It’s brilliant for homework, revision and all round education. It’s also fun to use which is not surprising since it was created by a 16 year old

Tom Hadfield was a talented and determined teenager who conceived and created his first website, Soccernet, with his father, Greg. He went on (again with dad’s help) to create Schoolsnet, an excellent study and revision site for 16 year olds. And because Tom created the site when he was undergoing his own GCSE exams, he has produced a site that’s in complete sympathy with the needs and concerns of hard pressed students.

Click on Revision and you get a long list of subjects under familiar headings like Science, English, Business Studies, Maths and History, and each of the headings are neatly subdivided.

English gets close attention – the precise topics and books covered by the NEAB syllabus (Northern Examinations Assessment Board) are listed. If you’re being examined by NEAB, you’ll find the details invaluable, thorough, engrossing and organised in a series of ‘lessons’.

Click on any of the other subjects and you’ll get a uniform page which tackles the subject in the form of lessons (which really works, by the way): Lesson Aim, Lesson Summary, Revision Tip and Main Lesson. The layout is excellent – brief statements about what is to be learned, and how it’s to be understood and remembered. And the good thing is, the language is not patronising at all.

Once you complete the lesson, you come to a series of tick-box and pairing-up exercises. Submit your answers and they are automatically marked. The questions and instructions tend to reinforce what has been learned, in a rather clever way, so keep your wits about you!

The questions are followed by ideas for discussions with friends (history) – with printable pages; a succinct glossary of the terms used, sometimes a pop quiz and useful links. There’s everything here the 16 year-old would want, with no time-wasting

At every stage, there are Revision Tips, which help to reinforce what has been learned. One helpful hint: ‘To revise successfully, you need to be motivated! Work in small, manageable chunks, and give yourself a little treat when you achieve a target on time.’

There are also links to external sites if you need more information.

Schoolsnet is a truly refreshing site because it’s been created by a student who’s recently been through Key Stage 4, and it’s aimed at students who are going through it now.

And remember, Schoolsnet is more than just a destination for revision. It’s a comprehensive education site that looks at the concerns of parents and teachers as well as pupils. A definite thumbs up for this one. Please bookmark it now: Schoolsnet

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