Patrick Sherratt

Patrick Sherratt works as an independent educational provider in secondary schools across the Asia Pacific region offering students, staff and parents a synthesis of meta-cognitive knowledge (learning how to learn), and performance psychology.

Having come from a New Zealand farming background where academic achievement was not a high expectation, Patrick did not pursue academic goals until his late 20s when he begain a psychology degree through Massey University.

His interest in learning was transformed and throughout his degree he received many A grades. In 2000, Patrick won an academic award for excellence.

After completing his undergrad degree in psychology in 2001, Patrick began teaching students communication and study skills at a local tertiary institution while completing his masters degree in education.

In 2008, Patrick and a colleague, Ian Richards, started their own independent consultancy business under the international training organistion, The Pacific Institute (TPI). In 2010 they took a sideways step from the TPI 'umbrella' to create a new company, Innervate. www.innervate.co.nz

As an author, Patrick’s first book, 'Smart Students Study Less: Time-saving Techniques for Learning and Studying for Exams' was self-published in 2001 and eventually became the text for the best-selling, 'Exam Excellence', published by User Friendly Resources in New Zealand. Today, Patrick has written a number of educational resources for students, parents and teachers. 'Passing Exams for Dummies' is his fifth book. For more details visit: www.passingexams.co.nz

Today, Patrick continues his educational research and writing and has been interviewed on both Australian and New Zealand television. He also regularly presents at international conferences. Clips from Patrick’s presentations can be seen at his Youtube Channel:

https://www.youtube.com/user/patricksherratt