Revision

Most Multilingual Student Alex Rawling’s Chinese Challenge – Week 3

17th Apr 2013

A close friend once said to me that when you start learning a language, it’s like staring at a painting from really close: you can’t see much of it, and you can’t make sense of the little piece that you can. However, every time that you learn more, it’s like… Read More

Why is learning a language important?

19th Feb 2013

Naomi, here at Collins on a work experience placement, reflects on the importance of learning languages in an increasingly globalised world Read More

Alex’s Chinese Challenge – Week 2

11th Jan 2013

I've now come to the end of the second week of my Chinese Challenge, and I'm quite happy with my progress so far! Read More

Alex’s Chinese Challenge – Getting started

11th Dec 2012

Meet hyperpolyglot Alex Rawlings, winner of the 2011 Collins Livemocha search for the Most Multilingual Student in Britain  Alex’s  language skills were assessed by  eleven native-speaking judges who all confirmed his  proficiency in French, Spanish, German, Italian, Greek, Catalan, Dutch, Hebrew, Afrikaans, Russian (and English!). Don’t believe us? Then… Read More

Secondary History- Revision Time

21st Sep 2012

It’s Revision time! Revision can be a tedious round of past exam questions, past papers, [b] questions, [c] questions, etc, etc. Here are a few ideas for livening up revision whilst still maintaining the rigour necessary for exam success. Remember, as in all teaching, variety is the spice of life!… Read More

Staying positive – Revision Tips – Part 1

30th Aug 2012

Contributions from winning entries to the Revision Tips competition. Awarding yourself treats for completing revision sessions is a great way of motivating yourself and staying positive. Revision is also more enjoyable if you get into the habit of revising the subjects you find more difficult earlier in the day –… Read More

Secondary English – Non-fiction Exam Preparation

22nd Mar 2012

Acronyms seem to have become a vital part of preparing students for GCSE exams. There are loads of them: PALSS (Purpose, Audience, Language, Style, Structure) is a popular one, but fill in the gaps yourselves, I’m sure you know them all. There is a place for acronyms, of course. In… Read More

Secondary Technology – Revision Games

23rd Jan 2012

When it comes to exams, I often find that a lot of my pupils struggle to revise for Design & Technology, finding their practical experiences hard to associate it with written exams! In lessons, they enjoy the practical side of the subject but often find sitting down and concentrating without… Read More

Secondary Business – Revision for Unit 3

10th Jan 2012

In order for students to do well on the AQA Unit 3 exam, they need to be able to apply their knowledge and theory from the course to the business that they are given in the exam case study. One of the challenges is actually getting them to… Read More

Secondary Sociology – Mnemonics

9th Jan 2012

Mnemonics: Useful revision aids Difficult to pronounce, and even more difficult for your students to spell, mnemonics are a very useful way of remembering a lot of content quickly. They are therefore ideal in the run up to the January exams. Mnemonics are nothing new and by definition include… Read More