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ESAT · A4 book

The ESAT Move Register

Shortcuts for the ESAT, each shown on ESAT style questions next to the usual method, with the point at which the shortcut stops working. It covers Mathematics 1, Mathematics 2, Physics, Chemistry and Biology.

  • On sale now as a PDF: the Student edition at £39 and the Tutor edition at £99, each one payment.
  • A formula notebook with every formula and fact the ESAT syllabus expects you to recall, a chart for choosing a move and an error log.
  • Every later edition as a PDF, whichever edition you have.
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Cover of The ESAT Move Register: a stopwatch reading 89 seconds a question
  • 11 moves that reach the answer in fewer steps
  • 90 worked examples across the five modules
  • 50 practice questions with worked solutions

For schools

For a teacher or a school preparing a whole cohort, there are complete ESAT mock papers.

  • Print-ready PDFs for a whole year group, with worked solutions and mark schemes.
  • A free sample pack is published on this site, with nothing to register for.
  • An unseen pack can be written for a single school, and is never issued to another.
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The free sample pack

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Free material on this site

Three ways the ESAT material is issued. Every candidate, The ESAT library, published on this site, stays free: sample papers with a worked solution under every question; practice questions by topic; a diagnostic that marks itself; a free sample pack, with nothing to register for. One payment, The ESAT Move Register, on sale now as a PDF: shortcuts shown on ESAT style questions, next to the usual method; the point at which a shortcut stops working; a formula notebook, a chart for choosing a move and an error log; every later edition as a PDF. A single school, An unseen pack, written for one school: complete ESAT mock papers; print-ready PDFs for a whole year group; worked solutions and mark schemes; never issued to another school..THREE WAYS THE ESAT MATERIAL IS ISSUEDEVERY CANDIDATEThe ESAT librarypublished on this site, stays freesample papers with a workedsolution under every questionpractice questions by topica diagnostic that marks itselfa free sample pack, with nothingto register forONE PAYMENTThe ESAT Move Registeron sale now as a PDFshortcuts shown on ESAT stylequestions, next to the usual methodthe point at which a shortcutstops workinga formula notebook, a chart forchoosing a move and an error logevery later edition as a PDFA SINGLE SCHOOLAn unseen packwritten for one schoolcomplete ESAT mock papersprint-ready PDFs for a wholeyear groupworked solutions and mark schemesnever issued to another school
THREE WAYS THE ESAT MATERIAL IS ISSUEDEVERY CANDIDATEThe ESAT librarypublished on this site, stays freesample papers with a worked solution under every questionpractice questions by topica diagnostic that marks itselfa free sample pack, with nothing to register forONE PAYMENTThe ESAT Move Registeron sale now as a PDFshortcuts shown on ESAT style questions, next to the usual methodthe point at which a shortcut stops workinga formula notebook, a chart for choosing a move and an error logevery later edition as a PDFA SINGLE SCHOOLAn unseen packwritten for one schoolcomplete ESAT mock papersprint-ready PDFs for a whole year groupworked solutions and mark schemesnever issued to another school
THREE WAYS THE ESAT MATERIAL IS ISSUEDEVERY CANDIDATEThe ESAT librarypublished on this site, stays freesample papers with a workedsolution under every questionpractice questions by topica diagnostic that marks itselfa free sample pack, with nothingto register forONE PAYMENTThe ESAT Move Registeron sale now as a PDFshortcuts shown on ESAT stylequestions, next to the usual methodthe point at which a shortcutstops workinga formula notebook, a chart forchoosing a move and an error logevery later edition as a PDFA SINGLE SCHOOLAn unseen packwritten for one schoolcomplete ESAT mock papersprint-ready PDFs for a wholeyear groupworked solutions and mark schemesnever issued to another school
The library and the sample pack are published for everyone. The book is one payment and carries every later edition. An unseen pack is written for one school and goes to no other.

The ESAT library stays free: sample papers with a worked solution under every question, practice questions by topic and a diagnostic that marks itself.

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