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SIXTH FORM STUDY

SUPPORT PROGRAMME

OVERVIEW The aim of our Sixth Form Study Support Programme is to provide targeted
support where required to develop the necessary skills for students to support
independent learning skills whilst in the Sixth Form and in preparation for higher
education.
APPROACH We offer a tiered approach to Study Support for students with Additional
Educational Needs (AEN), dependent on individual needs. Many of our students
with AEN are able to work fairly independently and may only need occasional
access to the LSC to seek guidance and support. Others will require more regular
support, and this can be timetabled into their weekly academic programme.
For our students with more complex Specific Learning Difficulties and who have
had a considerable level of study support input throughout GCSE courses, Study
Support sessions form part of the academic timetable. These sessions take place in
one or more of the private study periods every week with an LSC teacher. Students
will be placed into small groups with other students with similar difficulties and/or
who are following a comparable curriculum wherever possible. In consultation
with their LSC teacher, students will set their own SMART targets to help underpin
key skills. These targets are reviewed on a regular basis by the student and the LSC
teacher to ensure that individual progress is being monitored.
Adjustments can be made to the curriculum, dependent on need, and all students
are supported through teachers who are trained and experienced in Quality First
teaching and supporting students with AEN.

Individual tuition is also available (for which there is an additional charge) for the
small number of students where it is felt they would be of further benefit.

COURSE OUTLINE We take an individualised approach to Sixth Form Study Support sessions and are
able to advise on a range of study skills including:
Approaches to Learning: Reading Skills:
• Target-setting • Reading for different purposes
• Learning styles • Reading for meaning
• Multi-sensory learning • Skimming and scanning
• Organisation • Subject specific text and vocabulary
• Time management • Using a computerised reader
• Motivation
Revision:
Writing Skills: • Planning – creating a timetable
• Research • Memory and learning
• Note taking • Multi-sensory revision techniques
• Planning – mind maps, writing frames • Time management
• Sequencing ideas
• Drafting and redrafting Exam Technique:
• Editing • Reading the exam paper
• Types of questions
• Time management
• Managing stress
All students work on OneNote and support focuses on their individual study
programmes. At this level of study, students are expected to arrive with an idea of
what they would like to work on and are encouraged, with support, to be proactive
in recognising where they need help and confident in voicing their needs. In order
to bridge the gap between supported and independent learning in readiness for
higher education and the workplace, students are also encouraged to develop
awareness of the metacognitive approaches they adopt to their studies and to
generalise these processes across a range of situations.

FURTHER INFORMATION Head of Sixth Form Study Support
Miss K Lindsell
lindsell.k@millfieldschool.com

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