How to get your post-16 students to manage their workload effectively

By Kristy Turner and Becky Kell2023-12-18T09:41:00

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Discover how two teaching colleagues agreed an experiment to motivate their post-16 students to engage with every learning opportunity on offer. They introduced university-style tutorials to encourage students to take responsibility for handing in work on time. Another goal was to increase their students’ confidence for the transition to life after school and ensure readiness for the challenges of the future.

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