Queen Anne’s School, near Reading, has spent five years working with neuroscientists at universities including Oxford, Reading and Goldsmiths, London, to understand how teenage brains work to optimise learning.

They have come up with the ultimate revision guide, based on its Brain Can Do programme, in time for this year’s GCSE and A-level exams. It advises pupils not to burn the midnight oil because it is better to revise at the same time of day at which exams are sat.

Highlighting or underlining reams of text is dismissed as unhelpful. Instead, pupils should use self-explanation and practice testing over several months to embed information in their brains.

Sniffing lemons, squeezing ears and visualisation of the exam room are the more unusual techniques it recommends, particularly for those who fear that nerves will get the better of them on the day.

Read more at: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/75d3bc26-48fa-11e9-9ce9-2870f730ce44

UK universities to attract 600,000 international students a year post-Brexit

Ministers have launched plans to increase the number of international students opting to study in the UK to 600,000 a year post-Brexit, boosting the economy by £35bn each year.

Under the proposals, overseas students will encouraged to apply to study at UK universities in a bid to raise numbers by more than 30 per cent by 2030. The move is being led in a joint effort by the Department for Education and the Department for International Trade as part of the Government’s push to raise the country’s reputation after it leaves the European Union.

The UK currently hosts around 460,000 international higher education students, helping to generate approximately £20 billion per year.

Ministers are now poised to introduce a new strategy that will aim to raise the profile of the UK’s education in emerging markets, such as Asia, Africa and Latin America.

Read more at: https://inews.co.uk/news/education/uk-universities-to-attract-600000-international-students-a-year-post-brexit/