LESSON PLANS/WORKSHEETS

Section A

• 7 AGENDA FOR SUCCESS A prioritising activity in which students set their social, academic and financial targets for their 16-18 programme.
• 9 OVERCOMING OBSTACLES A group activity enabling students to identify strategies for dealing with problems.
• 11 MANAGING THE INTERVIEW This lesson plan has students practise interview techniques that will help them to reach their targets.
• 13 SAMI 2 C 3 A planning activity in which students use particular criteria to identify effective methods.

Section B

• 15 FIRST THING'S FIRST A prioritising activity enabling students to cope with a range of demands.
• 17 DIVIDING YOUR TIME Students identify how they should divide their time between different commitments.
• 19 MEET MY DEADLINE! Students devise a pro-forma for planning to meet multiple deadlines.
• 21 LONG-TERM VIEW This worksheet has students identify the demands on their time in the remainder of their course.

Section C

• 23 GETTING BETTER A self-assessment activity in which students identify target points for improving their written work.
• 25 KEY SKILLS SURVEY An activity focusing on students' achievement and progress in the key skills of communication, numeracy and information technology.
• 27 WHEN I'M 35 A group activity in which students recognise their own and others' personal qualities and potential.
• 29 ACHIEVING YOUR POTENTIAL Students write a profile of their achievements to date and target areas for development.

Section D

• 31 SELF-STARTER An activity enabling students to assess how far they take responsibility for their own learning.
• 33 NIFTY NEGOTIATION An activity focusing on the skills required to discuss with a tutor how a piece of work may be improved.
• 35 REVISION ROUND-UP Students identify how tutors and peers can contribute to their revision and preparation for exams.
• 37 NEW RESPONSIBILITIES Students assess how they will cope with the new responsibilities of starting a job or university and discuss how to prepare for these.

Section E

• 39 WHAT DOES IT MEAN? A reading activity in which students practise techniques for understanding written material.
• 41 SMART SYSTEMS Students devise systems for storing, recording and indexing information.
• 43 TECHNO TIME A debate focusing on the use and misuse of technology in post-16 study.
• 45 HOW TO FIND OUT? Various methods of collecting data are explored and assessed in a discussion activity.

Section F

• 47 PERFECT PLACE Students assess their arrangements for private study and target any changes that would help them to study more effectively.
• 49 BEATING BOREDOM Students discuss and present ideas for coping with boredom during study and revision sessions.
• 51 WHO NEEDS SUPERVISION? A discussion activity leading to an oral report on the role of supervision in post-16 study.
• 53 GETTING TOGETHER The role of learning groups is explored through a subject-specific activity.

Section G

• 55 SELL YOUR SKILLS Students prepare and deliver a statement about the skills they can offer an employer.
• 57 DECISION-MAKING Students prepare a flow chart to help them to make the right decisions as they attempt to reach their targets.
• 59 MATCHING UP Students identify and put in rank order the skills required for particular areas of work and study.
• 61 SOLVING PROBLEMS Students use a theoretical model to assess the effectiveness of their approach to problem-solving and set targets for improvement.