Success In Success In LearningLearning

What makes successful What makes successful learners?learners?

• Motivation and enthusiasmMotivation and enthusiasm• Determination - PERSEVERE Determination - PERSEVERE • Receptive to new ideasReceptive to new ideas• Can work and learn independently Can work and learn independently

as well as part of a groupas well as part of a group• Can transfer learning from subject Can transfer learning from subject

to subject and from life to schoolto subject and from life to school• Can use ICTCan use ICT

Who contributes to you Who contributes to you becoming a successful becoming a successful

learner?learner?•TeachersTeachers•ParentsParents•PeersPeers•YourselfYourself•SchoolSchool

How do they contribute to How do they contribute to your success?your success?

TeachersTeachers• Prepare exciting and interesting Prepare exciting and interesting

lessons that are up to date (except lessons that are up to date (except History!)History!)

• Use a variety of teaching methods Use a variety of teaching methods and materials that will challenge you and materials that will challenge you at your level at your level

How do they contribute to How do they contribute to your success?your success?

• Praise youPraise you• Give you feedback on your Give you feedback on your

performance so you know what you performance so you know what you are doing well and what you need to are doing well and what you need to improve and how you can do thisimprove and how you can do this

• Use technology to help you learnUse technology to help you learn• Share classroom experience with Share classroom experience with

other teachers to learn different ways other teachers to learn different ways of teaching youof teaching you

YourselfYourself

• Work hard during all lessonsWork hard during all lessons• Ask your teacher for helpAsk your teacher for help• Do your homeworkDo your homework• Study for testsStudy for tests• Attend supported studyAttend supported study• Encourage your parents’ to come to Encourage your parents’ to come to

Parents’ eveningsParents’ evenings• Set yourself challenging targets (SMART)Set yourself challenging targets (SMART)• Remain focusedRemain focused• Eat well and get lots of sleepEat well and get lots of sleep

ParentsParents

• Encourage you and show interest in Encourage you and show interest in your school dayyour school day

• Support you with your homework and Support you with your homework and give you time and a space to do thisgive you time and a space to do this

• Attend parents’ evenings to speak with Attend parents’ evenings to speak with your teachers and hear about your your teachers and hear about your performanceperformance

• Provide you with healthy food and Provide you with healthy food and encourage you to eat a healthy dietencourage you to eat a healthy diet

Peers/FriendsPeers/Friends

• Encourage you to do well and Encourage you to do well and recognise that it is ‘cool’ to do wellrecognise that it is ‘cool’ to do well

• Allow you to work in class and Allow you to work in class and support the work of the teachersupport the work of the teacher

• Work in pairs and groups with you – Work in pairs and groups with you – effectivelyeffectively

• Support your learning and that of Support your learning and that of others in the classothers in the class

SchoolSchool

• Provide a safe place that you enjoy Provide a safe place that you enjoy coming tocoming to

• To educate you so you have To educate you so you have academic, personal and life skillsacademic, personal and life skills

• Support you with your education and Support you with your education and pastoral carepastoral care

Why should you want to be Why should you want to be successful?successful?

• To get a good jobTo get a good job• To go to college/universityTo go to college/university• To be able to enjoy life to the fullTo be able to enjoy life to the full• To put the talents you have to good To put the talents you have to good

use and not miss a wasted use and not miss a wasted opportunity opportunity

A Word of Advice from a very A Word of Advice from a very successful former teacher of Leith successful former teacher of Leith

AcademyAcademy

•‘‘Doing the best you can Doing the best you can with the talent you have’with the talent you have’

•Tutor Group questionsTutor Group questions