the first time. The Edexcel IGCSE Geography specification includes eight fieldwork opportunities of which it is recommended that students carry out two as practical fieldwork studies, one from Section A and one from Section B. […]

Just as there will never be a consensus on how to teach English, so the teaching of History is destined to remain controversial. History textbooks tailored to fit A-level exam requirements have “stultified” teachers’ thinking and left children ill-equipped for the type of independent study needed at university, according to an Ofsted report on history […]