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Brainbox Study Club updated their address.

Brainbox Study Club updated their address.

Best wishes to all the students sitting their Secondary Transfer Test (11+) this week!

Good luck to all the teachers and students going back to school this week!

GCSE statistics for 2018 - rise in pass marks despite tougher exams 🙂

LIVE: GCSE results day 2018

Congratulations to all the students getting their GCSE results today! Well Done!!!
Didn't quite get the grade you wanted? Contact Brainbox Study Club for tuition for resits in November 2018.

bucksherald.co.uk Students across the UK will be picking up their GCSE results today (Thursday).

Teachers: your guide to learning strategies that really work

New education book by teacher Carl Hendricks includes: revisiting previous learning, checking for understanding, giving feedback on students, creating a positive classroom climate, reducing cognitive load and offering plenty of guidance as key learning strategies that work. These strategies are used by us too, we are on the right track! :D

theguardian.com In an extract from his book on bridging the gap between research and teaching practice, Carl Hendrick picks key techniques for teaching effectively

'We need to act before we end up with a generation of literature-phobic pupils'

Top Tip: When reading with a Kindle, click on a word to access its dictionary definition and make a vocabulary list for future use.

tes.com And Year 9 is the perfect place to inspire, build confidence and re-engage students with unprejudiced reading of non-exam texts, writes one head of English

What is it all about?

Brainbox Study Club is a social enterprise, which helps young people with their education. We help them prepare for exams, inspire & engage them in future career paths and care for their wellbeing. We also support families and the local community. Why? Because we believe businesses can and should work to benefit others and make a positive difference in the world.

socialenterprise.org.uk Social enterprises are businesses which a set up to change the world. Like traditional businesses they aim to make a profit but it’s what they do with their profits that sets them apart – reinvesting or donating it to create positive social change. Social enterprises exist in nearly every sector fro...

UPDATED: Buckingham School headteacher stepping down after nine years at the helm

After almost 10 years of improvements, headteacher steps down. Will the positive trend continue or may this change cause negative effects for teachers and students?

buckinghamtoday.co.uk Buckingham School have announced that headteacher Angela Wells is stepping down at the end of the autumn term.

Autumn term starts with some ice-breakers, to shake away those holiday cobwebs. It continues with assessing student's abilities and current levels and tailoring courses specifically for our students' needs. "Achieve your goals, reach your dreams"