Year 7s Acing Senior School

On Thursday 6th November, our Year 7s were excited to attend a talk in the Main Hall by Exams Study Expert, William Wadsworth, on the topic of ‘How to Ace Senior School: Strategies for Smart Scholars’.  

The aim of this talk was to provide insight to Year 7 about good study habits and how our brains work when revising. The talk started with the brief psychology behind how our memories work, before delving into long-term memory and how to start building it when it comes to studying. To practice this, Year 7 were given some facts about sea otters for them to write down, which they were then tested on. After learning some fun facts, and what a mustelid is, William ended on how to best train and start these learning habits.   

Willaim commented, “It was a joy to talk to Year 7 today about study skills, it was a wonderful session! Getting into good habits as early as Year 7, in terms of the way we learn and learning effectively, is such a useful thing. If we can form good habits now, then there is much less to unlearn later. It’s so much better if we can get those foundations right in Year 7 in terms of the way we approach our learning revising for our tests and exams, and staying on top of our schoolwork throughout the whole year.’ 

The excellent academic support at Leighton Park is delivered through a diverse and engaging curriculum, accessible, knowledgeable teachers, co-curricular opportunities enabling the pursuit of academic passions, and a plethora of trips, visiting speakers and events like this which expose our students to alternative approaches through interactive learning. 

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