Study Skills that are proven to work!
Study skills are the skills you need to enable you to study and learn efficiently - they are an important set of transferable life skills. This page provide generic study skills advice - appropriate to all learners
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.
| Presentation Name | Slides to view |
| Introductory Slides | Study Skills Presentation Slides Oct 2024 (PDF) [2MB] (opens new window) Revision Techniques (PDF) [1MB] (opens new window)
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Subject Specific Slides shared on the evening
| Modern Studies Slides (PDF) [848KB] (opens new window) Maths slides (PDF) [417KB] (opens new window) Art & Design slides (PDF) [5MB] (opens new window) Higher Geography Slides (PDF) [917KB] (opens new window) H. N5 PE Slides 1 (PDF) [378KB] (opens new window) Higher PE slides (2) (PDF) [708KB] (opens new window) others to be added here over the next week |
| Information Slides shared from previous years presentations that are still relevant (see below) | |
| Use of MS OneNote | MS OneNote in classes (PDF) [1MB] (opens new window) |
| Use of Altra Resources/past paper generator | Altra Curriculum Resource in Humanities (PDF) [1MB] (opens new window) |
| Use of Achieve and Scholar (pupils log in via Glow tiles) | Achieve & Scholar (PDF) [164KB] (opens new window) |
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.
| 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:
- Every formal assessment and piece of classwork will be used by teachers to make judgements about your working grades and progress.
- It's the most important year yet.
- 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:
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) [648KB] (opens new window)
Faculty Study Skills examples
Some other strategies may include:
Flashcards
Mind maps
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