The Study Sessions Podcast
A collection of amazing guests will help you tackle some of the issues you’ve been grappling with when it comes to teens and revision.

Ep3: Hitting the ground running or easing in gently.
In this Study Sessions podcast episode Nathan is talking to Barnaby Lenon – and Iain Kilpatrick. We look at about how best to approach the year that will have to end in a ‘grade’ for yr 11 and yr 13 pupils. We’re following 6 very different students as they work

On nutrition and the impact on revision and exam performance with Louise Mercieca
There’s something about sugary, or creamy, or fried that screams ‘treat’. Well, it does to my mind. There are those for whom a

On making changes that stick with Shahroo Izadi
They say that around 80% of new years resolutions will fail by mid-Feb. That’s an awful lot of promises to revise harder for
On creating a productive parent-child relationship
For most of us, a successful week of revision comes from us not having to nag or coerce our children – well not

On trying not to be that overbearing parent
There’s not a parent amongst us who doesn’t want their child to do well. After all, them doing well gives them more options.

On being more effective in supporting a studying teen with Lee Elliot Major
As we ring in the new year, we’re often symbolically determined to make a fresh start. For thousands of students, there’s renewed vigour

On target grades and school reports with David Didau
The end of term reports are in. In many households, this can hold more sway over Christmas harmony than Santa’s naughty and nice

On wanting to do well but struggling with motivation
This week’s guest is teen, Emily. She’s taking her GCSE exams in 2022. She talks openly about motivation (or lack of) even though

On approval, self-worth and learning from our experiences with Sanjeev Bhaskar
We’ve all done that thing of saying or doing something to our children we promised our younger selves we would never say or

On successful habits and study skills
It’s been quite a while since many of us have taken an exam. So, it’s understandable that we might have forgotten some of

On boarding school
Parenting can be a thankless task at times. Sure there are great bits to it, and on balance we wouldn’t be without them.

On co-parenting and blended families
Our guest this week is Darren. He’s dad to two teens: a girl who is in the first year of A Levels and

On busy home lives, structure and handling teens with very different approaches to studying for GCSEs
Jenny is mum to two teen girls. One is taking her GCSEs in 2022 and the other the following year. Both are incredibly