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SUPPORT PACK
FOR
PARENTS / CARERS
“Supporting your son / daughter to gain exam success and be the best they can”
List of Contents
Subject teachers / leader details
Dates of exams
Helping your child with planning for exams
The learning environment
Learning styles
How to draw a mind map...
Example of a mind map
Revision materials, classes and resources
Useful websites
Bedlingtonshire Community High Y11 Subject Teachers (present)
Heads of House
Mr J Bell
Mrs L Hind
Mr D Waddle
Subject Teachers:
Mrs A Jenkins
Mrs C Robson
Mr A Scott
Miss L Towers
Mrs V Whewell
Mrs L Wetherley
Mrs S Jones
Mr A Goodwin
Mr G Savage
Support Staff:
Ms L Nicholson (Attendance)
Mrs T Watson (Student Support)
Mrs S Cox (Behaviour Support)
If you have any questions, or concerns, please email: [email protected]
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Dates For Exams The exam timetable for Summer 2016 can be found on the schools website: http://bchs.uk.net/pupils/exams/ Helping your child with planning for Exams Here are some suggestions from previous Y11 parents:
“Create an environment suitable for study without interruption.”
“Consider reward and recognition either verbally or materially”
“Always be ready to listen to them, about their day at school as well as the work they are doing.”
“Be patient, teenagers can be awkward, more so than usual, when they are under pressure.”
“One thing I think schools can do is give the students lots of past papers to practice on.
An exam paper each week is helping my son build up his confidence. Parents can help with this by taking the lead in asking how it went. You do not need to have spe-
cialist subject knowledge to help your child.”
“Make sure your child is properly equipped for the exam. Ask your child what they will need to take into the examination room; as exam requirements differ.”
“Help them draw up a revision time table in advance of exams.”
Helping your child with planning for Exams We asked previous Y11 students “How can parent’s help”. Here are some of their responses:
“Asking which subjects I’m revising and taking
time out to test me on a subject.”
“Setting deadlines and targets about how much I need to revise before allowing me to have free time.”
“Parents need to understand boundaries. Too much pressure and nagging doesn’t work; they need to know when to stay quiet
and when to leave us alone to get on with revision.”
“It’s better when they don’t know anything about the subject. If they try to teach me the way they were taught I just get confused.”
“Give me praise, praise me, praise me!”
“A conversation about what I’ve got to do and how I’m getting on is the best.”
“When parents understand the balance between too much pressure versus a total lack of interest, it’s perfect.”
“A reward after a long period of revision, please!”
Helping your child with planning for Exams Varying revision techniques are key as research shows us that: We remember...
10% of what we READ
20% of what we HEAR
30% of what we SEE
50% of what we HEAR and SEE
70% of what we SAY
90% of what we SAY and DO (Edgar Dales)
It can be seen that by using a variety of approaches that this can dramatically
increase your son or daughters ability to memorise materials
Learning Environment
The closer it gets to exams the harder it becomes to concentrate.
It is really important that you talk to your son / daughter about how they can create
an atmosphere in which they can relax and concentrate. How they feel impacts on
how they will perform. We are all affected both physically and mentally by our sur-
roundings. It is amazing how much positive energy we can generate by having the
right personal learning environment, as we all study differently!
Do remember to encourage you son or daughter to drink lots of water as the brain
needs this to function as well as it can!
Here are some suggested tips to discuss with your son or daughter so they get the
most out of their study time…
Start their study with a short relaxation
Make sure that they don't study for 3 or 4 hours at a time; as its
recommended that they need to take a break every 40 minutes or so
When they start their study, suggested they revise for a few minutes
on what came before
Get them to stick to having breaks as although they may understand
the work, if they continue without stopping they may not remember it
all
At the end of their study, they may need to take 3 deep breaths and
tell themselves “I will remember all of this”
POSITIVE THOUGHTS!
How could your child’s preferred learning style help them with revision? What kind of learner are they?
Revision methods for Auditory Learners
Make a recording of course notes Revise with another person asking each other questions Repeating information out loud Talk yourself or someone through difficult topics
Revision Methods for Visual Learners
Transfer information onto flash cards (summarise all you know of topic) Reduce course notes to one-side of A4 Prepare a mind/concept map with notes Watch relevant revision videos or surf revision sites on the internet
Revision Methods for Kinaesthetic Learner
Produce a mind map Incorporate regular breaks during revision to allow for physical move-
ment Put up learning poster around the walls, have plenty of space to spread
their work.
Auditory learners are Talkative, love discussions Give lengthy descriptions Talk to themselves whilst working Easily distracted by noise Learn by remembering what they
heard
Visual learners are Neat and orderly Appearance orientated Usually distracted by noise Doodle during conversations
Kinaesthetic learners Touch people to get their attention Move around Gesture a lot Cannot sit still for long periods of time
How to Draw a Mind Map
Turn the A4 paper to landscape view
Write your chosen subject in the centre of the page; this could be a
word or an picture
Add the main branches to represent the subject’s main theme using
key words or images
Next add sub-branches with more key words and images
Use colour to emphasis key words, phrases, or images
Print words clearly making sure you don’t over fill lines
Use arrows to connect the linking of ideas
REMEMBER there is no right or wrong way to compile a mind map as we all have our own techniques and methods of
recording information to support our learning
www.mindmapsunleashed.com/learn-to-create-a-mind-map-in-word https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOIPsHH5ymA
Revision materials, classes and resources
Exams are a stressful time for our young people therefore to support them through
this by talking to your son or daughter about how they are feeling…
Encourage them to plan their study and take advantage of what is on offer in the
way of revision support by talking to their teachers, Heads of department and sub-
ject leaders…
In KS4 students study set texts and most of these texts have revision guides
We cover in Y10:
Romeo and Juliet
A Christmas Carol
An Inspector Calls
Poetry Cluster (but students would need to check which one they study)
Current Y11:
Of Mice and Men
Poetry—Relationships
An Inspector Calls
There are also revision guides, produced by AQA
that prepare students for the examination
Useful Educational Websites
Search Engines: Exam Boards:
http://www.google.co.uk
http://www.yahoo.co.uk http://www.aqa.org.uk
http://www.lycos.co.uk http://www.edexcel.org.uk
http://www.ask.co.uk http://www.ocr.org.uk
http://www.bing.com
Website Address Comment Age Range
www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ All school subjects 4 —16+
www.bbc.co.uk/revision All school subjects KS1, KS2, KS3 & GCSE
www.teachit.co.uk/ English resources KS3, KS4, & A level
ngfl.northumberland.gov.uk Northumberland County Council resources
First, Primary & Secondary
www.englishbiz.co.uk/ English & English literature Skills focused help
GCSE
www.geoffbarton.co.uk/ English GCSE A level
www.s-cool.co.uk/ All subjects GCSE A level
www.getrevising.co.uk All subjects GCSE, A level &
www.creative-chemistry.org.uk Chemistry GCSE A level
www.webelements.com/ Chemistry KS3, GCSE & A level
Www.my-gcsescience.com Biology, Chemistry & Physics video tutorials
GCSE