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Written by the academics who teach on our programmes, for students working at any level. Each one is about method rather than content: how to revise, how to sit an examination, how to build an argument.

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Revision

How to revise effectively

Why passive revision trains the wrong skill, and how to build a schedule around past papers and compression.

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Examinations

What to do in the exam hall

Reading the paper, dividing the time, and planning an answer before writing it.

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Writing

How to write a history essay

Reading the question, selecting evidence rather than accumulating it, and arguing rather than describing.

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