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Now and the Future - Programme 3

Designed for Years 8 & 9 / S2 and early S3

Elliot School, London SW15

"The presenters worked well with their groups eliciting a very positive work ethic within an atmosphere of fun and challenge. One students commented 'I learnt how to learn which was the best part'. How wonderful to have unlocked that skill for a student."
This course offers an introduction to study skills, explaining and demonstrating how to learn at an appropriate level to these vital years.

This fun, fast moving workshop style presentation empowers students to take some control over their learning with a particular emphasis on practical experience of the skills demonstrated.

The Full Day Course
  • The Philosophy of Memory
  • 6 Memory Techniques for facts, details and numbers
  • How to understand your work
  • How information is organised
  • How to map your work
  • 10-point Preferred Learning Styles questionnaire
  • How review/revise your work
  • Organisation Quiz
  • Goals: What does success mean to you?
  • Reaching Success
The Half Day Course
  • The Philosophy of Memory
  • 4 Memory Techniques for facts, details and numbers
  • How to understand your work
  • How to map your work
  • How to get rid of revision