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Buddies
Each Year 7 has a Buddy from Year 10 who is there to help them settle in. The Buddies visit the Year 7s each week and spend time chatting with them and getting to know them better. The Year 7s can discuss their worries and problems but we also like to hear about their successes and achievements.
The program is constantly reviewed and developed but it provides much needed support for Year 7s being welcomed into our school community and encourages the Year 10s, who are highly valued, to be responsible role models to the younger pupils. |
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Sam Learning
SAM Learning is an online exam practice and revision service. Independent evidence shows that 10+ hours use of SAM Learning improves student's results at GCSE by 4.7%. The service encourages independent e-learning by students, with nearly 50% of all use outside school hours. SAM Learning is cross-curricular covering more than 25 subjects at Key Stage 2, Key Stage 3 and GCSE.
SAM Learning is now the undisputed market leader, working with over 50% of all English state secondary schools. It is expected that more than 800,000 students will use SAM Learning in 2005
 It’s an internet based service for revision, exam practice and exam technique covering
all the main subjects and key stages.
All the answers are there
You mark your own work
You get instant assessment of your achievement
You do it in your own time
As its internet based you can access it from school, home, anywhere.
Who is it for?
SAM Learning is accessible by all Broughton Hall students and staff.
SAM Learning offers over 45 courses in over 25 subject areas for SATs, GCSE and A Level.
How do I access it?
Web address: www.samlearning.com
Or use the direct link button above right.
Click on the LOGIN button and enter the following details:
Centre ID: L12 BH
User ID: 6 figure date of birth and initials
Password: As user ID or you may have set your own
Why use SAM Learning
Independent research data proves that using SAM Learning in preparation for exams does improve achievement
Impact of e-learning on GCSE results of 105,617 students, 2004
Students with over 10 hours use of e-learning achieved 4.7 per cent more 5+ A*-C GCSE grades than expected based on prior attainment. The value added gain was 2.1 capped points per pupil, which is the equivalent of one-quarter of a GCSE grade per subject.
For pupils in the lowest prior attainment band, using e-learning for 10 hours or more achieved gains of nearly half a grade. This is the equivalent of 50 per cent of students achieving one grade higher than expected.
Role of E-Learning Coordinator - Clare Adamson
In October 2004 I was appointed E-learning co-ordinator with responsibility for promoting across the school community, the use of SAM Learning. I have led a number of training sessions for staff and pupils and presented the benefits of SAM Learning to parents during Learning Seminars, Open Evenings and Parents Evenings. I am currently involved in assessing the benefits of Primary SAM with a view to supporting its wider benefits to our feeder primary school.
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Effective Learning
At Broughton Hall learning matters and we are using the latest knowledge and research about the brain and how individuals learn, to help your daughters maximise their learning potential.
Did you know for example that the latest scanning technology reveals that we use on average only 1-5% of the brain’s capacity or that 87% of our brain is made of water?
Pupils study best and can even increase their brain’s capacity to learn when they are:
Positive in outlook – open and active learning – linking information with the facts they already know.
Relaxed but still concentrating – the playing of non-lyrical music in the classroom or while studying at home activates the brain.
Use both sides of the brain – it is not enough to learn by ‘rote’ only using the left or ‘academic’ side of the brain. The use of colour, pattern, creativity and imagination uses the right side of the brain as well and aids learning. Brain Gym exercises are used in many classrooms to energise, calm, focus attention and relieve stress.
Use all their multiple intelligence's– current research suggests that we have at least 8 intelligence's– pupils are tested to find out their strongest multiple intelligence's and are shown how to use this knowledge to learn more effectively.
Aware of their preferred learning style – be it practical (feeling, doing), auditory (hearing) or visual (seeing) – and use the senses to learn faster and more thoroughly.
Hydrated – drinking water heightens energy levels, improves concentration and reduces stress – pupils are asked to bring drinking water to school in a clear sports bottle (not glass). There are water fountains where the bottles may be refilled.
Relieved of worry, anxiety or stress – being helped to develop their own coping strategies, removing the blocks to successful learning.
Well rested – giving the brain sufficient time to recover from the pressures of the day.
Eating a balanced diet – rich in carbohydrates (bread, cereals, pasta), fish, fruit and vegetables – creating energy and increasing their capacity to remember.
Well organised and helped to plan their time to make the best use of their learning opportunities.
Your daughters will learn more about 'Learning Matters' in PSHE this year and an information evening is held for parents during the Autumn Term.
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