Parents as Study Supporters and Career Trends Parents

Parents as Study Supporters and Career Trends

Parents as Study Supporters (PASS) Nov 2019

S 4 -S 6 Active Learning (Study Skills) 11 of 17 study strategies that can help lead to exam success are NOT being used by over half of our senior pupils 6 study strategies ARE being used by more than half of our senior pupils Is 6 enough? Tynecastle High School Pupil Study Skills Survey October 2019

Effective Study Strategies - Examples Tynecastle High School Pupil Study Skills Survey October 2019

Effective Study Strategies - Examples Tynecastle High School Pupil Study Skills Survey October 2019

Effective Study Strategies - Examples Tynecastle High School Pupil Study Skills Survey October 2019

1. Active Learning What is it?

“ active learning is defined as learning where the learner is responsible for instigating, planning or managing what they do Building The Curriculum 2

“ Having many study skills (i. e. versatility) produced the largest correlations with both cognitive (academic) and affective (emotional) outcomes. Purdie and Hattie 1999

PASS Helping to improve study skills versatility in our pupils

Read Our Report on S 4 -S 6 Study Skills October 2019 140 pupil responses 17 Study Skills strategies explored Do you know what your child’s study approach is? How can you help your child to improve their study approach?

Encourage use of the Tynecastle High School Study Skills App installed on all pupil i. Pads http: //tynecastlehighschool. org. uk/school-information/learning/study-skills/

Access the National Parent Forum of Scotland https: //www. npfs. org. uk/

Thank you! Any Questions?

Jobs and Skills of the Future.

Current Routes to Employment

The Apprenticeship Family: Experience an industry, get a qualification Get a job, get paid, get qualified • Senior Phase work based learning • Progress to a job, college or university, Modern or Graduate Apprenticeship Equivalent to: • L 2 to National 5 • L 3 to Higher or Advanced Higher • L 4 to HND or Ordinary degree • L 5 to Honours Degree to Masters Get a job, get paid, get a degree GAs are work-based degree apprenticeship programmes which are offered at SCQF levels 8, 10 and 11.

Find out more. www. dyw-edinmideast. com www. mykidscareer. com In a nutshell guides for Parents https: //www. npfs. org. uk/downloads/ including: • Apprenticeships in a Nutshell • Skills in a Nutshell • Learning Pathways in the Senior Phase and beyond • Digital Skills in a Nutshell • Career Conversations in a Nutshell