🔥Lit Paper 2 - then you're free!

Jen - Primrose Kitten

📅 Tuesday 20th May 2025 📅

Guys, you’re nearly free of English Literature!

Paper 2 is nearly here, and whether you're doing AQA or Edexcel, this one's packed with content. But don’t panic obviously. You don’t need to revise everything tonight. You just need to be smart with your time.

Here are three key tips to help you feel in control tomorrow and walk into the exam knowing what you're doing:

🔁 1. Base Your Quote Revision on Themes

You don’t need to memorise 30 quotes per text. Focus on 3–4 key themes (e.g. power, identity, conflict, love), and learn quotes that can be used across multiple themes.

For example, a quote like “We are members of one body” (from An Inspector Calls) hits responsibility, society, class, and morality—all in one.

📌 This works for AQA’s modern texts and for Edexcel’s 19th-century novels too (and of course, your Anthology poetry too.


🖊️ 2. For Unseen Poetry: Annotate Before You Answer

Jumping straight into writing is tempting, but trust us: it’ll slow you down later.
Spend 2–3 minutes:

  • Underlining techniques

  • Noting feelings, tones, or shifts

  • Identifying structure and language methods

It’ll help your essay stay focused and make comparisons way easier if you get a comparison question.


📝 3. Do a Quick Practice Paper Tonight

You don’t need to write a full response, but take 15–20 minutes to plan answers from a predicted paper. Focus on:

  • Structuring your response

  • Picking flexible quotes

  • Writing one or two clear paragraphs

📄 Download Our Predicted Papers Here

Use them to quickly test what you know, and boost your confidence.


🧠 Just a Quick Reminder:

  • AQA Paper 2 = Modern text + Poetry + Unseen poetry

  • Edexcel Paper 2 = 19th-century text + Poetry (including comparison)

Whichever one you’re sitting, tomorrow’s paper is your chance to show how well you understand the big ideas, not just the quotes. Use your themes. Stay calm. Be clear.


You’ve done so much already: tonight’s just about polishing it off.
You’ve got this. Go in confident.

– The Primrose Kitten Team 🐾

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🌎AQA A-Level Sociology: Tomorrow!!

Jen - Primrose Kitten

📅 Monday 19th May 📅

Hi lovelies.

Gosh, exam season really is in full swing, isn’t it?

Your AQA A-Level Sociology Paper 1 is almost here, and the night before isn’t about cramming, it’s about refining. We know you know the stuff - it’s just about how you’re getting it down!

Here are a few final strategies to sharpen your exam technique and turn all your hard work into clear, confident answers.

📌 3 Smart Final Tips for Sociology Paper 1

✅ 1. Named Sociologists = Guaranteed Marks
One thing is for sure: include specific theorists or studies in your longer answers. Vague references like “some sociologists argue…” isn’t going to cut it!

Use names like Durkheim (social solidarity), Oakley (gender roles), and Murray (New Right family views). Check any others you need a refresh on too!

📝 2. Plan 10 Mark and 20/30 Mark Answers Before Writing
It’s easy to waffle under pressure. Spend 2–3 minutes outlining:

  • Your key points or paragraphs

  • Which study or theory you’ll apply

  • Where you’ll analyse vs. evaluate

Planning first = fewer contradictions, more clarity, and higher AO3 marks.

🔄 3. Link Back to the Question Constantly
In every paragraph, use phrases like:
“This supports the view that…”, “However, this challenges the claim…”, or “In the context of the question…”

Examiners need to see you’re not just listing knowledge: you’re shaping an argument.


🗂️ Use Your Final Resources Wisely

📄 Download Predicted Papers
👉 A-Level Sociology Predicted Papers – All 3 Papers
Use these to plan your essay structures or bullet key theories per question.

📺 Some Free Content Here Too!
👉 YouTube Playlist – Topic Overviews + Tips

Even watching just one topic you're unsure on tonight can help you feel much more secure going in.


Right then. Don’t forget: stay focused, plan your answers, and make those theorists work for you.

Best of luck!!
– The Primrose Kitten Team 🐾

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🧪Chemistry: Cooked or Cooking?

Jen - Primrose Kitten

Sorry to make you cringe with your own slang…

Just wanted to check in because GCSE Chemistry Paper 1 is tomorrow! We know by now that the difference between a decent grade and a great one often comes down to how you answer, not just what you know.

Below are some tips to help you today and tomorrow, along with some useful links for revision resources, both free and paid!

🧮 1. Show Full Working in Calculations

Always write every step:

  • State the formula

  • Rearrange it (if needed)

  • Plug in values with correct units

  • Check your answer is to the correct significant figures or decimal places as specified in the question and your answer is in the units the question requires. If no units are given make sure you include these in your answer

For example, always convert cm³ to dm³ if the formula needs it. Don’t throw away marks on the easy stuff.


🧪 2. Be Specific in Practical Questions

You’ll often be asked to describe a method - get technical and precise:

  • Name equipment properly (measuring cylinder, not just "tube")

  • Use quantities, concentrations, and specific reactants

  • Explain how data is collected, repeated, and why

  • Make sure it is clear what the dependent, independent and control variables are when writing the method

Tip: “Add acid to alkali” isn’t enough. Say: “Add 25.0 cm³ of hydrochloric acid using a pipette to a conical flask.”


🧠 3. Use the Right Scientific Language

Avoid vague phrases. Instead of:

❌ “It reacts quicker”
Say:
✅ “There are more frequent successful collisions, increasing the rate of reaction.”

That’s the kind of language examiners reward.


🎓 Join Your Night-Before Live Session For Some Last Minute Support

Get a calm, focused 30-minute walkthrough for your exam board, with last-minute reminders and exam tips you can use straight away.

📅 Sunday 18th May – Paper 1 Masterclasses

  • 🧪 OCR Gateway – 4:30–5:00pm

  • 🧪 Edexcel & Edexcel iGCSE – 5:30–6:00pm

  • 🧪 AQA – 6:00–6:30pm

🎟️ Access all sessions through our Masterclass platform on a one month subscription for predicted papers, walkthroughs, these live sessions and other bits:
👉 Join Here


🧾 Final Resources to Use Tonight

📄 Download Predicted Papers AND
▶️ YouTube Playlists by Board:


Use tonight to refine your skills, not cram. It’s so important you keep it sensible!
You’ve put in the work: now it’s time to show it.

Hopefully see you at your session! 👩‍🔬👨‍🔬
– The Primrose Kitten Team 🐾

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A* Tips: A-Level Environmental Science

Jen - Primrose Kitten

📅 Monday 19th May 📅

Your AQA A-Level Environmental Science Paper 1 is Monday! Eeeeek!

We just wanted to check in for your final few nights of revision - this is your chance to get exam ready, but that doesn’t mean cramming. The questions are designed for you to apply what you know, not just list it so you should focus on strategy.

Plus, don’t miss our Night-Before Live Session for some last minute support - sign up through the masterclass with a one month subscription.

Anyway, keep scrolling… 👇

Three Final Tips to Boost Your Paper 1 Marks!

✅ 1. Apply, Don’t Just Recite
Examiners want to see that you understand how systems work together. That means:

  • Using precise terminology (e.g. photodissociation, dynamic equilibrium)

  • Linking case studies or real-world examples to questions - even short ones

  • Making connections across topics like pollution, conservation, and resource management

📈 2. Practice Interpreting Data & Diagrams
You’ll see plenty of graphs, tables, and unfamiliar contexts. Don’t panic. Start by:

  • Highlighting the units and variables

  • Reading the question before analysing the graph

  • Using terms like correlation, anomaly, pattern, cause/effect in your responses

✍️ 3. Plan Longer Answers with Bullet Points First
For 8 or 15 mark questions, do a quick brain dump:

  • Outline 3-4 key ideas or case studies

  • Link each to a point of evaluation or context

  • Only then start writing your full response


🎓 Oh, and Don’t Forget… Night-Before Live Sessions

Get calm, last-minute support with us:

📅 Sunday 18th May – Paper 1
🕠 5:30–6:30pm

🎟️ Join through our masterclass subscription (just one month gives you access to these, predicted papers, A* model answers and more):
👉 Subscribe here


🔍 Some Other Little Bits…

🎥 Watch Quick Topic Recaps & Tips:
👉 Environmental Science YouTube Playlist

📄 Practice With Predicted Papers:
👉 Download A-Level Environmental Science Papers

🔍Free Quizzes, Flashcards and More…
👉 Over On The Academy

Use them to time yourself or just plan outlines for the higher-mark questions—either way, it’s powerful prep.


You’ve studied the systems. Now trust your brain to make the connections.

Hopefully we’ll see you Sunday night to bring it all together!
The Primrose Kitten Team 🐾

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A-Level Psychology Paper 1: Get Prepped 🧠💬

Jen - Primrose Kitten

📅 Friday 16th May 📅

We didn’t forget you A-Level lot, don’t worry!

With A-Level Psychology Paper TOMORROW, now’s the time to show off what you know. We’ve got resources for AQA, OCR, or Oxford AQA, and these final tips will help you show off everything you’ve learned clearly, confidently, and exam-style.

And, for AQA students, don’t miss your Night Before Live Sessions where we’ll revise the topics, structure top-grade answers, and calm those last-minute nerves. Scroll down for the full schedule. Scroll for more on that…

🧠 3 Final Revision Tips for Psychology Paper 1

✅ 1. Know Your Case Studies – With Names & Numbers
Psychology is all about evidence. For every topic, make sure you’ve memorised:

  • The psychologist’s name (e.g. Milgram, Ainsworth, Zimbardo)

  • Key details: what they did, what they found

  • Numbers if relevant (e.g. 65% obedience rate in Milgram’s baseline)

📊 2. Evaluate With Precision
Avoid vague points like “it’s not generalisable.”
Say: “The study lacks population validity as it used a small, ethnocentric sample of American men.”

Examiner gold = depth, not just point scoring.

🧩 3. Apply Your Knowledge
In scenario questions, always highlight key terms from the stimulus and link them back to theory.

Tip: Underline the context in the question first, then bullet what theories or studies you’ll bring in before you write.


🎓 Night-Before Masterclass – AQA Psychology

Join us live for a calm, focused hour of structured revision for each AQA paper. We’ll help you walk in with clarity, case studies, and confidence.

📅 Live Session Dates:

  • Thursday 15th May – Paper 1: 5–6pm

  • Tuesday 20th May – Paper 2: 5–6pm

  • Sunday 8th June – Paper 3: 10:30–11:30am

🎟️ Access all of these sessions (and more) through the Primrose Kitten A-Level Masterclass subscription:
👉 Subscribe here – just one month gives you access to these, papers and more!


📄 Need More Practice?

We’ve got predicted papers for:

  • AQA

  • OCR

  • Oxford AQA

👉 Download A-Level Psychology Predicted Papers

Pair these with your mark schemes and use them to plan your PEEL paragraphs or 16-mark essay structures.


Okay, so… You’ve done the hard part. Now it’s about exam technique, calm focus, and showing off your best thinking.

We’ll see you at the live session!
– The Primrose Kitten Team 🐾

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… For all things Psychology!

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👊 Final Equation: Effort + Focus = Marks

Jen - Primrose Kitten

📅 Thursday 15th May 📅

Hi guys!

GCSE Maths Paper 1 is next up, so we’re just checking in with some last minute tips that might just give you the edge.

Scroll down for some tips!

✔️ 3 Smart Maths Tips for the Night Before

✅ 1. Don't Just Watch – Try One
Watching worked examples is great but pausing to try it yourself is even better. Use our YouTube playlist for high-impact revision:
▶️ Watch here

✍️ Tip: Pick your weakest topic(s) and do 3–4 questions from it now. A little focused effort goes a long way.

🔍 2. Show Every Step – Even for “Easy” Questions
You can get marks even if your final answer is wrong but only if you’ve shown your working. Whether it's rearranging equations or drawing a pie chart, every step counts.

Double-check: Have you shown how you got to your answer? It might mean the difference between a 3 and a 4... or a 5 and a 6.

🧠 3. Use the Marks to Guide You
If a question’s worth 4 marks, you’ll usually need 3–4 clear steps or points. Don’t stop at the first thing that comes to mind: there’s more to show.

Think: “Have I done enough for the marks?” Then check back over your answer just to be sure.


🎓 Live Night-Before LIVE Sessions – Final Confidence Boost!

Join us live the night before your exam for a calm, focused revision session that walks through tricky topics, key question types, and quick-win tips.

📅 Wednesday 14th May – Paper 1 Masterclasses:

  • 4–5pm – Foundation

  • 5–6pm – Higher

🎟️ Access these sessions (plus all others) through our full GCSE Maths Masterclass:
👉 Subscribe for 1 month here

It’s not £99 if you’re just joining for the final month - you’ll also get full walkthroughs, videos, papers, and live access to all upcoming sessions.


📄 Predicted Papers If You Prefer To Just Practice

Want just the papers and mark schemes without the full course?
👉 Download Maths Predicted Papers

Try one tonight if you have the mental capacity, just to focus on timing and clarity. You don’t need to do the whole thing, even 20 minutes will help.


Best of luck for Paper 1 - we’re crossing everything for you!

The Primrose Kitten Team 🐾

Higher

Foundation

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🌎 Are You Ready for GCSE Geog?!

Jen - Primrose Kitten

📅 Wednesday 14th May 📅

With Geography Paper 1 coming up, the best thing you can do now is revise smarter, not harder.

We want you to see it like this: this paper is packed with opportunities to score marks if you’ve got your case studies, diagrams, and map skills ready to go.

Here’s how to structure your final revision and get confident for tomorrow.

🌍 3 Key Things to Remember Tonight

✅ 1. Case Studies: Be Specific + Comparative
Generic answers lose marks. For each topic, make sure you have:

  • Two comparable case studies

  • Have specific details memorised.

🧭 2. Get Comfortable With Different Maps
Practise reading different types of maps, from OS maps to cartograms.

Tip: Ask yourself, what is this map showing, and why? These questions often appear early in the paper.

📐 3. Diagrams Win Marks – If You Know Where and How to Use Them
Some questions expect labelled diagrams or cross-sections—don’t skip them.
Practice drawing them and know where and how to use them!

🎓 Join Our Night-Before Live Session

The night before your exam is the best time to revise with expert help. In our live masterclass, we’ll review key case studies, break down question types, and prep you with calm, exam-day strategies.

🧭 Our Geography Masterclass is available now via the Primrose Kitten Academy.

🎟️ Join here – just one month of access includes:
✔️ Entry to all masterclasses
✔️ Full predicted papers + walkthroughs
✔️ Video tutorials, quizzes, and resources for every topic

Not £99 if you just need one month—perfect for final exam prep!

Lives, predicted papers and more…

For both exam boards!


🗂️ Final Practice Resources

Use one paper tonight just to plan answers: focus on structure, diagrams, and where you’ll use case studies.


You do know this stuff. Use your final revision to make it clear, specific, and exam-ready.

One last push - and it’s another one ticked off!

Good luck,
– The Primrose Kitten Team 🐾

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🧬Five Ways To Smash Biology

Jen - Primrose Kitten

📅 Tuesday 13th May 📅

Hi guys!

You’ll have noticed a little theme developing now - some daily support the day before your exams! Tomorrow, it’s Biology.

The questions are designed to let you show off your knowledge so tonight, it's all about knowing your strategy!

Here are five exam hacks to help you turn all your revision into maximum marks:

🧠 5 Smart Tips to Boost Your Biology Marks

✅ 1. Highlight Your Command Words
Questions will tell you exactly what to do if you’re paying attention.
Underline words like explain, describe, compare, evaluate so you don’t miss the goal of the question.

📊 2. Annotate Before You Answer
Use your pen on the paper! Mark up tables, graphs, and diagrams so you understand exactly what’s being shown before you start writing.

🧪 3. Questions are designed for you to show off content knowledge…
So avoid vague phrases and use the keywords you’ve revised: osmosis, active transport, denatured enzyme, surface area to volume ratio. That’s what gets marks.

🧠 4. Plan Before You Write (Especially on 4–6 markers)
Jot down quick bullet points before writing long answers: this keeps your answer focused and ensures you don’t miss a key point.

🔁 5. Check Your Marks – and Match Them
Ask yourself: “Have I written enough for __ marks?” “Did I explain why or just describe?” Make checking a habit before you move on.


🎓 Join Our Night-Before Lives

Don’t forget: you can revise with us. Our live masterclasses walk through content, question types, and examiner tips for Paper 1. You’ll leave feeling clear, calm, and confident.

📅 Biology Paper 1 Night-before Schedule:

One month subscriptions available…

One month subscriptions available…

One month subscriptions available…

  • 4–5pm – OCR Gateway

  • 5–6pm – Edexcel

  • 6–7pm – AQA

👉 Just one month of access gives you:
✔️ Entry to all live sessions, and access to all past recordings.
✔️ Full predicted papers & walkthroughs for Biology
✔️ Quizzes, flashcards & videos all for FREE, whether you subscribe or now!

🎟️ Sign up here – it's not £99 if you just need one month!


📚 Last-Minute Tools


The exam paper is your chance to use what you know. Don’t panic if a question looks unfamiliar: pause, spot the topic, highlight the command word, and let your knowledge do the work.

Try you very, very best. And we're with you every step of the way.

– The Primrose Kitten Team 🐾

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English Literature - Let's Goooo! 👊

Francesca Primrose Kitten

📅 It’s Go Time! 📅

Hello lovelies!
With your GCSE English Literature Paper 1 exam just ahead, whether it’s AQA or Edexcel, the smartest thing you can do tonight is revise thematically.

We just wanted to leave you with three tips to boost your confidence and get the most out of your revision time (without cramming endless quotes):

🔄 1. Use Themes to Cut Down on Quote Stress

Good news: You don’t need 30 quotes per text. The trick? Revise quotes that can work across several themes.

For example:

“Unsex me here” in Macbeth hits ambition, power, gender, and the supernatural all in one line.
“My only love sprung from my only hate” in Romeo & Juliet touches love, conflict, and family loyalty.

So tonight, choose 3–4 themes per text, and revise 2–3 quotes per theme. Just of course, make sure that they cover characters too so you’ve covered those!


📺 2. Dip Into the Big Videos – Use Timestamps

Our full-topic breakdowns are long, but that’s a good thing! You can jump straight to the sections you need using the timestamps.

  • 🧠 Full Macbeth Breakdown (AQA & Edexcel): Watch here

  • 💬 50 Romeo & Juliet Quotes by Theme: Watch here

  • 🧊 Vocabulary to Boost Macbeth Essays: Watch here

  • 🎄 A Christmas Carol (AQA only – Paper 1 for AQA): Watch here

⏳ Hack: Use the time stamps to skip to the bits you need if you’re watching the whole-topic videos. Nobody needs to be sitting there for five hours tonight!


📝 3. One Paragraph > One Panic

Don’t write full essays tonight. Instead, take 15 minutes to write just one paragraph per text. Focus on:

  • A theme

  • One flexible quote

  • One piece of analysis (bonus points for vocabulary!)

Need inspiration or a mock to try?
📄 Download Our Predicted Papers Here

Or, here’s a model Macbeth essay too, (AQA only):

Macbeth - kingship

🎓 AQA students, you also have access to our full course:
👉 AQA English Literature Masterclass


You’re closer to a top grade than you think. Stay calm, revise smart, and remember: one strong quote can do a lot of heavy lifting if you know your themes.

All the best for tomorrow – we believe in you!

The Primrose Kitten Team 🐾

Check out our predicted papers

… and our free revision content (or the live night before session, if you’re quick enough)!

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Final AQA GCSE Sociology Exam Prep 🎯

Jen - Primrose Kitten
👋 Your AQA GCSE Sociology exam is nearly here, and so we just wanted to check in with some last minute suggestions for the night before your exam! 👋

Scroll down for some tips on what to be getting up to this evening!

📌 1. Get Your Named Examples Locked In

AQA requires you to include named sociologists or theories in many of the longer-mark questions. If you don’t name at least one? You could cap your marks even if everything else is perfect.

Here are some go-to examples to keep in your short-term memory:

  • Durkheim – education and social solidarity

  • Parsons – functionalist view of the family

  • Becker – labelling theory in education

  • Oakley – gender socialisation in the family

👉 Watch our full-topic recap video for a little more:
Watch now

🎯 Hack: Make a “named example sheet” with just 1–2 key points per study, and quiz yourself before bed.


📊 2. Master Methodology

Research methods comes up. You need to know the advantages and disadvantages of each type.

Tonight, review how to tackle questions like:

  • “Give one strength of using unstructured interviews.”

  • “Explain one disadvantage of participant observation.”

Make sure you know these methods well:
✔️ Questionnaires
✔️ Interviews (structured/unstructured)
✔️ Observations (participant/non-participant)
✔️ Official statistics

🛠️ Tip: Link your answers back to validity, reliability, and representativeness. These words = super important.

📄 And if you want one final paper to test yourself before the end of the day:
👉 Download our Predicted Sociology Papers


😌 3. Last But Not Least…

You know more than you think, and tomorrow is about showing it clearly. Before bed:

  • Pack your clear pencil case + 2 black pens

  • Write down some named examples from memory

  • Do one last short quiz or flashcard round

  • No cramming past 9pm: get that brain rested and ready!


You’ve put in the work. Now it’s time to trust it and stay focused.

We’ll be cheering for you all the way through.

The Primrose Kitten Team 🐾

Some bits to support you here…

… and our predicted papers

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