Would it surprise you to know that I don't just look at GCSE and A-Level grades as being a reflection of academic ability? To me, they're not just a measure of how ‘clever' someone is. Instead, GCSE a

Many of my clients tell me how calm and soothing I am, so it might surprise you to know that I've been struggling with anxiety since spring 2018. I've done various things over the last three years to

With the summer holidays fast approaching, parents have been asking me what their young people should be doing in the summer holidays. In this post, I'll be sharing the things students in years 7-13 s

What's the right mindset when you're applying to Oxbridge? With only about 20% of Cambridge applicants and 16% of Oxford applicants getting a place, it's important that you go into the process with a

If your child is applying for a vocational university course, it's important that they understand what they need to do differently in their UCAS personal statement compared to students applying for ac

Year after year I see university applicants making the same 3 personal statement mistakes. These mistakes cost them lots of time, and would deprive them of offers at universities if they weren't put r

“What's the point of learning Pythagoras' Theorem? I'm never going to use it in real life.” That's what one of the members of The Extraordinaries Club was moaning to his mum. If you're the parent of a

Is your child studying A-Level Physics? It can be an intimidating subject for some because of its heavy mathematical elements, but in practice, the subject encourages a whole range of other skills. Th

It's not easy to succeed at GCSE and A-Level. I think we all know this intellectually, but many people seem to resist the reality of what it really takes. In this article, I'm going to share three har

GCSEs are hard. A-Levels are hard. But what's the alternative? The alternative is even harder. That's what we're thinking about today. Choose your hard The other day, my head coach, Helen, sent me a meme that said: Marriage is hard, Divorce is hard.