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Learn-practice-assess How many times have you sat in class and understood EXACTLY what your teacher means when they explain a concept, only to get home and try it yourself and have NO CLUE what is goi... Read more
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Quizzes now available with Maths Online
Learn-practice-assess How many times have you sat in class and understood EXACTLY what your teacher means when they explain a concept, only to get hom... Read more
How to change the video playback speed
Do you find that you’re a fast learner? Sometimes when we are being taught the teacher can go a bit too slow for our liking. The same goes for slower ... Read more
PriceCheck Tech & E-commerce Awards Nomination
Advantage Learn has been nominated for the PriceCheck Tech & E-commerce Awards!! Love Advantage Learn? We’d be so stoked if you voted for us by click... Read more
Ask a teacher!
A tutor when you need one! Did you know that all students who have signed up for Maths Online get FREE access to our Ask a Teacher feature? I’ve been ... Read more
South Africa’s best Past Paper Resource
We are really proud of our easy to use, super organised Past Papers resource section! The best part is? If you get stuck working through a maths quest... Read more
Backup best practices
I decided to write an article on backup best practices thinking I could share the lessons I have learned over my years as both student and lecturer. I... Read more
Real Life Careers: Architect
This article is the eighth in our series on ‘Real Life Careers’ in which we chat to people about their career and look at the (sometimes unexpected) p... Read more
Maths Online: the answer is here
Are you ready to encounter one of the most exciting innovations that Advantage Learn has to share? We have been working on this for the last two years... Read more
Real Life Careers: Social Entrepreneur
This article is the seventh in our series on ‘Real Life Careers’ in which we chat to people about their career and look at the (sometimes unexpected) ... Read more
How our AP Maths Online Courses work
Studying online may seem really confusing, it really isn’t! Study when it suits you, at your own pace, it’s a no brainer! It is for this exact reason ... Read more
AP Maths results review: Class of 2016
2016 has come and gone (with all its highs and lows), and we are well on our way into 2017. However, the achievements and successes of Advantage Learn... Read more
All Abroad: Studying overseas
A point comes in life when many learners start to wonder about the possibility of studying overseas. There are many reasons why learners wish to study... Read more
Matric Results Success Pack
This post provides a summarised look at all of Advantage Learnâs courses and resources to help you achieve your best Matric results and overall expe... Read more
Real Life Careers: National Buyer
This article is the sixth in a series on ‘Real Life Careers’ in which we chat to people about their career and look at the (sometimes unexpected) path... Read more
Farewell to the AP Maths class of 2016
We want to celebrate the AP Maths 2016 class. We are so proud of them and all that they have achieved over the last three years. We had a total of 74 ... Read more
Real Life Careers: Actuary
This article is the fifth in a series on ‘Real Life Careers’ in which we chat to people about their career and look at the (sometimes unexpected) path... Read more
Real Life Careers: IT Engineer
This article is the fourth in the series âReal Life Careers’ in which we chat to people about their career and look at the (sometimes unexpected) pa... Read more
Real Life Careers: Chartered Accountant
This article is the third in a series on ‘Real Life Careers’ in which we chat to people about their career and look at the (sometimes unexpected) path... Read more
Filling the gap
To gap or not to gap…that is the question. The decision of whether or not to take a gap year after finishing High School is a big one. Everyone has op... Read more
Tutor Booster
There is an upsurge in the number of learners using personal tutors or extracurricular lessons. There is also an increase in the extent of tutoring (i... Read more
James heads to Finland with Investec & En-novate
Our intrepid CEO, James Lees, has been chosen to visit Helsinki, Finland, on an Exposure Trip with En-novate and Investec. James joins 16 other educat... Read more
Our story, through my eyes
How It All Began This is a blog post I probably should have written three years ago whilst I was at the point of origin with AdvantageLearn.com Knuckl... Read more
Successful Blended Learning
In this 3rd post in the ‘blended learning’ series, we continue with Caitlin and Adam as they explain and explore the art of successful blended learnin... Read more
Real Life Careers: Attorney
For this ‘Real Life Careers’ post, we chatted with Amy Harpur (29), a qualified attorney, who is currently living in Boston. She holds a BSocSci; L... Read more
Quick, we’ve run out of paper!
Ever think an ajax issue would stress you out? Didnât think so! In case you want to know why there were issues on the online quiz then read on [...] Read more
Students, Have you met Presto?
We want to introduce you to Presto who provide awesome Matric study guides for key subjects. As a premier online education company, Advantage Learn pr... Read more
5 Top tips when using Previous Question Papers
Completing Grade 12 previous question papers is a popular study technique for any exam. We have listed some of the top tips to help you with this type... Read more
Real Life Careers: Chemical Engineer
This article is the first in a series on ‘Real Life Careers’ in which we chat to people about their career and look at the (sometimes unexpected) path... Read more
The team speaks: blended learning
In this article we delve into the thoughts of some of those who are walking the online learning talk. This allows us insight into the mechanics of cre... Read more
Uncovering the advantages of online learning
We live in a very fast world and it is becoming more and more difficult to keep up or be more competitive [â¦] Read more
The Art of Blended Learning
In the world of modern education, the phrase blended Learning often crops up. It is sneaking into descriptions of ‘best practices’ and ‘cutting edge’ ... Read more
Three reasons why you should prepare for the NBT
Most of you will know about our NBT preparation course(s). We were the first to bring a training course to South African learners in 2013 and have bee... Read more
Do you know the assessment types used by your teachers?
I have been amazed at how many people arenât aware of the common (and prescribed) styles of assessment that are used by educators in South African s... Read more
What Happens on Course Day…
With the opening of the new season of NBT test dates, the attention of many matric students and their parents is turning to how best to tackle this qu... Read more
The ABCs of the NBTs with Advantage Learn
Matric is a testing time…both literally and figuratively. The focus, determination and hard work required to get the best marks that you are capable o... Read more
Reflections on our first birthday
On the 16th March 2015 at 12:34pm Advantage Learn sold its first course on a âclick to learn basisâ. This meant that, for the first time, our cust... Read more
Matric AP Maths class of 2015 produces stellar results
A big team effort went into making 2015 a great year for AP 2015 was another bumper year for Advantage Mathâs Advanced Programme Mathematics centres... Read more
Doing AP Maths is a great idea
5 reasons why we think you should do AP Maths People often ask us why doing AP Maths is a good idea, so here are our 5 top reasons. 1. AP Maths, no do... Read more
A new angle on Maths Literacy
Have you found yourself struggling with Maths Literacy? Is it harder than you thought it would be or given you some nasty surprises? You arenât the ... Read more
AdvantageLearn.com V2.0 launch
Onwards and upwards On the 20th October 2015 we launched a complete overhaul of our flagship website, AdvantageLearn.com. This overhaul is following t... Read more
Advantage Learn gets a new look
Same team, everything you love about what we do just⦠better! Not another branding opinion Branding is one of those topics which seems to have itâ... Read more
Maths Online Launched
Need some help with your maths? Our Maths Online offering provides you with access to the full maths curriculum from Grade 10-12 through teaching videos. The best tutor you could ask for, online.
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