A levels | Phoenix College

Why continue Studying A-levels in the British system?

by Phoenix Admin Teachers | Uncategorized

“If he/she’s not going to a British university, why do A-levels?” It’s a comprehensible opinion. But it’s not just students completing GCSEs this summer who are currently signing up to do A-levels – increasingly, at Phoenix College, students are...

What is Phoenix College Málaga?

by Phoenix Admin Teachers | A levels, A levels, A levels, A levels, A levels, A levels, Teaching

Every year, we organise an online meeting for families interested in our Sixth Form College. As well as A-levels, Phoenix College Málaga also offers the possibility of accessing ‘Selectividad’ or EBAU (as it is presently called), and therefore Spanish Universities....

A New Year Like No Other

by Phoenix Admin Teachers | Uncategorized

The start to 2021 has been unique in so many ways. A global pandemic, facemasks in the street, new behaviours at home and at school. But some things remain the same. January brings official IAL (International A-level) exams for many students across the world, and our...

Revision methods for all learning styles.

by Phoenix Admin Teachers | IGCSE

Did you know that you can learn through many different senses and not all of us learn the same way…? It can be extremely beneficial to understand how you learn, especially when it comes to revision. If you know how you learn you can absorb more information in the most...

How History Can Help You Spot Fake News in a Post-Truth Society. Mr Riley offers some History support on how to answer source-based questions at IGCSE and A Level (Cambridge, EdExcel and AQA)

by Phoenix Admin Teachers | History

There has been much in the news about false news and how we are living in a post-truth society. However, this is nothing new, as we have seen these ideas throughout history, for example with the term “Yellow Journalism” in the late 19th century in the USA. As Randolph...

How to answer questions on the Vietnam war – International History at IGCSE and A Level.

by Phoenix Admin Teachers | History, IGCSE, IGCSE, IGCSE

In 1967 Muhammad Ali was stripped of his heavy weight boxing world titles and did not fight professionally for another 4 years. The reason for this was because he refused to be drafted into the USA army to fight in the Vietnam war. Not only is this an interesting...