Training Programmes
The department also does hold training workshops for both teachers and students:
Study Skills Training
The training targets ALL the students from year 7 to year 11. The aim of the training is to equip students with learning strategies and techniques for academic success. Effective study skills are essential for students to acquire good grades in school, and are useful in general to improve learning throughout one’s life. The areas of the training include:
- Note taking
- Learning styles
- Tests preparation and taking
- Improving attention and memory
- Time-management
- Thinking skills
- Training of Teachers
On-going training for the teachers continued professional development is provided to keep them updated on recent trends and differentiated activities in the classrooms.
Trainings on differentiation are organized by the department in order to orientate teachers with practical strategies for ensuring full inclusion of students with mixed abilities in the general classroom.