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FEBRUARY 23RD 2012
YEAR 11 STUDY SKILLS
EVENING
YEAR 11 STUDY SKILLS EVENING
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Welcome and Introduction
(Miss Field – Deputy Director of Learning for Key Stage 4)
Intervention update and Study Skills Overview
(Mr. Player - Director of Learning for Key Stage 4)
English Study Skills (Ms. Furneaux – Headteacher)
Maths Study Skills (Mr. Rix – Director of Maths)
Science Study Skills (Miss Field)
Learning Styles (Mr. Li-Rocchi – Assistant Headteacher)
Role of the Parent (Mr.VandenBergh – Assistant Headteacher)
INTERVENTION AT FRAMINGHAM EARL
INTERVENTION – THE 3 “I”S
Impact
Information
Intervention
INFORMATION
Throughout Key Stage 4 subject teachers
enter data about students’ progress.
 This information is entered into “The Big
Picture” which analyses pupils’ progress.
 The Raising Attainment Group meets
fortnightly to discuss the data and
individuals progress in core subjects.
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INTERVENTION
There are a number of different intervention
strategies that we use at Framingham Earl:
 Whole year group strategies – e.g. The Big
Picture event and Futures Day.
 Small Group Tutoring.
 Tutor Time Sessions.
 Individual Mentoring.
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IMPACT
All students last year received some form of
intervention and the school achieved excellent
GCSE results.
 Those students identified as needing extra help
made significant progress from mock results to
actual results.
 This year we have already worked with more
students and there has been more time, effort
and money invested into intervention.
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2011-2012
Date
Activity
Description
26/09/11
“THE BIG PICTURE LIVE”
A 2 hour motivational session for all
Year 11 students to set targets for rest of the year.
29/09/11
Year 11 Post 16 Pathways Evening
An evening for all students and parents in Year 11 to
explain post 16 pathways and the application process.
11/10/11
Year 11 Futures Day – Part 1
An opportunity for students to meet prospective VI
form colleges and first session with Mike Warwick.
18/01/12
Year 11 Futures Day – Part 2
Mock exam results day and Mike Warwick part 2
20/02/12
Year 11 Futures Day – Part 3
An opportunity for all students to think about how to
study effectively with Mike Warwick.
23/02/12
Year 11 Study Skills Evening
An evening for all students in Year 11 on how to
prepare effectively for the exam period.
23/04/12
Year 11 Futures Day – Part 3
An opportunity for students to prepare for the last
sprint. Mike Warwick session part 4.
21st-31st/05/12
Year 11 Structured Revision
Final revision sessions to prepare effectively for
exams.
Small Group
Tutoring
Tutor Time
Intervention
Mentoring
From
September
for Year 11
Students
Throughout
Year 10 and
Year 11
To take place
following
Year 11 mock
exam
evaluation
STUDY SKILL SESSIONS
Students will stay in existing form groups for
tutor time on Mondays and Fridays.
 On Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday they
attend Study Skills Sessions with new tutors.
 Students have been placed in groups based
upon mock exam results and predicted grades.
 This enables sessions to be tailored to students
individual needs.
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WHAT HAPPENS IN STUDY SKILLS?
“If I had six hours to chop down a tree, I'd spend
the first hour sharpening the axe.”
Abraham Lincoln
Sessions will focus on issues such as learning
styles, revision tips and exam techniques.
 For some groups the sessions will also involve
focused intervention in English, Maths and
Science.
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Week
Beginning
Group 5
Group 6
Group 7
Session 19: After the mocks
Session 1: How do I learn? And Session 2: Using my learning
style.
Session 3: Improving my study space
Session 4: Where does time go? And Session 5: Study
sequences
Session 6: Using teachers well
Session 7: Setting my goals
Session 8: SQ8R method
Session 9 Taking notes
Session 10,11 and 12: Outlining
English
Mrs.Garrity
Room 2
Maths
Mr. Rix
Room 27
Science
Mrs. Hirst
Room 18
Science
Mrs. Hirst
Room 18
English
Mrs.Garrity
Room 2
Maths
Mr. Rix
Room 27
Maths
Mr. Rix
Room 27
Science
Mrs. Hirst
Room 18
English
Mrs.Garrity
Room 2
12/03/2012
Session 13: Independent work
Session 14: Layers of memory
Session 15: Preparing for exams
English
Mrs.Garrity
Room 2
Maths
Mr. Rix
Room 27
Science
Mrs. Hirst
Room 18
19/03/2012
Session 16: Exam Strategies
Session 17: Exam Tricks
Session 18: Key Terms for exams
Session 20: Mind Maps
Science
Mrs. Hirst
Room 18
English
Mrs.Garrity
Room 2
Maths
Mr. Rix
Room 27
26/03/2012
Session 21: Taboo Cards
Session 22: Making a Revision Timetable
Session 23: Dealing with Stress
Maths
Mr. Rix
Room 27
Science
Mrs. Hirst
Room 18
English
Mrs.Garrity
Room 2
20/02/2012
27/02/2012
05/03/2012
Group 1
(Mr. Player)
Room 44
Group 2
(Mr. Rackley)
Room 24
Group 3
(Mrs. Taylor)
Room32
Group 4
(Mr. Barnes)
Room 1
SMALL STEPS TO A BIG JUMP…
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Phillips Idowu
4 metres in an Olympic Cycle
1 metre a year
10 cm a month
2.5 cm a week
0.25mm each training session
OR IN YOUR CASE…
20 minutes per form time.
 3 Study Skills Sessions a week.
 1 extra hour of exam preparation a week.
 12 extra hours of exam preparation.
 The equivalent of an entire weekend spent
revising.
If you can improve a little bit every morning then
the end result will be massive!!
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“Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated
day in and day out.”
PLANNING YOUR REVISION
MR. PLAYER - DIRECTOR OF LEARNING KS4
“The bad news is that from now onwards
time flies, the good news is you’re the pilot”
PREPARATION FOR SUCCESS
Plan –A clear revision
timetable will focus
your studies.
 Understanding - Know
what you have to cover.
 Resources – Teachers,
books, revision sites,
exam magic.
 Environment – Create
an environment that is
effective for you.
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Stay Focused – Revise the
key topic areas.
Individual Strategies –
What works best for you.
Mock Exams – Use these
as a starting point for your
revision.
Preparation –
Be organised.
Learning Styles –
Understand and use them.
End Goal – Big Picture.
TIMETABLE OVERVIEW
Academic
Commitments
March
April
May
June
All ICT coursework to be
completed.
DT Course work in
Exams begin:
Music– 14th
Science – 15th
English Lit- - 22nd
P.E. – 30th
Maths – 11th June
History – 12th June
NCFC Season Ticket
Cup final 5th May
PE Practical exams.
Other interests
NCFC Season Ticket
Tennis lessons
Wednesdays
Personal/ Social
commitments
Pauls Birthday 21st march
Family Holiday 25th – 27th
May
Cousins wedding 2nd june
PLANNING REVISION – ALL SUBJECTS
Date
Session 1
Session 2
Session 3
Session 4
Saturday
5th April
Maths
Science
English
French
Area
Number
Human Body
Anthology
Oral
Method
Mind
Mapping
Cards
Notes
Cards
Aim-
To
understand
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To list the…
To look for…
To prepare…
TIMETABLE – SUBJECT SPECIFIC
Subject
Area
Maths
Numbers
Topic
Resources
Equations •Class Notes
Priority
Low
•Past Paper
•Class Notes
Graphs
Pie Charts
(some missing)
• Past Paper
High
ENGLISH REVISION
Ms. Furneaux - Headteacher
SCIENCE REVISION
Miss. Field– Deputy Director of Learning (KS4)
MATHS REVISION
Mr J Rix - Director of Mathematics
“It is good to have an end to journey
toward; but it is the journey that
matters, in the end.”
Ursula Le Guin
RESOURCES
Personalised Revision Plan
 Own books
 Revision after school
 Mathswatch CD – Rom
 Internet:
www.mymaths.co.uk
www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/maths
www.edexcel.com/quals/gcse/gcseleg/maths/1380/Pages/defaulaspx
www.gcsemathspastpapers.com/gcse-maths-past-papersquestions.htm
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READ IT – THINK IT – DO IT!
Cover up the answer and method
 Try the question
 Check the answer
 Do it again if not sure
 Bring in the question and ask any maths
teacher
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LEARNING HOW TO REVISE
VAK
VISUAL / AUDITORY / KINAESTHETIC
Mr R Li-Rocchi - Assistant Headteacher
WHAT ARE VISUAL LEARNERS LIKE?
Visual Learners…
Like to use pictures and
diagrams to learn.
Understand & remember
best when they see
information.
Enjoy using colour coding
to help them remember.
WHAT ARE AUDITORY LEARNERS LIKE?
Auditory Learners…
Like to hear information.
Enjoy doing presentations
and discussions.
Find long periods of
silence difficult to learn
in.
WHAT ARE KINAESTHETIC LEARNERS LIKE?
Kinaesthetic
Learners…
Prefer to be doing things to
help their learning.
Can like taking notes or
‘doodling’ as they listen.
Like making things and
doing work using ICT.
What type of learner are you?
LEARNING STYLES
Try a learning styles test
www.berghuis.co.nz/abiator/lsi/lsiframe.html
(click on test 2 link)
USING YOUR TEST PROFILE
Kinaesthetic
Auditory
Visual
Dominance – use visual
revision techniques
Kinaesthetic
Auditory
Visual
Use variety of
revision techniques
The Visual Learner
If you are a visual learner, try these techniques:
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Write key facts on different colour cards (eg grouped in
to topics) – you can then lay them out in front of
yourself.
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Aim to visualise what you are learning – sit back and try
to see a picture of the ideas or information.
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Write down important facts on Post-it notes and stick
them in key places! E.g. Mirror, TV etc.
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Use mind maps, pictures, cartoon story boards, photo’s,
diagrams to summarise information.
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Use illustrated books from the library.
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Search the internet for interactive learning sites.
Auditory Learner.
If you are an auditory learner, try these techniques:
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Summarise the subject in your own words, talking through them
as you do so.
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Read notes out loud as you go through them – rehearse
delivering your notes as a speech on stage.
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Make mp3 files or cds of the information and play them back to
yourself.
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Explain the subject to other people.
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Put the information to a famous tune and sing it back yourself.
KINAESTHETIC LEARNERS
If you are a kinaesthetic learner, try these techniques:
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Move around as you learn. This could be something simple
like pacing up and down in your room.
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Retype the information on a computer into a colour, font
and print size that you like.
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Write down the facts on to key facts cards. You can shuffle
them like a pack of cards and keep reading them.
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When you are working at home give yourself ‘kinaesthetic
breaks’, e.g. jogging, cooking.
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Create big bold mind maps that allow you to express the
information freely.
THE ROUNDED LEARNER
It may help to choose techniques for revision
according to your learning style.
The long term goal should be to develop the
style(s) you are not so strong at.
You will then become a rounded learner.
ROLE OF THE PARENT/ CARER IN REVISION
Mr. Vandenbergh – Assistant Headteacher
HOW CAN YOU HELP?
Anxious?
“Your child is the pilot”- Mr Player
You are the cabin crew!
3000M s/c, not a sprint, not a
marathon – you will get to the end
TO DO:
Prepare together
A copy of their timetable/displayed
Look at : busy periods
the gaps
big revision subjects
Plan your work, work your plan
HELPFUL TIPS:
Equipment check pre-exam period
 Revision in small time slots
 Exercise/relax between revision chunks
 Revision with your mate is not a good use of
time
 Social networks – set time?
 Cut down their chores during busy times
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STUDENTS TELL ME:
 They
want you to be interested….but don’t
nag!
 Try not to disturb them when they are
working
 If they ask for help, respond asap
 Provide food and drink!
 Be proud and congratulate them when
they are making an obvious effort
AND FINALLY:
When an exam is completed, focus their attention
forward to the next one
 Encourage the balance between work, rest and
play
 Stick to the pattern and system which benefits
your child
 Enjoyment of the experience will be when you
know you have provided the best support you can
for your child
 Celebrate the end of the final exam together – you
will all deserve it!
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