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Study skills

Importance of Year 12: a foundation for Year 13 - video

Video: (4 mins) outlining why it's importance to work hard from day 1 as it makes the 2nd year so much easier and less stressful

Importance of Year 12: predicted grades - video

Video (3 mins) in which students share their experience of how internal tests and work set throughout year 12 helped towards the evidence on which their predicted grades were based

A-Level Mindset - video

A-Level Mindset and growth mindset video and tutorial exercise for sixth formers

Putting in the hours - video

Video of top performing A Level students who outline how many hours they study to be able to achieve top grades

Understanding and tackling procrastination

Understanding and tackling procrastination - tutorial resource

Asking for help: friends - video

Short video of successful sixth form students passing on advice about the importance of friendship groups and peer-to-peer support

Organisation - video

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

Note-taking 1: 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

How to take notes - 17 page guide

17 page guide on how to take notes in different styles - with exercise to try out the methods

Taking even better notes - selectivity is key

Note-taking activity on how to take more selective notes to use in tutorial time with six formers

Time management - daily to-do lists

Time management - daily to-do lists

Blank study schedules to use

Blank study schedules to use

Reading strategies - 23 page guide

Guide to help students read academic information more effectively by using a series of strategies. Also provides an activity in which students learn how to speed read.

MODEL FOLDER AND REVISION CHECK

Revision and folder check sheet - generic so can be used by nearly any subject

Folder Check pro-forma

Skills Review to check a student's folder is well organised. Ready-made template to copy.

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

Revision - R is for managing Relationships to reduce distractions

Revision - manage relationships to reduce distractions

Feedback 1: Responding To Feedback (5 mins) - video

Students discuss how they felt receiving feedback on their work, tests and mock exams

Feedback 2: Making the most of feedback (5 mins) - video

Students discuss how to seek feedback and use it effectively

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

Barriers to learning - explore what you can control

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

Habit Changer - video

Video (4 mins 39s) Habit Changing strategies based on the research outlined in 'The Power of Habit' by Charles Duhigg

A-Level Mindset and Growth Mindset

A-Level Mindset - video

A-Level Mindset and growth mindset video and tutorial exercise for sixth formers

A LEVEL MINDSET - VIDEO FOLLOW-UP EXERCISE

A LEVEL MINDSET - VIDEO FOLLOW-UP EXERCISE

Asking for help: friends - video

Short video of successful sixth form students passing on advice about the importance of friendship groups and peer-to-peer support

Asking for help: teachers - video

Video in which successful A-Level students encourage current sixth form students to ask for help when needed. Fosters the growth mindset in that support is seen as key to making progress.

Feedback 1: Responding To Feedback (5 mins) - video

Students discuss how they felt receiving feedback on their work, tests and mock exams

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

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 resilience and how they develop from having a growth mindset - ready-made ppt

Growth or Fixed Mindset - assess your mindset exercise

Growth or Fixed Mindset - assess your mindset exercise activity

Fixed and growth mindset: the dangers of praise

Fixed and growth mindset: the dangers of praise - powerpoint for tutorial time 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

Attending lessons: valuing every one - video

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

7 Principles of learning

Mindset Growth

Emotions and learning

Perfectionism 2: Finding solutions video

Students share how they tried to avoid and tackle unhelpful perfectionism

Feedback 2: Making the most of feedback (5 mins) - video

Students discuss how to seek feedback and use it effectively

Emotional side of learning: feeling overwhelmed video

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

Emotional side of learning - self esteem

​Emotional side of learning - self esteem - reflection task​

Leap from Year 12 to Year 13 - video

The pressure of the first term of year 13 is outlined (trial exams, personal statements, choosing universities, step to 2nd year work, EPQ)

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

Grit video to use in tutorial time

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

Seeking support - part 1

Seeking support powerpoint for tutorial time

Seeking support - part 2

Seeking support - part 2 - powerpoint for tutorial time - mindfulness

Independent learning

Motivating yourself to keep working - video

Successful sixth form students pass on advice about how to keep motivated when approach examinations. Discipline and routines seem to be key.

Habit Changer - video

Video (4 mins 39s) Habit Changing strategies based on the research outlined in 'The Power of Habit' by Charles Duhigg

Leap from Year 12 to Year 13 - video

The pressure of the first term of year 13 is outlined (trial exams, personal statements, choosing universities, step to 2nd year work, EPQ)

Study skills guide for EPQ from University of East Anglia

Study skills guide for EPQ from University of East Anglia

17 DAY CHALLENGE OVER EASTER

​17 DAY CHALLENGE OVER EASTER : ppt for tutors

MODEL FOLDER AND REVISION CHECK

Revision and folder check sheet - generic so 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

Time management - daily to-do lists

Blank study schedules to use

Blank study schedules to use

Grit video to use in tutorial time

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

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

Note-taking activity on how to take more selective notes to use in tutorial time with six formers

Design your weekly study schedule

Design your weekly study schedule - activity for GCSE or Sixth Form tutor time

Motivation

Having a goal to motivate yourself

Having a goal to motivate yourself - research exercise for 6th form tutorial time

Growth Mindset - Myth of Genius

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

Motivating yourself to keep working - video

Successful sixth form students pass on advice about how to keep motivated when approach examinations. Discipline and routines seem to be key.

Who am I? 20 tutorial exercises

​Who am I? 20 tutorial exercises in which students read about someone famous, guess who they are, answer questions about their life

Note-taking

Revision strategies

Motivating yourself to keep working - video

Successful sixth form students pass on advice about how to keep motivated when approach examinations. Discipline and routines seem to be key.

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

17 DAY CHALLENGE OVER EASTER

​17 DAY CHALLENGE OVER EASTER : ppt for tutors

Revision - R is for managing Relationships to reduce distractions

Revision - manage relationships to reduce distractions

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

Revision strategies

Revision - S is for Strategies to recall information

Revision - S is for Strategies to recall information - tutorial booklet for GCSE and Sith Form students

Revision - T is for Testing yourself

Revision - T is for Testing yourself - activity booklet for sixth form tutorial time. Great for linear exams.

Habit Changer - video

Video (4 mins 39s) Habit Changing strategies based on the research outlined in 'The Power of Habit' by Charles Duhigg

Revision 1: 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

Revision 3: application and practise - video

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

Making technology useful for studying - video

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

Emotional side of learning: feeling overwhelmed video

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

Design your weekly study schedule

Design your weekly study schedule - activity for GCSE or Sixth Form tutor time

Technology and learning

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

Feedback 1: Responding To Feedback (5 mins) - video

Students discuss how they felt receiving feedback on their work, tests and mock exams

What skills do universities want sixth formers to develop?

Tutor activity to help sixth formers understand what skills academic skills universities need students to develop

Having a goal to motivate yourself

Having a goal to motivate yourself - research exercise for 6th form tutorial time

Thinking skills

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

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

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

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

Starters and thinking skills exercises

Starters and thinking skills exercises. Induction activity for Year 12 students starting in September

Time management and procrastination

9 Day Challenge - infographic

9 Day Challenge - infographic

Blank study schedules to use

Blank study schedules to use

Putting in the hours - video

Video of top performing A Level students who outline how many hours they study to be able to achieve top grades

Procrastination 1: Routines and Discipline - video

Procrastination 2: Phones and Social Media - video

Procrastination: Social media and phones - a source of distraction and what to do about it

Design your weekly study schedule

Design your weekly study schedule - activity for GCSE or Sixth Form tutor time

Understanding and tackling procrastination

Understanding and tackling procrastination - tutorial resource