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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.
Rachel Dance
As students head into half term, the instinct is often to cram harder. But cognitive science suggests a different approach works far better. From dual coding and retrieval practice to short bursts of deep thinking and connected knowledge mapping, this guide explores how students can strengthen understanding, memory and confidence in the final weeks before exams - without burning out.
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.
Learning is not exposure-it is memory. This article explores why thinking, retrieval and spacing are essential for building lasting understanding in education.
Metacognition helps students plan, monitor and improve their learning. A simple guide for parents to build confidence, independence and real GCSE progress.
You don’t need to understand algebra or GCSE chemistry to help your teenager succeed. What they need most isn’t subject expertise - it’s structure, consistency, and calm guidance. In this article, Gareth Moores explains how small, sustainable habits at home build long-term academic success.
Practical work is central to science teaching, but experiments alone don’t guarantee understanding. Julian explores what research says about effective science learning.
Are pupils really paying attention - or just looking like they are? Drawing on classroom experience and cognitive science, Julian Dance explores why attention is the gateway to memory, how learning overload happens in seconds, and what actually helps knowledge stick.