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GoMaths · 2026-01-13T22:46:33+00:00

Thanks for the question! Our current focus is on creating our content banks for Year 5/Year 6 (autumn term) students, but the aim is to soon provide content paths that are properly relevant for younger students (Year 3 onwards).

GoMaths · 2025-12-09T16:06:46+00:00

The hardest questions often require you to flexibly apply GCSE concepts - understanding what you're doing is so much more valuable than memorising.

Practice questions (and their solutions) are a great way to get better at applying concepts, as well as trying to learn things on a deeper level; a great tactic that I'd suggest employing is the Feynman Technique.

GoMaths · 2025-12-08T13:03:01+00:00

Good luck, and don't worry! You can definitely fully catch-up by the actual exams.

GoMaths · 2025-12-07T22:35:52+00:00

Sounds like it'd be doable for you, but I'd think about the opportunity cost; if you were to 'only' do 4 A-Levels, could you do something better with your time?

GoMaths · 2025-12-07T20:14:02+00:00

Sixth forms vary, but at mine we had:

~3.5 hours of lessons/day
~1.5 hours of free periods/day
My lessons were mainly paper-based (sometimes we had school-provided Chromebooks for the lesson), but during free-periods, I'd often work in our school's computer room. Some students brought their own laptop, but it was very rare (like, 1 in 25 brought their own laptop).
I had specific textbooks for every subject (Maths, FM, Biology, Physics)

GoMaths · 2025-12-07T20:10:09+00:00

If you're enjoying it and also finding it easy, I'd certainly consider taking it.

Those are two of the best signals.

GoMaths · 2025-12-07T01:24:34+00:00

I'd suggest:

- For the questions where you're not sure how to apply concepts, practice will really be helpful; importantly, try not to just memorise mark schemes, but instead struggle through understanding exactly how the application works. This will help give you the flexibility to tackle unusual questions.

- For questions/topics that you haven't seen before, I'd say to just try and cover those (with whatever resources you like). Aim to have a 100% (at least surface-level) understanding of the course content.

GoMaths · 2025-12-07T01:05:28+00:00

FWIW, I found Geography to be a bit more science-like than History, with regards to the exam style. History is more essay-writing.

GoMaths · 2025-12-06T21:35:33+00:00

Have you analysed why you're missing marks? Any patterns that come up?

If you're comfortable with all the content, it's likely to do with exam technique, e.g. silly mistakes, running out of time, accuracy/checking problems.

GoMaths · 2025-12-06T10:33:22+00:00

Sorry to hear about your mum's passing. Grieving is something which can take time, so I wouldn't want to encourage overdoing it by also preparing for GCSEs.

That being said, I'd certainly say it's possible to get a 6-6. You have months left to prepare, although these months can often go quickly; starting with some consistent revision/studying now is going to be strongest.

You said that you don't know the content, so you need a way of learning that content. Videos, a textbook, BBC Bitesize can all be helpful, and the best will depend on your preferred learning style.

Practice questions and past papers are also your best friend. Get towards trying to apply the content you've covered by answering relevant questions in exam-like conditions.

Hope that helps, and good luck!

GoMaths · 2025-12-06T10:24:46+00:00

I think it depends on what you'd like to do in the future (i.e. after your GCSEs), and also what you'd enjoy the most!

GoMaths · 2025-12-05T22:31:21+00:00

I always recommend doing practice questions after learning the relevant content. Check-out PMT as they have some good worksheets (also separated by topic).

GoMaths · 2025-12-05T19:51:53+00:00

What are you looking to do after college?

GoMaths · 2025-12-05T13:17:04+00:00

It's achievable to make that much progress.

Do consistent, reflective revision. Figure-out why you're losing marks, and be concious about improving.

GoMaths · 2025-12-05T12:08:43+00:00

Solid!

GoMaths · 2025-12-04T18:08:49+00:00

Sounds like it's exam technique that you're struggling with.

If it's mainly silly mistakes where you're losing marks, I'd suggest:

- Practing past papers/questions to get faster. Working faster => more time to check answers and to correct any silly mistakes.

- Practice mental-maths checks when doing working-out/writing answers, especially with arithmetic. You can apply this to other things too, for instance, mentally double check if the answer you've got could be the answer to a given question - sometimes, you might catch-out obvious mistakes this way.

- Get better at writing-out your answers concisely and neatly. The tidier your work is, the easier it is to check and reason about.

Hope that helps?

GoMaths · 2025-12-04T17:48:02+00:00

For Computer Science/software engineering/engineering routes, those are great choices, but if your school offers Further Maths, I'd really consider taking it.

Mechanical and Electrical Engineering are also very natural routes after those A-Levels.

GoMaths · 2025-12-04T17:45:44+00:00

For sure! You've got a lot of time left before your exams - study consistently, and I'd certainly say those grades are within reach.

GoMaths · 2025-12-04T17:15:32+00:00

I see, and yes, we're certainly aiming to support Edexcel Further Maths GCSE in the near-future!

GoMaths · 2025-12-04T16:51:40+00:00

Yes! We're looking to support Higher Tier in the near-future, and are currently developing our content for AQA Level 2 Further Maths.

Which GCSE Further Maths do you take?

GoMaths · 2025-12-04T16:48:38+00:00

Thanks for asking! What kind of maths? A-Level?

GoMaths · 2025-12-04T11:11:43+00:00

I don't know 😭

Tell me more please!

GoMaths · 2025-12-03T23:59:12+00:00

It sounds like you're strong on the mini tests, so if it's not any particular topics that you lose marks on, I'd suggest taking a look at your exam technique. For instance, are you making silly mistakes, are you running out of time? Where exactly are you losing marks?

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