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Embarking on the transition from GCSEs to A Levels is often a daunting experience. And rightly so! Just as you’ve gotten used to taking 10 or 11 subjects, you now have to whittle this number down to just 3 or 4. …

The principles of fair and reliable testing are foundations on which modern science rests,  so why has one major error made by medical researchers still not been corrected?  Explore the fascinating full story in this blog post, authored exclusively for…

IB Exams are just around the corner for thousands of students all around the world, and we understand that many of you will feel anxious going into this period. Taking exams is never easy, and when that exam is worth…

The world is an uncertain place right now, and it’s completely normal to be feeling a little unsettled or worried about what the future might hold.  However, if you begin to feel emotionally or mentally overwhelmed, you may also notice that…

No matter how hard you TRI, when studying IGCSE (or GCSE) Maths it can be difficult to stay on top of all the different versions of triangle questions.  From Pythagoras’ Theorem to the Cosine Rule, students often complain that half…

What are some unintended effects of the policy? (250-300 words) Don’t underestimate the impact of good evaluation on your IA score. So far, you’ve done the ‘easy’ part – discussing the problem and proposed solution is. Now’s your time to…

With university application season on the horizon, this week we sat down with Save My Exams’ very own Head of Biology, Amelia, to discuss her experiences studying for an undergraduate degree in Biochemistry at Oxford University.  In this blog post,…

The UK is renowned for its world-class higher education institutions, and every year nearly half a million students travel from abroad to study in England, Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland.   If you are based outside of the UK and are…

Wait, but what exactly is a vaccine? Vaccines are used to induce an immune response without causing disease. In a nutshell, a vaccine teaches your body’s immune system to recognise a specific pathogen straight away and kill it before it…

My exams have been cancelled: how will my grades be calculated? It will be up to teachers to decide on the grades that their students should be awarded in each subject. They will assign these grades based on evidence of…