Our ref RAH/SS
28 January 2015
Dear Parents/Carers
Elevate Education Seminar
Your son/daughter has been selected to attend a workshop run by an outside agency
‘Elevate Education’ on Friday 27th February if your child is in cohort 1 (Catherine-Margaret)
and Monday 2nd March if your child is in cohort 2 (Martin-Vincent de Paul) at 2pm-3:15pm.
This day will be hosted by ‘Elevate Education’, students will have a 65 minute seminar on
the different study techniques with the key focus on how to ‘Ace your Exams’. With the
arrival of exams knowing the material is no longer enough. It now becomes a case of
application. The question for many students is: “How do I take all the work I have done and
turn it into the marks I deserve?” This seminar outlines the critical exam skills that will allow
them to excel in the exam room, whilst also demonstrating that exams are not just about
the exam room - the preparation is where the marks are. This workshop is run by Oxbridge
graduates who have achieved A* grades for GCSE’s and 1st in their respective degrees.
The second workshop will be run over two sessions depending on your son/daughter’s
cohort; cohort 1 (St. Catherine- St. Margaret) will be on Friday 20th March and cohort 2 (St.
Martin- St. Vincent de Paul) will be on Monday 16th March from 2pm- 3:30pm on both days.
In this seminar students will be taught simple to use techniques and strategies that help
students with their memorisation and recall of information.
A variety of memory techniques are outlined to suit different learning styles:
-Revision
- Triggers
-Recital
- Chunking
-How structure can assist with memory
- Rote Learning
- Mnemonics
This is a unique and invaluable opportunity for students to gain experience and guidance
in revision and how to become independent learners. This will be of use to them now and
in years to come.
As well as the Resource Kit, the following follow-up resources are provided for each
seminar as part of the programme, in order to create genuine behavioural change:
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Student implementation guides
12 months access to web-support
Exam, motivation & time management ‘presenter tip booklets’
Twitter support (including during holidays)
I know that students will find these workshop rewarding. Please complete the attached
consent form and return to me no later than Friday 13th February 2015. The below form
gives consent for one or both of the workshops; a reminder email will be sent to all
parents/carers prior to the second seminar.
Yours faithfully
Miss R Helyer
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This form must be returned to Miss Helyer in the Geography Office by Friday 13th February
2015.
Elevate Education Seminar
Name of student………………………………………………………………Form ……………
Seminar 1: Ace Your Exams
I will/will not allow ………………………………………………………………………. to attend
this seminar on Friday 27th February/Monday 2nd March
Seminar 2: Memory and Mnemonics
I will/will not allow ………………………………………………………………………. to attend
this seminar on Monday 16th March/Friday 20th March
Signed…………………………………………………………….Parent/Guardian
Print Name…………………………………………………………………..