Learning and Research
“Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever"
Mahatma Gandhi
The RESEARCH Toolkit provides guidance for any research you are undertaking at school. The resources on these pages are designed to provide you with extra support and guidance when carrying out independent research whether for school, workplace or leisure purposes. Use the links below to guide you through your research from start to finish.
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Study Apps for Focus
Stay Focusd: Google Chrome extension that restricts time spent on time-wasting websites instead of blocking them for a certain time. You can set time limits to spend on each site, like YouTube, Tiktok, Wikipedia etc.
Stay Focused - App Block & Website Block: this app for android devises can help you block apps, websites and keywords based on conditions defined by you - what time, for how long etc.
StudyBreak Home Study Aid: for iPhone, iPad and watch this app is great for anyone who is prone to procrastinating when they should be studying and those who study for too long and forget to take breaks.
Books in the library
Study guides s such as Leckie and Leckie and Bright Red study guides (some N4, all N5, Higher and AH).
Specific study guide books are listed on each page of this section but the following titles cover multiple aspects of the research and learning process:
Bassot, B. (2019) The study success journal. London: Red Globe Press.
Cotterell, S. (2019) The study skills handbook. 5th edn. London: Red Globe Press.