GCSE Taster Course

Day 2

Hello! You’ve made a great decision by signing up for our taster course, which will give you a daily dose of free, expert tuition in English and Maths over the next 7 days.

English

Today’s English tutorial is all about Planning to Write Creatively. Your tutor, Simon, will be taking you through this essential Writing skill.

Our expert examiners consistently tell us ‘the very best writers always have a plan’. Planning is a key skill for developing your writing so it is fluent and coherent, allowing you to gain as many marks as possible in assessments!

How to get started

Watch the video tutorial on Planning to Write Creatively, then take the quiz to check your understanding and see how much you have learnt!

Writing: Planning to Write Creatively (Part 1 of 3)

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Maths - Foundation

Your Day 2 Foundation Maths tutorial with Patricia is focused on Arithmetic questions.

Your top tip for today is Remember to use the correct units in calculations!  Checking units is key within GCSE Maths. Students commonly forget to check what units the answer is asking for or often miss out including them entirely. This can cost students valuable marks!

How to get started

Try the past paper question yourself before watching the tutorial video and then working through the workbook of additional practice questions.

1. Try the question

First, try the question below. Testing yourself on a topic you have covered in class is critical to Retrieval Practice. Once you’ve had a go, click on the image to see the answer

2. Watch the tutorial

Further Practice

Now that you’ve followed the video, why not practice some more Arithmetic questions by downloading the workbook below.

 

Maths - Higher

Your Day 2 Higher Maths tutorial with Patricia is focused on a Powers and Roots question.

Your top tip for today is Remember to use the correct units in calculations! Checking units is key within GCSE Maths. Students commonly forget to check what units the answer is asking for or often miss out including them entirely. This can cost students valuable marks!

How to get started

Try the past paper question yourself before watching the tutorial video and then working through the workbook of additional practice questions.

1. Try the question

First, try the question below. Testing yourself on a topic you have covered in class is critical to Retrieval Practice. Once you’ve had a go, click on the image to see the answer

2. Watch the tutorial

Further Practice

Now that you’ve followed the video, why not practice some more Powers and Roots questions by downloading the workbook below.