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A practical and positive guide for exam students, for the best chance of success. Written by award-winning author, Nicola Morgan, Exam Attack will give you all the tools you need to sail through your exams.Exam Attack covers a huge range of learning techniques. You'll find advice on the best ways to revise, revision techniques, revision timetables and up-to-date advice on note-taking and learning. As well as this, there's practical information about how to deal with stress, nerves and worries.The sensible, achievable suggestions throughout include current advice on revision techniques; positive attitudes to work and achieving the right mindset; self-belief and self-esteem; dealing with distractions and procrastination, such as how to push yourself when you're really not feeling up to it; and how to let go of your phone and regulate social media use.One of the core principles in this book is that our mental and physical health, or 'wellbeing', affects how we perform. It isn't a luxury or optional extra: it affects every aspect of life. Rest, relaxation and taking time-out from revision can actually help you to learn and perform more effectively.

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The essential guide to sleep from award-winning teenage well-being expert Nicola Morgan, author of bestselling Blame My Brain, The Teenage Guide to Stress and The Teenage Guide to Friends.Late nights, addictive technology and minds racing with exam stress and friendship worries: it's no wonder the teenage stereotype is tired eyes and sleeping through the weekend. Just like adults, teenagers are sleeping less now than ever before, yet sleep is crucial to our health and well-being. Internationally renowned expert on the teenage brain, Nicola Morgan, tackles this essential subject – asking why teenagers so desperately need a good night's sleep, exploring what a lack of sleep does to their developing brains, and explaining how to have the best sleep possible.Authoritative, accessible and informed by the latest scientific evidence, Nicola Morgan writes a fascinating and helpful guide for both teenagers and adults alike.

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A comprehensive and fully updated guide to the biological mysteries that lie behind teenage behaviour.Contrary to popular (parental) opinion, teenagers are not the deliberately lazy, risk-taking and work-avoiding individuals they sometimes appear to be to the adults around them. During the teenage years the brain is undergoing its most radical and fundamental change since the age of two. Nicola Morgan's carefully researched, accessible and empathetic examination of the ups and downs of the teenage brain has chapters dealing with powerful emotions, gender differences, the need for more sleep, the urge to take risks and the reasons behind addiction or depression. The comprehensively updated edition of this classic bestseller contains important new research and a brand-new chapter on social media, making it an essential guide for teenagers and adults alike.

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The essential teenage guide to tackling anxiety, from award-winning well-being expert Nicola Morgan, author of the bestselling Blame My Brain.Anxiety is on many teenagers' minds – it’s the word they use most often when they talk about their mental health. Award-winning author and teenage brain expert Nicola Morgan is here to help, with this practical guide to help young people understand their anxiety and cope with the challenges of modern life. Based on the latest science, No Worries is packed with advice to help teenagers master the best tricks and hacks to stay firmly in control of worries and embrace calm. From understanding how anxiety works, to building strategies to calm the body and mind, this essential guide equips young people with the tools to tackle their worries and live brilliantly.

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Written by teenage expert, Nicola Morgan, 'Body Brilliant' will help teenagers to develop or retain a positive body image. We're all bombarded with information and images - through the media and our peers - about being too big, too small, being cool, being popular or having the 'right' kind of clothes. This book addresses the body issues that nearly everyone worries about at some point in their lives and gives practical and mindful solutions to work through worries, using real-life examples, quotes and anecdotes from young adults interviewed especially for this book.'Body Brilliant' explores psychological pressures that make us see our bodies in certain ways, positively or negatively, as well as considering how adolescent body changes, gender identity and gender expectations, sexuality and sexual orientation affect self-image, and looks at issues such as body dysmorphia and eating disorders.'Body Brilliant' also encourages you to think about how you view differences in others and understand that variety is a brilliant thing. And that being yourself is much better than being just like everyone else. Learn to celebrate the differences that make every body brilliant!

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The essential teenage guide to building resilience for challenging times, from award-winning well-being expert Nicola Morgan, author of the bestselling Blame My Brain and The Teenage Guide to Stress.Some events in life will always be out of our control, whether it's a global crisis or a traumatic event at home – but Be Resilient shows that the power to cope is in our hands. Discover how to develop the skill of mental resilience in this fascinating guide from award-winning author and teenage brain expert Nicola Morgan. From building a support network to building optimism, find positive, practical advice for preparing for, coping with and bouncing back from the toughest of times. Authoritative and backed by the latest science, this is a reassuring companion for teenagers everywhere.

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The authoritative guide to the online world by the award-winning author of Blame My Brain, The Teenage Guide to Stress and The Teenage Guide to Friends.From the award-winning author of Blame My Brain, The Teenage Guide to Stress and The Teenage Guide to Friends comes The Teenage Guide to Life Online, a balanced look at what happens to us all – young and old – when we spend time on the internet. Nicola Morgan explores the pros and cons of life in the Digital Age, from the information explosion to the growth of social media. Opening with a brief history of the web she then explores hot topics like fake news and online privacy, and draws on fascinating, cutting-edge research into how the internet and screen-use affect our ability to concentrate, our mood and sleep patterns. This is a book for families to share: a way for teenagers, their parents and carers to inform themselves about the many advantages and risks of life online.

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It is Edinburgh, 1822, and young Robbie is eight years old when he witnesses his mother's pain and subsequent death from an operation - without anaesthetic - to remove a tumour from her breast at the hands of Dr Knox. Haunted by this terrible event, Robbie, his hapless father and baby sister Essie attempt to move on with their lives. But when Robbie's father loses all their money and disappears, Robbie is left to look after himself and his sister in the Edinburgh slums. Somehow he falls in with Burke and Hare, the two men whom Knox employs to 'collect' bodies for medical research. Robbie sees a way to avenge his mother's death. Convincing himself that Knox is having people killed for him to experiment on, Robbie eventually confronts him. But Robbie comes to realise that for all his hard-heartedness and corrupt methods, Knox's motives are ultimately for the good: to improve surgical conditions, and operate on patients with the greatest speed and therefore minimum risk. Robbie eventually trains to be a surgeon, finally giving meaning to his mother's tragic death.

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A comprehensive guide to teenage friendships, by award-winning author and well-being expert Nicola Morgan. Essential reading for teenagers and the adults who care about them.Nicola Morgan is an established expert on the teenage brain and adolescent stress, known for her engaging, clear style. She is author of the internationally renowned Blame My Brain: The Amazing Teenage Brain Revealed (shortlisted for the Aventis prize for science) and The Teenage Guide to Stress (winner of the School Library Association Award 2015, with both the judges’ and readers’ awards). Now The Teenage Guide to Friends – written for teenagers but essential for adults who want to understand – tackles the all-important subject of teen friendships. Contents include a section on making friends, keeping friendships strong, and what happens when they break down – as well as a look at online friendships, cyber-bullying, toxic friendships and frenemies, and empathy. There is also a section on personality types – introverts and extroverts – and quizzes to help you discover what sort of person you are, how you relate to others and how to deal with difficult situations. Complete with a list of helpful resources in the back.

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Essential reading for teenagers and the adults who care about them. A fantastically wide-ranging, reassuring, eye-opening and comprehensive look at the stresses many teenagers face, empowering them to take control of their mental health and wellbeing.Nicola Morgan is an established expert on the teenage brain and adolescent stress, known for her engaging, clear style. She is the author of the internationally renowned Blame My Brain: The Amazing Teenage Brain Revealed (shortlisted for the Aventis prize for science) and has spoken in schools and at conferences around the world. Now The Teenage Guide to Stress – written for teenagers but essential for adults who want to understand – tackles all the external stresses that teenagers face, including feelings of anger, sadness (and depression), fear and failure; issues caused by changing bodies, body hatred, weight problems, eating disorders and self-harm; pressures of exams and schoolwork; sleep problems; changing relationships with friends and family; boyfriend/girlfriend issues and sexual pressures; bullying and cyber-bullying; problems arising from the internet; and looks at how pre-existing conditions such as OCD and dyslexia may be affected by adolescence. As well as a sympathetic, practical and positive look at all those stresses, The Teenage Guide to Stress clearly explains the biology behind stress and, crucially, a huge range of strategies and suggestions to deal with it and prevent negative symptoms. A list of useful resources completes this fantastically wide-ranging, reassuring, eye-opening and comprehensive guide for young people, empowering them to take control of their mental health.

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Disruptive classroom behaviours can prevent effective teaching and create a negative learning environment. This handy directory of behaviours has been written by teachers for teachers, and is bursting with tried and tested techniques to make the classroom a happier and more productive place for everyone.The 'Kit Bag' is a bank of up-to-date ideas that can be dipped into whenever needed, each one intended to get children focused and more engaged and excited by the learning process. The book suggests ways to create a positive learning environment in the classroom and encourages teachers to be proactive at the most vulnerable times of the school day such as at the start and end of lessons. Strategies are included for addressing behaviour hotspots, such as calling out, frequent crying or aggressive behaviour, as well as how to uncover the source of these problems and practical ways to prevent them from reoccurring. The useful Self-Assessment Checklist will also aid in making sure teachers are constructively reinforcing positive behaviour at all times. This widely acclaimed approach will be a must for any teacher who has ever been confronted with challenging behaviour and wants to get the best out of their pupils. It will also be a valuable tool for headteachers and senior leaders who want to revolutionise current school practices.

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A fun and practical guide to making your brain brilliant, from well-being expert Nicola Morgan.Build a brilliant brain with this fun and practical guide for young people from award-winning well-being expert Nicola Morgan. From the benefits of the right food, sleep and exercise, to how to be creative, curious and resilient, discover the incredible science and top advice to make your brain the best it can be. Packed with fascinating facts and brain boosting activities, this illustrated guide gives you the power to build your brilliant brain!

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Written by an expert author team with over 50 years’ combined classroom experience, Busy Ant Maths is a flexible, whole-school mathematics programme that ensures conceptual understanding and mathematical fluency from the start. Collins Busy Ant Maths Activity Book 2C is packed with exciting activities to help build and develop the skills needed to be successful in Maths. Each page features lots of hands-on, highly visual activities and representations with a low level of text to give pupils confidence in learning maths. Activity Book 2C contains:• fun activities to consolidate the objectives covered in the daily maths lesson• objectives at the top of each page so the child is in control of their own learning• space to record answers, providing structure to each exercise• simple text.• engaging, colourful graphics. Used in conjunction with the Teacher's Guide, Textbook, Progress Guide and Homework Guide, the Busy Ant Maths Activity Book 2C is the best way to ensure that pupils achieve all the learning objectives of the Primary Maths National Curriculum.

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The Busy Ant Maths programme is based on differentiation, to ensure that each pupil is completely catered for.Using the Progress Guide, teachers can reach every child with support and extension activities, to raise pupil attainment and ensure rapid progression for all children. The Busy Ant Maths programme is based on differentiation, to ensure that each pupil is completely catered for. Using the Progress Guide, teachers can reach every child with support and extension activities, to raise pupil attainment and ensure rapid progression for all children. Written by an expert author team with over 50 years’ combined classroom experience, Busy Ant Maths is a flexible, whole-school mathematics programme that ensures conceptual understanding and mathematical fluency from the start.

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The Busy Ant Maths programme ensures confidence from the start for teachers and pupils, embedding best practice across the school.Using the planning tool on Collins Connect together with this guide offers you a complete solution for planning and delivering inspiring maths lessons, helping promote learning and raising attainment for all children. The Busy Ant Maths programme ensures confidence from the start for teachers and pupils, embedding best practice across the school. Using the planning tool on Collins Connect together with this guide offers you a complete solution for planning and delivering inspiring maths lessons, helping promote learning and raising attainment for all children. Written by an expert author team with over 50 years’ combined classroom experience, Busy Ant Maths is a flexible, whole-school mathematics programme that ensures conceptual understanding and mathematical fluency from the start.

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Written by an expert author team with over 50 years’ combined classroom experience, Busy Ant Maths is a flexible, whole-school mathematics programme that ensures conceptual understanding and mathematical fluency from the start. Collins Busy Ant Maths Activity Book 2A is packed with exciting activities to help build and develop the skills needed to be successful in Maths. Each page features lots of hands-on, highly visual activities and representations with a low level of text to give pupils confidence in learning maths. Activity Book 2A contains:• fun activities to consolidate the objectives covered in the daily maths lesson• objectives at the top of each page so the child is in control of their own learning• space to record answers, providing structure to each exercise• simple text.• engaging, colourful graphics. Used in conjunction with the Teacher's Guide, Textbook, Progress Guide and Homework Guide, the Busy Ant Maths Activity Book 2A is the best way to ensure that pupils achieve all the learning objectives of the Primary Maths National Curriculum.

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The Busy Ant Maths programme ensures conceptual understanding and mathematical fluency from the start inside and outside the classroom.Homework is linked to the lesson plans in order to consolidate classroom learning, and the guide contains shared activities so parents can support their child’s learning. The Busy Ant Maths programme ensures conceptual understanding and mathematical fluency from the start inside and outside the classroom.Homework is linked to the lesson plans in order to consolidate classroom learning, and the guide contains shared activities so parents can support their child’s learning. Written by an expert author team with over 50 years’ combined classroom experience, Busy Ant Maths is a flexible, whole-school mathematics programme that ensures conceptual understanding and mathematical fluency from the start. Supporting the 2014 National Curriculum, the homework guide provides you with differentiated homework exercises to support every child’s mathematical development.

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Used in conjunction with the Teacher's Guide, Progress Guide and Homework Guide, the Busy Ant Maths Pupil Book 2C is the best way to ensure that pupils achieve all the learning objectives of the new Primary Maths National Curriculum. Collins Busy Ant Maths Activity Book 2C is packed with exciting activities to help build and develop the skills needed to be successful in Maths. Each page features lots of hands-on, highly visual activities with a low level of text to give pupils confidence in learning maths. Activity Book 2C contains:• fun activities to consolidate the objectives covered in the daily maths lesson• objectives at the top of each page so the child is in control of their own learning• space to record answers, providing structure to each exercise• simple text.• engaging, colourful graphics.

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Used in conjunction with the Teacher's Guide, Progress Guide and Homework Guide, the Busy Ant Maths Pupil Book 2A is the best way to ensure that pupils achieve all the learning objectives of the new Primary Maths National Curriculum. Collins Busy Ant Maths Activity Book 2A is packed with exciting activities to help build and develop the skills needed to be successful in Maths. Each page features lots of hands-on, highly visual activities with a low level of text to give pupils confidence in learning maths. Activity Book 2A contains:• fun activities to consolidate the objectives covered in the daily maths lesson• objectives at the top of each page so the child is in control of their own learning• space to record answers, providing structure to each exercise• simple text.• engaging, colourful graphics.

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Written by an expert author team with over 50 years’ combined classroom experience, Busy Ant Maths is a flexible, whole-school mathematics programme that ensures conceptual understanding and mathematical fluency from the start. Collins Busy Ant Maths Activity Book 1A is packed with exciting activities to help build and develop the skills needed to be successful in Maths. Each page features lots of hands-on, highly visual activities and representations with a low level of text to give pupils confidence in learning maths. Activity Book 1A contains:• fun activities to consolidate the objectives covered in the daily maths lesson• objectives at the top of each page so the child is in control of their own learning• space to record answers, providing structure to each exercise• simple text.• engaging, colourful graphics. Used in conjunction with the Teacher's Guide, Textbook, Progress Guide and Homework Guide, the Busy Ant Maths Activity Book 1A is the best way to ensure that pupils achieve all the learning objectives of the Primary Maths National Curriculum.

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Used in conjunction with the Teacher's Guide, Progress Guide and Homework Guide, the Busy Ant Maths Pupil Book 1A is the best way to ensure that pupils achieve all the learning objectives of the new Primary Maths National Curriculum. Collins Busy Ant Maths Activity Book 1A is packed with exciting activities to help build and develop the skills needed to be successful in Maths. Each page features lots of hands-on, highly visual activities with a low level of text to give pupils confidence in learning maths. Activity Book 1A contains:• fun activities to consolidate the objectives covered in the daily maths lesson• objectives at the top of each page so the child is in control of their own learning• space to record answers, providing structure to each exercise• simple text.• engaging, colourful graphics.

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Written by an expert author team with over 50 years’ combined classroom experience, Busy Ant Maths is a flexible, whole-school mathematics programme that ensures conceptual understanding and mathematical fluency from the start. Collins Busy Ant Maths Activity Book 1C is packed with exciting activities to help build and develop the skills needed to be successful in Maths. Each page features lots of hands-on, highly visual activities and representations with a low level of text to give pupils confidence in learning maths. Activity Book 1C contains:• fun activities to consolidate the objectives covered in the daily maths lesson• objectives at the top of each page so the child is in control of their own learning• space to record answers, providing structure to each exercise• simple text.• engaging, colourful graphics. Used in conjunction with the Teacher's Guide, Textbook, Progress Guide and Homework Guide, the Busy Ant Maths Activity Book 1C is the best way to ensure that pupils achieve all the learning objectives of the Primary Maths National Curriculum.

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Written by an expert author team with over 50 years’ combined classroom experience, Busy Ant Maths is a flexible, whole-school mathematics programme that ensures conceptual understanding and mathematical fluency from the start. The Busy Ant Maths programme ensures confidence from the start for teachers and pupils, embedding best practice across the school. Using the digital content together with this guide offers you a complete solution for planning and delivering inspiring maths lessons, helping promote learning and raising attainment for all children. The 2nd edition incorporates the ready-to-progress criteria, built into Unit Overviews and Lesson Plans, to highlight the most important knowledge and understanding in the national curriculum.

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The Busy Ant Maths programme ensures conceptual understanding and mathematical fluency from the start inside and outside the classroom.Homework is linked to the lesson plans in order to consolidate classroom learning, and the guide contains shared activities so parents can support their child’s learning. The Busy Ant Maths programme ensures conceptual understanding and mathematical fluency from the start inside and outside the classroom.Homework is linked to the lesson plans in order to consolidate classroom learning, and the guide contains shared activities so parents can support their child’s learning. Written by an expert author team with over 50 years’ combined classroom experience, Busy Ant Maths is a flexible, whole-school mathematics programme that ensures conceptual understanding and mathematical fluency from the start. Supporting the 2014 National Curriculum, the homework guide provides you with differentiated homework exercises to support every child’s mathematical development.

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Written by an expert author team with over 50 years’ combined classroom experience, Busy Ant Maths is a flexible, whole-school mathematics programme that ensures conceptual understanding and mathematical fluency from the start. Collins Busy Ant Maths Activity Book 1B is packed with exciting activities to help build and develop the skills needed to be successful in Maths. Each page features lots of hands-on, highly visual activities and representations with a low level of text to give pupils confidence in learning maths. Activity Book 1B contains:• fun activities to consolidate the objectives covered in the daily maths lesson• objectives at the top of each page so the child is in control of their own learning• space to record answers, providing structure to each exercise• simple text.• engaging, colourful graphics. Used in conjunction with the Teacher's Guide, Textbook, Progress Guide and Homework Guide, the Busy Ant Maths Activity Book 1B is the best way to ensure that pupils achieve all the learning objectives of the Primary Maths National Curriculum.

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Exam: SQA N5/Higher Subject: All Subjects First Teaching: 2017 onwards, First Exam: N/A Make the most out of your revision with all the top tips and test-taking techniques included in this must-have guide to essential study skills for National 5 and Higher. Written by a group of experts across a variety of fields, this invaluable study skills book gives advice on staying motivated, how the brain works, and how lifestyle, stress and attitude can affect learning and exam performance – plus loads of practical tips and ideas to get ready for your exams! Take control of your revision with the Leckie SQA Study Skills guide so that you feel confident enough to ace your N5 & Higher exams. Also available as an eBook (B07MXP97MV) so you can hone your study skills on the go!

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The Busy Ant Maths programme is based on differentiation, to ensure that each pupil is completely catered for.Using the Progress Guide, teachers can reach every child with support and extension activities, to raise pupil attainment and ensure rapid progression for all children. The Busy Ant Maths programme is based on differentiation, to ensure that each pupil is completely catered for. Using the Progress Guide, teachers can reach every child with support and extension activities, to raise pupil attainment and ensure rapid progression for all children. Written by an expert author team with over 50 years’ combined classroom experience, Busy Ant Maths is a flexible, whole-school mathematics programme that ensures conceptual understanding and mathematical fluency from the start.

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Used in conjunction with the Teacher's Guide, Progress Guide and Homework Guide, the Busy Ant Maths Pupil Book 1B is the best way to ensure that pupils achieve all the learning objectives of the new Primary Maths National Curriculum. Collins Busy Ant Maths Activity Book 1B is packed with exciting activities to help build and develop the skills needed to be successful in Maths. Each page features lots of hands-on, highly visual activities with a low level of text to give pupils confidence in learning maths. Activity Book 1B contains:• fun activities to consolidate the objectives covered in the daily maths lesson• objectives at the top of each page so the child is in control of their own learning• space to record answers, providing structure to each exercise• simple text.• engaging, colourful graphics.

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Used in conjunction with the Teacher's Guide, Progress Guide and Homework Guide, the Busy Ant Maths Pupil Book 1C is the best way to ensure that pupils achieve all the learning objectives of the new Primary Maths National Curriculum. Collins Busy Ant Maths Activity Book 1C is packed with exciting activities to help build and develop the skills needed to be successful in Maths. Each page features lots of hands-on, highly visual activities with a low level of text to give pupils confidence in learning maths. Activity Book 1C contains:• fun activities to consolidate the objectives covered in the daily maths lesson• objectives at the top of each page so the child is in control of their own learning• space to record answers, providing structure to each exercise• simple text.• engaging, colourful graphics.

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