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The future of University?
Universities have been running in the UK since before the 1200s... Is it time for us to change the model? Watch the founders of a new...
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Elevate at TEDx
We spent the last 20 years benchmarking the habits, routines, and results of thousands of students. We've learnt key things, including...
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(mis)Understanding Motivation
Motivation is a highly misunderstood and oversimplified concept. On the one hand we tend to think of motivation as something that happens...
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18 Apps that actually HELP!
From the temptation of social media, to the constant contact provided by smart phones, it can be almost impossible to concentrate. So...
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Becoming Exam Bulletproof
Getting ready for exams is not easy. There is an unlimited number of revision resources that can be drawn upon and there are multiple...
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"I'm just no-good at Maths"
We see it time and again. In the introduction to our Private Student Coaching program, we conduct an in-depth 460-point interview with...
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Overcoming Stress with Mindfulness
Students are bombarded with stimuli. They move from their phones, to laptops, to classrooms, to the TV, and everything in between. It's...
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Helping your child with stress
It is worth pointing out that stress is not a bad thing. In fact, stress can be good. Believe it or not, our desired outcome is not a...
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Instagram > Memorisation
The amount of content that a student can remember will directly impact on what they write in their exams and by extension, the marks they...
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How smart do you have to be?
One of the questions that I always like to ask when we are working with a group of students is “Who looks at an A* and thinks to...
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Minimising Distractions
Minimising distractions can have a big impact on your child’s ability to concentrate. So here are some tips to ensure that you have...
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Practise does NOT make perfect
One of the golden threads to all of Elevate’s seminars is the importance of practise. Our research shows that the top students in the...
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Study Timetables
One of the most common questions we get asked by parent is, "how much study should my child be doing" or "how can I get my child to put in m
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From police officer to team member.
How you can shift the relationship with your child from nagging/monitoring to a relationship of collaboration & trust. During my final...
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Is your child motivated?
It’s quite common to find that by week 3 or 4, students are losing the initial surge of motivation found at the start of the year. When...
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