REVIEWS: Nick Osborne shows Key Stage 4 students how to boost learning ability

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 Just before the Christmas break, Nick Osborne, one of Positively MAD’s talented and inspirational presenters, delivered the Exam Busters course to Key Stage 4 students at East Bridgewater Community School.

 Nick explained how memory works and showed the students how to use techniques to boost their powers of recall. The techniques accessed different learning styles and showed students how to make learning fun.

 From the feedback they provided, it is evident that both staff and pupils found the event to be entertaining, useful and enjoyable.

 Here is what they had to say:

•  “Revision Skills session was very good!” (Mr Paul Coombes)

• “It gave them new ideas or enforced ideas given by the school staff. It also gave them insight into common mistakes they might make whilst trying to revise in an amusing but clear way. Given them revision tools and how to use them.” (Miss J Tingay)

• “Useful revision tips that they may not have encountered before – eg memory journey.” (SJ O’Sullivan – Supply)

• “It may encourage them to revise! It will help them realise that revision need not be dull.”

• “Makes exams less intimidating by giving them practical skills. Will reduce the chance of their leaving revision until the last minute!” (Ian Tustin)

• “Gives the students ideas about how to make learning fun.” (Julie Morrish)

Star-rated student comments (based on random sample of students)

  5 Stars

•  “Kept audience involved and was entertaining. Gave good ideas on revision.” (Nick)

•   “It is going to help me remember more stuff for my exam and it was fun.” (Megan, Year 10)

• “Kept me interested and now I know how to memorise things easier.” (Stacey H, Year 10)

• “It was full of facts and interesting. It was also a fun way of learning as it was interactive.” (Harry,  Year 10)

• “I remembered 82 facts in 2 hours – shocking really and was truly brilliant.” (Joanna Medhurst Year 10)

Well done once again to Nick for making such a positive impression and for helping young people discover effective and creative ways to revise.