Academic Support Programme

Lower VIth Form Lecture Programme at Glenalmond College

This academic year, a new support initiative is being offered to the Lower 6th through a weekly programme built up of development of study skills, seminars led by OGs returning to talk about their current or recent courses and visiting speakers - OGs , parents and friends - giving career insights. Please click on the links below for the weekly Lecture Notes. Most are in pdf format and require the Adobe Reader. If you do not have it you can download it FREE from here.

Programme

September

15^thIntroduction and study skills (i)
Lecture Notes: Introduction & Study Skills(link to .pdf)

21^stLife as an Undergraduate: Degree courses explained (i)
Lecture notes: Undergraduate Life

28^thThe Rt Hon Lord Kingarth QC
Report by Tom Francis

October

12^thRoss Appleyard: TV Journalist
Lecture notes and Report by Andrew Richardson (P)

19^thStudy Skills (ii)
Session Notes/Handout

November

3^rd David Sibbald: Architect
Lecture Topics for Session 6 and an Appreciation

10^thStudy Skills (iii) - Note Taking and Essay Writing guidelines
Notes on Note Taking (pdf)
Notes on Essay Writing (pdf)

17^thJohn Rankin: Diplomat

24^thStudy Skills (iv)
Group Working 1 - Notes
Group Working 2 - Notes

December

1^stSydney Littleford - Vigneron

8^thLife as an Undergraduate - Degree courses explained (ii)

January

28^th Study skills (iv) becoming a confident writer and presenter

February

2^nd Career insight (vi) Stephen Leckie - Hotelier

9^th Career insight (viii) Mrs Susie Swift - Accountant

23^rd Career insight (ix) Richard O'Connor - Entrepreneur, Co-Founder, Chocolate & Love

March

2^nd Study skills (v)The Warden- cv writing

9^th Career insight (x) John Gillespie - Developing/Running a business

16^th Study skills (vi) UCAS - section 10/school reference