The School Success Formula with Lucy Parsons

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STOP! Is your teen learning to revise before having these foundational study skills in place?
Year after year I see families coming to us for help with revision quite late into year 11 or year 13. The trouble is, learning to revise effectively without having your foundational study skills in p
Why traditional revision plans don’t work for many students
Over the years I've seen many students who diligently create revision plans in the way most people advocate, but then lose confidence and motivation when their plan goes awry. This has also happened t
7 Things GCSE and A-Level Students Commonly Get Wrong With Their Revision
Year after year I see GCSE and A-Level students making the same old mistakes with their revision. Here are the top seven 7 Things GCSE and A-Level Students Commonly Get Wrong With Their Revision 1) M
What grades don’t tell us (and how to assess yourself instead)
Do you want your child to get the top grades? Or, do you want them to get the best grades for them? The vast majority of the parents who choose to work with us at Life More Extraordinary Academic Coac
[INVITATION] How to reach your academic potential with less stress and more success
I'm really excited to invite you to my brand new, fully revamped webinar How to reach your academic potential with less stress and more success. What you'll discover in the webinar… The top 3 mistakes
Why a tutor isn’t necessarily the answer to your child’s study and revision problems
For many parents, when their children are struggling at school the immediate solution that springs to mind is to hire a private tutor. But, what if a tutor isn't the solution to your child's study and
The best way to increase revision and exam confidence
One of the reasons many students fail to get started with their revision is that they have little/zero confidence: In how to revise – and that it will actually make a difference to their grades About
Is nagging about revision ruining your relationship with your teen? Let’s talk about…
One of the most horrible things about the GCSE and A-Level years for parents is watching your teen fritter away their time, forcing you into the position where you feel you have to nag them to get on
Why working harder isn’t always the answer to better grades
It breaks my heart when I see students pushing themselves to breaking point to do their revision. Life shouldn't be like that for anyone, let alone our young people. Two particular examples stand out.
Study Habits for GCSE and A-Level Success
At the start of every year many people are making new year's resolutions. However, there's a very long history of resolutions failing. In The Extraordinaries Club we have a different approach to achie