Edsidera is proud to be partnering with leading educator Claire Gadsby to support the digital delivery of her Radical Revision programme, making this innovative approach more accessible to students both in school and at home.
Revision has long been seen as a necessary part of learning, but for many students, it often becomes a cycle of memorising, testing, and quickly forgetting.
But What if Revision Could be More Meaningful?
That’s the thinking behind Radical Revision, a methodology created by leading educator Claire Gadsby. Designed to move students beyond passive recall, Radical Revision focuses on helping learners truly understand what they are studying, building confidence, independence, and long-term retention along the way.
Now, through a new partnership with Edsidera, this approach is becoming more accessible than ever, with Radical Revision being brought to life digitally through the Edsidera platform.
What is Radical Revision?
Radical Revision is a structured approach to learning that encourages students to engage more actively with content, rather than simply revisiting it.
At its core, it focuses on:
- Developing deeper understanding, not just recall
- Encouraging students to think, apply and connect ideas
- Building confidence through meaningful learning
- Supporting independence in how students revise
Rather than replacing traditional revision methods, Radical Revision strengthens them, helping students use their time more effectively and with greater purpose.
From Classroom Practice to Digital Access
While Radical Revision has already been making an impact in classrooms, one of the key challenges has been accessibility, how to make this approach consistently available to more students, both in school and at home.
This is where Edsidera’s role comes in.
Through this partnership, Edsidera is supporting the digital delivery of Radical Revision, bringing the programme onto its web and app platform in a way that is simple, structured and easy for students to engage with.
Students can access the programme independently, work through activities at their own pace, and benefit from a more guided revision experience, supported by expert feedback designed to help them progress with confidence.
In Conversation with Claire Gadsby
To better understand the thinking behind Radical Revision, we spoke with Claire Gadsby about what inspired the approach and what she hopes it will achieve.
What Inspired You to Create Radical Revision?
Working in so many schools over the last 20 years, I realised that no matter where I was in the world, students faced the same challenge: they were expected to revise, but they didn’t actually know what effective revision looked like. So many were working incredibly hard, yet wasting time on the wrong kinds of activities.
Children spend around 10,500 hours or 2,100 days of their young lives in school. Schools do an amazing job of giving them the knowledge they need. But when it comes to revision, that’s the moment they need to understand what to do with all that information and how to use it in a way that genuinely works.
I think we expect too much of young people at this crucial stage of their school journey, especially when we ask them to sustain their revision independently. Radical Revision is designed to be that guide, supporting students at the exact moment they need it most. Crucially, it provides them with a generic set of revision and organisational skills that equip them for exam success across ALL their subjects.
How is This Different from Traditional Revision Methods?
It’s very, very different, hence the term radical. I’m deliberately introducing students to motivating, highly engaging strategies they won’t have encountered in school before, such as the 30 Circles method.
I explain it to students like this:
“Think of your brain as an elite sports car. School helps you build it. Radical Revision gives you the tools you need to actually drive it and perform, especially in high‑pressure environments.”
Revision requires the brain to be active, not passive. Many traditional methods lull students into a false sense of security: they read, they copy and think they understand. However, effective revision demands a little more. Drawing on the latest research into how memory actually works, Radical Revision teaches students to leave gaps in their mind maps and flashcards so the brain has to work harder to retrieve information later. This active recall strengthens memory, boosts confidence and makes revision genuinely effective.
Why Was it Important to Bring Radical Revision onto a Platform Like Edsidera?
Busy parents, pupils and school staff all need a single, reliable place to access the support that helps children develop their skills while also looking after their wellbeing. That’s exactly what makes the Edsidera app the perfect partner, everything is in one place, easy to access and designed to genuinely lighten the load for everyone involved.
What Impact do You Hope This Will Have on Students?
Radical Revision is a blend of proven, engaging strategies and a powerful boost to students’ self‑esteem and motivation. It matters to me that young people never feel left to their own devices at such a crucial point in their school career.
Successful schools have been embedding these Radical Revision skills from as early as Year 7. By the time students reach their exam years, they’ve already been exposed to the strategies and have had time to embed them. This early, consistent approach significantly reduces anxiety when they’re under pressure, because the skills and the subject content feels familiar, manageable and fully within their control.
A More Meaningful Approach to Revision
By combining Claire Gadsby’s proven methodology with Edsidera’s platform and support, this partnership opens the door for more students to experience a more effective and engaging way of revising.
It’s not about doing more revision, it’s about doing it better.
And in doing so, helping students build not just knowledge, but confidence, independence, and a stronger understanding of how they learn best.
Explore More
Radical Revision is now available through the Edsidera platform, offering schools and families a more structured and supported way to approach revision, both in the classroom and at home.
The programme is available from AED 125 per student, making it an accessible option for schools and parents looking to provide meaningful, guided revision support.
To find out more, request further details, or explore how this could work for your school or child, please get in touch at
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