The Sherpa Blog

STEM, Education and Online Tutoring News from the Sherpa Team.

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What is Impostor Syndrome?
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Alexander A

2 days ago

Discover what Impostor Syndrome is, how it affects students and how we can help overcome self-doubt through encouragement, repetition, and personalised support.
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Revision Guidance for Students with ADHD
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Francine

4 days ago

An Introduction to ADHD and specialised techniques students can use to improve their focus, motivation and time management when revising for their exams.
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Strategies to Enhance Retrieval in the Maths Classroom: Trigonometry
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Deepak S

2 weeks ago

Tutor Deepak shares his effective strategies for teaching trigonometry through retrieval practice, boosting long-term learning with techniques that work from KS3 to GCSE Maths.
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Is A.I. in Education a Cause for Concern?
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Russell Kilgour

2 weeks ago

Using data from our recent survey of parents, students and tutors, we analyse the attitudes of key stakeholders towards the use of AI in educational settings.
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Traditional Learning Vs. Flipped Learning
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Leila F

3 weeks ago

Discover how shifting from traditional teaching to a flipped classroom boosts engagement, strengthens memory, and supports higher-order thinking.
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10 Steps to Being More Productive
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Louisa F

1 month ago

Head of Psychology Louisa lays out 10 basic steps to becoming more productive. Learn how to hack your revision time to efficiently prepare for the upcoming exams!
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Using the PACCT Method for Analysing English Literature
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Seun

5 months ago

The PACCT Method is a literary analysis structure that tutors and students use to help break down lengthy texts. Use these examples to help apply it to your GCSE English revision.
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Top 10 Unique Study Techniques
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Mahsia D

5 months ago

Procrastination, boredom and burnout are all symptoms of repeating the same type of task. Mix up your study methods to keep things fresh and see the best results!
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Should Homework be Banned?
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Martyn

6 months ago

Should homework be non-compulsory to help with children's home and social lives, as well as mental health and wellbeing? Is it a good idea and what are the main benefits?
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Interesting Cultural Differences in Global Education
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Diana A

6 months ago

Read about interesting cultural differences in school education including homework & graduation in countries like Japan, Sweden, the Netherlands and South Korea
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ADHD & Online Tuition - The Perfect Match?
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Finnbar

6 months ago

How effective is online tuition for students with ADHD? This blog explores the potential of learning online and how it affects learning outcomes in ADHD students.
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The Ultimate Revision Timetable
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Russell Kilgour

6 months ago

Learn how to make a reflective timetable, a modern upgrade to the traditional calendar-style revision timetable that is proven to boost productivity and reduce procrastination.
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Choosing Between Combined or Triple Science
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Matthew T

7 months ago

GCSE Sciences now come with another option with increasing popularity - Combined Science. But what does it mean? One of our qualified teachers reveals all you need to know.
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Psychology Myths - Facts or Fiction?
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Emma S

8 months ago

Ever wondered where these common myths come from and if is there any truth to them? Psychology tutor Emma debunks these popular myths and explains the truth that led to their inception.
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How to Quickly Find the Vertex of a Quadratic
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Pervaiz S

9 months ago

This blog teaches you some quick methods of finding the roots and inflexion points of a quadratic curve, even when they have tricky coefficients that can cost you valuable time in the exams.
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