Easter Revision

1. Easter Revision How was it for you?

2. This is the last raising achievement assembly

3. What have you learned about yourself since the trial exams? • The final weeks of school last term • The 17 days of the Easter Holidays • On your return to school Motivation Work ethic revision techniques Resilience Delayed gratification Persistence Memory understanding Confidence ambition

4. + what are you pleased about? What have you achieved? What has gone well? What do you like about yourself at the moment? - What has disappointed you? What are you least happy about? In what ways are you angry with yourself? ? What have you learned about yourself? What has interested you about the process? What is puzzling you?

5. Motivation If you achieve your personal best GCSE grades what will the rewards be?

6. Which box best describes your answer? • Feel good factor • Self satisfaction • Sense of achievement • Enjoyed learning process • Increase in confidence and self esteem • Money from parents • A one off treat • A congratulations card • Exam certificates • Progression onto chosen post 16+ options

7. Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation Intrinsic • Feel good factor • Self satisfaction • Sense of achievement • Enjoyed learning • Increase in confidence and self esteem Extrinsic • Money from parents • A one off treat • A congratulations card • Exam certificates • Progression onto chosen post 16+ options

8. Types of Motivation Intrinsic motivation • Motivation that comes from inside the individual rather than from external rewards • It comes from the pleasure of doing a task rather then doing it for the rewards • Driven by learning, interest, curiosity and enjoyment Extrinsic motivation • Motivation that refers to the performance of an activity in order to attain an outcome • Often comes from outside the individual • Driven by rewards

9. Should Mo Farah have been pleased with 8th place in his London Marathon debut?

10. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kYsco952ck

11. Mo’s Motivational Traits Intrinsic • Determined • Finished the race – sense of achievement • Resilience • Enjoyment • Lessons learnt • Reflective Extrinsic • Home crowd • Debut • Press and publicity • PB time • Praise

12. Which is best? • Studies suggest that intrinsic motivation is better in for long term success because of the enjoyment and pleasure it brings and the ‘feel good factor’ • However, rewards that come such as GCSE grades, can be good motivators and drive you to do achieve great results Extrinsic rewards usually come when you are intrinsically motivated

13. The future you… You are on the brink of many challenges but also so many possibilities… Where do you see yourself in 5 months? Where do you see yourself in 2 years? 10 years? 20 years?

14. Finding inspiration… I stopped pretending to myself that I was anything other than what I was, and began to direct all my energy into finishing my work. I was set free, because my greatest fear had been realised, and I was still alive, and I still had a daughter whom I adored, and I had an old typewriter and a big idea. And so rock bottom became the solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life.“ J K Rowling You have to trust in something. Your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. Because believing that the dots will connect down the road will give you the confidence to follow your heart, even when it leads you off the well worn path.” Steve Jobs

15. What do you want to achieve? What sort of job would you love to do? What lifestyle would you like? Working hard NOW to achieve your potential will put you in the best possible position. Where do you see yourself living? Would you like to travel?

17. Managing Your Stress! • It is important that you manage your stress over the next 2 months. • Stress can have a disastrous effect! (Video) • Believe or not – you can use stress to help you. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EyG_CYf-S0

18. Good & Bad Stress • Bad stress like constant worry drains your energy and prevents you from concentrating. However • Good stress like just before exams can give you energy, motivates you and can even boost your memory

19. 10 Easy Ways To Manage Your Stress • Plan your time – revision timetables do help. Regular breaks are important. Actually revising will reduce your stress • Focus on one task at a time – do not worry about your Geography while revising Maths • Sleep is very important – sleep provides time for your brain to rest and rejuvenation time. Have a break from revision before you go to bed. • During your breaks relax – this will allow you to be more ready to work after your break

20. Also … 5. Be realistic – do not over-commit. For the next 2 months your exams have to be your priority. You will have plenty of time for the other things when they are over 6. Reduce caffeine intake – caffeine interrupts your sleep and makes you more anxious/stressed 7. Exercise – this reduces your stress hormones and improves your mood. 30 minutes a day, even if it is just going for a walk, will help.

21. And … 8. Eat healthily/do not miss breakfast – stress increases your need for food. Eating healthily will improve your mood 9. Where you revise must not be distracting – do not have TVs on, do not have your phone with you, make sure you can concentrate while working. 10. If you feel too stressed - talk to someone GOOD LUCK

22. And NOW … • 12 days of full time schooling left. • Most of you will have had you first exam by this time in 3 weeks. • Lessons will continue until half – term (23rd May) – Go to them if you don’t have an exam that day.

23. Learn from the last few weeksFocus well in lessonsAttend extra classesTalk to your teachers – ask for helpWrite a revision plan – know precisely when each exam is and make you sure you have a planned preparation for each one – which ones come before half-term and which after?Plan for the half-term carefully.Find out about exam warm- up sessions and attend them Talk

24. Look after yourself • Manage your stress • Manage your sleep • Work hard