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Recent news and developments at One Degree.

September 2019 Newsletter

One month to programme launch, here is what you need to know… Where we will be this yearWe are excited to announce our continuing partnership with Ada College in Tottenham Hale, right next to the station on the Victoria Line (it takes only 20 minutes from Victoria station). This venue will host our programme and students. Mentors are […]

August 2019 Newsletter

Results are out!! Our students have now received their GCSE results and we are slowly getting the full breakdown in from the schools. We haven’t got everything we need just yet… …but what we can tell you right now is so far we have … 68% passes up from 29%! Congratulations to all our 2019 […]

25 Scientifically Proven Tips For More Effective Studying

2019 Ultimate Study Tips Guide In this guide, we explore scientifically-proven study techniques from scientific journals and some of the world’s best resources like Harvard, Yale, MIT, and Cornell. In a hurry? Skip ahead to the section that interests you most! How to Prepare for Success Create Your Perfect Study Space Pick a Study Method […]

GCSEs: Six podcasts to help support your pupils

These interviews cover GCSE revision, metacognition, memory, screen time and mental health. Being successful in an exam is down to a complex web of factors that go beyond simply knowing the material you will be tested on. The latter is, of course, a huge part of it. But being prepared mentally – confidence, motivation, reduced anxiety […]

GCSE: Assessment resources

June 2018 papers and mark schemes Insight report: results at a glance June 2018 (919.9 KB) November 2017 papers and mark schemes Foundation Paper 1 (Foundation): Examiner report November 2017 (72.2 KB) Paper 1 (Foundation): Mark scheme November 2017 (670.6 KB) Paper 1 (Foundation): Question paper (Modified A4 18pt) November 2017(1.7 MB) Paper 1 (Foundation): Question paper November […]

GCSE exams 2019: Five pitfalls to avoid

Exam board AQA shares some common pitfalls of GCSE exam preparation for 2019, and what you can do to avoid them. Whatever subject you teach, you will already be well into your preparation for this summer’s GCSE exams. Here, a member of AQA’s relationship management team, who regularly visits schools to provide advice, describes some […]

GCSE maths: How to make the most of practice papers

Exam board AQA shares some tips for helping students to tackle GCSE maths practice papers during their revision. Sitting practice GCSE papers under timed conditions is a great way for students to revise. But how can teachers make sure that they, and their students, get the most out of this exercise? In the first of […]

GCSE revision: a guide to what works best

The man behind the extensive research tells you what works, what does not and what to avoid completely. “Students do a whole lot of things to prepare for their exams, some of which are good uses of their time and some of which are not,” explains Professor John Dunlosky of the department of psychological sciences at Kent […]

GCSE English: Quick tips from an exams expert

How to make sure pupils manage their time properly during the GCSE exam. Even the most carefully prepared pupil can sit in front of an exam paper and become disorientated. Despite all our best efforts, this can severely affect the grade the pupil achieves. So it’s worth giving pupils explicit guidance about how they should navigate […]

GSCE: Are you getting revision all wrong?

Some of the most common revision tasks that teachers set don’t help students perform in exams, says Mark Enser. Much of teaching feels very intuitive; passing on what has been learned from one generation to the next is human nature. Sometimes, however, our intuition is wrong and it leads us to pass on poor advice to […]