By the end of high school most students will have spent hundreds of hours completing homework and preparing for exams. For some teenagers the ability to study comes naturally and doesn’t
require much improvement. Unfortunately for others it’s a different story – they find it difficult to
stay motivated, avoid procrastination, create good study notes, concentrate and manage stress.
Study Skills For Teens helps to change this and makes it easier to study with an online resource that is:
Easily used by schools, parents and teenagers
Well researched and easy to read
Flexible and offers a choice of accounts
Designed to reduce administration for schools
Affordable
Accessible on tablets and desktops
What helps teenagers study more effectively?
Procrastination
Motivation
Time Management
Study Support Team
Stress Management
Knowledge Development
Exam Preparation and Strategy
Note Taking
Effective Reading
You and Study: Fundamentals
Memory Enhancement
Concentration and Focus
We understand teenage students and how good habits are developed.
Studying is best completed without guilt, fear and other negative emotions.
Knowledge
Studying smart is just as important as studying hard.
Easy
Study Skills don’t need to be complicated.
Potential
Academic potential is often higher than expected.
Balance
Having a balanced life and outlook improves a student’s ability to learn and study.
Unique
Every teenager is different and will have their own pathway to academic success.
Study Skills For Teens
is different
Wondering why so many parents and schools choose us?
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Developed for teens
Developed for teens
Helping to improve a teenager’s study skills is all we think about. This means that we don’t get distracted or need to rework information that was originally created for other audiences (and hoping that no one notices).
2
No amazing names
No amazing names
… to help describe what we do and how we do it to somehow justify charging you more.
3
No advertisements
No advertisements
Not today, not tomorrow, not ever. This means no extra distractions for students and a layout that suits the information, not a sales target.
4
No ‘sign-up’ fees
No ‘sign-up’ fees
How do you feel when you buy (or apply) for a service and are greeted with ‘Thanks for choosing us. By the way there is an administration fee of $x to create your account’?
5
Consider all perspectives
Consider all perspectives
Students (past and present), Parents, Teachers (career and new starters), Psychologists, Tutors, Principals, Year Masters. If you think we’ve missed anyone, please let us know.
6
Community minded
Community minded
We actively approach and work with many not-for-profit organisations that mentor and work with students or fundraise for other worthy causes.
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We welcome all feedback
We welcome all feedback
We believe that some of the best ideas and feedback come from students, parents and other educators. If anyone is prepared to take the time to let us know what they think, we are happy to listen.
8
No waffle
No waffle
Having and sharing a large amount of information on any topic is easy, but often not very useful. Knowing and only including what is relevant, while keeping it short and easy to absorb is helpful.
9
Quick
Quick
It is possible to have a School Account applied for, created, communicated and being used by all members of the school community in less than a week. Personal Accounts are even quicker.
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Not just study skills
Not just study skills
Getting a good night’s sleep isn’t a study skill, but it is hard to learn/study if you haven’t slept well for weeks. We’ve included information on this and many other parts of life that can impact study performance.
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No add-ons or tiered access
No add-ons or tiered access
We don’t offer some of the information for one price and then offer all the information for a higher price.
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Privacy
Privacy
… is easy to talk about but rarely given much thought. We don’t require students to create accounts that require names, DOBs, addresses etc, which means no privacy issues for anyone, including schools.
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Free trial
Free Trial
A free trial is a free trial. If we offer a free trial and you then decide to apply for an account - your subscription starts from the date you apply, not the beginning of the trial.
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Our ‘Voice’
Our ‘Voice’
We don’t use jargon, guilt or a lecturing tone with words such as ‘should’ or ‘you must’, as they rarely deliver positive and long term outcomes for teenagers.
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Authentic and balanced
Authentic and balanced
We understand that teenagers are looking for something real and easy to use – not tricks and hidden agendas.
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Permanent and accessible
Permanent and accessible
Being online and always available means that we avoid what tends to happen after a one hour presentation or course - slides or workbooks are ‘filed’ or misplaced and much of what was learnt is quickly forgotten.
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Easy for schools
Easy for schools
We are not ‘another system’ that needs IT support to embed it in an Intranet, administrators to remove/add students, password resets, hours of training or complicated systems that are not intuitive.
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Flexible
Flexible
We understand that every student is different. All topics covered are independent of each other and able to be worked through in a range of different ways.
Contact Us
If you’re reading this and have a question or thought, take a minute to get in touch and share it with us.