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STUDENT REVIEW ✨ 📖

Success in Year 12 comes from more than just hard work! It comes from having the right support, guidance and learning environment.

We’re proud to create classes where students feel comfortable asking questions, building confidence and truly understanding concepts rather than memorising them.

Thank you to our Year 12 student from Mac.Rob for the kind words 💙

“Tutors have such a good attitude and great at explaining concepts, and you are given so many further resources on top of the class materials to help you.”

At DT Education, we’re committed to helping students feel supported both inside and outside the classroom.

Maths Study Habits Tip Series (Part 2 of 3)

Two more study habit changes that make a measurable difference for Years 7–10 Maths students.

📚 TIP 3: Start revision at least a week before any test
Cramming the night before creates short-term recall that evaporates under exam pressure- especially in Maths, where you need to actually apply knowledge rather than just remember it.

Spreading revision across multiple days (even 15 focused minutes per day) uses the science of spaced repetition. Information revisited repeatedly across time sticks far more reliably than information absorbed in one long session. Start earlier. Do less each day. Remember more on test day.

🎯 TIP 4: Target your weakest topics first
Most students spend revision time on topics they already understand- it feels easier and less stressful. But those aren't the marks they're losing.

Make a list of the topics you avoid because they're hard. Start there. Every session on a weak topic is a direct investment in exam marks. Every session on an easy topic is comfortable but often unnecessary.

Final tip in the study habits series next week.

🔗 For Years 7-10 Maths support, link in bio.

Spot the mistake 👀 Can you see what went wrong?

A student factorised x² - 5x - 6 and got this answer:

(x - 3)(x - 2)

Is it correct or incorrect?

Drop your answer in the comments before you swipe - then check the last slide for the full explanation.

This is one of the most common factorising mistakes we see from Year 9 and 10 students. See if you can catch it.

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Maths Study Habits Series (Part 1 of 3)

The difference between students who improve and students who stay stuck often has nothing to do with intelligence. It's about how they study. Two habits to change this week:

TIP 1: Do questions. Don't just re-read notes.
Reading through your Maths textbook feels productive. It isn't. Passive review creates the illusion of learning without building the actual skill.

What builds Maths ability most effectively is doing problems- working through questions, getting stuck, figuring it out, getting faster. Even practising questions you've already done has value. Active beats passive, every time.

TIP 2: Study in short, focused blocks
30 minutes of genuine concentration achieves more than 2 hours of half-distracted work. Phone in another room. Notifications off. Timer set.

Maths is a subject that demands full attention. A student who half-watches YouTube while doing practice questions is not studying, they're creating the habit of slow, error-prone thinking under pressure.

Save this - two more tips next week.

🔗 For Years 7-10 Maths support - link in bio.