A Parents' Guide to Education

Alice and Luke

A Parents’ Guide to Education helps parents understand the key ideas behind how students learn. Hosted by experienced teachers, Alice and Luke, we break down complex educational concepts into simple, practical insights you can use to support your child in their learning and revision, especially through their GCSE years.

Episodes

  1. 2 hr ago

    Episode 8 - Using AI

    This week, how can our students use AI to help with their revision, and what traps and pitfalls do they need to avoid. Ultimately, AI (or super intelligence if you prefer to call it that!) is an incredibly powerful tool, but used incorrectly, it actually makes learning and revision worse! Got a question you’d like us to answer in a future episode? We’d love to hear from you! Just send us an email at hello@lukestuition.co.uk. Find out more about Nebula Learning Lab ⁠here⁠. FREE RESOURCES Want a super quick way to plan out your child's revision? Get my free 10-minute Revision Plan Builder ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! Want more tips on how to help your child revise effectively? Watch my free How to Revise webinar for parents ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

  2. 6 days ago ·  Bonus

    Quick message... back next week

    Just a quick message. Unfortunately Alice has managed to catch a bug. her voice is even more difficult to understand than usual and we therefore haven't been able to record our episode this week. We'll be back next Monday to talk about AI - I promise it will be worth the wait!

  3. 28 Sept

    Episode 7 - Using exam questions

    This week we're looking at exam questions - when to start them, how to use them and how to ensure you get the most learning from them. So many students don't use exam questions effectively, and this episode makes sure your child doesn't fall into those pitfalls! Got a question you’d like us to answer in a future episode? We’d love to hear from you! Just send us an email at hello@lukestuition.co.uk. Find out more about Nebula Learning Lab here. FREE RESOURCES Want a super quick way to plan out your child's revision? Get my free 10-minute Revision Plan Builder ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! Want more tips on how to help your child revise effectively? Watch my free How to Revise webinar for parents ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠.

  4. 21 Sept

    Episode 6 - Self-quizzing

    This week's episode focuses on self-quizzing - basically Look, Cover, Write, Check from primary school spellings. We discuss the key stages, where to find good resources for self-quizzing, how to build them into your child's Pomodoro slots and how to ramp up the difficulty as your child gets more fluent in the material. Got a question you’d like us to answer in a future episode? We’d love to hear from you! Just send us an email at hello@lukestuition.co.uk. Find out more about Nebula Learning Lab - www.lukestuition.co.uk/pages/nebula FREE RESOURCES Want a super quick way to plan out your child's revision? Get my free 10-minute Revision Plan Builder ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠! Want more tips on how to help your child revise effectively? Watch my free How to Revise webinar for parents ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠.

  5. 14 Sept

    Episode 5 - Using flashcards

    In this episode, we're talking about the cornerstone of the best revision - flashcards! We discuss what they are, what makes a good one (and a bad one!), where to get them, how to use them and how to build them into your child's long-term revision strategy. Got a question you’d like us to answer in a future episode? We’d love to hear from you! Just send us an email at hello@lukestuition.co.uk. FREE RESOURCES Want a super quick way to plan out your child's revision? Get my free 10-minute Revision Plan Builder ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠! Want more tips on how to help your child revise effectively? Watch my free How to Revise webinar for parents ⁠⁠here⁠⁠.

  6. 6 Sept

    Episode 4 - Motivation

    In this episode, we're going to explore motivation theories with a whistlestop tour of intrinsic vs. extrinsic, target setting, goal orientation and growth mindset. And all the while trying to give you tips to encourage the right sort of motivation with your child and their revision. Got a question you’d like us to answer in a future episode?We’d love to hear from you! Just send us an email at hello@lukestuition.co.uk. FREE RESOURCES Want a super quick way to plan out your child's revision? Get my free 10-minute Revision Plan Builder ⁠⁠here⁠⁠! Want more tips on how to help your child revise effectively? Watch my free How to Revise webinar for parents ⁠here⁠.

  7. 31 Aug

    Episode 3 - Desirable difficulties

    This week, we’re looking at how to help your child make the most of their revision time by using desirable difficulties - the “just right” level of challenge that makes learning stick. We explore how to build these into everyday revision routines through flashcards, self‑quizzing, and interleaving, along with practical tips you can use to support your child during their study sessions. Got a question you’d like us to answer in a future episode?We’d love to hear from you! Just send us an email at hello@lukestuition.co.uk. Want more tips on how to help your child revise effectively? Watch my free How to Revise webinar for parents here.

  8. 23 Aug

    Episode 2 - Flattening the Forgetting Curve

    This week, we’re diving into Ebbinghaus’ Forgetting Curve - the science behind why we forget so quickly, and the simple strategies that stop it happening. We’ll talk about how spaced retrieval strengthens memory over time, why the Pomodoro technique makes revision more effective, and how parents can help their children study in a way that actually sticks. Want to see a diagram? The Forgetting Curve and Potential Mutations - TeacherToolkitDaniel Willingham's book: Why you should read: Why Don’t Students Like School? by Daniel T. Willingham : My College Want a super quick way to plan out your child's revision? Get my free 10-minute Revision Plan Builder here!

  9. 17 Aug

    Episode 1 - Memory and Cognitive Load

    Welcome to the very first episode of A Parents' Guide to Education in which we're going to explore the different types of memory and cognitive load theory - basically, how good your brain is at handling information and ways to help your child use it more effectively.

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A Parents’ Guide to Education helps parents understand the key ideas behind how students learn. Hosted by experienced teachers, Alice and Luke, we break down complex educational concepts into simple, practical insights you can use to support your child in their learning and revision, especially through their GCSE years.

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