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GCSE results day! Well done to all of you collecting results today! Today is the culmination of many hours of hard work over many months or years and I hope that you are pleased with your results. If you have not done as well as you expected, there are still options. If you got a D or a 3 or below in maths or English, you will have to resit them. If you didn't get the grades you needed, there are things you can do to either get better grades or to rethink your options. Advice

I got my physics A level results today - it was an A! I'm really pleased with my result and I'm really grateful to all my friends and family for their support. I'm glad that I did it, not just for the knowledge of physics, but also so I could get a taste of what it is like doing exams in the 21st century. The internet is a game changer - it provided so much help, that I didn't need any tutoring. I will be making blog posts about what I leant from doing my A level in the futur

September is coming, and with it, a new term. So whether you are doing A levels, GCSEs or being home educated, here are some resources to help you along. All free! All A level and GCSE sciences Physics and Maths Tutor - A website that has grown beyond its name, Physics and Maths tutor has huge amounts of exam questions grouped by topic along with their mark schemes. They also have printable notes. These cover all kinds of topics, including chemistry, biology and psychology in

When I was a teacher, there was no bigger feeling of relief than the moment I left the school on the last day of the summer term. Of course, I loved the job, but by that time, I was exhausted, stressed and overstretched. It had finally come. In my first three schools, we would gather in the staffroom, or the library and listen to the farewell speeches and then probably head to the pub. In the last school I worked in, a private school, the last day of term was not the last Fri