In short
Performance Learning and its founder, Dr Tej Samani, have been featured in The Times, The Sunday Times, The Sun, i News, Forbes, the Financial Times, Tes and Teachwire. Coverage includes GCSE advice for parents, a long read on Topcliffe Primary School in Birmingham and technology to capture pupil voice. For media enquiries, email uk@myperformancelearning.com.
Press coverage
| Outlet | Title | Link |
|---|---|---|
| The Times | My son had given up on GCSEs. Then he met the exam guru | Read in The Times |
| The Sun | Last-minute tips to improve GCSE grades | Read in The Sun |
| i News | Long read: Topcliffe Primary School, Birmingham, and Performance Learning | Read in i News |
| Forbes | The revolutionary impact of immersive technology on education | Read in Forbes |
| Financial Times | Financial Times coverage of Performance Learning | Read in the Financial Times |
| Teachwire | Technology to capture pupil voice | Read on Teachwire |
| Tes | Featured in Tes | |
| The Sunday Times | Featured in The Sunday Times |
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The Times
My son had given up on GCSEs. Then he met the exam guru. A parenting feature in The Times about a son who had given up on his GCSEs until he met “the exam guru”.
The Sun
Last-minute tips to improve GCSE grades. Last-minute tips from The Sun on improving GCSE grades, featuring Performance Learning.
i News
Long read: Topcliffe Primary School, Birmingham, and Performance Learning. An i News long read about Topcliffe Primary School in Birmingham and its work with Performance Learning. You can read more about Topcliffe on our impact page.
Forbes
The revolutionary impact of immersive technology on education. A Forbes article from October 2019 on how immersive technology is changing education, in which Performance Learning was featured.
Financial Times
Financial Times coverage of Performance Learning. The Financial Times has covered Performance Learning.
Teachwire
Technology to capture pupil voice. Teachwire’s feature on technology that captures pupil voice, the area at the heart of Performance Learning’s work with schools.
Tes
Performance Learning has been featured in Tes.
The Sunday Times
Performance Learning has been featured in The Sunday Times.
Media enquiries
For interviews, comment or background, email uk@myperformancelearning.com. Please include your publication or programme, your deadline and the topic you would like to cover.
Our founder, Dr Tej Samani, can talk about:
- metacognition and how young people learn
- exam performance, revision and exam anxiety
- non-cognitive assessment and pupil voice
- student wellbeing and study skills
- artificial intelligence in education
For evidence you can cite, our research page summarises each study in plain English, including its limits. For parents’ questions answered in Dr Tej’s own words, see his Dear Dr Tej column.
Frequently asked questions
Where has Performance Learning been featured in the press?
Performance Learning has been featured in The Times, The Sunday Times, The Sun, i News, Forbes, the Financial Times, Tes and Teachwire. Topics include GCSE revision and last-minute exam tips, a long read on Topcliffe Primary School in Birmingham, immersive technology in education and technology that captures pupil voice. Links to the articles are listed on the Performance Learning press page.
How do I make a media enquiry to Performance Learning?
Email uk@myperformancelearning.com with your name, publication or programme, your deadline and what you would like to cover. Send requests for interviews or comment from Performance Learning's founder, Dr Tej Samani, to the same address. For background, the research page summarises the studies behind Performance Learning and the impact page describes its case studies.
What topics can Dr Tej Samani comment on?
Dr Tej Samani can comment on metacognition, exam performance, non-cognitive assessment, student wellbeing, study skills, exam anxiety and artificial intelligence in education. He has been featured on BBC World Service and spoke at the 2017 Global Education & Skills Forum. He also answers parents' questions in his Dear Dr Tej column on the Performance Learning blog.
Is there research journalists can cite about Performance Learning?
Yes. Performance Learning's research page summarises each study in plain English, with links to the originals. It covers peer-reviewed papers at the International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Education (2017, 2018), a 2021 Springer case study and a 2024 article led by Professor Michael Thomas of Birkbeck, University of London, which reports Performance Learning results, along with each study's limits.
Are there case studies about Performance Learning?
Yes. Performance Learning's impact page describes published case studies, including Scalby School's work on Progress 8, Topcliffe Primary School in Birmingham, which featured in an i News long read, and Luke, a student who went from an E to an A in Maths. For anything not covered there, email uk@myperformancelearning.com with your request.