NOW that the Easter break is fading into history it is time for students to get that homework done and the revision underway.

The Internet has seen an explosion in services available for school children and students to help them with lessons.

Some websites offer rather dubious "guaranteed" essays, which the authors advice can be altered to help students get better grades.

While a lot of this activity used to be known as cheating, there is still a lot online which could genuinely help pupils learn more, or remember more, when it comes to exam time.

Some of the most reliable sources include;

www.schoolsnet.com

This site is also available via our own website (www.thisisthenortheast.co.uk). It has the latest education news as well as revision for all the main GCSE subjects. The site offers a topic for revision from each subject and is clearly illustrated with graphics and test questions to aid memory.

There is also a refenece section for each topic which goes into more detail.

www.bbc.co.uk/education/schools/revision/

The BBC has a huge selection of sites with educational material including this revision website. The site offers a "bitesize" service as well as an "ask a teacher section" plus games and quizzes to help learning.

www.learn.co.uk

Learn.co.uk is one of the largest learning resources on the web and offers homework, revision and lesson preparation.

For pupils there are National Curriculum test papers for 11- and 14-year-olds, plus links to the best websites for GCSE core subjects.

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Published: Thursday, April 26th