MrMacky's Road to GCSE Success... Continues!

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How would you revise for the new gcse english- i also want a 7/8/ or 9, but its really difficult and reallly hard. TIPS PLZ

Update 02/04/2016

I managed to get some work done today despite there being a wedding I had to go to. I only need to do C2.5 then I am done for Chemistry, hopefully Biology should be quick as I find it easier to do than Chemistry. Sorry there's not much to write today and updating you guys so late, see you tomorrow!

How do you revise for science?

Update 04/04/16

Awesome day today!

I went to visit the placement for work experience and it was great! I got to meet the team for the company I am going to for the 2 day placement - I shook hands and the lady sorted out my work experience showed me around their tiny - but lovely office! I was shown the board room - where they do their meetings - I was shown the office area - the kitchen which they share with other companies on the same floor - it was just really nice - it was only ten minutes anyways. I am looking forward to work experience with them in May! After I left the building to go home I couldn't resist the Starbucks that was literally next door to the office building... I'm sorry! I went and ordered a caramel frappuccino - I feel bad!

I am not planning to do much today - I might start memorising my French tonight but today is the last day I will breathe. The rest of this week - as shown below in the study planner - will be very very very busy.


Yes yes yes I know it doesn't look realistic but unfortunately I have to be ambitious because this is the max I know I can do. That means early nights, no video games until 1h+ breaks and controlling your time on the games - don't get hooked! I will make sure I will put a post-it note somewhere on my near my computer and playstation to remind me of that - since I am not good at sticking to plans.

Update 04/04/16

Awesome day today!

I went to visit the placement for work experience and it was great! I got to meet the team for the company I am going to for the 2 day placement - I shook hands and the lady sorted out my work experience showed me around their tiny - but lovely office! I was shown the board room - where they do their meetings - I was shown the office area - the kitchen which they share with other companies on the same floor - it was just really nice - it was only ten minutes anyways. I am looking forward to work experience with them in May! After I left the building to go home I couldn't resist the Starbucks that was literally next door to the office building... I'm sorry! I went and ordered a caramel frappuccino - I feel bad!

I am not planning to do much today - I might start memorising my French tonight but today is the last day I will breathe. The rest of this week - as shown below in the study planner - will be very very very busy.


Yes yes yes I know it doesn't look realistic but unfortunately I have to be ambitious because this is the max I know I can do. That means early nights, no video games until 1h+ breaks and controlling your time on the games - don't get hooked! I will make sure I will put a post-it note somewhere on my near my computer and playstation to remind me of that - since I am not good at sticking to plans.

I'm glad that your work experience interview was successful. I'm still in the middle of actually getting them to sign the form as the person whom interviewed me has left her job and they don't have the damn form. I got a new constituency office to look forward to and the House of Commons in July as I shadow my MP.

Talking of Starbucks, I might actually go there tomorrow if I could be bothered. :P

Speaking of studying/revising, I haven't got much done as I'm distracted from my family members, ugh! If I had a damn laptop (which I don't), I would've been out of the house by 9am and stay in the library to do my damn work. I still need to make notes on the Cuban missile crisis for History and I'm certain I wouldn't get this done by this week.

I thought you ordered your laptop??
If departments particularly in the government actually spoke to each other things would happen a lot quicker lol
Take a break and go to Starbucks! It will be good for you!

I haven't, I'm still saving up for one lol.

Well my MP is a very busy person compared to other MPs so it isn't exactly easy and I don't think they can speed things up.

If I could be bothered to walk to my nearest tube station then I will reach Starbucks for my deserved treat :P .

Oh, I thought your parents were buying it for you
My MP is the one who put us in all this education mess! I think that says it all. Our area would never vote anything other than conservative which is why he was put in this constituency. I wasn't just talking about your MP, I was just saying when departments actually pass information on to each other (eg your form before they leave) then things would happen quicker.
When you're feeling stressed take the walk to clear your head and give yourself the treat

I'm glad that your work experience interview was successful. I'm still in the middle of actually getting them to sign the form as the person whom interviewed me has left her job and they don't have the damn form. I got a new constituency office to look forward to and the House of Commons in July as I shadow my MP.

Talking of Starbucks, I might actually go there tomorrow if I could be bothered. :P

Speaking of studying/revising, I haven't got much done as I'm distracted from my family members, ugh! If I had a damn laptop (which I don't), I would've been out of the house by 9am and stay in the library to do my damn work. I still need to make notes on the Cuban missile crisis for History and I'm certain I wouldn't get this done by this week.

Update 04/04/16

Awesome day today!

I went to visit the placement for work experience and it was great! I got to meet the team for the company I am going to for the 2 day placement - I shook hands and the lady sorted out my work experience showed me around their tiny - but lovely office! I was shown the board room - where they do their meetings - I was shown the office area - the kitchen which they share with other companies on the same floor - it was just really nice - it was only ten minutes anyways. I am looking forward to work experience with them in May! After I left the building to go home I couldn't resist the Starbucks that was literally next door to the office building... I'm sorry! I went and ordered a caramel frappuccino - I feel bad!

I am not planning to do much today - I might start memorising my French tonight but today is the last day I will breathe. The rest of this week - as shown below in the study planner - will be very very very busy.


Yes yes yes I know it doesn't look realistic but unfortunately I have to be ambitious because this is the max I know I can do. That means early nights, no video games until 1h+ breaks and controlling your time on the games - don't get hooked! I will make sure I will put a post-it note somewhere on my near my computer and playstation to remind me of that - since I am not good at sticking to plans.

Your doing a lot of French but well done overall Keep up the hard work

I guess you could call it an interview but it just lasted ten minutes, very short visit, sort of pointless but it shows them I'm dedicated to the placement. Maybe after I finish and if it's good, I can offer them for a longer work experience in the summer holidays (hopefully get a little cash as well (I wouldn't mind if I don't get any, more to write on my CV )).

They really need to sort their act out. Don't you have a deadline for the form?Mine went when Easter started, so I was quite lucky because it took a while for the lady who sorted out my work experience to reply - don't blame her though, she was quite busy and at least she apolgised for replying late!

Go man.... trust me. You will feel so much better after having Starbucks. Starbucks is love, Starbucks if life. I might go during the week just to get out of the house and go to the city library (I love the city library it is so pretty, some people think it's an ugly addition to the Birmingham skyline...but it has a terrace where you can see the view! It's cool!).



Don't tell me that's not the best library in the world lol.

Talking about studying my first session starts in an hour! Hopefully the studying goes well for you, it is really hard to concentrate and not get distracted. I might actually start going to the library after I have finished my notes and do past papers there. It might make me work harder and not get distracted as much

First of all I would like to apologise for the slightly off topic discussion with @Lemur14 , I've moved this to the current Year 10 thread instead. - Still I don't think you'll mind. :P

My interview took ages as we basically had a discussion about what I was and what I expected from the placement blah blah blah. From what I know, I don't have a deadline for the form but I need to send the other person a new form to sign and fill in the form.

I would consider a Summer placement as well but I can't as Parliament would be in recess and the only thing I can do is help out in my constituency. Even though, I'll probably be on holiday, lol.

I'll head to Starbucks for lunch maybe unless otherwise as I really need to escape from family life sometimes as it can do my head in at times.

I've heard about the Birmingham city library before on the news back a few years ago and from the pictures it absolutely stunning, even my council's newest library isn't that stunning. At least my local library is near to a Starbucks which is good as then I would dodge the indoors cafe.

Yay Glad you had a good day!
I went to my work experience place today as well lol. Took a bit longer to get there though (1 hour on the bus each way!) for only 20 minutes there so wasn't really worth it tbh.
I'm currently doing a terrible job of doing my homework as my mum is ill and my siblings are driving me mental. There's no food and no one as eaten much since breakfast (actually I think my brother ate at work when he went with my mum and my sister made a bacon sandwich so maybe they have eaten) and my sister decided she had to make cakes and not clear up afterwards which means there is mess all over the kitchen which I'm gonna end up clearing up I've texted my dad to come home and he said in a few minutes so in about an hour it might have left which means I'm putting them to bed as well. I love my life so much
A day off is good for you! When I went on holiday there were quite a few speakers and one said that there was a study which showed that someone who took a day off a week was healthier, more motivated and more likely to do well

I don't mind, off-topic is good if you want to get your mind of work all the time!

Hopefully it is a charismatic person that was talking or else I would be quite bored. When I went the lady was quite smiley and asked me about how my holiday was, how I found the company and about market research. She told me what the job involves and pretty much answered nearly all my questions that I wanted her to answer in the email. I did have more questions but my mind went blank when she asked me on the spot so she said to email me if I have any questions. I hope you get that form signed though. How long is your placement for? Mine is two days, 9th and 10th May which means I will miss double IT YES!

Ah, you could always try something else that you thought you wouldn't like but now you do. There's no harm in exploring, see what else interests you and maybe look into getting a placement for that in the summer (if you're not on holiday lol).

There's a Starbucks in the library too! I am pretty sure in central London, nearly every street you turn on there is a Starbucks? Am I right? I wish if it was like that up here because that would be heaven. I have a local library but it's old and barely anyone goes there and there's no Starbucks... so that's a no (lol I won't go anywhere unless there is a Starbucks nearby).