'Coach Yourself Study Skills' workbook for students

‘Coach Yourself Study Skills’ is a 50-page PDF workbook for students at GCSE, A-level and in Higher Education.

This resource uses a coaching approach to support students to identify and develop the study strategies that are going to be most useful to them. The focus is not on a prescriptive approach (do this, not that) but on supporting students to uncover their personal strengths, skills, limiting beliefs and barriers to effective studying. The booklet comprises many activities, including reflections on previous experiences, action planning, and challenging unhelpful beliefs. There is also practical advice and suggested strategies for each of the various study skills.

The booklet is suitable for students studying any subject at GCSE level and beyond. It is also designed to be fully inclusive of neurodivergent students with an awareness that not every strategy will work for every student.

The sections include:

• Introduction
• Understand your ‘why’ (finding your motivation and enthusiasm for studying)
• Understand yourself (uncover your strengths, skills and achievements and discover how these can be used to your advantage when studying)
• Time management, focus and organisation
• Note-taking and reading
• Written assignments
• Presentations
• Revision and exams

More about this resource:

• Students can work through it independently
• Useful for study skills sessions, exam preparation, and at the beginning of a course of study
• Suitable for students at GCSE level, A-level and in Further and Higher Education across all subject areas
• Designed to take into account individual needs, neurodiversity and different learning styles
• Encourages self-awareness and reflection
• Supports students to find their own solutions, reflecting and adapting as they progress