Penchard English Tutoring

07/05/2024

These Audio Shots are five-minute podcasts on GCSE topics - just English and English Lit at the moment although there are more subjects coming. They cover topics like AQA Power and Conflict Poetry, An Inspector Calls, Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet and Lord of the Flies. And there are also quick AQA exam guides, too. Great for some last-minute revision!

Available for free on:

Amazon: https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/2e2e238f-25c2-4ae2-8ab5-aba56f21996e/gcse-audio-shots---quickfire-revision?ref=dm_sh_Nyz1VEj0Wgs1R4RfoiGOMNeiZ

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/497b6gQOlLn53NYRdouEng?si=3_zfjj3dSyeGBA9B6S3EfA

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/gcse-audio-shots-quickfire-revision/id1684707318

‎Education · 2024

18/09/2023

The late, great Sir Ken Robinson on creativity. It’s so important that we allow students to make mistakes - how else can they grow?

https://fb.watch/n84oAOLG3N/

24/08/2023

Wishing all the GCSE students getting their results today the very best of luck!

16/08/2023

A-level results tomorrow!

I’m nearly thirty years past my own results day, but I still remember the feeling of anxious anticipation. It seemed like such a huge crossroads in my life, but as with so many things, hindsight shows it was just one of the many twists in the road. 👣

Wishing everyone waiting for their grades the very best of luck.

07/06/2023

This is an American article, so not everything is relevant, but it's a great summary of how tutoring can help all students - not just those who might feel they are struggling.

Explore the benefits of tutoring and how it helps your student succeed in school and gain the confidence and life skills they’ll take into adulthood.

06/06/2023

Shocking news: people claiming to be selling GCSE papers before the exams are actually scammers. Who’d have thought it?!

Scams are becoming more common, with fraudsters charging up to £4,000 per paper, exam boards warn.