Full day and half day courses presented in your school. 
Seminar can be adapted for each year level from First to Sixth Years.

(Courses for GCSE, AS, A Levels in Northern Ireland)

Each student receives a booklet summarising the main points covered in the seminar.
All sessions are designed to increase the students' confidence in their own ability to achieve.

THE FORMAT OF THE SEMINAR CAN BE ADAPTED TO SUIT AN INDIVIDUAL SCHOOL'S NEEDS AND TIME-TABLING RESTRICTIONS

Usual timing: 9:30a.m. - 3:15p.m.
Held during a school day
 or
on a Weekend (Saturday or Sunday)

A full list of the schools and colleges we visit is available to you, on request.

Why ask us into your school?            

We are aware that many students receive instruction in Study Skills at school. We feel confident however, that our courses prove more effective as the students feel that they are being instructed by "specialist outsiders" The learning atmosphere of a condensed and intensive seminar makes the student more receptive to the instruction received. Each student receives clear, concise notes which summarise the main points covered and are useful for later reference.

The staff involved in presenting the course are all trained in the SES study techniques, and are selected for their ability to motivate and communicate effectively with students. The students' response sheets make it clear that the skills learnt benefit them greatly with their studies.

Since 1985, over twenty thousand students have attended our study skills course with very positive results. As you are aware, skills for learning are at the very core of the educational process.

We have found that if students learn how to study, their confidence soars and their school results can improve dramatically. This very successful and fast moving seminar is designed to assist secondary school students to achieve to their full potential, by improving their study and organisational techniques and their motivation to succeed.

The progamme has been constantly revised and improved over the last twenty years by experienced teachers and educational administrators. Continued research ensures that we are the market leaders in this area of expertise.

No other organisation has been chosen by so many schools and colleges, throughout Ireland and Australia, to instruct students in learning techniques.

A selection of the following topics are covered:
(depending on Year Level and time available - half day or full day)

1. Goal Setting: We stress the importance of setting realistic goals. We assist the students in setting their long, intermediate and short term goal charts.
2. Time Management: Students are shown how to construct a workable study/homework timetable to suit their personal needs.
3. Note Taking: By working through our sample exercise sheets, students are taught the basic skills of note taking, thereby saving hours of wasted study time!
4. Memory Techniques: Simple ideas to improve your capacity to store information.
5. Essay Writing: This very popular lesson shows excellent ways of improving your writing skills.
6. Exam Techniques : We show students how to prepare for and sit their exams and how to construct their revision planners. We point out common pitfalls and explain to them what the examiner is looking for.
7. Homework Skills: So many students waste long hours copying out their textbooks! We will show them how to make effective use of homework time.
8. The S.E.S Study Method: Perhaps the most important session of the course! Most students have no idea as to how to study and to retain the information learnt. Their response to this proven method of study has been remarkable! Students feel confident that by using these methods they can now do well in school.

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