We offer regular Study Skills courses for students in Year 9, 10 and 11
Study Skills Course
Saturday 10:00-4:00
Courses run approximately once per half term, depending on demand.
Study Skills Course Contents:
Sessions 1 and 2– Study Skills and Revision
- Forgetting Curve – short term memory difficulties
- Importance of review
- Revision techniques
- Skim reading and reverse skim reading as a basis for basic essay planning
- Question the question and different types of instruction words/key verbs
Session 3 - Planning
- Setting priorities
- Yearly Planner
- Finding out about exams
- Beginning to organise your time
- The amount of time available for revision
- Working with the course specification
- Building in Review
- Weekly planning for revision
Session 4 – Managing Stress
- Dealing with stress/symptoms of stress
- Relaxation techniques/Affirmations/Using visualisation/Meditation
Please note that the maximum number of students per course is 6.
Places are assigned on a first-come first-served basis.
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COST: £150 per student