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Diffusion, Osmosis and Active Transport (IGCSE Biology 0610)

The 0610 definitions of diffusion, osmosis and active transport, a comparison table, plant cells in solutions, and how 1...

Nov 10, 2026 · 8 min read
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Edexcel International GCSE Maths 4MA1 Topic Questions: How to Practise by Topic

How to practise Edexcel 4MA1 by topic: the six content areas, why number and algebra (57 to 63% of marks) come first, Pe...

Nov 10, 2026 · 7 min read
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IGCSE Physics 0625 Paper 4: How to Use Past Papers for an A*

Paper 4 is 80 marks in 75 minutes and half your 0625 grade. How Cambridge marks it (units, underlined words, the list ru...

Nov 10, 2026 · 8 min read
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How to Practise IGCSE Maths 0580 Past Papers by Topic (Paper 2 and Paper 4)

The best way to practise 0580 Paper 4 by topic: real past-paper questions one topic at a time, marked against the offici...

Nov 10, 2026 · 10 min read
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IGCSE Literature in English 0475: Three Routes, and Texts That Change Every Year

Two students sit 0475 in the same year and take completely different exams — there are three legal routes to the same ce...

Aug 9, 2026 · 14 min read
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Cambridge AS & A Level IT 9626: Two Subjects, One Certificate

AO2 is worth 0% of the theory papers and 100% of the practical papers. There is no crossover credit, which makes 9626 tw...

Aug 9, 2026 · 13 min read
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Edexcel IAL Further Maths YFM01: The Unit Trap Nobody Warns You About

Six units, only two compulsory, four chosen from nine — and then you look at availability. FP1, FP2, FP3, M3, S3 and D1...

Aug 9, 2026 · 14 min read
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The Digestive System in 3D (IGCSE Biology 0610): Free Interactive Model of All 11 Organs

Everyone assumes they know digestion — until an exam asks where bile is made versus where it is stored. Rotate a free 3D...

Aug 6, 2026 · 9 min read
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The Heart in 3D (IGCSE Biology 0610): Free Interactive Model, Chambers, Valves & Double Circulation

Your textbook draws the heart once, from one angle — then the exam draws it the other way round. Rotate a free 3D heart,...

Aug 6, 2026 · 9 min read
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IGCSE Additional Mathematics 0606: Who Should Take It, and What Paper 1 Really Costs

Two things nobody mentions about 0606: Paper 1 is non-calculator and worth half the qualification, and the grade range s...

Aug 6, 2026 · 15 min read
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IGCSE English 0500 or 0510? The Choice That Follows You to University

First Language English and English as a Second Language are different qualifications with different papers — and on both...

Aug 5, 2026 · 10 min read
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IGCSE History 0470: Two Papers, Two Completely Different Skills

Paper 1 awards nothing for source evaluation. Paper 2 awards nothing for explanation. Cambridge's own assessment tables...

Aug 5, 2026 · 11 min read