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  • Why Your Teen Might Be Studying the WRONG Way (And How to Fix It!)

    Hands up if you’ve ever stared at your textbook, reread the same sentence five times, and still had NO idea what it said. Is this you? Yeah, me too. But what if I told you the problem isn’t you? It’s how you’re studying. Let me tell you about a student I worked with—let’s call her…

  • The Secret Sauce to Help Teens Be Less Stressed & Succeed in School This Year

    “I’ll do it later. I’m too tired. I don’t want to go studying.” Sound familiar? These are the words of the first year student I was coaching yesterday. I loved her honesty. This is also the anthem of the average teen. After eight hours of school, homework is about as appealing as eating celery-flavoured ice…

  • From Eye Rolls to Page Turns: The 5-Minute Trick To Get Your Teen Reading Again

    I just wrapped up the Rayse The Game 2024 Tour, where nearly 9,000 students attended my motivational study skills seminars. It’s been a whirlwind, but off the back of that, I’ve got so much to share with you. Something that’s I have noticed is that more and more students are struggling with English. For many, English is their…

  • 7 strategies to help your teen transition succesfully into secondary school

    Can you remember your first day of secondary school? I remember it well. Sitting in the huge hall I remember that moment of terror when I got separated from my best friend Declan Whyte. We were put in separate classes. An hour later, sitting at that old fashioned oak desk (which even had a pull-up…

  • For parents of a child with a learning difficulty

    Last week, I had to pleasure of doing a 1-2-1 coaching session Donal (pseudo-name). Donal is 16-years old and is doing his Leaving Certificate this year. He also has a learning difference called Dyspraxia. According to the Oxford dictionary, Dyspraxia is a ‘developmental disorder causing difficulty in activities requiring coordination and movement’. Others refer to…