Posted: March 20, 2020
Plants are fascinating – and vital for life. Through photosynthesis they absorb carbon dioxide, and produce oxygen. One tree produces nearly 260 pounds of oxygen each year whereas an acre
Posted: March 13, 2020
Without photosynthesis taking place in plants, we would not have any food to eat. There are many more amazing facts about plants – here are just a few. An average
Posted: March 6, 2020
Cells along the inner wall of the stomach secrete roughly 2 litres of hydrochloric acid every day. This helps to kill bacteria and aids in digestion, by providing the correct
Posted: February 28, 2020
There are about 700 enzymes active in the human body, and every second, around 100,000 chemical reactions occur in the brain! Without enzymes living organisms could not function at all.
Posted: February 21, 2020
Have you ever wondered why leaves change colour in autumn, from green to orange and red? Photosynthesis is the process trees use to make their food. Using energy from the
Posted: February 7, 2020
Ever wondered what causes the sinking feeling in your stomach when you are on a roller coaster? On Earth, gravity pulls us towards the ground, but the ground is in
Posted: January 31, 2020
Chlorine is one of the halogens, the second most abundant on Earth, and has many uses. However, it also has certain harmful effects. Chlorine is one of the atoms in
Posted: January 24, 2020
Everyone loves a firework display – but have you ever wondered how this links to your lessons about alkali metals? Most historians believe that fireworks were invented in China, though
Posted: January 17, 2020
You are in the final minute of a rugby match and you have to kick a perfect drop goal. The last thing you will be thinking about is your maths
Posted: January 10, 2020
When the English mathematician Augustus de Morgan was asked for his age, he would reply, “I was x years of age in the year x²” (He was 43 in 1849!!) Algebra is used in
Posted: January 3, 2020
At 45 letters, “pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis”, which refers to a lung disease, is considered by some to be the longest word in English. It is, however, a made up word. It was
Posted: December 27, 2019
Triskaidekaphobia is fear of the number 13! Logophobia is the fear of words! Or maybe you have nomophobia – the fear of being without your mobile phone!! If you have
Posted: December 20, 2019
“The quick brown fox jumps over a lazy dog” The sentence above is a PANGRAM – it contains all 26 letters of the alphabet! Algebra is much easier, you don’t
Posted: December 13, 2019
The longest word in English which doesn’t use the letter E is floccinaucinihilipilification. It means estimating something as worthless. Imagine having to spell that in an exam! Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis is even longer,
Posted: December 6, 2019
Did you know that menstruation has been found in different groups of mammals but generally it is primates who have a menstrual cycle. This includes our closest relatives, such as
Posted: November 29, 2019
DNA is pretty amazing! While it is widely known that humans can share up to 98% of their DNA with chimpanzees, did you know that cabbages and humans share about
Posted: November 22, 2019
Protein synthesis is very important. The human body contains about 100,000 different types of protein. The body needs protein to grow, heal, and carry about nearly every chemical reaction in
Posted: November 15, 2019
Some animals go to great lengths to attract a mate for reproduction. Step up, the dancing male bird of paradise! These birds inherit dance moves from their father, then practising
Posted: November 8, 2019
120 This is the how many days, approximately, a human red blood cell lives. Other cell types have different lifespans, ranging from a few weeks for some skin cells
Posted: November 1, 2019
Half human, half microbe! Scientists used to think that bacteria and other microbes in our body outnumber our own cells by about ten to one. However it is now thought
Posted: October 25, 2019
There are many old wive’s tales and home remedies for curing hiccups from holding your breath to swallowing a glass of water, but have you ever heard of dry swallowing
Posted: October 18, 2019
Ever wondered where the simile “As cool as a cucumber” comes from? They are cool to the touch and apparently the inside of a cucumber can be as much as
Posted: October 11, 2019
Microscopes have been around for hundreds of years, with the earliest known as “flea glasses” because they were used to observe insects. In 1997, a tiny replica guitar carved from
Posted: September 27, 2019
Our genetics determine what our blood type is. Humans have many different blood types, around 30 recognised blood groups altogether, although you may just know the main 4 groups (A,
Posted: September 20, 2019
The study of genetics has taught us many important things, helping us to diagnose, prevent and treat many diseases. The human genome is incredible, we have 46 chromosomes, made up
Posted: September 13, 2019
Transition metals have many different uses. One of these metals is silver, which is the best thermal conductor of all metals. The lines you can see on the rear windscreen
Posted: September 6, 2019
Ammonium chloride is a white solid which breaks down when heated, to form ammonia and hydrogen chloride. When these two gases are cool enough, they react together to form ammonium
Posted: August 30, 2019
A massive congratulations to all our students for the amazing results achieved this year! They have worked incredibly hard over the last year, so a huge well done to all.
Posted: August 31, 2018
A massive congratulations to all our students and to our tutors for some amazing exam results this year! New, tougher exams are in place for both A Level and GCSE
Posted: January 12, 2018
At the end of last year we ran a Christmas card competition to help raise awareness for the African Refugee Education Project. Mr Nigel Lea-Wilson, Trustee of the AREP Charity,
Posted: November 15, 2017
It’s time to put your artistic talent to good use and design your very own Christmas Card for a chance to win £50 in vouchers for yourself and £250 for
Posted: October 30, 2017
The rate of a reaction is the number of successful collisions occurring between reactants within a certain amount of time. It is determined by the collision theory. This theory states
Posted: September 29, 2017
Having recently completed my A Levels and achieving 3 A*s, I’ve decided to share some of my revision tips that worked for me and hopefully they’ll work for you too!
Posted: September 1, 2017
It is that time of year again when the long summer nights begin to draw in and the start of the new school year approaches. Don’t worry, make sure that
Posted: August 25, 2017
Congratulations to our students and tutors for the remarkable results that have been achieved this year. We’ve had some amazing exam results from our GCSE and A Level students. Despite
Posted: April 25, 2017
We were lucky enough to be featured in a recent edition of Switch On To Business magazine, a Merseyside commerce, culture and lifestyle publication. You can read the article in
