Following a successful small-scale trial in 2015, and a full scale trial in 2016, I’m pleased to announce today that Summer Revision sessions will make a full return for the 2017 exam season, however there will be a few changes to how they will be run.
Continued partnership
Firstly, we will be continuing our room booking partnership with Bowburn Community Association, who will be hosting most, if not all, of our revision sessions. The centre is easily accessible by car (with a large free car park) or bus (the regular X12 Newcastle – Middlesbrough bus stops directly outside).
Advance payments
We will, however, be operating a different payment system to last year, so that all sessions are paid and committed to in advance. This will prevent larger rooms being booked when they not needed, enabling us to spend more money on the learning resources necessary for a successful session.
The main booking window for the summer revision classes will open on 1 January 2017, and close 2 months later, on 4 March. At this point, sessions with low / no bookings will be rescheduled to smaller venues or cancelled. From 5 March to 22 April, bookings will remain open, however they will be at a premium rate. From 23 April, last-minute bookings will be taken, although these will be at our emergency rate!
Early bird bookings have now closed
In spite of the above, the fee for sessions for 2017 is outstanding value, as other tutors running similar events often charge over £60 for essentially the same service.
| Bookings from | Bookings to | Cost |
| 5 March 2017 | 22 April 2017 | £45 |
| 23 March 2017 | Start of session | £50 |
Ok, so when are the revision sessions?
Our revision timetable is shown below.
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Week 1 (1 – 7 May) |
No sessions |
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Week 2 (8 – 14 May) |
Saturday 13 May 11am – 1pm: AS Maths – Pure Core 1, session 1 |
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Week 3 (15 – 21 May) |
Monday 15 May 5pm – 7pm: AS Maths – Pure Core 1, session 2 Saturday 20 May 11am -1pm: AS Maths – Pure Core 2, session 1 Saturday 20 May 1.30pm -3.30pm: GCSE Science – Physics, session 1 Sunday 21 May 11am – 1pm: GCSE Maths Non-calculator, session 1 |
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Week 4 (22 – 28 May) |
Monday 22 May 7pm – 9pm: AS Maths – Pure Core 2, session 2 |
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Week 5 (29 May – 4 June) |
Saturday 3 June 4.00pm – 6pm: AS Maths – Statistics, session 1 Sunday 4 June 11am – 1pm: GCSE Maths calculator, session 1 |
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Week 6 (5 – 11 June) |
Monday 5 June 5pm – 7pm: AS Maths – Statistics, session 2 Friday 9 June 5pm – 7pm – GCSE Maths calculator, session 3 Sunday 11 June 11am – 1pm: A-level Physics, session 1 Sunday 11 June 1.30pm-3.30pm GCSE Maths calculator, session 4 |
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Week 7 (12 – 18 June) |
Tuesday 13 June 5pm – 7pm: A-level Physics, session 2 Wednesday 14 June 5pm – 7pm: GCSE Additional Science and Separate Science – Physics, session 2 Saturday 17 June 11am – 1pm: A-level Physics, session 3 |
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Week 8 (19 – 25 June) |
Monday 19 June: 5pm – 7pm: A-level Physics, session 4 Saturday 24 June 11am – 1pm: A-level Physics, session 5 |
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Week 9 (26 June – 2 July) |
Monday 26 June 5pm – 7pm: A-level Physics, session 6 |
Suspended sessions
Regrettably, sessions with low numbers of signups on 5 March 2017 have been cancelled. These include all sessions on Biology, Chemsistry and AS Physics; and also the problem solving classes at the start of month.