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Year 12 videos

Motivation 1: The importance of a goal - video

Getting the Grades video (5 mins 30 secs): play in Year 12 to focus students on research their post sixth form options to help motivate them to study

Independent Learning: Doing more than just homework

GETTING THE GRADES video (5 mins 30 secs) Comes with a range of activity downloads including 'rate your own independent learning skills'

Making the best start in Year 12 - Video

Getting the Grades video (5 mins): students share their tips on developing great study routines from the start of Year 12

Extracurricular 1: Seize and create opportunities

GETTING THE GRADES VIDEOS: students share the extracurricular opportunities they found and got involved in

Extracurricular 2: the benefits of extracurricular activities

Getting the Grades: Post-16 students discuss the benefits of their in-school and outside school extracurricular involvement

Study Skills: Organisation of folders and notes video

GETTING THE GRADES VIDEO - Top performing A Level students focusing on being organised in the sixth form. Download daily to do list + organisation activity

Importance of Year 12: a foundation for Year 13 (4 mins) captioned video

GETTING THE GRADES VIDEO outlining a host of reasons why it's important to work hard all throughout Year 12. Use plenary slides at the end for class discussion.

Importance of Year 12: Predicted grades (5 mins) captioned video

GETTING THE GRADES VIDEO - importance of studying hard in Year 12 + mini-plenaries and 'Think about' discussion at the end

Taking Notes 1: importance, tips and skills

Getting the Grades Video (6 mins): students share their advice about taking notes and the importance of doing it well from the start

Note-taking 2: how to take Cornell notes - video

Watch this biology teacher explain how make selective notes that help you to understand your notes and recall them

Revision 1: recalling content - video

GETTING THE GRADES VIDEO - top performing students share advice on how they recalled content for exams. Includes mini-plenaries and 'Think about' discussion at the end.

Revision 2 - More Tips for Recalling Content

Sixth form students give their advice on how to recall content for exams

Revision 3: application and practice - video

GETTING THE GRADES VIDEO - Advice about the importance of past paper questions, mark schemes and practise from Year 13 students. Mini-plenaries and activities.

Growth and Fixed Mindsets 1: mindsets explained

Getting the Grades video (5 mins): students share their take on both mindsets and why developing a growth mindset is helpful.

Growth and Fixed Mindset 2: why does your mindset matter?

Getting the Grades video (5 mins): how can having a growth mindset help you throughout your sixth form journey? Students share their experiences

Growth and Fixed Mindset 3: Risk, Resilience and Feedback

Getting the Grades video (6 mins): the final video in this growth mindset suite where students share how it's normal to get a low grade throughout sixth form and resilience & feedback are so important.

Changing Habits: cues, routines, rewards - video

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

Asking for help: teachers - video

Getting the Grades video (5 mins) in which A-Level students encourage others to value asking for help from teachers

Mental health: the importance of good sleep - video

Getting the Grades KS5 video (6 mins): Students discuss the importance of sleep and the impact of not having enough. Stages of sleep with REM and NREM explained. Discussion activities included in the middle and at the end.

Mental Health: 'Failure' is normal

Getting the Grade video (6 mins): students share their challenging moments throughout sixth form where they felt they underperformed or 'failed'

Putting in the hours (5 mins 40 sec) - VIDEO

GETTING THE GRADES VIDEO Video - Students outline how many hours they study to be able to achieve top grades. Download 'design your study schedule' activity

Procrastination: recognising and avoiding procrastination (Video 6 mins)

GETTING THE GRADES VIDEO - even top performing students procrastinate. In this video their share their experiences and strategies to avoid procrastinating.

Procrastination 2: Phones and Social Media (4 mins) captioned video

GETTING THE GRADES VIDEO - advice about tackling social media and phones as a source of distraction. Comes with PPT activity.

Attending lessons: valuing every one (5 mins 21s) captioned video

GETTING THE GRADES VIDEO - top performing students explain why it's important to value lessons. Includes mini-plenaries and 'Think about' discussion at the end.

EPQ - Challenges and advice - video

EPQ - Challenges and advice - 4 mins video

Visiting Universities 1: Visiting early and choosing where to go

Getting the Grades video (6 mins) - emphasis on booking early and as many as you can, being organised, sharing lifts, what to do when you get there

Visiting Universities 2: Visiting Firm and Insurance Universities

Getting the Grades video (5 mins) - although many studnets get their Firm choice, lots get insurance or clearing: so visiting insurance choices is important

Make the most of the summer - video

Getting the Grades video (5 mins 30 secs) Play to Year 12 towards the end of the summer term to help them spend some time over the holiday period preparing for Year 13