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The Good Study Handbook: essential skills for academic success
Jonathan Hancock
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About the Author
Jonathan Hancock is an experienced tutor, teacher, school leader and lecturer. He developed his own learning skills to gain a First-Class degree from Oxford University, as well as to break two Guinness World Records and achieve the title of World Memory Champion. The author of a number of books about memory, learning and study, he is currently a Director of the Learning Skills Foundation, a member of the Advisory Council of the LEARNUS thinktank, and a consultant in business, broadcasting and higher education.

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�Embarking on higher education requires the evolution of not only our study skills but also our wider life skills as we take greater responsibility for our progress and achievements. The transition is not easy but this book provides a valuable practical guide. Supporting students at every step this book will be a constant source of reference and reassurance throughout their studies and beyond. Importantly it offers techniques that will help students embrace and overcome the challenges they face and, ultimately, enjoy the resulting satisfaction and success to be experienced. In short, I wish I had been able to use this book during my degree studies.� (Professor) Derek Bell, Director of Learnus.

�As an Assistant Head Teacher responsible for sending over 240 students to University every year I was delighted to have come across Jonathan Hancock�s latest book �The good study Guide�. At last a book appears that provides something to students that are over-whelmed by the adaptations they need to make to life as a University student. All too often students drop out of university because of the traumatic transition from the support that they received in large doses at school to the more limited support at Higher education. Jonathan has produced a book that will help all students but especially the more vulnerable, cope with this transition. Using positive, encouraging, age appropriate language and easy to complete reflective action points, he leads the reader through a journey that makes everything much less daunting, in fact it comes across as doable and even enjoyable. The book breaks survival techniques down into; less intimidating, completely manageable, bite-sized pieces, providing realistic goals set out in achievable steps that can be dipped into individually or built upon one by one, to provide a solid foundation, that students can then use to flourish in the demanding environment of University life. As I read it I realized that students moving from GCSE to A Levels would also benefit from following Jonathan�s wise words. I for one will be recommending all of my students buy a copy of �The Good Study Guide� as they embark on what, thanks to Jonathan, will be a much less threatening new chapter in their lives�.
�Mr Jeremy Dudman Jones
Assistant Head Teacher responsible for Post 16 Education at Greenford High school (with a Sixth Form of over 550 students) and a founder member of Learnus


'Great advice, strategies and models. I'd recommend it to our students'�Sarah Speight, University of Nottingham


'Everything you need to know to succeed in Higher Education'�Gaye Conroy, University of Sussex
Increase your memory and your power of recall

Boost your confidence and stretch your creativity

Learn invaluable new skills and improve old ones

Remember dates, names and faces - in fact, anything you want to!

Imagine if you had a brilliant memory. Think of how much it would improve your life - whether it�s gaining confidence in social situations, getting more creative at work, enjoying the power of instant recall, or effortlessly remembering day-to-day things. All this can happen, so stop imagining and start getting your memory under control right now with Brilliant Memory Training.

This step-by-step guide show you how to build and boost your memory so you can get the most out of everything you do - and want to do - to reach your full potential.

Author: Jonathan Hancock taught himself to have a brilliant memory when he was still at school - to win a bet, and then to break two Guinness World Records. He was one of the first people to achieve the rank of Grandmaster of Memory and became World Memory Champion at the age of 22. He has since shown off his remarkable memory on TV and radio programmes around the world.

Alongside his job as a teacher in a busy city primary school, every year Jonathan works with the Learning Skills Foundation to run the national Junior Memory Championship.
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�Train your brain to be quicker and sharper by challenging yourself with these puzzles and games. This book does much more than give you the skills to tackle maths with confidence - it shows you how you can strengthen your key thinking skills and boost your performance. This is the ultimate mental workout - and the only one to use numbers to make you smarter and more acute than any of your peers.�

Author: Jonathan Hancock is a teacher and broadcaster. A World Memory Champion, he is also a consultant and an author. Jon Chapman is Professor of Mathematics at Oxford University. He has received prizes for his scholarship.
Combining practical suggestions with the latest research and his own experience as a teacher, Jonathan Hancock reveals how to give your child the best possible start at school. Help them to excel at reading, become confident with numbers and develop the skills they need to shine both socially and academically, through fun games and simple exercises that all the family can enjoy.�

Author: Jonathan Hancock is a primary school teacher and an expert in memory and learning. He has held two Guinness World Records, won the World Memory Championship, and here he shares the secrets of his mental success.
HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR MEMORY FOR STUDY provides all of the tips, tools and techniques that you will need to improve your ability to explore, process, store and use the vast range of information needed to succeed in your studies and maximise your performance and results, including:

How to develop a smart and efficient approach to learning, using your brain at its best

How to use memory techniques to take the stress and strain out of study in all its forms

How to identify which memory techniques work best for you, and how to make them work

How to train and exercise your brain to keep it in optimum shape

How to revise effectively and perform well in exams
An effective memory is crucial to anyone who wants to advance their career.

Written by Jonathan Hancock and Cheryl Buggy, leading international memory experts, this book quickly teaches you the insider secrets you need to know to in order to recall whatever you need to in the workplace.

The highly motivational 'in a week' structure of the book provides seven straightforward chapters explaining the key points, and at the end there are optional questions to ensure you have taken it all in. There are also cartoons and diagrams throughout, to help make this book a more enjoyable and effective learning experience.

So what are you waiting for? Let this book put you on the fast track to success!
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