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TUTORIAL PROGRAMME 2020-21 (free sample version)

Download to view all videos available and activities PDF.

TUTORIAL GUIDE 2020-21 with activities

Full PDF version for subscribers. PPT version coming shortly.

TUTORIAL GUIDE 2020-21 - PPT - discussion based

PPT for tutorial time. For worksheets use the PDF version.

SAMPLE SUBSCRIBER CONTENT

Online resources - what do subscribers say? video

Subscribers, who attended the National Heads of Sixth Form Conference in London, review what they like about the subscription materials.

EXAMPLE VIDEO - 'Putting in the hours'

Video (3 mins 43 secs) Putting in the hours. 30+ more videos to use in tutorial time and assemblies when you subscribe.

Newly added free resources

9 Day Challenge

Ppt to encourage students to study hard over half term 2020

TUTORIAL PROGRAMME 2020-21 (free sample version)

Download to view all videos available and activities PDF.

Briefings for Year 12 and 13 - rules under Covid 19

Adapt this presentation for your centre.

TUTORIAL GUIDE 2020-21 with activities (TRIAL VERSION)

Free to download.

Leap from GCSE to Sixth Form 1: realising the challenge - video

Video 1 - 'Leap from GCSE to Sixth Form: Realising the Challenge' (4 mins max). Great for induction and intervention

TUTORIAL GUIDE 2020-21 - PPT - discussion based

PPT for tutorial time. For worksheets use the PDF version.

Online resources - what do subscribers say? video

Subscribers, who attended the National Heads of Sixth Form Conference in London, review what they like about the subscription materials.

A-Level Mindset video

Video (max 4 mins) outlining the way students need to THINK about A-Level (and the like) plus a suite of follow-up material on growth mindset.

Ultimate UCAT Guide

Free UCAT guide created by We are Medics team

Asking for help: teachers - video

Video (max 4 mins) in which A-Level students encourage others to value asking for help from teachers

Newly added subscriber resources

TUTORIAL GUIDE 2020-21 with activities

Full PDF version for subscribers. PPT version coming shortly.

Applying to Oxford or Cambridge: a step by step guide

Applying to Oxford or Cambridge: a step by step guide - 20 pages of advice from Year 11 onwards

Not going to university - complete guide

Not going to university - complete guide. 72 slides

TUTORIAL GUIDE 2020-21 - PPT - discussion based

PPT for tutorial time. For worksheets use the PDF version.

UCAS Personal Statement: step by step guide - 17 page pdf guide

Includes 17 pages of advice: web links, from when starting sixth form to Oxford and Cambridge personal statements

Interviews - university guide for students

15 page pdf guide - general interviews, Oxbridge, Medicine, Vet Science/Med, Dentistry/Teaching

Are you in control of your phone? Or is your phone in control of you?

POWERPOINT - 48 slides - benefits, addiction, fake news, echo chambers, strategies to control phones, video links

Video: Habit Changer (4 mins 39s)

Help students develop more productive habits

The leap from Year 12 to Year 13 - 4 mins video.

The leap from Year 12 to Year 13 - 4 mins video. A great video to show Year 13 as when they return from summer break.

Emotional side of learning: feeling overwhelmed video

Video (4 mins) - successful students discuss feeling overwhelmed in Year 13 and how to cope.

Medicine video: advice for those applying

Video (5 mins) students reflect on reasons for applying, personal statement, work experience and selection tests

All Videos

Choosing a sixth form: why stay on? video

Video (max 4 mins) in which students explain why they chose their school sixth form

Video: Having a goal that drives you

Video (4 mins) students discuss the merits of having a goal to help them put the hours in to get top grades

Leap from GCSE to Sixth Form 1: realising the challenge - video

Video 1 - 'Leap from GCSE to Sixth Form: Realising the Challenge' (4 mins max). Great for induction and intervention

Leap from GCSE to Sixth Form 2: understanding your subject - video

Video 2 - 'Leap from GCSE: Understanding your subject' plus a tutorial exercise (max 4 mins)

Online resources - what do subscribers say? video

Subscribers, who attended the National Heads of Sixth Form Conference in London, review what they like about the subscription materials.

A-Level Mindset video

Video (max 4 mins) outlining the way students need to THINK about A-Level (and the like) plus a suite of follow-up material on growth mindset.

Putting in the hours video

Video (max 4 mins) - students outline how many hours they study to be able to achieve top grades. PLUS WORKSHOP ACTIVITY SHEET

Organisation video

Video (max 4 mins) of top performing A Level students focusing on being organised in the sixth form

Note-taking: tips and skills video

Video (3 mins 31 secs) on tips and the importance of taking notes early plus a 17-page booklet on how to take notes

Sleep is essential video

Video (max 4 mins) in which students discuss the need to take sleep seriously in order to study successfully

Attending lessons: valuing every one - video

Video (max 4 mins) Attending Lessons - top performing students explain why it's important to value every lesson to encourage better attendance and punctuality

Extra curricular activities- video

Video (4 mins max) Extra curricular activities - encouraging students to take up activities inside and outside the 6th form

Asking for help: teachers - video

Video (max 4 mins) in which A-Level students encourage others to value asking for help from teachers

Asking for help: friends - video

Video (2 mins 41 secs) in which sixth former students discuss the value of seeking support from colleagues and friends

Independent Learning - video

Video (4 mins max) and range of tutorial resources to help students become more in control of their learning

Coping with stress video

Video (max 4 mins) of advice from successful A-Level students to current sixth formers on coping with stress

Video: Habit Changer (4 mins 39s)

Help students develop more productive habits

Revision to improve recall - video

Video (4 mins max) Revision to improve recall for linear examinations. ACTIVITY SHEET TO ACCOMPANY VIDEO PROVIDED

Revision: improving your understanding - video

Video (4 mins max) Revision: improving your understanding - top performing students focus on time spent genuinely trying to understand all aspects of the specification. One of three on revision.

Revision: application and practise - video

Video (max 4 mins) advice about the importance of past paper questions, mark schemes and practise. ACTIVITY SHEET TO ACCOMPANY THE VIDEO

Motivating yourself to keep working - video

Video (3 mins 49 sec) packed full of suggestions about how to maintain motivation to work hard and keep revising

Procrastination: Routines and Discipline - video

Video (max 4 mins) Procrastination: Routines and Discipline

Procrastination: Phones and Social Media - video

Video (max 4 mins) advice about tackling social media and phones as a source of distraction. Comes with PPT activity.

Making technology useful for studying - video

Video (4 mins max) Making technology useful for studying - lots of ideas to embrace technology for learning

Using mobile phones to support learning - video

Video (max 4 mins) in which students discuss the way mobile phones can actually be helpful for studying

The leap from Year 12 to Year 13 - 4 mins video.

The leap from Year 12 to Year 13 - 4 mins video. A great video to show Year 13 as when they return from summer break.

Emotional side of learning: feeling overwhelmed video

Video (4 mins) - successful students discuss feeling overwhelmed in Year 13 and how to cope.

EPQ - Challenges and advice - 4 mins video.

EPQ - Challenges and advice - 4 mins video. Students who've been through EPQ and gained A*/A impart advice and share the challenges.

Looking back: making the most of sixth form video

Video (4 mins) students in their first year at university reflect on what they realise they valued about sixth form

Applying to Oxford and Cambridge - video - 4 mins.

Applying to Oxford and Cambridge: advice and experiences from applicants who received an Oxbridge offer.

Medicine video: advice for those applying

Video (5 mins) students reflect on reasons for applying, personal statement, work experience and selection tests

Oxbridge Interviews - 4 mins video.

Oxbridge Interviews - students discuss the approaches they adopted to their interview.

Making the most of sixth form: thinking ahead video

Video (5 mins) students in their first year at university reflect on what sixth formers can do to prepare for university.

Importance of visiting universities - 4 mins video

Importance of visiting universities - 4 mins video. Encourages students to visit their insurance choice universities.

Starting University: preparation and the first day - VIDEO

Video (5 mins) students in their first year at university reflect on how they prepared for university and pass on tips for your first day at university.

Starting university: Freshers' Week video

Video: 5 mins 24 seconds. Students filmed at the end of their 1st term discuss their experience of Freshers' Week

University preparation: Budgeting

Video (5 mins) students in their first year at university pass on advice about managing money

Accommodation at university: the range of experiences - Video (5 mins)

Undergraduates discuss university accommodation at the end of their first term at university

University preparation: first term challenges VIDEO (5 mins)

Undergraduates were filmed at the end of their first term and asked what they found challenging: what can you do to be ready?

Results day: getting your results, changing courses and clearing VIDEO (5 mins)

Students discuss how they felt getting their results, especially if they missed their first choice offer or wanted to change course.

A-Level Mindset and Growth Mindset

Chimp Paradox (ppt great for accompanying 'Looking back: making the most of sixth form')

POWERPOINT to accompany 'Looking back: making the most of sixth form'. Covers chimp paradox and valuing support

Video: Having a goal that drives you

Video (4 mins) students discuss the merits of having a goal to help them put the hours in to get top grades

A LEVEL MINDSET - VIDEO FOLLOW-UP EXERCISE

A LEVEL MINDSET - VIDEO FOLLOW-UP EXERCISE

A-Level Mindset video

Video (max 4 mins) outlining the way students need to THINK about A-Level (and the like) plus a suite of follow-up material on growth mindset.

Luck factor - Part 1

How can students make themselves lucky through adopting lucky behaviours - ppt for tutors or assembly

Growth Mindset - Myth of Genius

Growth Mindset - Myth of Genius - ready-made ppt for tutorial time or assembly

Growth Mindset - Confidence powerpoint

Teach students the importance of confidence and how it develops from having a growth mindset - ready-made ppt

Fixed and growth mindset: the dangers of praise

Fixed and growth mindset: the dangers of praise - powerpoint for tutorial time or assembly. Use before a mock exam to get students to value recognition for hard work.

Growth or Fixed Mindset - assess your mindset exercise

Questionnaire and mindset scoring

Responding to feedback - how do you react?

Tutorial activity to help students reflect about the way they respond to low grades e.g. internal test

Attending lessons: valuing every one - video

Video (max 4 mins) Attending Lessons - top performing students explain why it's important to value every lesson to encourage better attendance and punctuality

Asking for help: teachers - video

Video (max 4 mins) in which A-Level students encourage others to value asking for help from teachers

Asking for help: friends - video

Video (2 mins 41 secs) in which sixth former students discuss the value of seeking support from colleagues and friends

Looking back: making the most of sixth form video

Video (4 mins) students in their first year at university reflect on what they realise they valued about sixth form

7 Principles of learning

7 Principles of learning

Emotions and learning

Luck factor - Part 1

How can students make themselves lucky through adopting lucky behaviours - ppt for tutors or assembly

Responding to feedback - how do you react?

Tutorial activity to help students reflect about the way they respond to low grades e.g. internal test

The leap from Year 12 to Year 13 - 4 mins video.

The leap from Year 12 to Year 13 - 4 mins video. A great video to show Year 13 as when they return from summer break.

Emotional side of learning: feeling overwhelmed video

Video (4 mins) - successful students discuss feeling overwhelmed in Year 13 and how to cope.

Looking back: making the most of sixth form video

Video (4 mins) students in their first year at university reflect on what they realise they valued about sixth form

Emotional side of learning - self esteem

Emotional side of learning - self esteem - reflection task

Employability Skills

Not going to university - quick guide

27 slides - options other than university

Citizenship resource - a free careers-teaching resource

Students explore social issues they feel strongly about and develop skills highly valued by admissions staff and employers, like teamwork and analysis.

Not going to university - complete guide

Not going to university - complete guide. 72 slides

Work experience: interviews

Preparing students for work experience interviews: PPT and activity sheet - 60 mins - you do not need to be a Unifrog subscriber to use the resource.

EXAMPLE RESOURCES - Employability skills: the benefits of extra-curricular involvement

200+ tutorial materials provided for subscribers. Tutors receive an access code for your centre to download materials and play the videos. It's as simple as that.

Writing your C.V. - what to include

Writing your C.V. - what to include. Aimed at students from Year 11 to Year 13

Apprenticeship Vs University: a debate

PPT and case studies - 45 mins activity includes video in the PPT. You do not need to be a Unifrog subscriber to run this activity.

Extra curricular activities- video

Video (4 mins max) Extra curricular activities - encouraging students to take up activities inside and outside the 6th form

Apprenticeships Parent Pack

Apprenticeships Parent Pack - 12 pages of advice for parents

Tackling Difficult Conversations

Complete activity pack (117 pages) for 6th formers with 20 activities based on management training course material

Shaping your extra-curricular experiences in the sixth form

Shaping your extra-curricular experiences in the sixth form

Tackling Difficult Conversations - seek their story first - role play activity

Tackling Difficult Conversations - seek their story first - role play activity

EPQ

Study skills guide for EPQ from University of East Anglia

Study skills guide for EPQ from University of East Anglia from academic language to referencing

Thinking fast and slow: helpful resource to get students thinking about thinking!

Thinking fast and slow: helpful resource to get students thinking about thinking! ppt to share with EPQ students as well as a stretch and challenge resource

The leap from Year 12 to Year 13 - 4 mins video.

The leap from Year 12 to Year 13 - 4 mins video. A great video to show Year 13 as when they return from summer break.

EPQ - Challenges and advice - 4 mins video.

EPQ - Challenges and advice - 4 mins video. Students who've been through EPQ and gained A*/A impart advice and share the challenges.

Independent learning

Study skills guide for EPQ from University of East Anglia

Study skills guide for EPQ from University of East Anglia from academic language to referencing

MODEL FOLDER AND REVISION CHECK

Model folder and revision check sheet - can be used by nearly any subject

Resources to help students make the transition to university

Resources to help students make the transition to university - ppt created by UEA lecturer, Harriet Jones

Time management - daily to-do lists

Provide for students and teach them how to prioritise daily tasks - PDF SHEET

Revision - exploring what's good and bad

PPT with activity - 20 mins. You do not need to be a Unifrog subscriber to use this PPT

Video: Having a goal that drives you

Video (4 mins) students discuss the merits of having a goal to help them put the hours in to get top grades

Are you in control of your phone? Or is your phone in control of you?

POWERPOINT - 48 slides - benefits, addiction, fake news, echo chambers, strategies to control phones, video links

Independent Learning - video

Video (4 mins max) and range of tutorial resources to help students become more in control of their learning

Video: Habit Changer (4 mins 39s)

Help students develop more productive habits

Rate your independent learning skills - questionnaire

Rate your independent learning skills - sixth form questionnaire

Independent learning resources checklist

Independent learning resources checklist in which students explore the range of resources they need to be able to help themselves learn

Independent learning skills log for a UCAS Personal Statement

Independent learning skills log for a UCAS Personal Statement

Motivating yourself to keep working - video

Video (3 mins 49 sec) packed full of suggestions about how to maintain motivation to work hard and keep revising

The leap from Year 12 to Year 13 - 4 mins video.

The leap from Year 12 to Year 13 - 4 mins video. A great video to show Year 13 as when they return from summer break.

Barriers to learning - explore what you can control

Barriers to learning - explore what you can control - tutorial exercise

Independent Learning: cartoon exercise

Independent Learning: cartoon exercise

Understanding and tackling procrastination

Understanding and tackling procrastination - tutorial resource

Taking even better notes - selectivity is key

Short activity to help students focus on being selective when taking notes

Induction

GCSE to Year 12 - transition checklist

Checklist for students to work through in tutorial time. 1 page pdf

Time management - daily to-do lists

Provide for students and teach them how to prioritise daily tasks - PDF SHEET

Leap from GCSE to Sixth Form 1: realising the challenge - video

Video 1 - 'Leap from GCSE to Sixth Form: Realising the Challenge' (4 mins max). Great for induction and intervention

Leap from GCSE to Sixth Form 2: understanding your subject - video

Video 2 - 'Leap from GCSE: Understanding your subject' plus a tutorial exercise (max 4 mins)

A-Level Mindset video

Video (max 4 mins) outlining the way students need to THINK about A-Level (and the like) plus a suite of follow-up material on growth mindset.

Organisation video

Video (max 4 mins) of top performing A Level students focusing on being organised in the sixth form

Note-taking: tips and skills video

Video (3 mins 31 secs) on tips and the importance of taking notes early plus a 17-page booklet on how to take notes

Extra curricular activities- video

Video (4 mins max) Extra curricular activities - encouraging students to take up activities inside and outside the 6th form

Independent Learning - video

Video (4 mins max) and range of tutorial resources to help students become more in control of their learning

Having a goal to motivate yourself

Having a goal to motivate yourself - research UCAS and apprenticeships

Intervention

MODEL FOLDER AND REVISION CHECK

Model folder and revision check sheet - can be used by nearly any subject

Time management - daily to-do lists

Provide for students and teach them how to prioritise daily tasks - PDF SHEET

9 Day Challenge

Ppt to encourage students to study hard over half term 2020

Video: Having a goal that drives you

Video (4 mins) students discuss the merits of having a goal to help them put the hours in to get top grades

What's the problem? Questionnaire for under-performing students to complete before they meet their tutor

What's the problem? pre-meeting questionnaire for under-performing students to complete before they meet with their tutor

A-Level Mindset video

Video (max 4 mins) outlining the way students need to THINK about A-Level (and the like) plus a suite of follow-up material on growth mindset.

Revision - R is for managing Relationships to reduce distractions

Revision - R is for managing Relationships to reduce distractions

Putting in the hours video

Video (max 4 mins) - students outline how many hours they study to be able to achieve top grades. PLUS WORKSHOP ACTIVITY SHEET

Revision - E is for Environment - think about where you revise

Revision - E is for Environment - think about where you revise

Revision - S is for Strategies to recall information

Revision - S is for Strategies to recall information

Revision - T is for Testing yourself

Revision - T is for Testing yourself - practical advice and activities to focus on testing recall for linear exams

Organisation video

Video (max 4 mins) of top performing A Level students focusing on being organised in the sixth form

Responding to feedback - how do you react?

Tutorial activity to help students reflect about the way they respond to low grades e.g. internal test

Note-taking: tips and skills video

Video (3 mins 31 secs) on tips and the importance of taking notes early plus a 17-page booklet on how to take notes

Attending lessons: valuing every one - video

Video (max 4 mins) Attending Lessons - top performing students explain why it's important to value every lesson to encourage better attendance and punctuality

Sleep is essential video

Video (max 4 mins) in which students discuss the need to take sleep seriously in order to study successfully

Asking for help: teachers - video

Video (max 4 mins) in which A-Level students encourage others to value asking for help from teachers

Are you in control of your phone? Or is your phone in control of you?

POWERPOINT - 48 slides - benefits, addiction, fake news, echo chambers, strategies to control phones, video links

Asking for help: friends - video

Video (2 mins 41 secs) in which sixth former students discuss the value of seeking support from colleagues and friends

Independent Learning - video

Video (4 mins max) and range of tutorial resources to help students become more in control of their learning

Coping with stress video

Video (max 4 mins) of advice from successful A-Level students to current sixth formers on coping with stress

Rate your independent learning skills - questionnaire

Rate your independent learning skills - sixth form questionnaire

Independent learning resources checklist

Independent learning resources checklist in which students explore the range of resources they need to be able to help themselves learn

Revision to improve recall - video

Video (4 mins max) Revision to improve recall for linear examinations. ACTIVITY SHEET TO ACCOMPANY VIDEO PROVIDED

Revision: improving your understanding - video

Video (4 mins max) Revision: improving your understanding - top performing students focus on time spent genuinely trying to understand all aspects of the specification. One of three on revision.

Revision: application and practise - video

Video (max 4 mins) advice about the importance of past paper questions, mark schemes and practise. ACTIVITY SHEET TO ACCOMPANY THE VIDEO

Motivating yourself to keep working - video

Video (3 mins 49 sec) packed full of suggestions about how to maintain motivation to work hard and keep revising

Procrastination: Routines and Discipline - video

Video (max 4 mins) Procrastination: Routines and Discipline

Procrastination: Phones and Social Media - video

Video (max 4 mins) advice about tackling social media and phones as a source of distraction. Comes with PPT activity.

Using mobile phones to support learning - video

Video (max 4 mins) in which students discuss the way mobile phones can actually be helpful for studying

Barriers to learning - explore what you can control

Barriers to learning - explore what you can control - tutorial exercise

Independent Learning: cartoon exercise

Independent Learning: cartoon exercise

Design your weekly study schedule

Design your weekly study schedule

Understanding and tackling procrastination

Understanding and tackling procrastination - tutorial resource

Emotional side of learning - self esteem

Emotional side of learning - self esteem - reflection task

Stress activity

Students learn to identify stress and learn to accept the some stress can be useful but too much is not.

Having a goal to motivate yourself

Having a goal to motivate yourself - research UCAS and apprenticeships

How to take notes - 17 page guide

How to take notes - 17 page guide in pdf format - with exercises

Intervention strategies checklist for teachers

Checklist to structure intervention in the 6th form

Literacy skills - humanities

Common spelling mistakes - tutorial activity

Common spelling mistakes - tutorial activity. More materials being added every week in 'Literacy - humanities'

Resources to help students make the transition to university

Resources to help students make the transition to university - ppt created by UEA lecturer, Harriet Jones

Commas and adverbs in sentences: tutorial activity

Commas and adverbs in sentences: tutorial activity 2 pages 10-15 mins

Command words in essay titles

Command words in essay titles. Guidance on evaluating key words in essay questions to improve exam technique. 13 page pdf

Alternative words to 'said'

Alternative words to 'said. Guidance into enhancing students' vocabulary using alternative words. 1 page pdf

Command language in examination questions

Command language in examination questions. Practical activity for students designed to help with description and analysis exam questions.

Conventions of style in essays

Conventions of style in essays. Guidance for students on constructing essays or longer-style answers

Expanding your exam - related vocabulary

Expanding your exam-related vocabulary. Exercises to assist in broadening vocabulary.

Expanding vocabulary and improving spelling.

Expanding vocabulary and improving spelling. Activity designed to encourage students to broaden vocabulary.

Grammar, spelling and vocabulary

Grammar, spelling and vocabulary. Activities to highlight common errors.

Grammar: comparing and contrasting

Grammar: comparing and contrasting. Exercises to practice common grammatical errors

Helpful Sentence starters and connectives

Helpful sentence starters and connectives. Useful vocabulary for students to start sentences and connect ideas.

Literacy skills - sciences

Using commas in science

Using commas in science - biology, chemistry and physics

Resources to help students make the transition to university

Resources to help students make the transition to university - ppt created by UEA lecturer, Harriet Jones

Using connectives and punctuation

Using connectives and punctuation in A-Level sciences. Applied to two topics : resonance and homeostasis. 3 page pdg

Using an apostophe in science: when to use it's and its

Using an apostophe in science: when to use it's and its - 5 mins tutorial exercise with answers - 1 A4 pdf page

Explaining - how to explain in science

Explaining - how to explain in science. Examples to analyse. 2 pages 15 mins. More materials being added every week in 'Literacy - science'.

Answering long answer science exam questions - being selective

Being selective in extended science answers - biology and chemistry exercise includes answers - 5 mins - 4 pages

Logical science paragraphs

Logical science paragraphs for A-Level Biology, Chemistry and Physics - 3 page pdf with exercises and answers

Logical order and using connectives in science

Logical order and using connectives in science. Chemistry and biology examples - however the principles carry for all science.

Ordering longer answers in science

Ordering longer answers in science - Biology, Chemistry and Physics - exercises and answers

Punctuation in A-Level science

Punctuation in A-Level science

Using the correct linking words in science

Using the correct linking words in science - applied to 'cell division' and 'Boyle and the birth of chemistry'. 3 page pdf.

Writing clearly in science

Writing clearly in science. 2 page pdf. Applied to three scientific areas with answers.

Righting wrongs in science - Part 1

Righting wrongs in science - Part 1 - students have to correct scientific explanations - answers provided

Righting wrongs in science - Part 2

Righting wrongs in science - Part 2 - students correct scientific answers. Answers provided. 2 page pdf.

Righting wrongs in science - Part 3

Righting wrongs in science - Part 3. 20 errors per applied area to underline and correct. 6 page pdf.

Managing the sixth form experience

Choosing a sixth form: why stay on? video

Video (max 4 mins) in which students explain why they chose their school sixth form

MODEL FOLDER AND REVISION CHECK

Model folder and revision check sheet - can be used by nearly any subject

Finding out what works - questionnaire

Finding out what works - questionnaire - to be used by teachers in class

Year 13 Tutoring - ppt from Heads of Sixth Form Conference 21 June 2019

Michael Senior's ppt presented to Heads of Sixth at the Annual Heads of Sixth Conference June 2019

GDPR - consent form for results day photos

GDPR - consent form for results day photos - adapt this to get permission from students to use for promotion

Year 12 Contract - an example

Year 12 Contract - an example

Post 16 Learning conversation to help raise outcomes - teachers

For teachers: use this questionnaire and guidance to help teachers gather feedback about learning in their lessons

What's the problem? Questionnaire for under-performing students to complete before they meet their tutor

What's the problem? pre-meeting questionnaire for under-performing students to complete before they meet with their tutor

Lesson expectations

List of possible lesson expectations for A-Level teachers

POSTER - DISPLAY BOARD - STUDY SKILLS

POSTER - DISPLAY BOARD - 'STUDY SKILLS' - promote study skills advice on your noticeboard areas using this poster heading

Extra curricular activities- video

Video (4 mins max) Extra curricular activities - encouraging students to take up activities inside and outside the 6th form

Teaching and Learning

Post 16 Learning conversation to help raise outcomes - teachers

For teachers: use this questionnaire and guidance to help teachers gather feedback about learning in their lessons

Focus Group interviews - post 16 - managers

For managers: gather student voice about teaching and learning.

Motivation

Video: Having a goal that drives you

Video (4 mins) students discuss the merits of having a goal to help them put the hours in to get top grades

Growth Mindset - Myth of Genius

Growth Mindset - Myth of Genius - ready-made ppt for tutorial time or assembly

Motivating yourself to keep working - video

Video (3 mins 49 sec) packed full of suggestions about how to maintain motivation to work hard and keep revising

Analysing a UCAS Reference - motivating students to work hard in Year 12

Analysing a UCAS Reference - motivating students to work hard in Year 12. Students look at comments made (hard work, independence, curiosity) and reflect about what they want their reference to state.

Who am I? 20 tutorial exercises

Who am I? students read about someone famous, guess who they are, answer questions about their life - each one has faced adversity and so is motivational

Having a goal to motivate yourself

Having a goal to motivate yourself - research UCAS and apprenticeships

Personal Statements

Super-Curricular guide for Year 12

Super-Curricular guide for Year 12 by Cambridge University Student Union. Not quite as detailed as our expanding range of subject-specific subscriber content but still very helpful.

Why deepen your subject knowledge: introduction to super-curricular enrichment

Ready-made powerpoint to help tutors explain the difference between and super-curricular enrichment as well as where to look for ideas

Get a competitive advantage with your HE applications: ready-made ppt

Get a competitive advantage with your HE applications: ready-made ppt for tutorial time, 60+ slides, UCAS process, costs, personal statement, super-curricular ideas.

Writing a Personal Statement - Tutorial Booklet

Writing a Personal Statement - Tutorial Booklet - 12 page guide

Super-Curricular ideas - main PPT for tutorial time or assembly

39 slides. Ready-made to use immediately but adapt if you like

Applying to Oxford or Cambridge: a step by step guide

Applying to Oxford or Cambridge: a step by step guide - 20 pages of advice from Year 11 onwards

Applying for Art Degrees: a step by step guide

Applying for Art Degrees: a step by step guide

Applying for Chemistry degrees - step by step guide

Pdf guide to give Year 11 and Year 12

Applying for English Literature degrees: a step by step guide

With advice for Year 11 and Year 12

Subject-specific advice for UCAS Personal Statements - 18 subjects covered

Subject-specific advice for UCAS Personal Statements - advice by admissions tutors with an example and analysis for 18 popular courses

Applying for Law degrees: a step by step guide

Applying for Law degrees: a step by step guide. 13 page pdf guide.

How much to you know about the UCAS personal statement?

How much to you know about the UCAS personal statement? - quiz with answers and general comments from admissions tutors

Improving a personal statement: paragraph by paragraph with models provided

Improving a personal statement: paragraph by paragraph with models provided

Writing a personal statement for a highly competitive course and university

Writing a personal statement for a highly competitive course and university - example and analysis

Gathering experiences for a UCAS Personal Statement

Gathering experiences for a UCAS Personal Statement - Students read through a standard style personal statement and count up the number of experiences mentioned.Ideal for induction or early in Year 12

Applying for Physics degrees - step by step guide

STEP BY STEP SERIES Applying for Physics degrees with advice and further links to explore for Year 11 and Year 12 - 11 page pdf booklet

UCAS Personal Statement: step by step guide - 17 page pdf guide

Includes 17 pages of advice: web links, from when starting sixth form to Oxford and Cambridge personal statements

Geography - super-curricular guide to enrich a personal statement

Ready-made powerpoint for tutors to use or provide on your VLE

History - super-curricular guide to enrich a personal statement

History - super-curricular guide to enrich a personal statement: ready-made powerpoint for tutors to use

Physics: super-curricular guide to enrich a personal statement

Physics: super-curricular guide - ready-made powerpoint to enrich a personal statement

CHEMISTRY - SUPER-CURRICULAR GUIDE TO ENRICH A PERSONAL STATEMENT

Chemistry - super-curricular guide to enrich a personal statement: ready-made powerpoint for tutors to use

Mathematics - super-curricular guide to enrich a personal statement

Mathematics - super-curricular guide to enrich a personal statement: ready-made powerpoint for tutors to use

Supporting dentistry applications

Supporting dentistry applications: ready-made ppt - 14 slides

Supporting applications for Law

Supporting applications for Law: ready-made powerpoint - 22 slides

The leap from Year 12 to Year 13 - 4 mins video.

The leap from Year 12 to Year 13 - 4 mins video. A great video to show Year 13 as when they return from summer break.

Medicine video: advice for those applying

Video (5 mins) students reflect on reasons for applying, personal statement, work experience and selection tests

Preparation-Higher Education

Resources to help students make the transition to university

Resources to help students make the transition to university - ppt created by UEA lecturer, Harriet Jones

Making insurance choices - ppt to use with students

Making insurance choices - 4 slides to use

Medical Schools entry criteria 2020: created by the Medical Schools Council

Medical Schools entry criteria 2020: created by the Medical Schools Council

Super-Curricular ideas - main PPT for tutorial time or assembly

39 slides. Ready-made to use immediately but adapt if you like

Oxbridge rejection letter template

A word document to adapt and send to students who did not receive an Oxbridge offer after interview.

1 Getting the big picture early PPT

Adaptable PPT for Year 12

Applying to Oxford or Cambridge: a step by step guide

Applying to Oxford or Cambridge: a step by step guide - 20 pages of advice from Year 11 onwards

Applying for Art Degrees: a step by step guide

Applying for Art Degrees: a step by step guide

Applying for biology degrees: step by step guide

Applying for biology degrees: step by step guide - 11 page pdf guide

Applying for Chemistry degrees - step by step guide

Pdf guide to give Year 11 and Year 12

Applying for English Literature degrees: a step by step guide

With advice for Year 11 and Year 12

Applying for Law degrees: a step by step guide

Applying for Law degrees: a step by step guide. 13 page pdf guide.

Applying for Medicine - step by step guide

Applying for Medicine - step by step guide - 14 page pdf guide packed with useful advice and helpful links

How much to you know about the UCAS personal statement?

How much to you know about the UCAS personal statement? - quiz with answers and general comments from admissions tutors

Apprenticeship Vs University: a debate

PPT and case studies - 45 mins activity includes video in the PPT. You do not need to be a Unifrog subscriber to run this activity.

Applying for Physics degrees - step by step guide

STEP BY STEP SERIES Applying for Physics degrees with advice and further links to explore for Year 11 and Year 12 - 11 page pdf booklet

Apprenticeships Parent Pack

Apprenticeships Parent Pack - 12 pages of advice for parents

UCAS Personal Statement: step by step guide - 17 page pdf guide

Includes 17 pages of advice: web links, from when starting sixth form to Oxford and Cambridge personal statements

Geography - super-curricular guide to enrich a personal statement

Ready-made powerpoint for tutors to use or provide on your VLE

Ultimate UCAT Guide

Free UCAT guide created by We are Medics team

Interviews - university guide for students

15 page pdf guide - general interviews, Oxbridge, Medicine, Vet Science/Med, Dentistry/Teaching

CHEMISTRY - SUPER-CURRICULAR GUIDE TO ENRICH A PERSONAL STATEMENT

Chemistry - super-curricular guide to enrich a personal statement: ready-made powerpoint for tutors to use

Supporting dentistry applications

Supporting dentistry applications: ready-made ppt - 14 slides

Supporting applications for Law

Supporting applications for Law: ready-made powerpoint - 22 slides

Supporting applications to Oxbridge: ready-made powerpoint

Supporting applications to Oxbridge: ready-made powerpoint - 28 slides covering myths, GCSEs, typical offers, finance and support.

UCAS reference: Form Tutor Report and Student Self-review Sheet

UCAS reference: Form Tutor Report and Student Self-review to help inform the overall UCAS reference

Choosing courses and universities: what features are important to me?

Choosing courses and universities: what features are important to me? questionnaire to help focus students on what to look for

Course analysis sheet: students complete while exploring and comparing degree courses

Course analysis sheet: students complete while exploring and comparing degree courses. Also comes with a University analysis sheet (e.g. location,facilities, aspects I like and don't like)

The leap from Year 12 to Year 13 - 4 mins video.

The leap from Year 12 to Year 13 - 4 mins video. A great video to show Year 13 as when they return from summer break.

EPQ - Challenges and advice - 4 mins video.

EPQ - Challenges and advice - 4 mins video. Students who've been through EPQ and gained A*/A impart advice and share the challenges.

Applying to Oxford and Cambridge - video - 4 mins.

Applying to Oxford and Cambridge: advice and experiences from applicants who received an Oxbridge offer.

Medicine video: advice for those applying

Video (5 mins) students reflect on reasons for applying, personal statement, work experience and selection tests

Oxbridge Interviews - 4 mins video.

Oxbridge Interviews - students discuss the approaches they adopted to their interview.

Making the most of sixth form: thinking ahead video

Video (5 mins) students in their first year at university reflect on what sixth formers can do to prepare for university.

Importance of visiting universities - 4 mins video

Importance of visiting universities - 4 mins video. Encourages students to visit their insurance choice universities.

Starting University: preparation and the first day - VIDEO

Video (5 mins) students in their first year at university reflect on how they prepared for university and pass on tips for your first day at university.

Starting university: Freshers' Week video

Video: 5 mins 24 seconds. Students filmed at the end of their 1st term discuss their experience of Freshers' Week

University preparation: Budgeting

Video (5 mins) students in their first year at university pass on advice about managing money

Accommodation at university: the range of experiences - Video (5 mins)

Undergraduates discuss university accommodation at the end of their first term at university

Results day: getting your results, changing courses and clearing VIDEO (5 mins)

Students discuss how they felt getting their results, especially if they missed their first choice offer or wanted to change course.

University preparation: first term challenges VIDEO (5 mins)

Undergraduates were filmed at the end of their first term and asked what they found challenging: what can you do to be ready?

HE Powerpoint Materials

1 Getting the big picture early PPT

Adaptable PPT for Year 12

2 Super Curricular Enrichment

Adaptable PPT for Year 12

3 UCAS Personal Statement Resources Guide

Adaptable PPT for Year 12

4 Applying to Russell Group Universities

Adaptable PPT for Year 12

5 Guide to Writing the UCAS Personal Statement

Adaptable PPT for Year 12

6 Supporting Law Applications

Adaptable PPT for Year 12

7 Supporting Oxbridge Applications

Adaptable PPT for Year 12

8 Supporting Medical Applications

Adaptable PPT for Year 12

9 Supporting Dentistry Applications

Adaptable PPT for Year 12

10 Supporting Veterinary Applications

Adaptable PPT for Year 12

11 A Quick Guide to Selection Tests

Adaptable PPT for Year 12

12 General Interview Technique

Adaptable PPT for Year 12

13 Medicine Interview

Adaptable PPT for Year 12

14 Multi Mini Interview

Adaptable PPT for Year 12

15 Oxbridge Interviews

Adaptable PPT for Year 12

16 Nursing Interviews

Adaptable PPT for Year 12

17 Teaching Interviews

Adaptable PPT for Year 12

18 Writing the UCAS Reference

Adaptable PPT for Year 12

PSHE in the sixth form

Citizenship resource - a free careers-teaching resource

Students explore social issues they feel strongly about and develop skills highly valued by admissions staff and employers, like teamwork and analysis.

Stress and anxiety, how to cope with it using mindfulness

PPT - stress and anxiety, how to cope with it using mindfulness - you do not need to be a Unifrog subscriber to use this resource.

Writing your C.V. - what to include

Writing your C.V. - what to include. Aimed at students from Year 11 to Year 13

Tutorial Activity Booklet - ideal for Year 12

Tutorial Activity Booklet - ideal for Year 12: Lifestyle, Study skills, Communication, Vision. Helps students achieve all-round success.

Luck factor - Part 1

How can students make themselves lucky through adopting lucky behaviours - ppt for tutors or assembly

Sleep is essential video

Video (max 4 mins) in which students discuss the need to take sleep seriously in order to study successfully

Are you in control of your phone? Or is your phone in control of you?

POWERPOINT - 48 slides - benefits, addiction, fake news, echo chambers, strategies to control phones, video links

Tackling Difficult Conversations

Complete activity pack (117 pages) for 6th formers with 20 activities based on management training course material

Coping with stress video

Video (max 4 mins) of advice from successful A-Level students to current sixth formers on coping with stress

Video: Habit Changer (4 mins 39s)

Help students develop more productive habits

The leap from Year 12 to Year 13 - 4 mins video.

The leap from Year 12 to Year 13 - 4 mins video. A great video to show Year 13 as when they return from summer break.

Alcohol student-led presentation exercise

Alcohol student-led presentation exercise on alcohol limits, drink driving, physical effects

Seeking support - part 1

Seeking support powerpoint for tutorial time

Seeking support - part 2

Seeking support - part 2 - powerpoint for tutorial time

Emotional side of learning - self esteem

Emotional side of learning - self esteem - reflection task

Stress activity

Students learn to identify stress and learn to accept the some stress can be useful but too much is not.

Who am I? 20 tutorial exercises

Who am I? students read about someone famous, guess who they are, answer questions about their life - each one has faced adversity and so is motivational

Barriers to learning - explore what you can control

Barriers to learning - explore what you can control - tutorial exercise

Sleep and learning powerpoint

Sleep and learning powerpoint

Starting University: preparation and the first day - VIDEO

Video (5 mins) students in their first year at university reflect on how they prepared for university and pass on tips for your first day at university.

Starting university: Freshers' Week video

Video: 5 mins 24 seconds. Students filmed at the end of their 1st term discuss their experience of Freshers' Week

University preparation: Budgeting

Video (5 mins) students in their first year at university pass on advice about managing money

Accommodation at university: the range of experiences - Video (5 mins)

Undergraduates discuss university accommodation at the end of their first term at university

Revision strategies

Year 13 Tutoring - ppt from Heads of Sixth Form Conference 21 June 2019

Michael Senior's ppt presented to Heads of Sixth at the Annual Heads of Sixth Conference June 2019

Revision - exploring what's good and bad

PPT with activity - 20 mins. You do not need to be a Unifrog subscriber to use this PPT

9 Day Challenge

Ppt to encourage students to study hard over half term 2020

Revision - R is for managing Relationships to reduce distractions

Revision - R is for managing Relationships to reduce distractions

Revision - E is for Environment - think about where you revise

Revision - E is for Environment - think about where you revise

Revision - S is for Strategies to recall information

Revision - S is for Strategies to recall information

Revision - T is for Testing yourself

Revision - T is for Testing yourself - practical advice and activities to focus on testing recall for linear exams

Video: Habit Changer (4 mins 39s)

Help students develop more productive habits

Revision to improve recall - video

Video (4 mins max) Revision to improve recall for linear examinations. ACTIVITY SHEET TO ACCOMPANY VIDEO PROVIDED

Revision: improving your understanding - video

Video (4 mins max) Revision: improving your understanding - top performing students focus on time spent genuinely trying to understand all aspects of the specification. One of three on revision.

Revision: application and practise - video

Video (max 4 mins) advice about the importance of past paper questions, mark schemes and practise. ACTIVITY SHEET TO ACCOMPANY THE VIDEO

Making technology useful for studying - video

Video (4 mins max) Making technology useful for studying - lots of ideas to embrace technology for learning

Sixth form tutorial activities

MODEL FOLDER AND REVISION CHECK

Model folder and revision check sheet - can be used by nearly any subject

Year 13 Tutoring - ppt from Heads of Sixth Form Conference 21 June 2019

Michael Senior's ppt presented to Heads of Sixth at the Annual Heads of Sixth Conference June 2019

TUTORIAL PROGRAMME 2020-21 (free sample version)

Download to view all videos available and activities PDF.

TUTORIAL GUIDE 2020-21 with activities

Full PDF version for subscribers. PPT version coming shortly.

Thinking fast and slow: helpful resource to get students thinking about thinking!

Thinking fast and slow: helpful resource to get students thinking about thinking! ppt to share with EPQ students as well as a stretch and challenge resource

TUTORIAL GUIDE 2020-21 - PPT - discussion based

PPT for tutorial time. For worksheets use the PDF version.

Rebus challenges - quick tutorial time activity to get students thinking

Rebus challenges - quick tutorial time activity to get students thinking - differentiated with easier and harder challenges. Examples to help students understand how a rebus works

Degree courses with the same title can be very different: tutorial activity -

Degree courses with the same title can be very different: tutorial activity - Computing / Psychology / Economics / Geography / English / Sociology

Creative thinking skills: ideal for 5 - 10 mins tutorial exercise

Creative thinking skills: ideal for 5 - 10 mins tutorial exercise.Helpful starter when trying to get students to think synoptically.

Video: Habit Changer (4 mins 39s)

Help students develop more productive habits

Who am I? 20 tutorial exercises

Who am I? students read about someone famous, guess who they are, answer questions about their life - each one has faced adversity and so is motivational

Barriers to learning - explore what you can control

Barriers to learning - explore what you can control - tutorial exercise

Analysing a UCAS Reference - motivating students to work hard in Year 12

Analysing a UCAS Reference - motivating students to work hard in Year 12. Students look at comments made (hard work, independence, curiosity) and reflect about what they want their reference to state.

Reading strategies - 23 page guide

Use with students to help them extract more information from what they read

Sleep and Stress

Stress and anxiety, how to cope with it using mindfulness

PPT - stress and anxiety, how to cope with it using mindfulness - you do not need to be a Unifrog subscriber to use this resource.

Sleep is essential video

Video (max 4 mins) in which students discuss the need to take sleep seriously in order to study successfully

Coping with stress video

Video (max 4 mins) of advice from successful A-Level students to current sixth formers on coping with stress

Sleep and learning powerpoint

Sleep and learning powerpoint

Stress activity

Students learn to identify stress and learn to accept the some stress can be useful but too much is not.

Study skills

MODEL FOLDER AND REVISION CHECK

Model folder and revision check sheet - can be used by nearly any subject

Resources to help students make the transition to university

Resources to help students make the transition to university - ppt created by UEA lecturer, Harriet Jones

Year 13 Tutoring - ppt from Heads of Sixth Form Conference 21 June 2019

Michael Senior's ppt presented to Heads of Sixth at the Annual Heads of Sixth Conference June 2019

Time management - daily to-do lists

Provide for students and teach them how to prioritise daily tasks - PDF SHEET

What's the problem? Questionnaire for under-performing students to complete before they meet their tutor

What's the problem? pre-meeting questionnaire for under-performing students to complete before they meet with their tutor

Organisation video

Video (max 4 mins) of top performing A Level students focusing on being organised in the sixth form

Note-taking: tips and skills video

Video (3 mins 31 secs) on tips and the importance of taking notes early plus a 17-page booklet on how to take notes

Video: Habit Changer (4 mins 39s)

Help students develop more productive habits

Reading strategies - 23 page guide

Use with students to help them extract more information from what they read

Folder Check pro-forma

Use the two examples as a guide for a subject-specific folder check

Taking even better notes - selectivity is key

Short activity to help students focus on being selective when taking notes

How to take notes - 17 page guide

How to take notes - 17 page guide in pdf format - with exercises

Barriers to learning - explore what you can control

Barriers to learning - explore what you can control - tutorial exercise

Understanding and tackling procrastination

Understanding and tackling procrastination - tutorial resource

Technology and learning

Are you in control of your phone? Or is your phone in control of you?

POWERPOINT - 48 slides - benefits, addiction, fake news, echo chambers, strategies to control phones, video links

Making technology useful for studying - video

Video (4 mins max) Making technology useful for studying - lots of ideas to embrace technology for learning

Using mobile phones to support learning - video

Video (max 4 mins) in which students discuss the way mobile phones can actually be helpful for studying

The leap from GCSE

Video: Having a goal that drives you

Video (4 mins) students discuss the merits of having a goal to help them put the hours in to get top grades

Leap from GCSE to Sixth Form 1: realising the challenge - video

Video 1 - 'Leap from GCSE to Sixth Form: Realising the Challenge' (4 mins max). Great for induction and intervention

Leap from GCSE to Sixth Form 2: understanding your subject - video

Video 2 - 'Leap from GCSE: Understanding your subject' plus a tutorial exercise (max 4 mins)

What skills do universities want sixth formers to develop?

An activity to help students understand the value of curiosity as well as skills they need to develop in the sixth form

Having a goal to motivate yourself

Having a goal to motivate yourself - research UCAS and apprenticeships

Time management and procrastination

9 Day Challenge

Ppt to encourage students to study hard over half term 2020

Putting in the hours video

Video (max 4 mins) - students outline how many hours they study to be able to achieve top grades. PLUS WORKSHOP ACTIVITY SHEET

Are you in control of your phone? Or is your phone in control of you?

POWERPOINT - 48 slides - benefits, addiction, fake news, echo chambers, strategies to control phones, video links

Procrastination: Routines and Discipline - video

Video (max 4 mins) Procrastination: Routines and Discipline

Procrastination: Phones and Social Media - video

Video (max 4 mins) advice about tackling social media and phones as a source of distraction. Comes with PPT activity.

Design your weekly study schedule

Design your weekly study schedule

Understanding and tackling procrastination

Understanding and tackling procrastination - tutorial resource

Unifrog resources

Choosing A-Levels: PPT for Unifrog subscribers to use with Year 11 students

PPT to guide students through the various tools on the Unifrog platform to help them choose their A-Levels

Revision - exploring what's good and bad

PPT with activity - 20 mins. You do not need to be a Unifrog subscriber to use this PPT

Stress and anxiety, how to cope with it using mindfulness

PPT - stress and anxiety, how to cope with it using mindfulness - you do not need to be a Unifrog subscriber to use this resource.

PPT - introduction to apprenticeships in England and Wales

PPT to use with students when using the subscription to the Unifrog Platform

BTEC myths buster: help students understand more about BTEC courses

For Unifrog subscribers, use this PPT to help students explore the value of BTEC Nationals

Work experience: interviews

Preparing students for work experience interviews: PPT and activity sheet - 60 mins - you do not need to be a Unifrog subscriber to use the resource.

Citizenship activity using the Unifrog Platform

Unifrom subscribers can use this tutorial research exercise to cover a range of citizenship objectives.

CV sort card activity - using the Unifrog platform

Actiivity to explore CVs using the PPT and the Unifrog platform

The Gatsby Benchmarks - how the Unifrog platform can help

Gatsby Benchmarks outlined and referenced against the Unifrog platform

Apprenticeship Vs University: a debate

PPT and case studies - 45 mins activity includes video in the PPT. You do not need to be a Unifrog subscriber to run this activity.

Transition Materials

WEEK 1 - Video - note-taking Cornell style

Watch this first. Students access this through their Vimeo channel not on this web site. Students access on Vimeo not this site

Choosing a sixth form: why stay on? video

Video (max 4 mins) in which students explain why they chose their school sixth form

YEAR 12 transition task - PPT - get your notes ready for exams next summer

PPT to download for Year 12 students - PPT for Year 12 - get your notes ready for year 13

Free university textbooks for students to download during school closure

408 textbooks for students to download during the school closure - Year 13 transition to uni

WEEK 1 - VIDEO about the note-taking task

Watch the first video about the note-taking task to accompany the PPT. Students access on Vimeo not this site.

YEAR 12 transition task - VIDEO - get your notes ready for exams next summer.

Video explaining the PPT - Provide the PPT for Year 12. Video is on Vimeo.

WEEK 1 - note-taking Cornell style TASK ON PPT

POWERPOINT - Year 11 material - with links with the student Vimeo channel - requires subscription. Schools send this to students.

WEEK 2 - VIDEO - making notes from a lecture, podcast or video - video narrating the PPT

This video narrates the PPT to help engage students in the task. Provide the PPT to students with the links.

WEEK 2 - PPT - making notes from a lecture, podcast or video TASK on PPT

POWERPOINT - Year 11 material - with links with the student Vimeo channel - requires subscription. Schools send this to students.

Week 3 - PPT - Having a goal - Year 11

Send this PPT to Year 11 as part of the subscription transition material. Remind them to watch the week 3 videos before going through the PPT

WEEK 3 - Video - Having a goal that drives you - Year 11 transition material

Video explaining the PPT - students watch this on their Vimeo channel using their password

WEEK 3 - Video - Having a goal that drives you - Year 11 transition material

Video short (1 mins) students discuss the value of having a goal in the sixth form to help achieve top grades

Week 4 Video - Independent Learning

Year 11 material for Week 4 - links with the student Vimeo channel - requires subscription

WEEK 4 Video of PPT

Narrated PPT to provide Year 11 when they watch the main week 4 video on independent learning

WEEK 4 PowerPoint to issue to students on independent learning

Send this to your students as it contains the tasks they need after watching the main video on their Vimeo channel

WEEK 6 - Organisation PPT

PPT on organisation to share with your students

Week 7: choosing your sixth form courses

Video to watch about choosing sixth form courses

WEEK 6 - Video about the organisation PPT

Students will watch this video on their Vimeo channel

Week 8: Procrastination and social media

Year 11 transition material: Video and PPT

WEEK 9 - VIDEO and PPT - A Level Mindset

Year 11 transition material for Week 9 - VIDEO and PPT requires subscription - students watch on their Vimeo channel

WEEK 10 and 11 - Extra curricular and time management

Final resource in the transition series. PPT to download and share with students.

Week 10 - VIDEO - TIME MANAGEMENT

Year 11 transition material: Video on time management

WEEK 10 and 11 - VIDEO on extra curricular

VIDEO on extra-curricular engagement

Year 11 transition

WEEK 1 - Video - note-taking Cornell style

Watch this first. Students access this through their Vimeo channel not on this web site. Students access on Vimeo not this site

Choosing a sixth form: why stay on? video

Video (max 4 mins) in which students explain why they chose their school sixth form

WEEK 1 - VIDEO about the note-taking task

Watch the first video about the note-taking task to accompany the PPT. Students access on Vimeo not this site.

WEEK 1 - note-taking Cornell style TASK ON PPT

POWERPOINT - Year 11 material - with links with the student Vimeo channel - requires subscription. Schools send this to students.

WEEK 2 - VIDEO - making notes from a lecture, podcast or video - video narrating the PPT

This video narrates the PPT to help engage students in the task. Provide the PPT to students with the links.

WEEK 2 - PPT - making notes from a lecture, podcast or video TASK on PPT

POWERPOINT - Year 11 material - with links with the student Vimeo channel - requires subscription. Schools send this to students.

Week 3 - PPT - Having a goal - Year 11

Send this PPT to Year 11 as part of the subscription transition material. Remind them to watch the week 3 videos before going through the PPT

WEEK 3 - Video - Having a goal that drives you - Year 11 transition material

Video explaining the PPT - students watch this on their Vimeo channel using their password

WEEK 3 - Video - Having a goal that drives you - Year 11 transition material

Video short (1 mins) students discuss the value of having a goal in the sixth form to help achieve top grades

Week 4 Video - Independent Learning

Year 11 material for Week 4 - links with the student Vimeo channel - requires subscription

WEEK 4 Video of PPT

Narrated PPT to provide Year 11 when they watch the main week 4 video on independent learning

WEEK 4 PowerPoint to issue to students on independent learning

Send this to your students as it contains the tasks they need after watching the main video on their Vimeo channel

WEEK 6 - Organisation PPT

PPT on organisation to share with your students

Week 7: choosing your sixth form courses

Video to watch about choosing sixth form courses

WEEK 6 - Video about the organisation PPT

Students will watch this video on their Vimeo channel

Week 8: Procrastination and social media

Year 11 transition material: Video and PPT

WEEK 9 - VIDEO and PPT - A Level Mindset

Year 11 transition material for Week 9 - VIDEO and PPT requires subscription - students watch on their Vimeo channel

WEEK 10 and 11 - Extra curricular and time management

Final resource in the transition series. PPT to download and share with students.

Week 10 - VIDEO - TIME MANAGEMENT

Year 11 transition material: Video on time management

WEEK 10 and 11 - VIDEO on extra curricular

VIDEO on extra-curricular engagement

Year 12 transition

YEAR 12 transition task - PPT - get your notes ready for exams next summer

PPT to download for Year 12 students - PPT for Year 12 - get your notes ready for year 13

YEAR 12 transition task - VIDEO - get your notes ready for exams next summer.

Video explaining the PPT - Provide the PPT for Year 12. Video is on Vimeo.

Procrastination: Phones and Social Media - video

Video (max 4 mins) advice about tackling social media and phones as a source of distraction. Comes with PPT activity.

Conference 2020

Conference Schedule - Heads of Sixth Form Conference 27 November 2020

Download the schedule to help you organise your day

Using technology to offer effective feedback to students

Use with teachers to explore how they can save time and effort

10 ways to work harder and smarter - Video CPD for delegates

15 mins video on grit, resilience, mindset and more. PPT version also available

Nudge Theory - for delegates

10 mins video explaining behavioural insights and how it can help your sixth form

Effective PSHE at Post-16: five essential insights all tutors need to know

20 mins video CPD for tutors

Self-discipline and how to keep on track - CPD for tutors

15 mins video for tutors

Ofsted changes (2019) and recent issues

Susan Sharp takes us through some helpful tips

Resources to use with students - University of Winchester

Researching your degree

The Pay Index

Grit video to use in tutorial time

Created by Peter Radford

Conference PPT 27 November