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Ben's 3 tips for reducing stress

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How to make Shakespeare make sense

The language can seem inaccessible and alienating and the huge themes tackled at first are totally incomprehensible. However, there are a few techniques you can use which will open up an entirely new world of Shakespeare, and in the long run enhance your exam answer.

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Writing history essays

You’ve written your intro, planned out your key themes and are ready to get in to the main body of the essay…

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Building your vocabulary

Building your vocabulary will always come in handy - learn how to do it!

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How to read poetry

Reading poetry can be pretty difficult – the author is saying one thing, we’re thinking another thing, we don’t understand half the words being used and can’t work out why we’re reading it in the first place!

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Speeding up study without cramming

Not much time until exams? Use these simple stpes to get the essentials done in time!

5-step History Introductions

Check out this simple and practical approach to structuring your introductory paragraph.

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How to hack Spanish

How many ways can you express an opinion? These small sentence structures can make all the difference...

7 tips for acing music

Use these 7 tips to help you with music.

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What is stress doing to your brain?

What's the neuroscience of stress? How can you use it to your advantage?

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Lucy's top 10 memory hacks

If what you’re looking for instead is ways to memorise information that takes as little time as possible, but which results in a high percentage of retention, then you’ve come to the right place.

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Be Like Harvard Students

Most students know what goals are and they know that it’s important to have goals. You probably hear it all the time, “goals are so important. Set goals for yourself” and so on and so forth. The people telling you this are definitely not wrong. However, something they often times leave out is that you actually need to write these goals down.

Goal-Setting Exercise

This exercise is not only to help you realise what your goals are, but also to help you realise why you want to achieve them. The more reasons you have to achieve them, the more likely you’ll be to reach them. It’s also important that you write these down as you do them, don’t just answer in your head.

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Teachers Are There For A Reason - Use It!

For some reason, many students think that they aren’t allowed to ask a teacher a question outside of class time. They think that teachers only exist during the school day, and then POOF! They disappear! Perhaps It can be intimidating to approach a teacher for extra help, but truth be told, that’s why they’re there!

You Make Your Beliefs... And They Make YOU!

Beliefs Are Key. Our beliefs open up a possibility of taking action. Just look at some of the top students that you know. To determine the success of a student, look into their beliefs and mindset.

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Why Humans Can't Multitask

As humans, we like to think that we’re amazing at everything. We know it’s bad to text and drive, and yet, people do it all the time. Why? Because they think they can multitask. Until they crash into the car in front of them. Here's the truth about multitasking.

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Learning Under Lockdown - Remember That?!

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At the start of 2020, learners all over South Africa prepared excitedly for school tours, plays, matric dances and the like. And then suddenly – lockdown. From Umhlanga to Uitenhage to Upington, there isn’t any school or learner in South Africa that wasn’t radically impacted by the COVID-19 Lockdown. This meant schooling from home. Here are 5 quotes from young South Africans reminding us of what it was like to learn under lockdown

Tips and Tricks for Online Learning

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Jemma from Gauteng (age 11) shares her tips for online learning:

“My sailing instructions for my fellow crew members sailing in the uncharted waters of online learning"

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The Science Of Procrastination

What if we told you that procrastination is pure maths? You probably won’t believe us, but it truly is as simple as an equation.

Making studying history fun

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What to do when you get an exam back

What do you do when you get an exam back? Check the mark of course... but what do you do next?

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"I can't learn languages"

… is a complaint (excuse!) I have heard so many times over the years! And it is true: studying for languages is a tricky business and is unlike anything else we do across the school curriculum.

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Top 17 Apps a student shouldn't live without

Our top picks for apps that help make study life easier!

The 2 minute essay plan

The perfect technique for planning an essay when you're short on time (like in the exam).

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Planning for a project

So you’ve been given an assignment or project to do and have no idea where to start – never fear, Elevate is here to help get you to the point where you’re able to start writing!

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Why are you studying?

To most of us, it will come as little surprise that the research shows the country’s top performing students, year after year, are the ones who have developed a clear reason to study.

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Sitting your first exam? 3 things I wish I knew...

Your first exam is a milestone. Do it right.

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How to ace an oral presentation

Afraid of public speaking? Here’s some simple tips to help you prepare for your oral presentation.

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3 steps to studying like a pro during the holidays

What can Steve Jobs teach us about studying?

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How smart do you have to be?

How smart do you have to be to get top marks?

Are you paying attention?

Your ability to pay attention to something has a huge influence on how much information you can take in during a study session

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Going to uni? 11 things I wish I knew...

The transition from school to uni can be daunting and overwhelming. Here are 11 things I wish I knew before starting my degree:

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Cornell note-taking systems

Check out this system for note-taking that will save you time and improve your memory!

3 top tips for Drama & Theatre

How to do well in your drama performance exam

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Top 10 English Tips

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Top 10 do's and don'ts for succeeding in English

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Command words: "analyse" "assess" "evaluate"...

Can you distinguish between 'compare' &' contrast'? Can you analyse the words 'evaluate' and 'assess'. Command words matter - make sure you know them!

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5 most common exam mistakes!

Have you made these common errors?

How to plan an essay

Here are the four key components of writing a strong, convincing essay

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Reading comprehension

Reading comprehension is a skill you’ll need for many years to come, and it can seem tricky when faced with lots of information.

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Transitioning to High School

Moving up to high school can be one of the more stressful and overwhelming experiences for anyone growing up!

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Practice does NOT make perfect

“If you have bad technique and you shoot a basketball a thousand times, all you are going to get good at, is shooting really badly.” – Michael Jordan

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