St Andrew’s and St Bride’s High School

1. St Andrew’s and St Bride’s High School S4/5/6 Parents’ Revision and Study Support 12TH September 2019

2. Statistics from National 5 to Higher • Study Habits • Preparing to Study • Managing their Time • Revision Techniques • Wellbeing • Resources • Pupil Experiences from last year

3. 252 days 232 days Career Planning Teamwork Leadership

4. Career Planing Teamwork Leadership

5. Career Planing Teamwork Leadership

6. S4 Performance 5+ @ Level 5

7. S4 % Performance 8 @ Level 5

8. S5 Performance 3+ @ Level 6

10. S4 Boys v Girls 5@Level 5

11. January 2020 to April 2020

12. Study Habits Successful students have good study habits. They apply these habits to all of their classesand not just the ones that they enjoy. Please support your child to develop any study habits they do not yet have.

13. Study Habits • Try not to do too much studying at one time. • Plan specific times for studying. • Try to study at the same time each day. • Set specific goals for their study times.

14. Study Habits • Start studying when planned.  • Work on the assignment they find most difficult first. • Tell their friends not to call them during their study times. 

15. Study Habits • Study with friends. • Arrange a student/teacher appointment when they have difficulty with an assignment. • Review their schoolwork over the weekend. 

17. Preparing to Study Is their Study Place available to them when they need it? Is their Study Place free from interruptions? Is their Study Place free from distractions? Does my Study Place contain all the study materials I need?

18. Preparing to Study • Does their Study Space contain a large enough desk or table? • Does their Study Place have enough storage space? • Does their Study Place have a comfortable chair? • Does their Study Place have enough light? • Does their Study Place have a comfortable temperature? Having a good Study Place is important for good studying.

19. Managing their Time There are only so many hours in a day, a week, and a term. They cannot change the number of hours, but they can decide how to best use them. To be successful in school, they must carefully manage their study time. Here is a strategy for doing this.

20. Managing their Time At the beginning of a term, prepare a Term Calendar. Update it as the term goes on. Here is what to do to prepare a Term Calendar. Each Sunday before a school week, prepare a Weekly Schedule. Update it as the week goes on. Here is what to do to prepare a Weekly Schedule.

21. Managing their Time Each evening before a school day, prepare a Daily Organiser for the next day. Place a √ next to each thing to do as they accomplish it. Here is what to do to prepare a Daily Organiser.

22. Managing their Time • Their Weekly Schedule should have more detail than your Term Calendar. • Their Daily Organiser should have more detail than your Weekly Schedule. • Using a Term Calendar, a Weekly Schedule, and a Daily Organiser will help them make the best use of your time.

24. Revision techniques • This is not the time for simply reading over notes or copying out notes. Instead, become familiar with exam technique through using Past Papers. • Your child should attempt past paper questions as timed exercises, without notes. • Pupils should access marking schemes to correct their work and identify the specifics they need to focus on.

25. Revision techniques • Pupils should revise these specific topics by breaking whole units down into smaller, manageable sections for each study session; this is less daunting. • Past paper questions can then be attempted again, following the same procedure. They will see an improvement in their performance and become familiar with the range of questions. • Pupils should keep a record/ diary/ log of topics they are revising to track that they cover the whole syllabus. Otherwise there is a danger they may miss out on one or two topics.

26. Revision techniques • Once the above strategies have been employed, if there are questions that your child cannot answer or topics with which they are having difficulties, your child can write these down and ask their teachers to help them. • Don’t dwell on what they can’t do – this will be addressed in school. • Focus on what they can do and what they will do next.

27. Revision techniques • Your child will attempt most past paper questions 3 or 4 times before mastering it. • Parents can monitor revision everyday by looking at the answers your child has written, they can do plenty in 3 hours! • You will both see their improving performances; such success further motivates pupils.

28. Revision techniques • Help pupils to remain motivated by talking to them about what they are studying, and highlight that good performance in the exams has a very positive impact on their future.

29. Wellbeing is important! • Encourage exercise to release pent up adrenalin and energise their systems. • Good sleep patterns are invaluable- make sure that they are in their beds at a reasonable time; there should be no phones, ‘Facebook’ or games to the wee small hours. • Eating well • Remember, if your child is ‘studying’ on the computer for more than 15 minutes, they are doing something else!

30. Resources • School Website/Departmental Websites • SQA Website. Study App – MyStudyPlan Exam timetable App – MyExam • SCHOLAR (Heriott Watt University) • BBC Bitesize • A simple Google Search

31. Pupil Experiences from last year • Ruddy Brown • Corinna Iles