ACADEMIC AND REVISION COACHING
“I was able to dramatically improve my mock exam grades for the exams which really counted, through simple steps which Fiona clearly laid out for me.”
Academic and revision coaching is preparing students to sit exams by teaching revision skills and exam techniques.
This is an initial programme of three bespoke sessions, with support materials to learn about the process of revision and how best to prepare for upcoming exams.
This is a stand alone programme, although some students do add on further sessions and will return for coaching sessions throughout their GCSEs or A levels.
Most academic and revision coaching students, whom we see, are preparing for exams, from Year 10 exams through to GCSE, Year 12 and A level exams, including mock exams.
Students choose academic and revision coaching for a variety of reasons:
They want to learn how to revise effectively
They want to be able to prepare for exams
They are feeling overwhelmed or stressed with upcoming exams and want to be able to navigate their way through
They want to be able to structure their revision and organise their time better
They want to learn exam techniques that they can take with them into exams
Revision and study techniques that will work for you
Creating a revision timetable that is both workable and focused
Organisation skills including time management
Different subject requirements
Coping strategies
Exam techniques
Specialist Subject Academic and Revision Coaching
All our academic and revision coaches have specialist subject knowledge and can offer a programme of specialist academic coaching in their subjects.
This can be required if a student is falling behind in one particular subject, needs their confidence restoring in a subject or wants to develop a particular skill i.e. French or German speaking, essay writing.
We offer specialist academic and revision coaching in the following subjects and skills:
- A level English Language, English Literature, Physics, Geography, Philosophy and Ethics, Maths, Sociology, French, German and Spanish speaking
- GCSE Maths, English, French, History, Geography, German, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, RE, Spanish
- A level essay writing skills.
Aimed at GCSE students and A’level students
Commitment
It requires a commitment from the student to attend three sessions in the run up to exams, plus tasks to be completed between sessions.
Number of Sessions
Three sessions with each one lasting approximately one hour.
Further sessions can be added on.
Other Requirements
A parent or guardian is required to attend some or all of the first session with the student. After that it is up to the parent or guardian whether they wish to accompany the student to their subsequent sessions. However, all correspondence is carried out through the parent or guardian. This also applies to the remote sessions.
Claire helped prepare my son for his French GCSE speaking exam. She was thoroughly prepared, extremely knowledgeable of the speaking exam and quickly worked out how to get the best from my son.
My occasionally ‘hard to please’ son commented afterwards how helpful he had found it and felt reassured about what he needed to do. His speaking exam went well and this boosted his confidence for the rest of his GCSEs.
I can wholeheartedly recommend Claire and would love for her to work again with my son in the future. Thank you.
GCSE French Speaking session
My son wanted an A in his AS Physics and was a little under confident in a couple of areas. I suggested that he see Richard for one session, because I had heard from a friend how good he was for coaching Maths. My son reluctantly agreed to go ahead.
He suggested the topics that he wanted to go over. After the first session, he then asked if he could have another one. Just those few sessions with Richard helped boost his confidence and technique in areas that he found trickier and he was ready for his exam.
He duly achieved his A in his AS Physics. He was very good at pitching the session to the right level, challenging my son and explaining the topic areas. I have no hesitation in recommending Richard.
Y12 Coaching parent
My daughter benefited massively from working with Richard at Student Navigator. His thoughtful and positive guidance both academically and generally, helped her to build her confidence in preparing for and giving her A Level exams. I clearly remember the immense pressure my daughter felt prior to her first exam and Richard really helped to ease her worries and to talk her through the exam process and how to handle it.
Richard used goal setting and realistic action plans which helped alleviate my daughter’s anxiety and stress towards the process. He was always there to gently guide her when it all seemed too much for her. Richard’s guidance in Physics was also very helpful in areas she struggled to understand conceptually. He would go through each subject in detail and sort out what my daughter was planning to do for each one. For anything she didn’t have a plan in, he helped her to arrange her thoughts systematically to formulate one effectively.
I’m so grateful for the guidance that she has received from Richard and I know that the techniques and advice she has received from him will surely benefit her throughout university and possibly even further.
Year 13 Mentoring parent
