I Read the SBL Examiner's Report So You Don't Have To — Where the DKK Paper Went Wrong

The latest SBL examiner's report is out — and it's the same handful of mistakes again. I read the whole thing so you don't have to. Here's exactly where the March/June DKK paper lost marks, worst first, and how to fix each one before your resit. The uncomfortable headline: the report found no real sign that anyone ran out of time. So the marks didn't slip away at the end — they went on habits. The wrong question. Restating instead of analysing. Stopping a point one clause short. Every one of them is fixable. What's inside: — The prep that quietly cost marks — The part of the paper most people failed, and why — The basic maths the report won't let slide — Answering the exact question, not the one next to it — Taking every point to "which means…" — Using the evidence instead of moving it across the page — Staying calm and measured when it counts 🔗 Free companion page — the full write-up plus the five-move checklist in the comments Chapters (confirm after recording): 0:00 You didn't run out of time 1:00 The prep that lost marks 2:15 The part most people failed 3:30 Profit is not margin 4:45 Answer the exact question 6:15 Take every point to "which means…" 7:45 Use the evidence — don't just move it 9:15 Stay calm and measured 10:30 Three things turn the paper 11:15 Fix these first 12:00 Your free checklist — This is an independent channel. It is not associated with, endorsed by, or approved by ACCA. Sean Freeland is an ACA-qualified chartered accountant, trained at a Big Four firm, who lectures on a chartered accountancy degree programme at a Russell Group university. Want the technique drilled case by case? The SBL Method Library (£197) and the Platinum Cohort (£497 — every answer you write marked personally within 48 hours) are linked below. Whatever you pay for the Library comes off the Cohort. Links in the comments Subscribe for a new SBL technique breakdown every sitting.