Practice your study skills.

It will benefit you greatly when you move to your next steps, if you continue to build on the study skills you have developed during your time in school.

​Reading List

Reading is not only pleasurable, but it will help you to develop your academic writing skills. Try to read at least three books from the College's reading list over the summer.

Note: You can join your local library online. They have a big catalogue of e-books and audio books available online.

Activities to Develop Academic Writing Skills

  1. Discussing Advantages and Disadvantages - Barry (Steps to Academic Writing)

  2. How Do I know I've Answered the Question - Coleman (Polish Your Academic Writing)

  3. How Do I Make My Point Clear - Coleman (Polish Your Academic Writing)

  4. How Do I Structure My Assignment - Coleman (Polish Your Academic Writing)​

You may wish to try to acquire the books:

  • Steps to Academic Writing, Marian Barry

  • Polish your Academic Writing, Helen Coleman

If you manage to get hold of the books, you might try these additional activities:

  • How Do I Write a Paragraph - Coleman (Polish your Academic Writing)

  • Writing For and Against Essays - Barry (Steps to Academic Writing)

  • Writing Opinion Essays - Barry (Steps to Academic Writing)

  • Writing Problem-Solving Essays - Barry (Steps to Academic Writing)​​

Keep Developing Your Maths and Skills

Your teachers will be continuing to build your English and Maths skills, and no doubt are providing a raft of useful online resources for you to use. It is vital that you continue with this learning in preparation for College. Some additional useful websites:

www.onmaths.com - interactive online papers for most exam boards, for all exam sessions. As the student works through the paper, there are two marks, one for the student's correct answers so far and one for what grade they would be on if they were getting everything correct.

www.mathsgenie.co.uk - this is topics grouped by grade with links to past GCSE questions for revision, and the worked solutions are available. Also has links to past papers.
www.mathedup.co.uk/gcse-maths-takeaway

www.corbettmaths.com - lots of resources. Use the 5-a-day worksheets - they are a mixture of topics to keep students on the ball.

www.justmaths.co.uk - normally a teacher only resource but the revision maths for GCSE are excellent and are available for anyone to download at this present time.