End curly arrow anxiety

A mess of curly black arrows on a white background

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Tips to prepare students for exams

Pupils from 16–18 preparing for their exams tend to learn the arrows as patterns or pictures without appreciating the underlying principles. While this will lead to some success, pupils can no longer rely on this strategy as exam boards get increasingly creative in their question design. Kristy provides some tips for teaching organic reaction mechanisms with curly arrows.

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