Private Study Coaching
A personal programme of 16 one-to-one coaching sessions that builds the study technique, motivation and calm your child needs for Junior Cycle or Leaving Cert — delivered online, at a pace that suits your child, with parents kept fully in the loop.
Every year, capable students become anxious, fall short of the points they were capable of, and quietly disengage — not because they didn't work hard, but because no one ever taught them how to. We tell them to get the points without showing them the skill of studying, and we assume every child learns the same way in a classroom where one teacher simply cannot coach thirty individual students individually. The ones who learn differently get left behind, and a single set of results can shape a career. This programme is built to make sure that isn't your child.
Most students aren't short on effort. They're short on a system: how to plan, how to actually remember what they study, how to handle a phone that never stops buzzing, and how to walk into an exam hall without their mind going blank. This programme builds that system with your child, one week at a time, and shows you as a parent exactly how to support it at home.
of Irish second-level students report extreme exam stress during the Leaving Cert cycle
personal coaching, not a classroom of thirty students all expected to learn the same way
one-to-one sessions, building one skill on top of the last until it becomes habit
What changes for your child.
The real measure of this programme isn't the sessions themselves — it's what's different for your child by the end of them.
One coach. Success built session by session.
This isn't a course your child watches alone. It's one-to-one coaching, with Enda, built session by session.
Get to know each other
A one-hour introductory Zoom session where Enda meets your child, explains how the programme works, and builds the rapport everything else depends on.
Watch, learn, apply
Each week your child gets a video lesson and written notes on that week's topic, plus practical work to try before the next session.
Review together
A one-to-one session the following week where Enda explores how your child actually used the technique, what worked, and what to adjust.
Build on it
Each session's topic builds on the last. Sixteen sessions of steady, compounding progress, focused on excellence rather than a quick fix.
Every session is with Enda, directly.
No handover to a junior tutor, no rotating staff. Thirty five years in Irish classrooms, delivered one-to-one, every single week.
Your child leaves the first session already convinced it works.
Everything your child needs for success.
This is parent coaching too.
After every single session, you get a detailed text or email from Enda: what was covered, what's coming next, and specifically what you can say or do at home to reinforce it. You're never left guessing what's happening on the other side of the call, and you're never left wondering how to help without adding to the pressure.
That combination, a student building real skills and a parent who knows exactly how to support them, is what reduces stress in the whole household, not just for the person sitting the exam.
- What this week's session covered, in plain language.
- What's coming next week, so nothing is a surprise.
- What you can say or do at home this week specifically.
- What to avoid saying, so support doesn't tip into pressure.
The difference isn't more hours studying. It's knowing how.
Sixteen sessions, sixteen themes, built on what actually holds students back.
Every theme is chosen to answer a specific pressure Junior Cycle and Leaving Cert students and their parents in Ireland are dealing with right now — from exam anxiety to phone distraction to the points race itself.
Real results from real coaching.
"My child's confidence and study habits improved drastically. They tackled the Leaving Cert with newfound determination and aced it."
"I was overwhelmed with exam stress. The coaching gave me techniques and time management skills that actually held up under pressure."
"My child now tackles every subject with a complete toolbox of study skills. We saw a remarkable improvement in their grades."
Common questions from parents.
Is this the same as grinds?
No. Grinds cover subject content, this coaching covers the student, how they plan, focus, manage stress and remember what they study. Most families are already doing grinds and find every grind becomes more effective once these underlying skills are in place.
How long does the programme run?
16 one-to-one coaching sessions, starting with a one-hour introductory Zoom session. Most students run these weekly, but it's common to do a block of sessions and finish the remainder later in the year — the pace fits around your child, not the other way around.
Is coaching delivered online or in person?
Entirely online over Zoom, so students anywhere in Ireland can take part without travel, fitted around school, sport and other commitments.
What age or year group is this for?
Students in Junior Cycle or Leaving Cert, typically from second year through sixth year, wherever the pressure of the points race and state exams is starting to be felt.
Do parents get involved?
Yes. After every session, parents receive a text or email summary explaining what was covered, what's coming next, and what they can say or do at home.
Does this help with phone and social media distraction?
Yes. Managing mobile phones and digital distraction is one of the sixteen coaching themes, addressed directly and practically rather than with a blanket ban that rarely holds.