
University of Oxford
'Getting through your GCSEs' is developed and delivered by the University of Oxford for Study Higher.
Practical support and guidance to manage and succeed in year 11, from the University of Oxford
Activity type:
Year group: year 11
Gatsby Benchmarks: 7
To offer practical support and guidance to enable year 11 students to manage their final GCSE year to the best of their abilities.
Through this programme, learners will:
Providing practical support and guidance to enable Year 11 students to manage and succeed in their final GCSE year.
No matter what form assessment takes this year, pupils still need to get through their final year of GCSEs, and the skills of self-directed learning and revision, and the capacity to take care of their wellbeing are arguably more important this year than ever before!
Our in-school workshops are ideal for small groups or classes due to the interactive nature of the activities. They are usually one hour to fit a school period and cover aspects of revision techniques, learning styles, subject confidence and prioritisation. They support your pupils’ awareness of methods and techniques to get through revision, and builds confidence in their ability to achieve their goals.
In exceptional circumstances, larger groups can be accomodated or an alternative online presentation presented. Where possible our programmes include undergraduate student ambassadors to facilitate live encounters with higher education.
Friday 25 March 2022
Location: online
Online conference featuring:
Sessions will be split across AM and PM, with a large midday break to allow for different school lunch schedules.
You and your pupils can dip in when you can or attend the full programme. We intend to make available recordings of the event. To attend in full or in part, or to access recordings after the event, please register below.
Free revision guides will be available for eligible participants.
Eligible participants are those who live in areas identified as having lower than expected progression to higher education. Those identified as having multiple widening participation indices will be prioritised. Eligible students will be identified by us from the participant records, and posted to the school. Free revision guides are available while stocks last.
The conference is open to Study Higher schools.
We expect schools attending to provide registers of attendance or to complete participant surveys. Full details will be provided on registration. We intend to make recorded sessions available following provision of participant information. We need this information as a government-funded partnership to track who we interact with and has been provided. A full data protection statement is available, and individuals are free to opt out of data collection and processing.
Following registration, you will receive joining information and links in advance of the event.
Programmes for Study Higher from the University of Oxford are open to certain eligibile schools within the region. You can see if your school can access Study Higher support. As our programmes are funded by the Office for Students to reach specific target learners who reside in areas with low progression to Higher Education (using the POLAR3 measure), we require all or a substantial number of participants to meet targeting criteria. For more info, please get in touch with your Study Higher Higher Education Liaison Officer or with the University of Oxford Study Higher team.
To book now or make enquiries, please send us an email. We can discuss your needs with you by phone, videocall or email.
Eligibility criteria apply to access our programmes.
Felt better prepared to effectively manage their time
Understood that preparing for GCSEs is a useful transferable skill, for example for A-Levels/college, university, or work
Could better recognise their own well being needs
Could better recognise triggers and symptoms connected with academic pressure
of teachers would recommend to others
Felt better prepared to manage the pressures of revision and exams
'Getting through your GCSEs' is developed and delivered by the University of Oxford for Study Higher.
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