FEBRUARY 23RD 2012

Welcome and Introduction (Miss Field – Deputy Director of Learning for Key Stage

4) Intervention update and Study Skills Overview (Mr. Player - Director of Learning for Key Stage 4) English Study Skills (Ms. Furneaux – Headteacher) Maths Study Skills (Mr. Rix – Director of Maths) Science Study Skills (Miss Field) Learning Styles (Mr. Li-Rocchi – Assistant Headteacher) Role of the Parent (Mr.VandenBergh – Assistant

Headteacher)

Information

Intervention

Impact

Throughout Key Stage 4 subject teachers enter data about students’ progress.

This information is entered into “The Big Picture” which analyses pupils’ progress.

The Raising Attainment Group meets fortnightly to discuss the data and individuals progress in core subjects.

There are a number of different intervention strategies that we use at Framingham Earl:

Whole year group strategies – e.g. The Big Picture event and Futures Day.

Small Group Tutoring. Tutor Time Sessions. Individual Mentoring.

All students last year received some form of intervention and the school achieved excellent GCSE results.

Those students identified as needing extra help made significant progress from mock results to actual results.

This year we have already worked with more students and there has been more time, effort and money invested into intervention.

Date Activity Description Small Group Tutoring

Tutor Time Intervention

Mentoring

26/09/11 “THE BIG PICTURE LIVE” A 2 hour motivational session for all Year 11 students to set targets for rest of the year.

Throughout Year 10 and

Year 11

From September for Year 11

Students

To take place following

Year 11 mock exam

evaluation

29/09/11 Year 11 Post 16 Pathways Evening An evening for all students and parents in Year 11 to explain post 16 pathways and the application process.

11/10/11 Year 11 Futures Day – Part 1 An opportunity for students to meet prospective VI form colleges and first session with Mike Warwick.

18/01/12 Year 11 Futures Day – Part 2 Mock exam results day and Mike Warwick part 2

20/02/12 Year 11 Futures Day – Part 3 An opportunity for all students to think about how to study effectively with Mike Warwick.

23/02/12 Year 11 Study Skills Evening An evening for all students in Year 11 on how to prepare effectively for the exam period.

23/04/12 Year 11 Futures Day – Part 3 An opportunity for students to prepare for the last sprint. Mike Warwick session part 4.

21st-31st/05/12 Year 11 Structured Revision Final revision sessions to prepare effectively for exams.

Students will stay in existing form groups for tutor time on Mondays and Fridays.

On Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday they attend Study Skills Sessions with new tutors.

Students have been placed in groups based upon mock exam results and predicted grades.

This enables sessions to be tailored to students individual needs.

“If I had six hours to chop down a tree, I'd spend the first hour sharpening the axe.”Abraham Lincoln

Sessions will focus on issues such as learning styles, revision tips and exam techniques.For some groups the sessions will also involve focused intervention in English, Maths and Science.

Week Beginning

Group 1(Mr.

Player)Room 44

Group 2(Mr.

Rackley)Room 24

Group 3(Mrs.

Taylor)Room32

Group 4(Mr.

Barnes)Room 1

Group 5 

Group 6 

Group 7 

20/02/2012

Session 19: After the mocksSession 1: How do I learn? And Session 2: Using my

learning style.Session 3: Improving my study space

EnglishMrs.Garrity

Room 2

MathsMr. Rix

Room 27

ScienceMrs. HirstRoom 18

27/02/2012

Session 4: Where does time go? And Session 5: Study sequences

Session 6: Using teachers wellSession 7: Setting my goals

ScienceMrs. HirstRoom 18

EnglishMrs.Garrity

Room 2

MathsMr. Rix

Room 27

05/03/2012

Session 8: SQ8R methodSession 9 Taking notes

Session 10,11 and 12: Outlining

MathsMr. Rix

Room 27

ScienceMrs. HirstRoom 18

EnglishMrs.Garrity

Room 2

12/03/2012

Session 13: Independent workSession 14: Layers of memory

Session 15: Preparing for exams

EnglishMrs.Garrity

Room 2

MathsMr. Rix

Room 27

ScienceMrs. HirstRoom 18

19/03/2012

Session 16: Exam StrategiesSession 17: Exam Tricks

Session 18: Key Terms for examsSession 20: Mind Maps

ScienceMrs. HirstRoom 18

 

EnglishMrs.Garrity

Room 2

MathsMr. Rix

Room 27

26/03/2012

Session 21: Taboo CardsSession 22: Making a Revision Timetable

Session 23: Dealing with Stress

MathsMr. Rix

Room 27

ScienceMrs. HirstRoom 18

EnglishMrs.Garrity

Room 2

Phillips Idowu 4 metres in an Olympic Cycle 1 metre a year 10 cm a month 2.5 cm a week 0.25mm each training

session

20 minutes per form time. 3 Study Skills Sessions a week. 1 extra hour of exam preparation a week. 12 extra hours of exam preparation. The equivalent of an entire weekend

spent revising.If you can improve a little bit every morning

then the end result will be massive!!

“Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day

out.”

“The bad news is that from now onwards time flies, the good news is you’re the pilot”

Plan –A clear revision timetable will focus your studies.

Understanding - Know what you have to cover.

Resources – Teachers, books, revision sites, exam magic.

Environment – Create an environment that is effective for you.

Stay Focused – Revise the key topic areas.

Individual Strategies – What works best for you.

Mock Exams – Use these as a starting point for your revision.

Preparation – Be organised. Learning Styles –

Understand and use them.

End Goal – Big Picture.

March April May June

Academic Commitments

All ICT coursework to be completed.

PE Practical exams.

DT Course work in Exams begin:Music– 14th

Science – 15th

English Lit- - 22nd

P.E. – 30th

Maths – 11th June

History – 12th June

Other interests NCFC Season Ticket NCFC Season Ticket Cup final 5th May

Tennis lessons Wednesdays

Personal/ Social commitments

Pauls Birthday 21st march Family Holiday 25th – 27th May

Cousins wedding 2nd june

Date Session 1 Session 2 Session 3 Session 4

Saturday 5th April

Area

Method

Aim-

Maths

Number

Mind Mapping

To understand…

Science

Human Body

Cards

To list the…

English

Anthology

Notes

To look for…

French

Oral

Cards

To prepare…

Subject Area Topic Resources Priority

Maths Numbers

Graphs

Equations

Pie Charts

•Class Notes

•Past Paper

•Class Notes

(some missing)

• Past Paper

Low

High

Ms. Furneaux - Headteacher

Miss. Field– Deputy Director of Learning (KS4)

Mr J Rix - Director of Mathematics

“It is good to have an end to journey toward; but it is the journey that matters, in the end.”Ursula Le Guin

Personalised Revision Plan Own books Revision after school Mathswatch CD – Rom Internet:www.mymaths.co.ukwww.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/mathswww.edexcel.com/quals/gcse/gcseleg/maths/1380/Pages/

defaulaspxwww.gcsemathspastpapers.com/gcse-maths-past-papers

questions.htm

Cover up the answer and method Try the question Check the answer Do it again if not sure Bring in the question and ask any

maths teacher

VAKVISUAL / AUDITORY / KINAESTHETIC

Mr R Li-Rocchi - Assistant Headteacher

Visual Learners…

Like to use pictures and diagrams to learn.

Understand & remember best when they see information.

Enjoy using colour coding to help them remember.

Auditory Learners…

Like to hear information.

Enjoy doing presentations and discussions.

Find long periods of silence difficult to learn in.

Kinaesthetic Learners…

Prefer to be doing things to help their learning.

Can like taking notes or ‘doodling’ as they listen.

Like making things and doing work using ICT.

What type of learner are you?

Try a learning styles test

www.berghuis.co.nz/abiator/lsi/lsiframe.html

(click on test 2 link)

Visual

Auditory

Kinaesthetic

Visual

Auditory

Kinaesthetic

Dominance – use visual revision techniques

Use variety of revision techniques

The Visual Learner

If you are a visual learner, try these techniques:

Write key facts on different colour cards (eg grouped in to topics) – you can then lay them out in front of yourself.

Aim to visualise what you are learning – sit back and try to see a picture of the ideas or information.

Write down important facts on Post-it notes and stick them in key places! E.g. Mirror, TV etc.

Use mind maps, pictures, cartoon story boards, photo’s, diagrams to summarise information.

Use illustrated books from the library.

Search the internet for interactive learning sites.

Auditory Learner.

If you are an auditory learner, try these techniques:

Summarise the subject in your own words, talking through them as you do so.

Read notes out loud as you go through them – rehearse delivering your notes as a speech on stage.

Make mp3 files or cds of the information and play them back to yourself.

Explain the subject to other people.

Put the information to a famous tune and sing it back yourself.

If you are a kinaesthetic learner, try these techniques:

Move around as you learn. This could be something simple like pacing up and down in your room.

Retype the information on a computer into a colour, font and print size that you like.

Write down the facts on to key facts cards. You can shuffle them like a pack of cards and keep reading them.

When you are working at home give yourself ‘kinaesthetic breaks’, e.g. jogging, cooking.

Create big bold mind maps that allow you to express the information freely.

It may help to choose techniques for revision according to your learning style.

The long term goal should be to develop the style(s) you are not so strong at.

You will then become a rounded learner.

Mr. Vandenbergh – Assistant Headteacher

Anxious?

“Your child is the pilot”- Mr Player

You are the cabin crew!

3000M s/c, not a sprint, not a marathon – you will get to the end

• Organise a space

• Think of ways together you can

relieve the pressure

• Consider what currently gets in the

way of their studies

• Share the importance of this period

with other family members

Prepare together

A copy of their timetable/displayed

Look at : busy periods the gaps

big revision subjects

Plan your work, work your plan

Equipment check pre-exam period Revision in small time slots Exercise/relax between revision

chunks Revision with your mate is not a good

use of time Social networks – set time? Cut down their chores during busy

times

They will be going over revision material in lessons

They will all have different ways of preparing for exams

They will have different thresholds

for revising

They will need different “comforts”

They want you to be interested….but don’t nag!

Try not to disturb them when they are working

If they ask for help, respond asap Provide food and drink! Be proud and congratulate them when

they are making an obvious effort

When an exam is completed, focus their attention forward to the next one

Encourage the balance between work, rest and play

Stick to the pattern and system which benefits your child

Enjoyment of the experience will be when you know you have provided the best support you can for your child

Celebrate the end of the final exam together – you will all deserve it!