SlideServe
Menu
Préférences
© SlideServe · v2026

Unlocking Potential: Strategies for High-Achieving Students

alvis avatar
47 diapositives · 620 Views · Sep 18, 2014

Join us on a journey to success with our exclusive program designed for high-ability pupils. Starting Thursday, 31st January 2013, our workshops will provide mentoring and practical strategies to help students recognize their potential, cope with academic pressures, and improve their learning skills. Key activities include subject revision sessions, workshops focused on successful learner characteristics, and personalized learning strategies. Students will benefit from additional support and resources, ensuring they are well-prepared for exams. Let’s reach for the stars together!

Unlocking Potential: Strategies for High-Achieving Students - slide 1
01 / 47Unlocking Potential: Strategies for High-Achieving Students
1 / 17

Télécharger la présentation

Unlocking Potential: Strategies for High-Achieving Students
Une image / un lien ci-dessous est fourni (tel quel) pour télécharger la présentation

Politique de téléchargement : le contenu du site vous est fourni TEL QUEL pour votre information et votre usage personnel ; il ne peut être vendu, concédé sous licence ni partagé sur d’autres sites sans l’accord de son auteur.Le contenu vous est fourni TEL QUEL, pour votre information et votre usage personnel uniquement. Téléchargez la présentation en cliquant sur ce lien. Lors du téléchargement, si vous ne parvenez pas à télécharger une présentation, l’éditeur a peut-être supprimé le fichier de son serveur.Pendant le téléchargement, si vous ne parvenez pas à obtenir une présentation, le fichier a peut-être été supprimé par l’éditeur.

F I N

Plus de contenu associé

Transcription de la présentation
  1. Revision…….Thursday 31st January 2013 Reach for the stars

  2. Success!

  3. The Robert

  4. The Patrick

  5. The Mary

  6. The Bryan

  7. The Josh

  8. The Serena

  9. Success – what it takes!

  10. Pupils of high ability: • Low Self-awareness • Low aspirations • Struggle with high expectations of teachers and parents • Feelings of isolation and anxiety • Perfectionism / Workaholics/ Procrastination • Over confident • Lack independent leaning skills.

  11. The Programme

  12. Objectives To help students: • Recognise and realise their high potential • Develop the skills and qualities of successful learners • Improve academic language • Understand how high grades can create opportunities • Cope with stress and pressure of high expectations

  13. What will it involve? • Additional group mentoring • Workshops - starting Thursday 31st January • A visit to Leeds University – 12th February • Subject guidance for achieving the top grades. • Specific subject revision sessions • Drop in sessions - F211 Fridays lunch and after school starting after half term

  14. The Workshops Sessions will focus on: Skills and characteristics of A/A* successful learners Aspirations and personal responsibilities Academic Language The Language of exams Revision techniques - memory tricks Coping with exam pressure

  15. Parent Support • Designated support - Mrs Edwards • Available to support parents • call / email / or ask for a meeting

  16. Any questions…?

  17. Slide Title • Role of Mentoring • Additional mentoring • To look at how to best access those top grades • How can you be more active to get success? • How does all of this information you are receiving apply to you? • Drop in sessions • Someone to listen and help with any personal issues caused by exam stress. • Workshops - starting Friday February 1st

  18. Learning strategies • Different methods to personalise your learning • What type of learner are you? • How do you change the way you do things to improve your learning? • Are different ways going to help me understand more?

  19. Learning strategies • Visual Learners • Your home may begin to look a little different! • Mind maps, highlighters, draw pictures, lists

  20. Learning strategies • Auditory learners • Its not an excuse to test the stereo! • Ask them questions, • Make up mnemonics to remember key facts and concepts • SUNWAC – 1978 – the tributaries of the Yorkshire Ouse

  21. Learning strategies • Kinaesthetic learners • They might not be restless! • Learn in different rooms • Write out points on index cards and then assemble them in order. • Put information on ‘Post-it notes’ and place around the room

  22. Success 2012 – Highest ever

  23. Countdown to Exams @ HLHS • The HLHS Exam Countdown starts today! There is lots of help available for you . Watch out for: • Organised revision sessions • FREE access to SAM Learning • FREE access to GCSE POD • FREE past papers at The Paper Shop • FREE revision templates • Exam focused assemblies • Revision sessions during tutor time. • Advice on HOW TO revise / Mentoring • Information to help your parents/carers support you Good Luck!

  24. Revision Guides for all Subjects

  25. Revision support! • Which exam and when • What exam board • Getting past exam papers • HLHS paper shop • Exam boards http://web.aqa.org.uk/admin/qp-ms_library.php http://www.edexcel.com/i-am-a/student/Pages/pastpapers.aspx http://www.wjec.co.uk/index.php?nav=105 http://www.ocr.org.uk/pastpapermaterials/

  26. Revising strategies • Help them make a plan

  27. Revising strategies • Organise a place to work • Hit the stationary aisle • Ask to have a look at any revision notes at the end of the day and get them to talk through and explain what they’ve done • Review their planned progress • Help keep them positive • Plenty of breaks are good, chunk into at least 20/30 minutes (No faffing!)

  28. Revising strategies • Feed the machine! • Fresh fruit and plenty of water (and bribes with the treats!) • Time to be sleeping like a baby! Steady sleep patterns are proven to be crucial in helping retain information • Wakey, wakey weekend! Encourage the morning to be used for revising new things, use the afternoon to revise things already learnt.

  29. We remember Can anyone remember what I started talking about????

  30. Computers allowed!

  31. SAM Learning Works! • Using SAM Learning will improve your results!. • For the last years exams: • on average 7% more students achieved 5+A*-C passes. • This percentage increases to 10% when English and mathematics are included in the 5+A*-C passes. • HLHS one of the top 500 schools in the country last year and we achieved our highest ever results

  32. Your child's progress(yes, you can check!) • Centre ID HX1H. • User ID and Password -Date of birth and initials. • Format is DDMMYYFS Planners page 12 has all the details!

  33. Over 2500 podcast’s of revision material for a range of subjects • Paid for by HLHS, free and downloadable

  34. Possibly the best features - - Map against exams

  35. Download just like you download a song / album

  36. www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize You can also revise on the go with Bitesize Mobile - at home, on the bus, anywhere! Go to bbc.co.uk/gcsebitesize on your smartphone and get access to the new, improved mobile service.

  37. Stress and getting the balance right -

  38. Stress and getting the balance right - • Stress and panic are going to happen!

  39. Stress and getting the balance right - They will need times to be out and about and taking a break Exercise is crucial in revitalising the brain and refreshing the memory

  40. Stress and getting the balance right - Revision shouldn’t be at the expense of everything else A well planned timetable will take this into account (It won’t hurt taking some notes to read on the bus or listen to some revision PODCASTS though!!)

  41. The final advice on stress.. …Its all about control

  42. Over to Ed “Ain’t no use worryin’ ‘bout things within your control, cos if you’ve got them under control, ain’t no use worryin” “Ain’t no use worryin’ ‘bout things beyond your control, cos if they're beyond your control, ain't no use worryin”

  43. Any questions…?