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Positively MAD

March 9, 2010 on 4:05 pm | In Uncategorized | No Comments

Positively MAD  (Making a Difference) is the name of the company we’ve brought in to work with the year  11 group  since half term.  They have been introduced to the 6S study skills system which focuses on six key areas of their life so that they can fine tune their bodies in preparation for the examinations.  The six areas are sleep, sustenance, sport, state, skills and support.

 They were surprised to learn that they should aim for ten hours of sleep a night and to discover the importance of drinking enough water. 

 Over the weeks they have increased the contents of their memory toolbox through learning a number of new skills.  They have learned how to use a Portrait Summary Poster and Mindmaps.  They have practised Quickfire Quizzes and the Story Link Method  and explored the Roman Room System, the Journey Location System and the Person as Location Memory Hook System.

The students haven’t found the work easy but we’re hoping they will each find an aspect which will help them with the coming exams.

 James has tried to use mind mapping in his revision for RE and he told us “It really works, I can remember everything.”