To get the most out of the site you need your own personal ID. If you are a single subscriber you will already have this. If you are a student at school or college, then you should log on using the school ID and then create your own personal log-on details.

You will then be able to access the forum, conferencing and on-line assessment.

How do I create and print an exam paper?

The site contains a large number of interactive exam questions based on examination papers from many different exam boards. These pages are called "Examples". You can print out your own selection from them together with a mark scheme. For successful printing you will need to ensure your browser and printer are suitably set-up. As printing can often be problematic due to the various interfaces and types of equipment being used, there is a help page providing further help and advice on printing.

To print a paper

• Select a subject area.
• Clink the Print exam paper link.
• Choose which questions you require. A display will show you how many questions you have selected, their total worth in marks and the total time you should spend on them.
• Click Print Exam Paper.
• Now you can print directly, or, if you have PDFCreator or similar software, you can print to a pdf file.
• There is a large bank of exam papers already created for you and ready to print, including a number of the type "20 questions on..." To access these, click on Your Account and select Exam Papers from the Account Menu to the left. Alternatively, if you are logged in, click here

Note that the quality of your final print-out may depend on your specific combination of browser, operating system and printer.