StudyFest Online:Â
October Half Term Optimised.
A week of structured revision for GCSE and A-level students.
Three live sessions with me, and a plan they build themselves. Accountability and motivation built in.Â
Monday 26 to Friday 30 October 2026 · 9:30am (UK time) · Live on Zoom · £149 · only 20 places
Book Their Place →Half term starts, and so does the usual back and forth.
“Have you done any work?” “I will.”
Then three days pass and nothing has moved.
In fifteen years of teaching, I've noticed it's rarely about motivation. Most students don't know where to start. So they don't start at all. Or they do loads on Monday, and then nothing, but feel guilty all week.
This week gives half term a shape, with me alongside them from Monday to Friday.
How the week works
Monday: I teach the students how revision actually works. With my guidance they will check every subject against the spec and build an achievable plan for the week, block by block.
Wednesday: Check in. Mid-week is where plans fall apart. We look at what's happened and fix what hasn't worked. Full on accountability at the time when motivation dips.
Friday:Â A full reflection of the week, and what is still left to achieve. I show them how to carry the momentum and skills into the second half of term.
On the days in between, they work at home with a plan that fits into their week, knowing exactly what- and how much- work they should be doing. They have a direct line to me, to ask questions and guide them without it all falling to you.
What the week gives them
Most students with mocks and exams coming up know they should be revising over half term. What they're missing is everything that makes it actually happen.
Strategy. They learn how revision works before they start. Re-reading notes feels productive and achieves very little. They'll leave knowing what to do instead.
Accountability. On Monday, they tell the group what they'll have done by Wednesday. Then they come back and show me. It's much harder to drift when someone is expecting to see your work.
Motivation. Motivation follows progress far more often than it leads it. So we make progress visible. By Friday, they can see exactly which topics have moved from red to amber.
Oversight. You'll know what they're working on, because there's a plan you can see. On Friday afternoon, you'll get an email showing what they built and what comes next.
Expert support. They're not doing this alone. I run every session live, and I'll be watching how each of them is getting on. When they get stuck, they bring the question to me and we fix it together.
Hi, I'm Kate
I read Biology at Oxford, I'm an active examiner, and I've spent fifteen years teaching inside top UK schools.
Most of the students I work with aren't short on ability.
They're short on a strategy they trust.
What they'll leave with
- A week where they actually achieve what they set out to
- Confidence to properly rest, because they know when they work it will be efficient
- Knowledge of effective revision strategies that can carry them through to mocks
Who it's for
GCSE and A-level students, anyone with mocks or exams this academic year. Especially useful if they start half term with good intentions and lose the thread by Wednesday.
A word for parents
You don't need to sit over their shoulder this week. I'll start it with them, and be there to check in. This removes the need for you to nag, and rest assured that they can work and rest appropriately.
This is StudyFest online. The full in-person version runs three days in Brighton and two in London this February.
The details
Monday 26th, Wednesday 28th and Friday 30th October. Every session starts at 9:30am (UK time), live on Zoom. Recordings are shared with everyone who books.
ÂŁ149 for the week. Places are capped at 20, so everyone gets proper attention.
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