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Here is the sixth 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. Psychology – Aims and Hypotheses We talked about hypotheses in the previous blog.  Let’s just summarise: The aim is the purpose of the study, but […]

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. Surface area to volume ratio The topic ‘surface […]

This is the first 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. What is revision, and how do I do it? The date of your Mathematics exam is fast approaching and you really need to get down […]

Here is the fifth 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. Research Methods in Psychology: Theory and Hypothesis A psychologist may have a theory about an aspect of human behaviour.  A theory in general language […]

In this series of ten blogs, various parts of the GCSE Biology,  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. The Biology of Jam This topic is […]

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 […]