Student Fest 2021

Exam Busters Tent – Student Fest 2021

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Welcome to the Student Fest 2021 ‘Exam Busters’ Tent, with loads of useful top tips on how to tackle your exams or assessments. We’ve linked documents below for you to download and take away with you for the future.

This is an image of the interactive Student Fest Map. You can access the map with the link below! This is an illustration of a festival map. There are 4 coloured zones and  sign posts taking you to social media pages We have tents coving all sorts of subjects such as wellbeing and exam advice, there is a main stage and cashpoint, and the Student Fest logo is in the top left hand corner. Follow the link and explore the map for yourself!
If you’d like to return to the Student Fest 2021 map at anytime, click the sign post below
Click this colourful signpost to return to the landing page and choose your map!

Further Education: Sixth Form and College

Take a look at these resources that can help you prepare for A-levels and Sixth Form Study.

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This is an image of the cover page for ‘Further Education – Sixth Form’ PDF. There is a downloadable version below.

Not doing A-Levels? The PDF below gives some handy tips on how to master your assignments on BTEC and Vocational Courses.

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This is an image of the cover page for ‘BTEC and Vocational Assignments’ PDF. There is a downloadable version below.

Preparing for College Exams

Worried about college exams? Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered! The PDF below has lots of tips on how to prepare yourself and do well!

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This is an image of the cover page for ‘Preparing for College Exams’ PDF. There is a downloadable version below.

Study Skills Guides

This is an image of a poster of study skills guides from UCAS and University of Worcester. These can be accessed in links below.

UCAS have been working with the National Extension College (NEC) to produce a set of study skills guides to help you get ahead with Higher Education study. These guides will help you build confidence with the techniques needed for success in HE.

https://www.ucas.com/undergraduate/student-life/study-skills-guides

The University of Worcester have a range of guides on their website to support study skills for Higher Education including different writing styles, academic reading, stress management and how to take lecture notes. This link is a little treasure trove to help you make the transition to a HE mindset.

https://studyskills.wp.worc.ac.uk/

This is an image of a poster of a study skills workshop from Aimhigher and revision resources from GCSE Pod. These can be accessed in links below.
We have information you can download to take with you! Just hit download! These PDFs have loads of amazing info and go into more depth to give you great impartial guidance.

The Aimhigher Interactive Study Skills Workshop is designed to support you in utilising revision guides and materials. The workshop is around 15 minutes long and will give you lots of helpful tips and tricks on how to revise effectively. Be sure to complete the activities provided in the presentation as they will aid in improving your focus and memory. You can win prizes for taking part too!

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From study tips, to revision and homework techniques, GCSE Pod have got it covered on their students resources page:

https://www.gcsepod.com/student-resources/

Getting Organised for a Productive Day

Whether you’re planning a day of revision, getting some coursework done or simply getting ahead with some university work, these videos are a great place to start! Use this top tips to help you get the best out of your day without burning yourself out. If you missed them in the ‘Going Virtual’ Tent, check them out below:

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We hope you enjoyed this zone! If you would like us to cover anything else, don’t forget to leave your suggestions below! We’d love to hear your top tips too, you can share them with each other in the comments.

This is a green banner, situated within the festival, that reads 'Thanks for visiting'. It is surrounded by trees and the sun is shining.

Since the success of Student Fest in 2020 we have launched another online event all about careers. The ‘Job Board’ zone was extremely helpful to lots of people so we wanted to create more content on this topic! We have essentially turned this zone into it’s very own event! If you’d like to visit ‘Careers Fayre’, another interactive event to explore at your own pace, click the link below! It’s a great place to go when thinking about your steps to your dream career. 

This is a preview image of the Careers Fayre Map. This is an illustrated map of a fun fayre. It has 8 stalls with striped roofs and matching bunting. There is a large ferris wheel in the centre with lots of carts containing spotlights on different career areas. There are also some hot air balloons in the sky. The 'Careers Fayre 2021' logo is situated just below the ferris wheel.
Click the link below to step inside the Careers Fayre Map

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