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.

Video (max 5 mins 21s) - top performing students explain why it's important to value every lesson to encourage better attendance and punctuality

Why is it so important to attend all lessons

What is the impact of missing lessons

Activity at the end - which of the following reasons for missing lessons are avoidable? Will the impact differ according to the reasons? What advice would you give some who is not attending lessons? What advice would you give to someone who misses a lesson because of their subject or teacher? Will things improve if you avoid lessons?