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

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

252 days 232 days Teamwork Career Planning Leadership

Design and Manufacture Thursday 14 May 13:30 - 15:15 Subject Level Date Time Geography Nat 5 Tuesday 28 April 13:00 - 15:20   Spanish Wednesday 29 April 13:00 - 14:30 15:00 - 15:30 Physics Thursday 30 April 13:00 - 15:30 History Friday 1 May English Tuesday 5 May 09:00 - 10:00 10:30 - 12:00 French Wednesday 6 May Administration and IT Thursday 7 May 13:00 - 15:00 Mathematics Tuesday 12 May 09:00 - 10:15 10:45 - 12:35 Biology Wednesday 13 May Design and Manufacture Thursday 14 May 13:30 - 15:15 Modern Studies Friday 15 May Teamwork Career Planing Leadership

Health and Food Technology Tuesday 26 May 13:00 - 14:50 Subject Level Date Time Business Management Nat 5 Monday 18 May 09:00 - 11:00 Chemistry Tuesday 19 May 13:00 - 15:30 Dance Wednesday 20 May 13:00 - 14:00 Art and Design Friday 22 May 09:00 - 10:30 Health and Food Technology Tuesday 26 May 13:00 - 14:50 Music Wednesday 27 May 13:00 - 13:45 Graphic Communication Thursday 28 May Drama 13:00 - 14:30 Accounting Friday 29 May Practical Woodworking Computing Science Tuesday 2 June 13:00 - 15:00 Teamwork Career Planing Leadership

S4 Performance 5+ @ Level 5

S4 % Performance 8 @ Level 5

S5 Performance 3+ @ Level 6

Percentage of Learners Gaining Higher 2017 Biology Percentage of Learners Gaining Higher 2017 National 5 2016 Result A B C D No Award Total 53% 27% 16% 2% 100% 4% 20% 36% 17% 22% 0% 19% 59% 13% 15% 72% - Total Learners Progressing 5,691 Mathematics Mathematics* Percentage of Learners Gaining Higher 2017 National 5 2016 Result A B C D No Award Total 49% 26% 15% 4% 6% 100% 17% 28% 34% 2% 8% 20% 14% 57% 5% 18% 10% 65% 3% 72% Total Learners Progressing 15,072 English Percentage of Learners Gaining Higher 2017 National 5 2016 Result A B C D No Award Total 47% 32% 16% 3% 2% 100% 9% 26% 35% 15% 10% 28% 20% 40% 0% 5% 21% 59% 12% 23% 19% 31% Total Learners Progressing 29,331

S4 Boys v Girls 5@Level 5

January 2020 to April 2020 Week Beginning Added Value Unit / Assignment Project Other January 6   Health and Food Technology N5 Biology [ongoing] N4/5 Art & design Exp Final piece N4&5 Design and Manufacture Practical wood (Final Assignment) Music – Final Work on Complete performance programmes January 13 Business Management Assignment [ongoing] Practical woodworking Music – Practical Prelims 15th – 24th Jan January 20 January 27 N5 Drama Unit Performance TBC Music – Pract Prelims English Spoken Lang February 3 N5 Computing ongoing N4&5 Graphic Communication N4&5 Design and Man February 10 PE Practical Performance Music – SQA Practical exams mid Feb - mid March February 17 History N5 French/Spanish Writing Assignment February 24 Assignment Health and Food Tech N4 Geography English Folio deadline 2 Drama N5 Acting (SQA & Internal) TBC Biology Unit 2 Assessment March 3 Admin Assignment N5 Accounts Assignment N4&5 Design and Manufacture completed Completed PE SQA Portfolio Submission N5 English Text 2 French N5 Final Talk Spanish N5 Final Talk March 10 Administration SQA Assignment Health and Food Technology N4 N5 Accounting N4&5 Art- Expressive Element . Practical woodworking completed Supported Study N5 Maths mini-prelim (Calc) March 17 Administration Assignment Music – Final Composition and review N5 Maths mini-prelim (Non-calc) March 24 NQ ‘Catch up week2’   January 2020 to April 2020

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

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.

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. 

Study Habits Study with friends. Arrange a student/teacher appointment when they have difficulty with an assignment. Review their schoolwork over the weekend.  This is a case where “two heads may be better than one.” Studying together at the library ( quiet space ) Teachers are available to help. Yes, weekends should be fun time.  But there is also time to do some review.  This will help them be ready to go on Monday morning when another school week begins.

Time Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday   Sunday 4. 15 Arrive home noon Maths 4. 30 Homework Day Off 12. 30 History 5. 00 1. 00 English 5. 30 1. 30 Spanish 6. 00 2. 00 Chemistry 6. 30 Football Training 2. 30 7. 00 Dinner 3. 00 7. 30 TV Relax 3. 30 8. 00 Out with Friends 4. 00 8. 30 9. 00 9. 30 10.00

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?

Having a good Study Place is important for good studying. 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Time Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday   Sunday 4. 15 Arrive home noon Maths 4. 30 Homework Day Off 12. 30 History 5. 00 1. 00 English 5. 30 1. 30 Spanish 6. 00 2. 00 Chemistry 6. 30 Football Training 2. 30 7. 00 Dinner 3. 00 7. 30 TV Relax 3. 30 8. 00 Out with Friends 4. 00 8. 30 9. 00 9. 30 10.00

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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!

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

Pupil Experiences from last year Ruddy Brown Corinna Iles