Please note this will not be offered from September 2025 onwards.
The Year 10 Study Skills Mentoring programme has been designed by NSSW, using material from The Study Skills Handbook by Stella Cottrell
Course details
- Pupils are mentored in study skills strategies
- 4-week programme, 1 hour/week
- For Year 10 pupils who would benefit from small group mentoring
- Group size is one tutor to 3 pupils
- The content of the programme includes:
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- Memory techniques
- Learning styles and active learning strategies
- Time management
- Stress management
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- The expected outcome is that pupils develop knowledge and implementation of effective learning and study strategies
Tutors
- The course is delivered by trained Student Ambassadors from NSSW partner institutions, supported by NSSW Institutional Officers
- Up to 5 tutors per session, 15 pupils
Schools
- Eligibility: NSSW selected Attainment Raising schools
- Cost: There is no cost for eligible schools
- The course is delivered at school, at a mutually convenient time
- Selected Year 10 pupils must be available to attend sessions at this time, for the full 4 weeks
- Initially, one 4-week course is available per school
- Delivered before Easter
- Available dates and bookings through Institutional Officers
Evaluation
Pupils will complete skills audits in week one and week four. NSSW will analyse pre- and post- course data to assess progress towards raised attainment.