Parents of Hardworking Teens
By Katie Jones
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Ever wish you knew how to help your hardworking teen get the results they really want and that match their effort and true potential? --- That’s exactly what you get with Katie Jones, award-winning high school teacher and international study coach, on the Parents of Hardworking Teens podcast. --- Katie’s specialty is making education and assessment clear and simple for both students and their parents, in a way that gets your teen top results, with less stress. --- Whether your teen is struggling to get the results they’re striving for, or is getting great grades but doing it with way too much struggle and strain, Katie will give you the insider info, proven tips and strategies to ensure your teen achieves their best possible success - and have you BOTH enjoy the journey along the way.
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The Joy of Figuring Out Where Things Went Wrong
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May 04, 2026 |
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Why Students Resist Planning Before Writing - and 4 Reasons That'll Change Their Mind!
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Mar 18, 2026 |
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3 Key Systems That Create Calm Confidence
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Mar 09, 2026 |
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Tips for a Successful Transition to Uni
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Mar 02, 2026 |
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Add the RIGHT Detail
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Feb 24, 2026 |
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*THIS* is What Creates Momentum
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Feb 09, 2026 |
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Turn 'Lurking' Uncertainty into Clarity and Confidence
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Feb 02, 2026 |
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The FIRST Thing Your Teen Must Do Before Starting An Assignment
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Jan 19, 2026 |
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Top Tips You Don't Want to Miss
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Dec 15, 2025 |
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Top 5 Takeaways From External Examination Marking
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Dec 02, 2025 |
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Three Steps to Smarter, Faster Research
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Oct 27, 2025 |
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How to Figure Out the Focus of an Assignment
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Oct 20, 2025 |
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Creative Tasks Still Have Specific Requirements
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Oct 06, 2025 |
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"Miss... This is GOLD"
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Sep 29, 2025 |
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3 Things That Totally Changed How I See Study and Exams
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Sep 22, 2025 |
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The Critical Thing Your Teen Must Know for ANY English Text
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Aug 25, 2025 |
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How to Check for Clarity on a Task
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Aug 11, 2025 |
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Dig Deeper for More Marks
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Aug 04, 2025 |
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The 3 R's that Create Confidence AND Increase Results
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Jul 14, 2025 |
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Effective Use of Sources
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Jun 02, 2025 |
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Plan EVERY Extended Response
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May 12, 2025 |
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A Positive Mindset is Not Enough
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Apr 14, 2025 |
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Brutal Study Truth #3: Unique is Not Better
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Apr 07, 2025 |
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Brutal Study Truth #2: Markers Don't Care (and that's great news)
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Mar 31, 2025 |
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Brutal Study Truth #1:More is NOT More
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Mar 24, 2025 |
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The Number ONE Shortcut to Exam Success
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Mar 17, 2025 |
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'Effort Risk' (And how to minimise it)
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Mar 10, 2025 |
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Study Activity is Not The Same As Active Study
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Feb 24, 2025 |
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Don't Hire a Tutor Without Knowing This
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Feb 10, 2025 |
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Keys to Nailing a New Year Group
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Jan 30, 2025 |
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3 Subtle But Significant Demands of a New Year Group
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Jan 20, 2025 |
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The 80/20 Rule of Lost Marks
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Dec 09, 2024 |
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5 Things You Probably Didn't Know About External Exams
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Nov 25, 2024 |
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What's the Point? (No, really. What is it?)
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Nov 11, 2024 |
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Exams, Stress & Life Balance
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Oct 28, 2024 |
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Turn Exams Into Your Teen's Greatest Strength
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Oct 14, 2024 |
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What NOT to Say to a Stressed Student
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Sep 29, 2024 |
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Don't 'Write About' - 'Respond to'
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Sep 16, 2024 |
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How to Handle it Next Time
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Sep 02, 2024 |
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Plan For it NOT Going to Plan
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Aug 19, 2024 |
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Smart Decisions Under Time Pressure
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Aug 12, 2024 |
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Universal Skills
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Aug 05, 2024 |
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Types of Smart
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Jul 29, 2024 |
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How to Survive Group Work
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Jul 22, 2024 |
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VIP Benefits
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Jul 15, 2024 |
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Symbols of Study Success
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Jul 08, 2024 |
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The Secret to Streamlined Assignments
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Jul 01, 2024 |
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Posters and Print-Outs Don't Produce Skills
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Jun 24, 2024 |
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How Year 7 Success 'Sabotages' Senior Study
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Jun 17, 2024 |
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What's Causing Your Teen's Inconsistent Results?
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Jun 10, 2024 |
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5 Reasons Exam Technique is Essential
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Jun 03, 2024 |
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How Rock Solid is YOUR Teen's Study?
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May 27, 2024 |
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How Ambition Can Benefit Wellbeing
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May 20, 2024 |
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How to Stay Deceptively Busy (Yet Disappointingly Ineffective)
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May 13, 2024 |
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The 'Gap'
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May 06, 2024 |
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The Ultimate Compliment in an Assessment
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Apr 29, 2024 |
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How to Get the Most Useful Draft Feedback
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Apr 22, 2024 |
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Truth From Inside the Exam Hall
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Apr 15, 2024 |
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Revealed: How Formal Assessments Are Created (and why your teen should care!)
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Apr 08, 2024 |
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Finding the Weakest Link (and fixing it!)
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Apr 01, 2024 |
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3 Things That Knock Your Teen's Study Confidence
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Mar 25, 2024 |
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Failing Ahead of Time
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Mar 18, 2024 |
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Why Changing Study Habits is Hard
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Mar 11, 2024 |
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How to Succeed in Maths - With Eddie Woo
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Mar 04, 2024 |
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Is This Really Studying? (And Other Parent Qs)
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Feb 26, 2024 |
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Turning 'Stuck' Into Action Steps
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Feb 19, 2024 |
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How NOT to Note-Take!
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Feb 12, 2024 |
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Because Of or Despite?
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Feb 05, 2024 |
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The Lie of 'There's No Right or Wrong Answer'
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Jan 29, 2024 |
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Assessment Predictions
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Jan 22, 2024 |
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Ability Vs. Capacity
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Jan 15, 2024 |
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What to Do Less of?
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Dec 11, 2023 |
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Cause or Symptom?
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Dec 04, 2023 |
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When They 'Hate' or 'Struggle With' a Subject
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Nov 27, 2023 |
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Reverse-Engineering Success
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Nov 20, 2023 |
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Using Time Intentionally
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Nov 13, 2023 |
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Uncertainty in Exams
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Nov 06, 2023 |
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Fear of the Unknown
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Oct 30, 2023 |
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Not All Stress is Bad
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Oct 23, 2023 |
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Why A-Grade Exemplars Aren't All That
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Oct 16, 2023 |
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What Are You Doing Differently?
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Oct 09, 2023 |
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3 Huge Mistakes (Even Smart!) Students Make in Exams and Assignments
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Oct 02, 2023 |
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Perfect Vs. Productive
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Sep 25, 2023 |
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Dealing With Disappointing Results
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Sep 18, 2023 |
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Don't Hedge Your Bets
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Sep 11, 2023 |
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Minimise Decisions in the Exam Hall
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Sep 04, 2023 |
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"Add More Detail"
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Aug 28, 2023 |
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Shortcuts to a Stunning Short Story
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Aug 21, 2023 |
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'The Game'
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Aug 14, 2023 |
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Being Strategic
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Aug 07, 2023 |
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What Makes a High Quality Research Question
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Jul 31, 2023 |
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How to Choose a GREAT Topic in an Open Task
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Jul 24, 2023 |
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Set 'HOW' Goals
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Jul 17, 2023 |
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When Results DO Matter
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Jul 10, 2023 |
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Shorten Quotes to Get MORE Marks
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Jul 03, 2023 |
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'Clear' is NOT Basic, 'Succinct' IS Sophisticated
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Jun 26, 2023 |
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How to Write a Crazy-Good Critical Reflection
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Jun 19, 2023 |
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Staying Focused When Studying
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Jun 12, 2023 |
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Motivation Mindset Hack
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Jun 05, 2023 |
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Active Revision
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May 29, 2023 |
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... Asked No Exam Question, EVER
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May 22, 2023 |
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6 Elements of Exam Technique
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May 15, 2023 |
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Why Teaching to the Test Doesn't Work (and what to do instead)
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May 08, 2023 |
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The 4 Phases of Mastery
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May 01, 2023 |
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Hitting the Top Criteria in Extended Responses
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Apr 25, 2023 |
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How to Succeed in English - With Gemma Toms
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Apr 24, 2023 |
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Building Confidence
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Apr 17, 2023 |
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AI in Education
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Apr 10, 2023 |
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Habits to Start Early in High School
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Apr 03, 2023 |
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5 Ways to Create More Time
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Mar 27, 2023 |
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Hope is Not a Strategy
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Mar 20, 2023 |
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What Writing Tests Want
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Mar 13, 2023 |
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Questions to Ask Teachers at Parents' Evening
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Mar 06, 2023 |
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Why Aren't These Skills Being Taught?
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Feb 27, 2023 |
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Is it Really That Easy?
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Feb 20, 2023 |
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If Your Teen's Not Motivated
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Feb 13, 2023 |
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Questions That Create Success
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Feb 06, 2023 |
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Hardworking Vs. Overworking
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Jan 30, 2023 |
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Hidden Demands of Your Teen's New Year Group
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Jan 23, 2023 |
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7 Ways to Stay Stressed and Struggling as a Student
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Jan 16, 2023 |
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Stop, Start, Keep
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Jan 09, 2023 |
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If It's Not Difficult, It's Not Doing Anything
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Dec 19, 2022 |
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Two Words I Never Say (Anymore)
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Dec 12, 2022 |
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Diary of an External Examiner - Part 2
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Dec 05, 2022 |
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Diary of an External Examiner - Part 1
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Nov 28, 2022 |
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Is the 'Summer Slide' a thing?
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Nov 21, 2022 |
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Barely Staying Afloat
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Nov 14, 2022 |
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The Skill Web
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Nov 07, 2022 |
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Exam-Focus Q&A: Music During Study, Pre-exam Routine + Time Fixes
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Oct 31, 2022 |
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How to Support Your Teen (+ Survive!) During Exams - With Michelle Mitchell
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Oct 24, 2022 |
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[Part 2] 6 Secrets of a Senior Examiner
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Oct 17, 2022 |
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6 Secrets of a Senior Examiner [Part 1]
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Oct 10, 2022 |
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Q&A: Doing 'Extra Study' + Making Your Teen a Better Writer
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Oct 03, 2022 |
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The Truth Behind Creative Tasks
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Sep 26, 2022 |
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How to Stop Losing Marks in Maths Exams
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Sep 19, 2022 |
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BETTER Ways to Use Past Papers
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Sep 12, 2022 |
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Q&A: Subject Selection, Command Words and Perfectionism.
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Sep 05, 2022 |
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Get More From the Emotional Moments
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Aug 29, 2022 |
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Assessment Post-Mortems
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Aug 22, 2022 |
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Does Your Teen Need a Tutor?
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Aug 15, 2022 |
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[Part 2] Top 10 Mistakes Hardworking Students Make and How to Avoid Them
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Aug 08, 2022 |
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Top 10 Mistakes Hardworking Students Make and How to Avoid Them [Part 1]
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Aug 01, 2022 |
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'Just Do Your Best' - And Other Things They Don’t Wanna Hear
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Jul 25, 2022 |
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Supporting Your Teen: Parent Vs. Coach
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Jul 18, 2022 |
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Reducing Exam Stress
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Jul 11, 2022 |
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If Your Teen's Grades Dropped For No Reason
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Jul 04, 2022 |
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More Free Time, Without Sacrificing Grades
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Jun 30, 2022 |
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Essays That Actually 'Answer the Question'
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Jun 29, 2022 |
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What Exams Are REALLY Testing
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Jun 25, 2022 |
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Why Your Teen Sometimes Procrastinates (even though they want to get it done)
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Jun 25, 2022 |
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The Study Success Formula
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Jun 24, 2022 |