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    SideCog Shorts | I want to help my child with revision, but I don’t know how.
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    SideCog Shorts | I want to help my child with revision, but I don’t know how.

    Help your child revise without needing to know every answer. Join Julian for four practical 15-minute sessions on getting started, asking useful questions, trying better techniques and noticing progress.

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    Rachel Dance

    28 September 2026
    The Geese Question and the Problem With “Just Revising”
    4 min
    Understanding vs Recall
    Exam Skills
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    The Geese Question and the Problem With “Just Revising”

    The viral AQA Biology “geese question” sparked frustration across social media, but the real issue wasn’t the birds. It exposed the gap between memorising revision content and truly understanding biological principles well enough to apply them in unfamiliar contexts.

    JJulian Dance
    14 May 2026