Sit-up, pay attention and listen carefully! You will now watch a video clip that explains spaced practice in more detail. Sit-up, pay attention and listen carefully! Video is the Learning Scientists explaining spaced practice. It is 1.41 seconds long. At the end of the video check understanding using Q/A – the next slides help to explain each stage of spaced practice.

Ask someone at home to test you and to sign your book. If you are in years 7,8 or 9 you have a practice timetable to help you learn for History, Geography and Religious Studies. You don’t need to wait for your teacher to set you this practice – you can practice it when you want. Remember to do it a few times so you really know it! Ask someone at home to test you and to sign your book. Week beginning Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 10th September 2018 Geography History Religious Studies 17th September 2018 24th September 2018 1st October2018 8th October 2018 15th October 2018

Many A level students at The Henry Box School have practice timetables too. Here is an example from A level Sociology. This is a timetable for a year 13 students to make sure they don’t forget their learning from year 12.

When are your assessment weeks? Year Start Finish 7 20 May 2019 24 May 2019 8 18 March 2019 22 March 2019 9 14 January 2019 18 January 2019 10 10 June 2019 21 June 2019 11 3 December 2018 14 December 2018 12/13 21 January 2019 25 January 2019 12 1 July 2019 5 July 2019 Students should record dates for their year group in their planners

When are your assessment weeks? Year Start Finish The key to effective learning is not to wait until the week before your assessment. Revision should be an on going process – it is just practice. If you were going to play an important football match you wouldn’t just practice the week before… you would do it day after day….. Learning your work is just the same. When are your assessment weeks? Year Start Finish 7 20 May 2019 24 May 2019 8 18 March 2019 22 March 2019 9 14 January 2019 18 January 2019 10 10 June 2019 21 June 2019 11 3 December 2018 14 December 2018 12/13 21 January 2019 25 January 2019 12 1 July 2019 5 July 2019 Students should record dates for their year group in their planners

In your booklet you have a timetable for a week. 1. Write in the time you have after school (this will be different at the weekend). 2. Write in the commitments you have when you can’t do retrieval practice. 3. Now write down when you CAN do retrieval practice. 4. You will also be given other homework – so make sure you plan time to do this as well. 5. You should read for at least 20 minutes every day. When are your assessment weeks? Year Start Finish 7 20 May 2019 24 May 2019 8 18 March 2019 22 March 2019 9 14 January 2019 18 January 2019 10 10 June 2019 21 June 2019 11 3 December 2018 14 December 2018 12/13 21 January 2019 25 January 2019 12 1 July 2019 5 July 2019 Students should record dates for their year group in their planners

APPLY IT! 4-5 Sport Science Other h/w History RS 5-6 Maths See friends TIME MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY 4-5 Sport Science Other h/w History RS 5-6 Maths See friends Scouts English 6-7 Tea French 7-7.30 Reading This is just an example. Students will need to adjust to their own timetables – I haven’t added in before school – but I think this is a great time to revise! Emphasise the importance of balancing school work, family time, keeping fit, friends, out of school interests, and part time work for older students. Much revision will be set as h/w but students should be encouraged to do it in a cycle whether it is set or not! Remind them that other h/w may also be set. They need to build in revisiting the revision every week/ month so it sticks in the long term memory. Timetables are useful all year round – not just before their exams. Please remind students about reading – however old they are!

APPLY IT! TIME MONDAY TUESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY Students should make a weekly revision timetable – we need to encourage them to build in regular learning not just cram before an assessment week. There is an example on the next slide – they can write in their other commitments – and then decide when to do some retrieval practice each week.

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