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Don’t know what your calculations mean? You’re not alone!

Posted on April 25, 2025April 25, 2025 Sarah Parkes

I was working 1:1 with a student a few weeks ago on solubility product calculations.   I always like to start

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Revise like a pro: how to make the most of past papers!

Posted on February 6, 2025February 6, 2025 Sarah Parkes

Past papers and mark schemes are super useful resources that you should be using throughout your A level course, not

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Flashcards are the ultimate study tool

Posted on December 9, 2024December 9, 2024 Sarah Parkes

if you know how to use them 😳 We all know how to make a flashcard. Question on one side,

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Hacks to supercharge your learning

Posted on October 22, 2024October 22, 2024 Sarah Parkes

Coffee! Just kidding … In last month’s newsletter we saw that our brains learn by making mistakes. The harder you struggle to retrieve

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How to learn better!

Posted on October 2, 2024October 2, 2024 Sarah Parkes

a deep dive into the strategies that actually work There has been a surprising amount of research into how we

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Practical techniques are not just for the lab!

Posted on July 3, 2024July 3, 2024 Sarah Parkes

One of the best aspects of Chemistry A level is that you get to do lots of practical work 😎.

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When is an answer NOT actually an answer?

Posted on June 4, 2024June 4, 2024 Sarah Parkes

when your answer is in fact just your working out … This is without doubt the most frustrating thing examiners

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It’s not just WHAT you know, it’s HOW you write it!

Posted on April 5, 2024June 4, 2024 Sarah Parkes

I know, you’re studying Chemistry not English Lit but the one thing that sets A* grade students apart from the

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