Don't Panic
Dr Alison CamachoPublished on: 28/04/2026
How to stay sane during the A level exam season What you should do to look after yourself/your child
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The Moment Physics Stops Feeling Hard | How Practice Changes Learning
Dr Alison CamachoPublished on: 21/02/2026
Why does A-level Physics feel impossibly difficult at first — and then suddenly become manageable? This article explains how effortful thinking, cognitive load, and structured practice help students move from slow problem-solving to automatic exam confidence.
Exams & RevisionPhysics TopicsPhysicsGeneral Advice
Grit: The Predictor of Success — and Why It Matters in A-Level Physics
Dr Alison CamachoPublished on: 10/02/2026
Discover Angela Duckworth’s concept of grit and why long-term perseverance — not talent or IQ — is a powerful predictor of success in A-level Physics and sustained academic improvement.
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AI and Learning A level Physics
Dr Alison CamachoPublished on: 10/01/2026
Before using AI for A-level Physics revision, here’s what it does well — and what it still gets wrong.
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UK Physics in Crisis
Dr Alison CamachoPublished on: 11/10/2025
In 2025, UK physics education reached record student numbers — but beneath the surface lies a perfect storm. Exam board failures, a national shortage of specialist teachers, and threatened university departments now endanger the entire physics and engineering pipeline. This evidenced report explains what went wrong — and what must happen next.
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Most Tutors Don’t Mark - And if they're not marking, they're guessing
Dr Alison CamachoPublished on: 26/07/2025
Here’s something that surprises a lot of people: Most tutors don’t actually mark their students’ work. Not because they don’t care. And not because they don’t want to help. But because marking properly takes time — and most tutoring setups just don’t include it, often because they charge by the hour
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