Expert Insights
Advice and support for parents and students
![A Level Grades Explained](https://www.ivyeducation.co.uk/assets/img/_blogThumb/348877/9.-A-Levels-Tuition-1200-x-1200.webp)
A Level Grades Explained
Understanding A Level grades is crucial for students aiming to navigate their educational journey effectively and maximi...
![How to Revise for A Levels](https://www.ivyeducation.co.uk/assets/img/_blogThumb/348877/9.-A-Levels-Tuition-1200-x-1200.webp)
How to Revise for A Levels
Effective revision techniques are key to achieving the desired A Level grades, but some students develop bad revision ha...
![What are A-levels?](https://www.ivyeducation.co.uk/assets/img/_blogThumb/348885/What-are-A-Levels-No-bground.webp)
What are A-levels?
Transitioning from the realm of GCSEs to the next stage —A Levels— becomes a critical milestone for UK students aspirin...
![Hardest A Levels 2024](https://www.ivyeducation.co.uk/assets/img/_blogThumb/342339/A-Level-Blog-Which-is-Hardest.webp)
Hardest A Levels 2024
What makes an A Level hard may depend on individual factors such as a natural aptitude, a preference for certain subjec...
![IB or A Levels: Which is the Right Choice?](https://www.ivyeducation.co.uk/assets/img/_blogThumb/336496/IB-Or-A-Levels-No-bground.webp)
IB or A Levels: Which is the Right Choice?
Choosing the right qualifications and subjects to study for the last two years of school can affect the choices your chi...
![Exam Preparation: Say goodbye to cramming!](https://www.ivyeducation.co.uk/assets/img/_blogThumb/88590/Online-tuition-girl.webp)
Exam Preparation: Say goodbye to cramming!
Preparing for academic examinations can be a highly stressful time for any student. But what if there was a way to prepa...
![UCAS Personal Statements - Changes Taking Place In 2024 with Sarah McWatters](https://www.ivyeducation.co.uk/assets/img/_blogThumb/372/university-applications.webp)
UCAS Personal Statements - Changes Taking Place In 2024 with Sarah McWatters
The Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) announced on 13th January that the personal statement, a key ele...
![Subject Selection for your GCSEs, A Levels and IB: advice from Dr Caroline Watkinson](https://www.ivyeducation.co.uk/assets/img/photos/4-0-senior-school-13-2020/_blogThumb/28004/fave-%20Girls%20at%20Cheltenham%20Ladies%20-%202020.05.14.webp)
Subject Selection for your GCSEs, A Levels and IB: advice from Dr Caroline Watkinson
Fresh from discussing UK university admissions and entrance into sixth form via the 16+, the indefatigable Caroline Watk...
![Entry into Sixth Form with Dr Caroline Watkinson](https://www.ivyeducation.co.uk/assets/img/_blogThumb/127091/Dulwich-College-pavilion-2020.05.13.webp)
Entry into Sixth Form with Dr Caroline Watkinson
In this, our latest webinar, Dr Caroline Watkinson joined us once more to talk about entrance into sixth form (16+ entry...
![Consistency in an Age of Uncertainty: How to best Prepare for GCSEs, A Levels, and the IB](https://www.ivyeducation.co.uk/assets/img/_blogThumb/123061/study-space.webp)
Consistency in an Age of Uncertainty: How to best Prepare for GCSEs, A Levels, and the IB
A few months ago, we wrote about what the 2021 lockdown meant for GCSE, A-level and IB students. Now that the picture is...
![5 Ways Year 12 students can prepare to apply for university](https://www.ivyeducation.co.uk/assets/img/_blogThumb/372/university-applications.webp)
5 Ways Year 12 students can prepare to apply for university
For Year 12 students, now is a good time to think properly about university applications. Some of you will still have to...