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The Alternative GCSE Podcast — 86 episodes

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The revision trap: When feeling prepared and being prepared are not the same thing.

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A Parent's guide to getting through exam season

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How To Support Your Teen Through GCSE Exam Stress

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Grit, Growth and Getting Better: The Psychology of Real Revision

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S4 E2 Beating Procrastination Before It Becomes a Habit

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Season 4 Episode 1 – Teen vs Parent Morning Routines: What Really Works

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Navigating GCSE Results: A Modern Teen's Guide

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Season 3!!!!!! Episode 1 What's the point?

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🛑 Stop Doing Everything for Your Teen! How to Build Independence for Lifelong Success

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The ultimate GCSE survival guide

11

AI in the Classroom: Revolutionizing Teaching, One Tool at a Time

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Christmas Connections: Reclaiming Family Time and Boosting Learning

13

"Cultural Poverty: The Silent Barrier to Your Teen’s Success"

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The Importance of Financial Literacy for Teens in a Cashless, On-Demand World

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Challenging Educational Biases: A Parent’s Journey

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Under the Radar: Why Some Students Miss Out on Education & Career Guidance"

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Under the Radar: Why Some Students Miss Out on Education & Career Guidance"

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"Mastering Your Study Mindset: How Small Wins Lead to Big Success" Summary for Listeners

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Breaking the Procrastination Cycle (Back to School Edition)

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Some of the stories behind the scenes ...

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And just like that ... it is results day 2024!

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Screen time and it's effects

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The truth about the GCSE 2024 cohort

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How to get the most out of the next 8 weeks for GCSE students

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A review of revision youtubers ... and why they might just save your GCSE's

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Revising for final GCSE exams ... the home straight

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10,000 hours ... how to become great at anything ...

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The countdown begins to exam season ...

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Positive self talk

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How to deal with feeling overwhelmed

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The benefits of monotasking as a way to improve your grades

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Tough conversations - why they are important to solve problems

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For the parents of Year 11's 2024

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Being accountable

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It has been a while! How to motivate your teen ... or yourself ...

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The importance of managing expectations

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Stop procrastinating ... back to school help!

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The importance of the vision ... back to school help

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Why it is important to fail

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#48 One habit could change your whole life ...

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Help! I revise then forget everything ...

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What is so wrong with educating the masses?

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What happened to being curious?

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Sleep - Why you need more and why you probably aren't getting enough ...

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Now they are over ... let's talk about SATs

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Self care for teens: Breath work

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Self care for teens: Exercise and how it helps memory function

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Self care for teens: Independence

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Self care for teens: Journaling and gratitude

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Exams why they can be pointless … but also help you in surprising ways.

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Homeshooling - Debunking some myths and why it is on the rise.

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Exam tips: The end goal

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Exam tips : How to revise a subject you just don't enjoy

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Exam tips : Working environments

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Exam tips: The secret to getting the BEST grade

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Exam tips : How to avoid burnout

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Suffering and sacrifice - the true nature of humans and how we can fulfill our potential

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Teachers Strikes in the UK

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Exam stress and anxiety ... what it is and how to manage it

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Revision : Quality over quantity.

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Why is it important to know your brain?

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Help! My teen isn’t making the grade

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Is it right to give your kids the things you didn't have?

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New Year new you? 2023

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Leaving teaching and growing a business ... the last 10 years.

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A conversation with Hannah - Education, Psychology and how she is going to help change the system!

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Bonus episode ... My hero

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I'm no good at math! How labelling effects confidence.

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Screen time and it's effects on our kids and teens

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Bullying - Why do people do it and how it effects others?

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Attachment based teaching and learning!

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The first 2000 days of a child's life builds the adult

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Reading ... why are teens failing to read for pleasure?

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What is an apprentiship?

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Should you go to University?

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If I could add a subject in our schools it would be #1 Mental Health

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If I could add a subject in our schools it would be #1 Financial literacy

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If I could add a subject in our schools it would be #1 Communication

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Why isn't academic success available to everyone - the issue of the 11+

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Why I think Dyslexia is a superpower and why it is misunderstood ...

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Testing

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Teachers ... and why we seem to dislike them in the UK

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How to find out what you are good at ... and turn it into a job you love

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Building Grit

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'Yet' - It all started with a chocolate lover ...

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0001 Let's do this!