Parents/carers of S4/S5 pupils were invited to an evening Study Skills Information Session on Wednesday 23rd October 2024. The presentations from this evening and from previous years can be downloaded below. The various handouts etc are all available at bottom of page as digital copies or links. 

The evening appeared to be a great success based on the feedback received. See below for thoughts before the session and the thoughts by the end of the session.

Parent Views and Feedback

Before the presentations	After the presentations

This page gives specific information on the 6 Study Skills strategies. Subject teachers may well use this page to link subject revision to these study skills techniques.

Why Are you reading this? Exams!

There you go, we said it. Whether these exams are N5, Higher or Advanced Higher you'll be contending with lots of new material, more demanding courses, and -let's face it- more homework.

So, you need to learn how to study because:

1. Every formal assessment and piece of classwork will be used by teachers to make judgements about your working grades and progress.
2. It's the most important year yet.
3. These skills are crucial for learning, life & work.

Learning how to study effectively is so important. And let's be honest, when it comes to studying haven't you ever wished you were a bit more...

Overview of all 6 strategies

Learn to Study using:

Study Skills that are proven to work (click link for more info)

Spaced Practice (gi.ui.mediatype.powerpoint, 4 MB)(opens new window)	Retrieval Practice Slides (gi.ui.mediatype.powerpoint, 4 MB)(opens new window) Retrieval Practice short video (opens new window)
Elaboration Slides (gi.ui.mediatype.powerpoint, 4 MB)(opens new window)	Interleaving Slides (gi.ui.mediatype.powerpoint, 4 MB)(opens new window) Interleaving short video (opens new window)
Concrete Examples Slides (gi.ui.mediatype.powerpoint, 4 MB)(opens new window)	Dual Coding Slides (gi.ui.mediatype.powerpoint, 6 MB)(opens new window) Dual Coding Short video (opens new window)

Short Video Clips

Neurodivergent Learners

Preparing for examinations can be especially challenging for neurodivergent teenagers, as traditional study methods might not always align with their learning preferences. Many of the techniques explained above are absolutely appropriate but on this attachments here are some study skills techniques that can be particularly effective. Possible study techniques for neurodivergent learners (PDF, 648 KB)(opens new window)

Faculty Study Skills examples

Some other strategies may include:

Flashcards

Mind maps