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Here is the third in our series of study blogs for those studying A level Sociology and GCSE Sociology. Surviving your Sociology Exam Exams are a stressful time for most people, but here are some tips to help when sitting your exam. Exams are stressful, so if you feel yourself getting panicked or wound up, […]

In this series of ten blogs, various parts of the GCSE Science, IGCSE Biology specifications will be explored through the context of food.  As well as assisting students revising for their GCSE and IGCSE exams, the blogs also provide an every-day context for science which all readers should find accessible, interesting and useful. Lamb chops The topics selective breeding and cloning appear […]

Here is the 8th 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. Independent and Dependent Variables in Psychological Research Many psychology students get confused about independent and dependent variables. Every psychological experiment has an independent […]

If you are taking GCSE Mathematics at Higher Level there are a few more mathematical facts that you need to know in addition to all those for Foundation level. The good news is that most of these are given to you on the formula sheet so make sure that you familiarise yourself with it and have a copy to hand when working through past papers.  The main ones you need to memorise are listed below along with a few hints on how to remember them.

Here is the 7th 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. Surviving your Psychology Exam Exams are a stressful time for most people, but here are some tips to help when sitting your exam. […]

Parents whose youngsters are new to home education often ask what they can do to make the transition from ‘ordinary school’ as painless as possible for them and they’re right to be cautious, no matter what a young person’s experience of school there are always going to be some things they miss… At Oxford Home […]

This is the third in a new series of blogs for students revising GCSE Maths, or IGCSE Maths in preparation for the AQA GCSE Mathematics or Edexcel IGCSE Mathematics exams. Revision Websites for GCSE Maths A quick online search for “GCSE maths revision” will bring up lots of sites but with so many to choose from […]

In this series of ten blogs, various parts of the GCSE Science, IGCSE Biology specifications will be explored through the context of food.  As well as assisting students revising for their GCSE and IGCSE exams, the blogs also provide an every-day context for science which all readers should find accessible, interesting and useful. Pasta and the Marathon Runner The topics digestion, […]

Oxford Home Schooling is Oxford Open Learning’s sister company.  OHS offers home education courses for students who are under 18 years old.  OHS courses are developed to National Curriculum standards and offer carefully structured and appropriately paced learning opportunities for students between the ages of 11 and 19.  Each course is supported by a personal […]

This is the second in a new series of blogs for students revising GCSE Maths, or IGCSE Maths in preparation for the AQA GCSE Mathematics or Edexcel IGCSE Mathematics exams. How to plan your revision for GCSE/IGCSE Mathematics It has been said that the key to successful revision is good planning and to some extent […]