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

2. 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

3. 252 days
232 days
Teamwork
Career
Planning
Leadership

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

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

6. S4 Performance Level 5

7. S4 % Performance Level 5

8. S5 Performance Level 6

9. Percentage of Learners Gaining Higher 2017
Biology
Percentage of Learners Gaining Higher 2017
National
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
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
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

10. S4 Boys v Girls 5

11. 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

12. 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.

13. 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.

14. 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. 

15. 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.

16. 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

17. 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?

18. 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.

19. 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.

20. 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.

21. 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.

22. 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.

23. 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

24. 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.

25. 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.

26. 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.

27. 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.

28. 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.

29. 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!

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

31. Pupil Experiences from last year
Ruddy Brown
Corinna Iles