How to Create the Perfect Study Space at Home.

Ever wondered why studying at home can be so difficult? Creating the right study environment might be the key!

Talking to my students about revising effectively for their GCSEs is a topic which, unsurprisingly, comes up regularly in our tutoring sessions. A problem you will all be familiar with is students finding it difficult to both get the motivation to revise and then actually staying focussed once they have started. And while it isn’t the only solution to improving concentration, having the right study space plays a large role in encouraging students to want to revise and to stick with it too.

I looked at a lot of the advice out there for studying and a lot of the same ideas kept appearing: have a quiet space, avoid distractions, keep it organised. All great suggestions but the more I thought about the wide range of students I’ve supported over the years, the more I began to think about how to make the advice we have all heard stop being just a ‘one size fits all’ and look at how you adapt a study space while keeping a great learning environment.