Last half-term, we had the pleasure of visiting Launceston College and Bideford College. These two schools are part of the newly-established Athena Learning Trust based in Cornwall, where the executive team are doing wonderful things. From behaviour to CPD to homework, Athena Learning Trust are building a world-class school environment in a traditionally under-served part…
We’ve made some minor changes to layout within our courses to help students focus revision on the most important topics ahead of summer exams this year. Advance Information for 2022 Exams Due to the disruption faced by current A level students over the past two years, exam boards have published Advance Information indicating which topics…
Want to get ahead over half term? Our students get the best results from Up Learn when they use it for preparation and consolidation. Here’s how you can make the most of that in your week off… Preparation With Up Learn, your entire A-Level course is available in one place. You can use this to…
Alexandra Park School, a top state school in London, has been using Up Learn this year to support learning across A Level Economics, Chemistry, Maths, Physics and Psychology. We paid them a visit recently to see how they were getting on. We were delighted to see that Up Learn has had a positive impact on…
Why is it that some students get A*s, and others only Cs and Ds? Surprisingly, it has nothing to do with how smart people are… 🤔 To help explain, we’ve added new content to our courses: The Science of Learning. What’s in The Science of Learning section? We’ve created short videos that explore some of…
Students, parents and educators have faced immense challenges over the past year. At Up Learn, we’ve supported over 8000 students and over 150 schools along the way. Last week, we released our very first Impact Report. We’re thrilled to see that our work has had a significant and positive impact, particularly during a challenging year….
We’re delighted to announce that we’re testing a much-requested feature of Up Learn. Introducing our new revision mode, Up Learn Turbo. What is Up Learn Turbo? A Levels are pretty huge. The recommended time to study each A Level subject is 720 hours! 😕 Up Learn reduces this to under a hundred hours, but you’ve…
We now have a clearer picture of how A Levels will be assessed this summer. As the government is still ironing out the final details, we’ve summarised the latest updates below all in one place. We will continue to update this post as and when more information is released. How are A Level grades being…
This post is part of a series challenging our assumptions about learning techniques. We’re giving you up to date information from current research into learning to help you learn more effectively. Check out the previous post in this series and read the most recent one below. To retain information well it’s better to learn a topic…
