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It is smart to tool up on skills and strategies that help you navigate your way through school. Toolbox has tips on how best to prepare for exams; how to ‘build' a good resumé for university applications; tips on success at interviews and how to get the best out of the long, school summer holidays.

Why 20% of pupils make 80% of the noise in a classroom.

Why 20% of pupils make 80% of the noise in a classroom.

The Pareto Principle (as it has been labelled) was originally identified over a hundred years ago by the Italian economist, Vilfredo Pareto

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Life skills: making yourself resilient

Life skills: making yourself resilient

Have you ever had that gut-wrenching feeling in the pit of your stomach when someone tells you something you’ve done isn’t good enough?

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The slippery slope that is intelligence and the IQ test to measure it

The slippery slope that is intelligence and the IQ test to measure it

Getting good grades, generally being ‘good’ at things and being successful are by standard associated with a solid IQ

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Are some people just luckier than others?

Have you noticed how we wish people luck before an interview, an important exam or a sports match?

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The Teen brain: Learning and How ‘I Can’ Beats ‘I Can’t’.

The Teen brain: Learning and How ‘I Can’ Beats ‘I Can’t’.

As humans we are all always learning. This is neuroplasticity. But the adolescent brain, especially, is going in learning overdrive during the teenage years

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9/03/22

Teens and Sleep: Are Teens Being Lazy Or Are Adults Not Getting It?

Teens and Sleep: Are Teens Being Lazy Or Are Adults Not Getting It?

Teens sleep. All the time, it seems. Are teens simply being lazy or are they doing what their bodies tell them to do?

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4/03/22

Teen Blogger First-hand Tips From Undergraduates About Their Year Abroad

First-hand Tips From Undergraduates About Their Year Abroad

The prospect of going abroad for a year can be daunting. If you are currently studying overseas, then you already know what it feels like to leave home and start over

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4/03/22

Why Art Is A Mood Booster – The Effect Of Art On The Brain

Why Art Is A Mood Booster – The Effect Of Art On The Brain

In a society that seems to value STEM subjects more than any of the creative subjects, the proportion of students taking Art for GCSEs or A-levels is falling

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24/02/22

Measure Twice Cut Once: And Other Idioms to Impress With.

Measure Twice Cut Once: And Other Idioms to Impress With.

When learning a foreign language, it’s well worth going the extra mile to pick up some helpful sayings, both to increase fluency and to enjoy more depth in the target language

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20/02/22

US or UK Universities: Which is Getting You More Bang For Your Buck?

US or UK Universities: Which is Getting You More Bang For Your Buck?

Applying to colleges in the US for UK teens is much more common today than it once was

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17/02/22