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A-Level Mindset and Growth Mindset
Emotions and learning
Employability Skills
Independent learning
Induction
Intervention
Managing the sixth form experience
PSHE in the sixth form
Revision strategies
Sixth form tutorial activities
Sleep and Stress
Study skills
Technology and learning
The leap from GCSE
Time management and procrastination
Super-curricular guides for UCAS Personal Statements
September & October Yr 12
November - December Yr 12
January - February Yr 12
March - May Yr 12 & Yr 13
June - July Yr 12
Year 13

SAMPLE SUBSCRIBER CONTENT
Newly added free resources
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All Videos
A-Level Mindset and Growth Mindset
Emotions and learning
Employability Skills
Independent learning
Induction
Intervention
Managing the sixth form experience
PSHE in the sixth form
Revision strategies
Sixth form tutorial activities
Sleep and Stress
Study skills
Technology and learning
The leap from GCSE
Time management and procrastination
Super-curricular guides for UCAS Personal Statements
September & October Yr 12
November - December Yr 12
January - February Yr 12
March - May Yr 12 & Yr 13
June - July Yr 12
Year 13

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Video (3 mins 43 secs) Putting in the hours. Watch now. 2 of 4 sample subscriber content.

Employability skills: the benefits of extra-curricular involvement

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Newly added free resources

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.

Fasting during Ramadan - letter for students and parents - Word document to adapt for your centre

New Ofsted Inspection Framework: summary with emphasis on post 16

5 page summary of the proposed changes to the Ofsted Inspection Framework with emphasis on post 16

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

Revision Planner 2019 - excel document for students to adapt

Year 13 Action Plan to tackle under-performing students - an example

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

Newly added subscriber resources

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

Intervention session - guidance notes for 60-90 mins workshop

Psychology: super-curricular guide to enrich a personal statement

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

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.

A LEVEL MINDSET - VIDEO FOLLOW-UP EXERCISE

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.

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

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

Growth or Fixed Mindset - assess your mindset exercise

Questionnaire and mindset scoring

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

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

Sleep and learning powerpoint

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

All Videos

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

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

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

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

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.

Video (4 mins max) Revision to improve recall for linear examinations

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.

Video (max 4 mins) advice about the importance of past paper questions, mark schemes and practise

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Leap from GCSE to Sixth Form 1: realising the challenge

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

Video (max 4 mins) Procrastination: Routines and Discipline

Procrastination: Phones and Social Media

Video (max 4 mins) advice about tackling social media and phones as a source of distraction

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

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

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

A-Level Mindset and Growth Mindset

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

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.

A LEVEL MINDSET - VIDEO FOLLOW-UP EXERCISE

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

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

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

Questionnaire and mindset scoring

7 Principles of learning

Emotions and learning

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

Emotional side of learning - self esteem - reflection task

Employability Skills

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

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

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

Independent learning

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

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

Rate your independent learning skills - questionnaire

Rate your independent learning skills - sixth form questionnaire

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

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

Independent Learning: cartoon exercise

Understanding and tackling procrastination - tutorial resource

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

Taking even better notes - selectivity is key

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

Induction

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

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

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

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

Having a goal to motivate yourself - research UCAS & apprenticeships

Intervention

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

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

Intervention session - guidance notes for 60-90 mins workshop

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

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

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.

Video (4 mins max) Revision to improve recall for linear examinations

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.

Video (max 4 mins) advice about the importance of past paper questions, mark schemes and practise

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

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

Revision - R is for managing Relationships to reduce distractions

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

Revision - S is for Strategies to recall information

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

Revision Planner 2019 - excel document for students to adapt

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

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

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

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

Rate your independent learning skills - sixth form questionnaire

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

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

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 (max 4 mins) Procrastination: Routines and Discipline

Video (max 4 mins) advice about tackling social media and phones as a source of distraction

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 - tutorial exercise

Independent Learning: cartoon exercise

Design your weekly study schedule

Understanding and tackling procrastination - tutorial resource

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

Intervention strategies checklist for teachers

Checklist to structure intervention in the 6th form

Emotional side of learning - self esteem - reflection task

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

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

Having a goal to motivate yourself - research UCAS & apprenticeships

Managing the sixth form experience

Video (3 mins 20 sec) watch this video to find out more about our subscription video content. 1 of 4 sample subscriber content.

Fasting during Ramadan - letter for students and parents - Word document to adapt for your centre

5 page summary of the proposed changes to the Ofsted Inspection Framework with emphasis on post 16

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

List of possible lesson expectations for A-Level teachers

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

Year 13 Action Plan to tackle under-performing students - an example

PSHE in the sixth form

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

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

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

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

Seeking support powerpoint for tutorial time

Seeking support - part 2 - powerpoint for tutorial time

Emotional side of learning - self esteem - reflection task

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

Who am I? students read about someone famous, guess who they are, answer questions about their life - each one has faced adversity in some way

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

Sleep and learning powerpoint

Revision strategies

Video (4 mins max) Revision to improve recall for linear examinations

Video (max 4 mins) advice about the importance of past paper questions, mark schemes and practise

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 - R is for managing Relationships to reduce distractions

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

Revision - S is for Strategies to recall information

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

Excel planner for students to complete to organise their revision

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

Sixth form tutorial activities

Who am I? students read about someone famous, guess who they are, answer questions about their life - each one has faced adversity in some way

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

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

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

Sleep and Stress

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

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

Sleep and learning powerpoint

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

Study skills

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Understanding and tackling procrastination - tutorial resource

Technology and learning

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

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

The leap from GCSE

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

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 - research UCAS & apprenticeships

Time management and procrastination

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

Video (max 4 mins) Procrastination: Routines and Discipline

Video (max 4 mins) advice about tackling social media and phones as a source of distraction

Design your weekly study schedule

Understanding and tackling procrastination - tutorial resource

Super-curricular guides for UCAS Personal Statements

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.

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

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

Physics: super-curricular guide to enrich a personal statement

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

September & October Yr 12

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

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

Rate your independent learning skills - sixth form questionnaire

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

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

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

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

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

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

7 Principles of learning

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

Having a goal to motivate yourself - research UCAS & apprenticeships

November - December Yr 12

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

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.

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.

Rate your independent learning skills - sixth form questionnaire

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

Video (max 4 mins) Procrastination: Routines and Discipline

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

Who am I? students read about someone famous, guess who they are, answer questions about their life - each one has faced adversity in some way

Design your weekly study schedule

Understanding and tackling procrastination - tutorial resource

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

7 Principles of learning

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

January - February Yr 12

Intervention session - guidance notes for 60-90 mins workshop

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

Video (4 mins max) Revision to improve recall for linear examinations

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

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

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

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

Video (max 4 mins) advice about tackling social media and phones as a source of distraction

Who am I? students read about someone famous, guess who they are, answer questions about their life - each one has faced adversity in some way

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

Sleep and learning powerpoint

Design your weekly study schedule

Understanding and tackling procrastination - tutorial resource

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

Emotional side of learning - self esteem - reflection task

March - May Yr 12 & Yr 13

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

Intervention session - guidance notes for 60-90 mins workshop

Video (4 mins max) Revision to improve recall for linear examinations

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

Video (max 4 mins) advice about the importance of past paper questions, mark schemes and practise

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

Revision - R is for managing Relationships to reduce distractions

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

Revision - S is for Strategies to recall information

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

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

Video (max 4 mins) advice about tackling social media and phones as a source of distraction

Design your weekly study schedule

Seeking support powerpoint for tutorial time

Seeking support - part 2 - powerpoint for tutorial time

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

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

Sleep and learning powerpoint

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

Emotional side of learning - self esteem - reflection task

June - July Yr 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.

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

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

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

Year 13

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.

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

Intervention session - guidance notes for 60-90 mins workshop

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

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

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

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

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

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

Sleep and learning powerpoint

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

Understanding and tackling procrastination - tutorial resource

Seeking support powerpoint for tutorial time

Seeking support - part 2 - powerpoint for tutorial time

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

Emotional side of learning - self esteem - reflection task

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