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How to Write the Perfect Essay: A Step-By-Step Guide for Students

  • June 2, 2022
  • In ENGLISH
  • 7 min read

Writing great essays takes practice. Check out the GoStudent step-by-step guide to writing the perfect essay for their top tips and helpful insights.

The Platinum Jubilee: What is it and how can we celebrate it?

Dust off your bunting and unwrap your sausage rolls, it’s time to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee! Here’s our guide to the queen’s upcoming celebrations.

What Are the Positive and Negative Effects of Video Games?

Most parents are wary of their children spending too much time playing video games. In this article, we’ll look at the pros and cons and let you decide!

Activities for Gifted Children: Ideas and Tips

Having a gifted child is a walk in the park, isn’t it? Not necessarily! Read our ideas and tips for activities for highly capable children.

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An Intro to Google Classroom: Top Tips and Tricks for Tutors

Enjoy GoStudent’s introduction to Google Classroom for teachers – filled with top tips and tricks to ensure you and your students get the most out of it.

Meat-Free School Dinners: What Do Parents Need to Know?

UK primary schools will serve 3.1 million meat-free school dinners within the next 12 months, so what’s driving this change and is it good for our kids?

The Parent Teacher Association: What Does it Do and How Can I Help?

There’s more to the PTA than bake sales and raffle tickets. Here’s our guide to what a Parent Teacher Association does and how it benefits your child.

Want to Know More About the Water Cycle? Keep Reading!

  • May 25, 2022
  • In SCIENCE
  • 5 min read

Wow your teachers, parents and classmates with your scientific knowledge by taking them through the fascinating stages of the water cycle.

Child Benefit In The UK - How Much, When And Who Gets What?

As most people are feeling the pinch, it’s more important than ever to make sure you’re getting the right child benefit for your child or children.

Which Highers are Needed for Veterinary Science? Let Us Fill You in...

  • May 23, 2022
  • In EXAMS
  • 11 min read

If you dream of becoming a vet and need to know which Scottish Highers are required by your chosen university to study veterinary medicine, you’re in luck!

Revision Top Tips: How to Create the Best Revision Flashcards

  • May 20, 2022
  • In EXAMS
  • 6 min read

Flashcards are one of the best revision strategies. Let’s take a look at how to create the best revision cards so you can maximise your revision time.

How to Become a GoStudent Tutor: Follow These Five Easy Steps

GoStudent tutors enjoy freedom, flexibility and students on tap, so let's take a look at how to become a GoStudent tutor in this step-by-step guide.

Using GCSE English Past Papers As a Revision Tool (With Free downloadable Past Papers)

  • May 19, 2022
  • In ENGLISH
  • 8 min read

If you’re preparing for English GCSEs, using past papers as a revision tool could be very helpful. Check out our guide to GCSE English past papers here!

How Long Does It Take Before I Can Start Teaching With GoStudent?

Thinking about becoming a tutor for GoStudent? It couldn’t be easier and might not take as long as you think to go through the checks and get started.

Which Highers Are Needed for Engineering? Find Out Here

Which Highers are needed for engineering and civil engineering in Scotland’s universities? Read our complete guide to the latest admissions requirements.