Is your child struggling with exam stress or test anxiety?

Just can’t seem to maintain their motivation to study?

Worrying that they’re not good enough, that they’re not worthy?

Or simply feeling overwhelmed by how much they’ve got to do?

Then allow me to help you and them get to the heart of the problem, and let’s get them back in control of their mindset, and lay the foundations of their success.

Finding it hard to fit in the hours?

Getting derailed by distractions, or losing time in the “dark playground” of the perpetual procrastinator?

Feeling low in energy, and relying on coffee, sugary treats and energy drinks to get through the day?

Or just a bit stuck when it comes to planning the perfect study timetable?

Then work with me to design a complete study system, based on proven productivity strategies, but 100% personalised to your child’s way of working.

No more excuses.

No more wasted time.

No more late nights and last-minute panics.

It’s time for your child to take control of their routine, and discover their perfect path to Getting Things Done.

This one’s a bit of a personal favourite – no-one teaches this stuff.

The tactics you use to keep your mind “match-fit” through exam week.

The memory-recall and problem-solving strategies you use in the exam itself.

How to read the examiner’s mind and give them EXACTLY what they want.

It all adds up to a BIG winning margin on exam day: and the best bit about this part is you don’t even need to do any more studying to improve your grade!

If your child has exams to take, I’d recommend we spend at least some time discussing the test-day tactics that will make the most difference to their mark, and coming up with a bespoke exam “gameplan” to help them land the grade they deserve.

Does your child have a lot of writing to do – either in the form of timed essays in exams, or as written assignments, coursework or dissertations?

Then they need to learn to write.

I meet with so many bright and articulate students who struggle to translate their thoughts into the written words, especially under timed exam conditions.

For some students, it’s the empty page that fills them with dread. Learning how to “just get started” is a valuable skill that’s with them for life. 

Learning how to write concisely is a sure-fire method for increasing grades, saving time for planning, and producing higher quality answers packed with relevant information and without the “filler”.

Absolutely.

Qualification-wise, I worked as a Lecturer in Study Skills at the University of Oxford for 18 months, following the completion of my PhD in Experimental Psychology, also at the University of Oxford.

I have also worked with young people for nearly a decade, teaching Psychology and Neuroscience to both undergraduates, and 15-18 year olds.

I have full DBS clearance (“Enhanced” level), the UK government’s standard certification system required to work unsupervised with young people (minors).

I love working with a huge range of young people, and find that coaching works best when we have a good rapport – your child needs to trust that I know what I’m talking about, and want to implement the strategies that we discuss.

For this reason, I’d recommend that we have an initial consultation either with you and your child, or two separate consultations with you each individually, before we book any sessions- that way we can confirm that we’re a good match!

If, for whatever reason, the coaching relationship doesn’t work out, I’m happy to refund any unused sessions at the adjusted package rate.

Here’s the thing – the best performers in any field are constantly finding new (and better) ways of doing things. That’s what keeps them at the top.

As your child goes further in their academic career, they may find that what used to work for them is no longer sufficient, whether that’s because their workload has increased, the types of question they’re facing are different, or they’re facing entirely new challenges.

No matter how experienced they are (or how much they’ve already read up on ways to study), I’ve yet to meet a single student who can’t make at least some changes to optimise their study strategy, and get (even) higher grades.

Likewise, I meet many students who are achieving fantastic grades, but are overwhelmed and exhausted – and would welcome strategies that can make the time they spend working more efficient.

Coaching involves both teaching new strategies, and troubleshooting current strategies, to ensure that your child finds strategies that work for them – that they’ll actually want to use. It’s the best of both worlds: their new study strategies will feel similar to what they did previously, but they’ll get far better results from them.

Many of the students I currently work with have diagnoses of ADHD, autism, dyslexia and dyspraxia, as the study strategies offered by their school, or found through their own research, don’t work well with their learning needs.

Whether students have additional learning needs, or not, all my study strategy coaching is tailored to developing strategies for the student as an individual – working with their diagnosis, rather than around it.

A tutor acts as an extension of your child’s teachers (or lecturers), helping teach them the material they need to know for their course, reinforcing their knowledge and understanding, and helping them to practise using it.

I have an extensive background in conventional tutoring, so I know that a good tutor can be a great source of support in helping your child get on top of their course materials.

But unless you can afford to retain a tutor’s services for hours every single day, your child will have to supplement tutoring with their own independent study.

And that’s where study coaching comes in: I’ll show them the techniques they need to know in order to be far, far more effective in their own study time, and get far better grades than they would otherwise.

If your budget can accommodate it, study coaching can be a great complement to traditional tutoring – for VIP Fellowship clients, I’m even happy to speak to your tutor(s) to make sure their lessons support the study plan I’ve designed for your child.

On the other hand, if budget is relatively tight, you’ll find that a small investment in study coaching (perhaps just 1-3 sessions) could transform your child’s ability to get results on their own – saving you months of regular tutoring bills.

As a specialist in study strategy coaching, I prefer to focus on my area of expertise. Different subjects require vastly different strategies, and we can absolutely focus on study strategy and exam techniques for specific subjects.

Please do.

As a “thank you” for successful referrals, I will be glad to apply a 50% discount to your next study coaching session.

You may “stack” multiple referrals – so for every two successful referrals, you could earn a completely free session.

Just be sure to ask your friend to mention that you sent them my way, so that I know to offer you the referral bounty.

Note that discounts and free sessions are not transferrable to other students, and may not be sold or traded in for cash or other products / services.