I am excited to announce that my latest article has just been published on Brainz Magazine! In this piece, I tackle one of the most overlooked enemies of exam performance: Time.
Many students who know their vocabulary and grammar still struggle because they fall into the ‘Time Trap’ of Paper 1. They spend too long on Situational Writing and leave themselves with twenty minutes to survive a 500-word essay. That isn’t a strategy; it’s a disaster.
In the article, I break down the 10-40-40-20 Timing Rule—a disciplined system for managing Editing, Situational Writing, and Continuous Writing while protecting that sacred final 20 minutes for checking.
As I often tell my students: “Students do not rise to the level of their hopes; they fall to the level of their systems.”
You can read the full article here: Time Strategies for SEC (O Level) English Paper 1 Success.
Check it out and let me know your thoughts on how you manage your time during the ‘battle’ of the English exams!
