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All Videos- 6th form tutor time

Perfectionism 1: Exploring perfectionism video

Students share their experiences of being a perfectionist in this 5 mins video

Perfectionism 2: Finding solutions video

Students share how they tried to avoid and tackle unhelpful perfectionism

Choosing a sixth form: why stay on? video

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

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

Video to play Year 12 during induction or tutorial time to teach the mindset they need to approach sixth form. Also a useful intervention resource.

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

Videos and tutorial material to teach the skills needed from GCSE to A-Level

Extra curricular activities- video

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

Organisation video

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

Independent Learning - video

Video guide to teach the independent learning skills as well as tutorial material to use with sixth form students.

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: 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

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

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.

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

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

Sleep is essential video

Video in which successful sixth form students pass on advice about sleep being key to being able to study well

Mental Health 1 - Stress, communication and support

Mental Health 1 - Stress, communication and support

Mental Health 2 - Reducing stress

Mental Health 2 - Reducing stress

Mental health 3: staying mentally and physically healthy to cope with stress

Mental health 3: staying mentally and physically healthy to cope with stress

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​

Video: Habit Changer (4 mins 39s)

Video: Habit Changer

Video: Feedback 1: Responding To Feedback (5 mins)

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

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

Students discuss how to seek feedback and use it effectively

Revision to improve recall - video

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

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

Revision: application and practise - video

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

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.

Procrastination: Routines and Discipline - video

Procrastination: Phones and Social Media - video

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

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

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

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 - video

Medicine video: advice for those applying

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

Personal Statement 2: What to include Video (5 mins)

Students discuss the content they included to make their personal statement effective

Oxbridge Interviews - 4 mins video.

Oxbridge Interviews

Making the most of sixth form: thinking ahead video

Video (4 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.

Next Steps 1: Considering an apprenticeship

Next Steps 1: Considering an apprenticeship

Results day 2: In the morning

Results day 2: In the morning

Results day 3: The Clearing Process

Students who experienced the clearing process share their advice

Results day 4: Mindset about an insurance choice, clearing and changing courses at Uni (5 mins video)

Results day 4: Mindset about your insurance choice, clearing and changing courses at Uni VIDEO (5 mins)

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

Starting university: Freshers' Week

University preparation: Budgeting

University preparation: Budgeting

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

Video (5 mins) Undergraduates discuss university accommodation at the end of their first term at university​

University preparation: first term challenges VIDEO (5 mins)

University preparation: first term challenges VIDEO (5 mins)

Using your access code

Remote Tutoring (Years 12/13)

Choosing a sixth form: why stay on? video

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

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

Video to play Year 12 during induction or tutorial time to teach the mindset they need to approach sixth form. Also a useful intervention resource.

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

Videos and tutorial material to teach the skills needed from GCSE to A-Level

Extra curricular activities- video

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

Organisation video

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

Independent Learning - video

Video guide to teach the independent learning skills as well as tutorial material to use with sixth form students.

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

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

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.

A-Level Mindset video

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

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

Sleep is essential video

Video in which successful sixth form students pass on advice about sleep being key to being able to study well

Mental Health 1 - Stress, communication and support

Mental Health 1 - Stress, communication and support

Mental Health 2 - Reducing stress

Mental Health 2 - Reducing stress

Mental health 3: staying mentally and physically healthy to cope with stress

Mental health 3: staying mentally and physically healthy to cope with stress

Video: Habit Changer (4 mins 39s)

Video: Habit Changer

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​

Video: Feedback 1: Responding To Feedback (5 mins)

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

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

Students discuss how to seek feedback and use it effectively

Revision to improve recall - video

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

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

Revision: application and practise - video

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

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.

Procrastination: Routines and Discipline - video

Procrastination: Phones and Social Media - video

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

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

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

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 - video

Medicine video: advice for those applying

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

Personal Statement 2: What to include Video (5 mins)

Students discuss the content they included to make their personal statement effective

Oxbridge Interviews - 4 mins video.

Oxbridge Interviews

Making the most of sixth form: thinking ahead video

Video (4 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.

Next Steps 1: Considering an apprenticeship

Next Steps 1: Considering an apprenticeship

Results day 2: In the morning

Results day 2: In the morning

Results day 3: The Clearing Process

Students who experienced the clearing process share their advice

Results day 4: Mindset about an insurance choice, clearing and changing courses at Uni (5 mins video)

Results day 4: Mindset about your insurance choice, clearing and changing courses at Uni VIDEO (5 mins)

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

Starting university: Freshers' Week

University preparation: Budgeting

University preparation: Budgeting

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

Video (5 mins) Undergraduates discuss university accommodation at the end of their first term at university​

University preparation: first term challenges VIDEO (5 mins)

University preparation: first term challenges VIDEO (5 mins)

Barriers to learning

Video: Feedback 1: Responding To Feedback (5 mins)

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

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

Students discuss how to seek feedback and use it effectively

Procrastination: Phones and Social Media - video

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

Choosing a sixth form

Choosing a sixth form: why stay on? video

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

Induction Year 12

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

Video to play Year 12 during induction or tutorial time to teach the mindset they need to approach sixth form. Also a useful intervention resource.

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

Videos and tutorial material to teach the skills needed from GCSE to A-Level

Independent Learning - video

Video guide to teach the independent learning skills as well as tutorial material to use with sixth form students.

Rate your independent learning skills - questionnaire

Rate your independent learning skills - sixth form questionnaire

Extra curricular activities- video

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

Step 1 - POWERPOINT WITH THE TASK - note-taking Cornell style

POWERPOINT with the note-taking task and links students need

Step 2 - Powerpoint - making notes from a lecture, podcast or video

POWERPOINT - download to use the links. The task is also explained in the video version.

GCSE to Year 12 - transition checklist

GCSE to Year 12 transition checklist

Organisation video

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

Design your weekly study schedule

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

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

Sell this!

Sell this! Induction activity for Year 12's starting in September

Rebus challenges - quick tutorial time activity to get students thinking

Rebus challenges - quick tutorial time activity to get students thinking

Leap to to Year 12

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

Video to play Year 12 during induction or tutorial time to teach the mindset they need to approach sixth form. Also a useful intervention resource.

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

Videos and tutorial material to teach the skills needed from GCSE to A-Level

Leap to Year 13

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

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

Emotional side of learning: feeling overwhelmed video

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

Mental health

Perfectionism 2: Finding solutions video

Students share how they tried to avoid and tackle unhelpful perfectionism

Mental Health 1 - Stress, communication and support

Mental Health 1 - Stress, communication and support

Mental Health 2 - Reducing stress

Mental Health 2 - Reducing stress

Mental health 3: staying mentally and physically healthy to cope with stress

Mental health 3: staying mentally and physically healthy to cope with stress

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.

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

Sleep is essential video

Video in which successful sixth form students pass on advice about sleep being key to being able to study well

Emotional side of learning: feeling overwhelmed video

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

Perfectionism 1: Exploring perfectionism video

Students share their experiences of being a perfectionist in this 5 mins video

Parent advice

Procrastination

Procrastination: Routines and Discipline - video

Procrastination: Phones and Social Media - video

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

Revision

Revision to improve recall - video

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

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

Revision: application and practise - video

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

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.

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

Study skills

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

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.

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

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

Video: Feedback 1: Responding To Feedback (5 mins)

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

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

Students discuss how to seek feedback and use it effectively

Uni prep

Personal Statement 2: What to include Video (5 mins)

Students discuss the content they included to make their personal statement effective

Applying to Oxford and Cambridge - video - 4 mins.

Applying to Oxford and Cambridge - video

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

Making the most of sixth form: thinking ahead video

Video (4 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.

Next Steps 1: Considering an apprenticeship

Next Steps 1: Considering an apprenticeship

Results day 2: In the morning

Results day 2: In the morning

Results day 3: The Clearing Process

Students who experienced the clearing process share their advice

Results day 4: Mindset about an insurance choice, clearing and changing courses at Uni (5 mins video)

Results day 4: Mindset about your insurance choice, clearing and changing courses at Uni VIDEO (5 mins)

University preparation: Budgeting

University preparation: Budgeting

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

Starting university: Freshers' Week

University preparation: first term challenges VIDEO (5 mins)

University preparation: first term challenges VIDEO (5 mins)

EPQ

EPQ - Challenges and advice - 4 mins video.

EPQ - Challenges and advice - 4 mins video