T-minus 4 days to the 2018 HSC English Exams!

The day has finally arrived, 2 years in the making and the quotes are swirling around your mind, you have your thesis prepped and are itching to write out your creative writing. But then you suddenly think to yourself, have I done everything required of me? Am I...

The updated Syllabus – what you need to know about the Common Module

The updated syllabus is now beginning to be taught to Year 12 students and we thought we would break down the ins and outs of what will be covered, what essays should focus on and what markers and looking to see. Let’s start with the common module. The first thing to...

To our Year 11’s – Our 5 Top Tips moving into HSC

This post is dedicated to our year 11 students - present, past and future. Firstly, a massive congrats on finishing your first year of senior studies. You are halfway to your HSC. You thought Year 11 was hard...well you haven’t seen the worst of it yet! HSC thrown...

3 top tips for your next multimodal assessment

With the updated syllabus comes updated assessment requirements and one of the new ways of testing understanding of students is asking them to present their learning in the form of a multimodal text. This is somewhat new concept and while multimodals still have...

Our love of Shakespeare

Call us old fashioned. Call us nerdy. Call us whatever you like but there is no denying that Shakespeare is one of the best writers and there are many reasons why his plays are still taught through high school. We thought we would share with you a few reasons why he...

Our recommended study guides

If you walk into the study area at your local bookstore (we usually shop at Dymocks because of their wide selection), you will find many study resources, guides and other materials to help you overcome what seems like an endless amount of study needed to conquer your...

How should I interpret my marks?

After sitting an exam, the next time you will feel that nervous is when you are eagerly awaiting the results. It can be a time filled with questions… did I do well enough? What if I don’t pass? Or what if all my study was for nothing!And then the moment comes – the...

Our tutoring team

One of the many qualities of our tutoring team is their diverse experience, expertise and ability to develop personalised sessions based on the needs of their students. Often we are asked the background of our tutors so we thought why not share with the community who...

No homework for the holidays – What should I do?

With the term holidays upon us, both parents and students face the question - should the holidays be used for revision or should it be a time to relax, enjoy the sleepins and recharge before the start of a new term? Like always, there isn't one answer that applies to...

Group Tutoring or Private Tutoring – Which option is best?

Hello again to our readers and welcome to our latest post, we hope that you are enjoying our reads. If you have any topic that you like to hear our comments on, please feel free to get in touch and we can have a chat!Our latest conversation in on the topic of group...