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How to Study Like a First Class Student
Learn to study like a first class student with strategic tips, effective study habits, and a resilient mindset to boost your academic success.
From Blank Page to Finished Essay: How to Harness Productive Struggle
Learn how to harness productive struggle in essay writing to improve your skills, boost confidence, and achieve higher grades.
How to Unlock Higher Essay Grades with Bloom’s Taxonomy
Unlock higher essay grades using Bloom’s Taxonomy and learn to deepen your understanding, interpret questions and self-assess.
How to Overcome the Biggest Barrier to Higher Essay Grades
Overcome the biggest barrier to higher essay grades with actionable advice, time management tips, and strategies to improve your writing.
No More Tangents: How to Actually Answer Your Essay Question
Learn how to answer your essay question with the Braid Method, keeping your writing focused for top marks. Avoid tangents and stay on track!
How to Write Powerful Essay Paragraphs With the PEEL Method
Learn to write clear, persuasive essay paragraphs using the PEEL method. Master structure, evidence, and explanations to boost your marks.
Productive Struggle: How to Embrace This Secret to Academic Success
Unlock the power of productive struggle to transform your studying setbacks into deeper learning, better skills and higher university grades
7 Ways to Write a Sh*te Essay (And How to Write a Great Essay Instead)
Write a great essay: avoid 7 common essay mistakes and learn how to achieve high essay grades with our expert academic writing tips
How to Write an Essay Conclusion That’s Mic-Drop Worthy
Discover how to write an essay conclusion that flows from your arguments, is compelling, and persuades your tutor to award you high marks
How to Improve Your Reflective Writing (Reflection Series Part 2)
Discover exactly how to improve your reflective writing so that you can demonstrate your learning and achieve higher grades in reflective assignments
How to Ditch Descriptive Writing and Conquer Critical Writing
Discover the difference between descriptive writing and critical writing, and how to write more critically and achieve higher essay grades
It's Time to Stop Taking Pointless Study Notes
Discover common study notes mistakes that are wasting your time and learn how to take effective study notes faster to increase your essay and exam grades
5 Rules for Easier Essay Writing and Higher Grades
Discover 5 simple rules for easier essay writing that makes the whole process less stressful, speeds up the writing process and results in higher grades
Stop Making These 13 Essay Writing Mistakes
Discover 13 common essay writing mistakes that are holding you back from higher university grades. Learn what to do instead to make essay writing easier
Bad Note Taking Advice and What You Should Do Instead
Discover the bad note taking advice that's wasting your time and hindering your results. Learn what to do INSTEAD to take great notes and get higher grades
Why You Need to Write Notes in Your Own Words
Learn how to write notes in your own words - so you can improve your understanding and recall and achieve higher essay and exam grades at university
How to Prepare for University Lectures and Tutorials
If you want high essay and exam grades it's important you prepare for university lectures and tutorials. Discover my simple 4-step process in this post.
Why There’s Not One Right Way of Studying
There's not one right way of studying at university or college. Learn how to switch up your note taking, essay writing, revision and productivity methods.