On the 8th of September 2025, we hosted a Back to School live webinar with Studyclix co-founder and CEO Luke Saunders and Dr Richard Hogan (Irish Examiner columnist & author).



This is the audio recording from that webinar. Luke and Richard touch on important topics including the transition from primary to secondary school, coping with exam pressure and the use of mobile phones.



TIMECODES:

0:49 - Welcome: Welcome to this Studyclix webinar for parents.

2:22 - Meet Luke Saunders: Studyclix CEO and teacher of science and maths, and hear about why he was inspired to host this webinar.

04:03 - Meet Dr. Richard Hogan: family psychotherapist, author and Studyclix's parent advisor.

5:09 - The back-to-school period: Advice for parents on establishing routines and goals with their child for the year ahead.

10:29 - The transition from primary to secondary: Supporting your child as they adjust to the changes in how they are assessed and coping with disappointing exam results.

15:22 - Key advice: Avoid projecting your own experience with a subject onto your child.

17:06 - Perfectionism in teens: The negative effects.

21:27 - Get the timing right: The best time for connecting with your child and the types of questions to ask.

28:44 - Establishing boundaries: Phone use in teens of all ages.

42:37 - Monitoring phone use: Should parents be spot-checking their child's phone?

44:57 - Taking the phone as punishment: Don't use the phone as a parenting tool.

46:29 - Useful apps: For monitoring screen time and avoid distractions. (Apps mentioned: Google Family Link, Apple Screen Time, Custodio, Forest, 

48:02 - Discount code: Use code WEBINAR10 for €10 off Studyclix account upgrades for students.

48:35 - Stay informed: Sign up to the Studyclix newsletter and WhatsApp channel for parents to receive useful information from our Parent Centre and about upcoming webinars.

49:57 - Before we wrap up: Some questions from the chat.

59:20 - Looking ahead: Future webinar topics and thanks for watching!