 Furthermore, she has contributed to recent research showing that working memory deficits can be overcome with computerised, adaptive working memory training.Gathercole was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2016 Birthday Honours for services to psychology and education.Her work is being misinterpreted by the Office for the Office for the School Adjudicator [5], claiming that her research shows children sitting an 11+ test will not recall enough about the questions asked to be able to pass it on to late sitters so the tests can be reused safely for up to two years.