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Writing in the Real World

Do you groan internally when your English teacher announces that you need to...

How to Analyse NCEA Poetry in 6 Steps

If you’re doing English, there’s a 100% chance you’ll be asked to...

6 Step Guide to Writing a Killer Essay

At high school, particularly here in New Zealand, ideas are always assessed in...

Why Critical Thinking Is So Important

In an age where information can be spread so easily, as GC’s (good citizens),...

3 Ways to Study for Your Drama Exam

Before you read further… Everyone loves a little bit of drama. We’re all...

How To Get Back Into the School Year

We all know the feeling. One minute you’re lying on the beach with your...

7 Things to Remember Before Results Are Out

NCEA results come out tomorrow.  Whether you’re actively dreading it or...

Why You Might Be Feeling Unmotivated

We’ve made it through alert levels 3 and 4. Now we’re in level 2, we’re back...

Moving Onwards and Upwards After Exams

Logging into NZQA for external results feels like a cold slap-in-the-face to...

Has Your Motivation Hit a Wall? Here’s How To Push Through

Do you find yourself going to the library only to waste your day staring at a...

3 Ways to Study for Your Drama Exam

Before you read further… Everyone loves a little bit of drama. We’re all...

Recognition Versus Recall

What’s the Difference? If we were to insert the Burger King logo here and...

How To Plan an Internal

We don't think we're being dramatic when we say internals are the single worst...

Understanding University Degrees

As the end of year 13 sneaks closer and closer, so do big decisions about your...

A Procrastinator’s Guide to Planning

Before we dig into the details of our planning guide, we just want to combat a...

How To Bounce Back From Mock Exams

Mock exams are everyone’s favourite time of year, and by everyone, I mean no...

How to Improve Your Focus In and Out of the Classroom

We know what it’s like. You’re sitting in your fifth period class, trying to...

How to Study with Past Exams

Attempting past exam papers seems like a solid use of your study time when you...

How To Make (Good) Goals for 2020

Goal-making is a notoriously common task you’re asked to do at the beginning...

8 Solutions to Your Study Problems

After a wild year filled with Covid restrictions and teacher absences, exam...

A Procrastinator’s Guide to Planning

Before we dig into the details of our planning guide, we just want to combat a...

The Never-ending Capacity of the Brain

The human brain is a mysterious beast. To some students, it’s a vital organ...

Why Learning Should Be Hard

We’ve all felt the pain of struggling through maths problem after maths...

How to Effectively Study with a Past Paper

So you’ve decided that since exams are coming up, it might be time to do some...

Dealing with Multiple Assessments

Having a mile-long list of things you need to get done is one of the worst...

Understanding University Degrees

As the end of year 13 sneaks closer and closer, so do big decisions about your...

3 Ways to Study for Your Drama Exam

Before you read further… Everyone loves a little bit of drama. We’re all...

How to Prepare for Exams

Let’s all stop kidding ourselves - studying for exams is insanely hard. The...

7 Things to Remember Before Results Are Out

NCEA results come out tomorrow.  Whether you’re actively dreading it or...

How To Make (Good) Goals for 2020

Goal-making is a notoriously common task you’re asked to do at the beginning...