In this section, we review resources to help schools, students and families with their growth mindset, metacognition, revision, mobile phone usage, sleep… and more. We do not get paid to write these reviews - you can be sure that what you read is what we genuinely think. We also use a more balanced star ranking system.
Here's a clarification: 3 stars means good, 4 stars means very good, and 5 stars mean excellent.
Hope you find the reviews useful.
Kate Jones's "Retrieval practice: research and resources for every classroom" is possibly the most comprehensive overview of the research in this area that we have come across – the definit...
The Blob Tree helps students articulate their feelings and emotions by having them select which of various blobs characters best represents them at that moment.
The C-Pen is a pocket-sized, lightweight device that reads printed words aloud to users as they scan over them, offering those with dyslexia or other reading difficulties the independence t...
Tom Sherrington's book Rosenshine's Principles in Action, a quick and helpful read based on Rosenshine's 10 Principles of Instruction for every teacher looking for applicable classroom stra...
ClassDojo is an online tool that looks to improve behaviour by offering students points in return for good classroom conduct.
A well written and beautifully illustrated book, which offers young children a first insight into the brain and its functions.
A Neuroscientist’s Survival Guide to Raising Adolescents and Young Adults, that gives simple but scientific information designed to help parents better understand their adolescent child,
A simple time locking container that is an effective way of removing the distraction of a mobile phone and encouraging students to fully engage in the revision process.