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How to revise A Level Required Practicals

April 22, 2024December 4, 2024Oxford Science Team
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Revision of the A Level Required Practicals probably feels like a daunting task, but in reality most of the hard work is done. The ideas for revision below aim to give you some support with that final hurdle of doing your best in the end of course exam papers! Tip 1: Understand the A Level […]

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Keeping it simple but meaningful during school closures

June 19, 2020June 19, 2020Oxford Science Team
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Head of Biology Amelia Kyriakides discusses the ways in which her department has adapted to home learning and how the strategies they’ve developed will continue to benefit her GCSE cohorts on their return to school. For many of us, adapting for home learning meant rapidly rethinking lesson planning. Quick decisions needed to be made based […]

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