Exams and revision are a part of every school’s calendar and it’s very important to us that we prepare our students well for upcoming tests and exams as well as give them revision skills for the future.
We do this in many different ways including study skills sessions with revision specialists, Positively You, who visited our Year 7 and 8 pupils to help them hone their recall skills.
Mrs Langford, Deputy Head Academic, said: “Our pupils and our parents were treated to an excellent revision lesson from Kim at Positively You. She used fun and imaginative techniques, like mind maps, which encourage the brain to form connections between information and pictures.
“After just an hour all the children were able to remember a long list of facts about Marco Polo, the planets, the Periodic Table and counting in Japanese – and so were the adults!”
During the activity-led session, the children also learnt new ways to retain facts and the importance of recalling a little of what you’ve learnt every day. “Even by telling your parents how and what you learnt about a subject at school will help you store the information for longer,” Kim said. “Don’t lie on your beds when studying - it makes your brain go to sleep. Try and have a clock in your room not a mobile phone - to replicate exam conditions and avoid distraction.”
Mrs Langford added: “The very mention of the word revision can make some pupils feel very anxious, bored, or both. We know that most children won’t ever love sitting at a desk and revising BUT if they have fun ways to tackle it, creative ways to help their brain flow better and realise it does not need to take endless hours - this life skill will seem a lot more appealing.”
