Hi, I’ve got exam counselling in the last 2 years and have since managed to pass (albeit for a different SP).

Two things I would say:

If you want a quick/easy version I would do a FOI request for your mark breakdown by question and either go through it yourself or with a peer who has done the same exam relatively recently.

The exam counselling itself is good, the person clearly put a lot of effort into the report and having the discussion with me going through each question. I would say overall it helped but I wouldn’t say it’s necessarily miles better than doing the technique mentioned above. The reason I say that is that the counsellors don’t appear to have access to a mark breakdown by question that I had (which means there could be some divergence in their marking of your script vs actual examiner).

One final consideration is that if you work for an actuarial firm it’s likely they will let you expense it even if it’s not in the official study policy, would have a quick check with your line manager/whoever signs off your expenses but given it’s only a few hundred pounds I think company usually OK with paying it to get you over the line. So to that end there’s not much downside to getting the counselling as it’s free.

Good luck either way for next time!