Key Stage 5

Students talk openly about experiencing levels of anxiety and give helpful advice for others. Activity: Four questions to consider around issues of stress. (7 mins)

Students discuss the importance of sleep and the impact of not having enough. Sleep cycle with REM and NREM explained. (6 mins)

Students outline how many hours they study to be able to achieve top grades. Activity: Rate yourself activity on your independent study time. (6 mins)

Students discuss how they asked for help from other students and supporting one another to make progress. Activity: Two scenarios to discuss to consider why students may be reluctant to ask for help. (6 mins)

Students emphasise the importance of asking for help from teachers. Activity: Two scenarios to discuss to consider why students may be reluctant to ask questions. (6 mins)

Students discuss the need to be more independent learners in sixth form. Activity: Choose three areas to build into an independent study routine. (5 mins)

Students discuss the importance of being organised from the start of Year 12. Activity: How can notes be well organised and revision-ready?(6 mins) -

Students emphasise the need to understand subjects rather than rely on recall. Activity: Consider a range of ways to thoroughly understand content and discuss how these can be tried. (5 mins)

Students discuss how they sourced their own work experience and how to prepare. Activity: Questions for students to discuss about work experience and then plan their next steps. (6 mins)

Students share challenges with staying healthy and the solutions they found to look after themselves. Activity: Choose two changes to help keep physically and mentally healthy. (5 mins)

Graduate advice about balancing degree studies with finding a job. Activity: Self evaluation of transferrable skills for employment and creation of a CV. (4 mins)

Sixth form students give their advice on how to recall content for exams. Activity: Rank recall strategies from least to most active. (5 mins)