This course consists of 5 one-hour workshops that show Key Stage 4 students how to learn how to learn and how to avoid cram studying by regularly reviewing and reflecting on their learning. It introduces them to a system that enables them to experiment with a range of highly effective learning tools The course also encourages students to reflect on their lifestyle choices in order to make healthy changes to support exam success.

This fun and entertaining workshop provides Key Stage 4 students with 6 effective learning techniques to prepare for their GCSE Science exam. Using examples from the Science curriculum, these learning to learn tools can also be applied to other subjects to make revision more effective and rewarding.

This course is ideal for C/D borderline students at Key Stage 4 as it shows them how to revise more effectively for their GCSE English exam. Using a memory hook system, students will remember over 100 facts without writing them down. Covering basic skills to writing improvement techniques, this course ably demonstrates alternative approaches to revision.

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

These are some of the many positive comments from students who have experienced and enjoyed our coaching /mentoring programmes:

“Thank you so much for a great day. I learnt about all the different ways I can study and how easy it is for me to remember things. I am not panicking as much about my exams. This will help me a lot. Love the slides.”

Chloe-Beth Nicolaou

“Thank you for all the new techniques I have learnt which I know will be an amazing help during my examinations.”

Scott McCarthy

“I want to thank you for taking your time to come down here and help us work. It really really helped me to remember things. I feel really confident now. Not being sarcastic, I do feel like I am going to be better at my exams. I hate revising, just sit reading a book for hours, but now I think I will enjoy learning. Thank you so much. I owe you.”

Naomi Coombs

“Just to say thanks for everything. I had a fab time and found the course very useful. You make learning more fun and I will use everything you taught us to help with my exams. Thanks a lot.”

Shannen Humphries

“Thank you for coming to the school to help us to revise properly for exams and prepare ourselves.”

Alex Lloyd

“Thank you for a good day and teaching me I can do anything.”

Francine Clark

“Cheers for coming in today. This information and journal will help a lot.”

Andrew Jordan

STUDENT COACHING

Personal development, learning to learn and GCSE revision

Our student coaching / student mentoring programmes are highly specialised workshops, geared towards small groups of up to 30 Key Stage 4 students, selected by schools who wish to target specific cohorts. These courses empower students with important life skills and effective learning to learn tools, encouraging them to take personal responsibility for their learning and their aspirations. Ideal for students preparing for GCSE and other examinations.

FEATURES

Suitable for groups of up to 30 students per session
Run in school classrooms, or halls with desks
Appeals to a wide range of learning styles and abilities
Fully equipped and resourced – we just need a screen, a space, and an audience
Promotes reflective practice as a means of self-improvement

SUCCESS CRITERIA

Our feedback booklets allow us to monitor the extent to which students:

Feel inspired to make changes that will encourage them to reach aspirations
Are encouraged to experiment with different learning approaches
Feel more enthused about learning
Are empowered with a range of practical self-improvement strategies

VALUE

Because these seminars are delivered in your school, you save by not having to bus students to another venue
Because they are aimed at small groups of up to 30 students at a time, the presenter has more time to give each student attention and encouragement
Because the principles taught are universal in application, these courses have as much relevance for staff who observe the presentation
Students are given resources to allow them to capture good practice and applications of methods long after the course is over
In addition to being informative and thought-provoking, our courses are also unforgettable experiences – full of humour, interaction and energy