Friday morning, the sun was out and Kettering was only a short drive from home! The day was only to get better after meeting a large group of 200 year 11 students at Bishop Stopford School. The two hour session was an absolute delight and was made by each and every student working extremely hard through the Exam Busters session. The group were extremely mature, respectful and engaged, a total credit to themselves!
Student Feedback
"Really fun and interesting. Helped me with exam tips and how to revise. Showed me how to structure, thank you." - Will
"Fun and interesting, really enjoyed it." - Alex
Really fun, funny and educational." - Fraser
Fun, funny yet educational and relevant." - Jordan
Great fun and interactive." - Lewis
Monday, 24 January 2011
20th January 2011 - Exam Busters in Lincoln...
Noth Kesteven School in Lincoln was the setting for Exam Busters on 20th January where 200 year 11 students descended on the theatre to work through a range of techniques to help with exam revision and to combat stress and nerves on the big day.
Teacher Miss Whiting commented, "This introduced students to new and effective ways of revising. They were able to practice some of the techniques. The students were more confident in the recall of facts."
The groups were lively and enjoyed joining in with the practice tasks, giving the following comments;
"Funny, involved, engaging." - Jake
"Great funny attitude. Fantastic advice and I will definitely carry them out." - Jack
"Funny and interesting." - Duggan
"Entertaining and funny, taught me a lot for my exams." - Elliott
Teacher Miss Whiting commented, "This introduced students to new and effective ways of revising. They were able to practice some of the techniques. The students were more confident in the recall of facts."
The groups were lively and enjoyed joining in with the practice tasks, giving the following comments;
"Funny, involved, engaging." - Jake
"Great funny attitude. Fantastic advice and I will definitely carry them out." - Jack
"Funny and interesting." - Duggan
"Entertaining and funny, taught me a lot for my exams." - Elliott
19th January 2011 - Goals With Options 2
After a morning at Roade, it was a short hop back to town to work with post 16 students at Options 2 Training. A group of 15 students worked through the Goal Mapping programme and enjoyed their afternoon creating their final Goal Maps.
Feedback
"I think today was a real eye opener into certain things holding me back in life, well done and thank you Mark"
"It was very fun and different, haven't done anything like this before"
"Today was good, easy to understand and follow, thanks Mark"
"Very helpful. I've taken everything on board and will stay positive in order to achieve my goals"
"It was very good thank you"
"It helped a lot and gave a lot of helpful advice that was really needed"
"It was wicked"
"It was cool"
"It was educational and helpful"
Feedback
"I think today was a real eye opener into certain things holding me back in life, well done and thank you Mark"
"It was very fun and different, haven't done anything like this before"
"Today was good, easy to understand and follow, thanks Mark"
"Very helpful. I've taken everything on board and will stay positive in order to achieve my goals"
"It was very good thank you"
"It helped a lot and gave a lot of helpful advice that was really needed"
"It was wicked"
"It was cool"
"It was educational and helpful"
19th January 2011 - Motivation At Roade...
It was a delight to spend an hour with year 10 students at Roade School on 19th January. The year group split into two and attended an introduction to Goal Mapping sessions lasting 30 minutes each. The students were extremely responsive and are looking forward to completing the whole programme in February.
Student feedback
"Valuable life lessons were learnt in that session"
"The session was very inspirational"
"The things I learnt from that presentation we not to listen to anyone (putting me down), to go for my goal and eventually I will achieve it"
"Very good and made me think about setting goals"
"Good speaker, very confident and interacted with the crowd. Got the point across to think about our goals in life"
"We learnt to never give up on your goals and you can't achieve if you don't have a target"
"I think it was a very good presentation, it got everyone to think about how they are going to achieve the goals they set themselves"
"It helped me to see my future"
"Made us realise, we can fail but learn from our mistakes"
Student feedback
"Valuable life lessons were learnt in that session"
"The session was very inspirational"
"The things I learnt from that presentation we not to listen to anyone (putting me down), to go for my goal and eventually I will achieve it"
"Very good and made me think about setting goals"
"Good speaker, very confident and interacted with the crowd. Got the point across to think about our goals in life"
"We learnt to never give up on your goals and you can't achieve if you don't have a target"
"I think it was a very good presentation, it got everyone to think about how they are going to achieve the goals they set themselves"
"It helped me to see my future"
"Made us realise, we can fail but learn from our mistakes"
Thursday, 13 January 2011
6th January 2011 - Exam Stress Busting at Campion...
I have worked with Campion School for around 14 years now and it is always a pleasure to return and work with the students who are always engaged and the staff who are extremely supportive. The whole of year 11 attended a day in order to combat exam stress and to help motivate them for their upcoming exams. Whilst learning a range of techniques, students also looked at the benefits of sleep, state, eating the right foods and structuring their revisions sessions.
In the afternoon, an extra session was available to an English target group where the students were able to practice a range of revision techniques specific to these particular subjects.
Student Feedback
"It was fun and I will use these techniques in the future. I am now Positively MAD!!!"
"Thanks for a great "Positively MAD" day, I feel a lot more confident about my exams now."
"Really enjoyed it and feel more confident now, thanks for a "Positively MAD day."
"Great techniques"
"Enjoyed it and learnt some good stuff to use in my exams."
In the afternoon, an extra session was available to an English target group where the students were able to practice a range of revision techniques specific to these particular subjects.
Student Feedback
"It was fun and I will use these techniques in the future. I am now Positively MAD!!!"
"Thanks for a great "Positively MAD" day, I feel a lot more confident about my exams now."
"Really enjoyed it and feel more confident now, thanks for a "Positively MAD day."
"Great techniques"
"Enjoyed it and learnt some good stuff to use in my exams."
Monday, 10 January 2011
5th January 2011 - Kicking Off The Year In Lancaster...
2011 began with an Exam Busters session at Central Lancaster High School in Lancaster. The year 11 students were only settling into their second day back after the Christmas break but were lively and engaged throughout. Student Rebecca commented, "I enjoyed it and the session really helped me a lot."
Jake added, "Help me gain more confidence in remembering things for my exams and has given me various helpful tips for revising."
Finally Amelia said, "Mark helped me to remember things easier and how to do a Mind Map."
Jake added, "Help me gain more confidence in remembering things for my exams and has given me various helpful tips for revising."
Finally Amelia said, "Mark helped me to remember things easier and how to do a Mind Map."
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