1. Helping Your Child to Pass
Modern Studies N5

2. What should they be working on?
Textbooks:
Democracy in Scotland and the UK
Social Issues in the UK
World Powers and International Issues
Issued as required for revision
They are also working through a list of all previous questions split by topic area (HW which is due every Thursday).
As the exam gets nearer they will be given focussed revision sheets.

3. Suggestion 1 – Past Papers
These are available on the SQA website (free) or from bookshops
They can look very daunting , due to the range of areas schools can study, but it’s remarkably simple.
There are 3 sections to the exam
In section 1 your child has done part A
In section 2 your child has done part D
In Section 3 your child has done part E

4. Using the SQA website http://www.sqa.org.uk Past Papers
Choose subject: Modern Studies
Choose Qualification: N5
Available is both past papers and marking instructions
Marking instructions are highly useful for focussed revision and for helping to create revision cards.
Furthermore – marking instructions have exemplar answers. Which are key to improving grade.

5. Suggestion 2 – Revision Cards
The idea is that the pupil creates a summary of the topics
They produce a card with the key ideas and then use these to study
Competition – how many study cards can they recall accurately
Study buddy – share key points of study cards , test each other on study cards
Opportunity to check understanding

6. Suggestion 3 – The Internet !!
Your child can actually get some good material by using social media!
“Modern studies resources” is an excellent source of up to date information.
If they “like” it on FB then it becomes part of their feed.
Twitter is also useful if they follow the right people/organisations
e.g. Channel 4 News, Alex Thomson, Donald Trump ? BBC News , Corbyn? Sturgeon?
Also relevant and useful is the old favourite BBC bytesize – it’s been updated and relaunched. It’s full of revision guides, tests and clips