We've been providing schools, colleges, and universities all over the UK (and the world) with our high-impact enrichment workshops for over two decades. Throughout the years, we've proudly teamed-up with some of the UK's leading education initiatives such as Reaching Wider, the Seren Academy, and the Uni Connect Programme.Our passionate team of presenters are experts in delivering dynamic interventions that create fun, interactive experiences that will leave a lasting impression on your students, whatever their age or ability level. We tailor our workshops for delivery to targeted groups of
students, ensuring the content we deliver is timely, relevant, and most importantly, engaging.
Where we travel to
We can visit your school in: All UK Regions
What activities are available during this school workshop?
Attainment Raising Workshops
Our Attainment Raising workshops offer students a clear idea of how to use evidence-backed learning and revision techniques to
help them excel in the classroom and prepare for their exams.
- Exam Busters
Our flagship workshop provides students with the skills and tools they need to tackle their exams with confidence (which they can effortlessly apply to their lives in the future). Alongside the highly effective and easy to use revision techniques, Exam Busters also touches upon ideas such as dealing with exam stress, productivity, and time management. To date, Exam Busters has successfully
supported over one million students as they prepare for their end-of-year exams.
- Super Speed Study Skills
An intensive experience that will equip your students with a robust toolkit of evidence-based study skills and learning techniques. They will also have a clear idea about how to customise and adapt them to suit their preferred learning style, making Super Speed Study Skills an exercise in both metacognition and personalised learning. Students report leaving this workshop with a renewed sense of enthusiasm for learning and a desire to put these skills to immediate use.
- Exam Mastery
Students in KS5 and above typically have dedicated time to study and prepare for their exams. Exam Mastery was created
specifically to take advantage of this. During this intervention, your students will learn a range of powerful and adaptable exam preparation techniques applicable to a more mature and self-aware audience. Additionally, your students will also learn some advanced time management, note taking, and stress reduction methods.
-Bridging the Gap
This hands-on workshop will equip your students with a deeper understanding of the demands of post-16 education as they transition to either sixth form or college. Your students will not only be introduced to a wide range of innovative study skills, but concepts such as critical thinking and autonomous and independent learning too, allowing them to take full ownership over their education.
- Mind Mapping
Mind mapping is one of the most powerful and uniquely customisable study tools that your students can deploy, helping them master any subject in the curriculum. Furthermore, this Mind Mapping workshop promotes key-wording, summarisation, and effective planning and organisation. A firm favourite with every age group, this workshop can be delivered to children in primary school, all the way up to students in university (with content adapted to be age-appropriate).
- Creative Approaches to Learning
This highly practical workshop introduces a range of creative study and memory techniques that will boost metacognition skills and raise aspirations. Your pupils will be stunned by their ability to remember and recall a huge amount of information with skills that can be applied to any subject in the curriculum. Creative Approaches to Learning can be really effective when delivered to pupils in Year 6 or Year 7, aiding their transition to secondary education.
Personal Development Workshops
Our range of Personal Development workshops aim to teach students how to become the best possible version of themselves. The ideas and frameworks can be adapted to suit any age group.
-Mastering Student Motivation
Motivation is that intangible energy that drives us towards achieving our goals and ambitions and keeps us going, even when we might not really feel like it. The aim of this workshop is for students to fully understand their why: Why do I want this? Why do I deserve to succeed? Why should I go the extra mile? Mastering Student Motivation links your students' dreams to their education and makes them realise the hugely important role it plays in shaping their lives.
- Resilience
Our inspirational Resilience workshop will give your students a clear idea of how to turn stress and adversity into valuable learning experiences and how to develop a growth mindset. Full of thought-provoking group activities and discussions, Resilience has long been
one of our most popular workshops. This workshop will increase your students' bouncebackability, enabling them to overcome personal or academic setbacks.
- Wellbeing
This workshop takes a refreshingly modern, matter-of-fact approach to both mental health awareness and coping strategies. As the number of people diagnosed with a serious mental health condition continues to rise, properly educating students about these (sometimes invisible) afflictions remains vitally important. Students report leaving their Wellbeing workshop with a deeper understanding of mental health and a more positive outlook on life.
Careers Workshops
Our Careers workshops are strongly aligned to the Gatsby Benchmarks of Good Career Guidance, reinforcing the idea that education is a vital aspect of every student's life.
- Future You
One of our most forward-thinking student workshops, Future You takes a deep dive into the topic of communication. Designed to increase confidence and self awareness, this intervention will leave your students with a clearer idea of how to "sell" themselves in university and job interviews. Students will learn how to identify and effectively define their unique skillset (and their weaknesses), further increasing their employability.
- Making Informed Decisions
As students progress through their educational journey, they are required to make an increasing number of important decisions.
This workshop will equip your students with a universally applicable framework for making the best possible decisions for their desired outcomes in life. Students will also be introduced to a range of ideas and techniques that will help develop their soft-skills and give them the confidence to tackle the unknown.
- Goal Setting
Students will often have a vague idea of what they want to accomplish in their lives, such as what profession they want to enter
or where they want to go to university. Our Goal Setting workshop is designed to help them fully understand the steps they need to take in order to turn their dreams into reality. This highly practical intervention is highly effective at raising aspirations and getting students to think about their future.
Online Resources Hub
Our industry-leading Online Resources Hub is home to a vast library of professionally designed digital content that aims to support students with the same ideas, techniques, and methodologies that we teach throughout our live interventions. We have added some exciting new additions including a Mind Mapping creator, an interactive revision timetable, Study Buddy, a flashcard creator and a Pomodoro timer to name a few.
The main areas covered in the hub are:
- Study Skills
The Study Skills module takes a deep dive into areas such as metacognition, personalised learning and transferring information to their long-term memory for effective recall.
- Exam Preparation
The Exam Preparation module is all about getting students ready to sit their exams. It covers revision techniques, time management tips, and stress mitigation advice.
- Resilience
The Resilience module teaches students how to bounce back from setbacks, how to turn negativity into positivity, and how to develop a growth mindset.
- Wellbeing
The Wellbeing module is designed to help students deal with stress, anxiety, and any other negative emotions that could affect their learning and personal lives.
Parent and Teacher Support
Our parent and teacher solutions help turn a standalone student workshop into a much more holistic experience that can benefit
at-home learning, as well as the wider school environment.
Our Attainment Raising workshops offer students a clear idea of how to use evidence-backed learning and revision techniques to
help them excel in the classroom and prepare for their exams.
- Exam Busters
Our flagship workshop provides students with the skills and tools they need to tackle their exams with confidence (which they can effortlessly apply to their lives in the future). Alongside the highly effective and easy to use revision techniques, Exam Busters also touches upon ideas such as dealing with exam stress, productivity, and time management. To date, Exam Busters has successfully
supported over one million students as they prepare for their end-of-year exams.
- Super Speed Study Skills
An intensive experience that will equip your students with a robust toolkit of evidence-based study skills and learning techniques. They will also have a clear idea about how to customise and adapt them to suit their preferred learning style, making Super Speed Study Skills an exercise in both metacognition and personalised learning. Students report leaving this workshop with a renewed sense of enthusiasm for learning and a desire to put these skills to immediate use.
- Exam Mastery
Students in KS5 and above typically have dedicated time to study and prepare for their exams. Exam Mastery was created
specifically to take advantage of this. During this intervention, your students will learn a range of powerful and adaptable exam preparation techniques applicable to a more mature and self-aware audience. Additionally, your students will also learn some advanced time management, note taking, and stress reduction methods.
-Bridging the Gap
This hands-on workshop will equip your students with a deeper understanding of the demands of post-16 education as they transition to either sixth form or college. Your students will not only be introduced to a wide range of innovative study skills, but concepts such as critical thinking and autonomous and independent learning too, allowing them to take full ownership over their education.
- Mind Mapping
Mind mapping is one of the most powerful and uniquely customisable study tools that your students can deploy, helping them master any subject in the curriculum. Furthermore, this Mind Mapping workshop promotes key-wording, summarisation, and effective planning and organisation. A firm favourite with every age group, this workshop can be delivered to children in primary school, all the way up to students in university (with content adapted to be age-appropriate).
- Creative Approaches to Learning
This highly practical workshop introduces a range of creative study and memory techniques that will boost metacognition skills and raise aspirations. Your pupils will be stunned by their ability to remember and recall a huge amount of information with skills that can be applied to any subject in the curriculum. Creative Approaches to Learning can be really effective when delivered to pupils in Year 6 or Year 7, aiding their transition to secondary education.
Personal Development Workshops
Our range of Personal Development workshops aim to teach students how to become the best possible version of themselves. The ideas and frameworks can be adapted to suit any age group.
-Mastering Student Motivation
Motivation is that intangible energy that drives us towards achieving our goals and ambitions and keeps us going, even when we might not really feel like it. The aim of this workshop is for students to fully understand their why: Why do I want this? Why do I deserve to succeed? Why should I go the extra mile? Mastering Student Motivation links your students' dreams to their education and makes them realise the hugely important role it plays in shaping their lives.
- Resilience
Our inspirational Resilience workshop will give your students a clear idea of how to turn stress and adversity into valuable learning experiences and how to develop a growth mindset. Full of thought-provoking group activities and discussions, Resilience has long been
one of our most popular workshops. This workshop will increase your students' bouncebackability, enabling them to overcome personal or academic setbacks.
- Wellbeing
This workshop takes a refreshingly modern, matter-of-fact approach to both mental health awareness and coping strategies. As the number of people diagnosed with a serious mental health condition continues to rise, properly educating students about these (sometimes invisible) afflictions remains vitally important. Students report leaving their Wellbeing workshop with a deeper understanding of mental health and a more positive outlook on life.
Careers Workshops
Our Careers workshops are strongly aligned to the Gatsby Benchmarks of Good Career Guidance, reinforcing the idea that education is a vital aspect of every student's life.
- Future You
One of our most forward-thinking student workshops, Future You takes a deep dive into the topic of communication. Designed to increase confidence and self awareness, this intervention will leave your students with a clearer idea of how to "sell" themselves in university and job interviews. Students will learn how to identify and effectively define their unique skillset (and their weaknesses), further increasing their employability.
- Making Informed Decisions
As students progress through their educational journey, they are required to make an increasing number of important decisions.
This workshop will equip your students with a universally applicable framework for making the best possible decisions for their desired outcomes in life. Students will also be introduced to a range of ideas and techniques that will help develop their soft-skills and give them the confidence to tackle the unknown.
- Goal Setting
Students will often have a vague idea of what they want to accomplish in their lives, such as what profession they want to enter
or where they want to go to university. Our Goal Setting workshop is designed to help them fully understand the steps they need to take in order to turn their dreams into reality. This highly practical intervention is highly effective at raising aspirations and getting students to think about their future.
Online Resources Hub
Our industry-leading Online Resources Hub is home to a vast library of professionally designed digital content that aims to support students with the same ideas, techniques, and methodologies that we teach throughout our live interventions. We have added some exciting new additions including a Mind Mapping creator, an interactive revision timetable, Study Buddy, a flashcard creator and a Pomodoro timer to name a few.
The main areas covered in the hub are:
- Study Skills
The Study Skills module takes a deep dive into areas such as metacognition, personalised learning and transferring information to their long-term memory for effective recall.
- Exam Preparation
The Exam Preparation module is all about getting students ready to sit their exams. It covers revision techniques, time management tips, and stress mitigation advice.
- Resilience
The Resilience module teaches students how to bounce back from setbacks, how to turn negativity into positivity, and how to develop a growth mindset.
- Wellbeing
The Wellbeing module is designed to help students deal with stress, anxiety, and any other negative emotions that could affect their learning and personal lives.
Parent and Teacher Support
Our parent and teacher solutions help turn a standalone student workshop into a much more holistic experience that can benefit
at-home learning, as well as the wider school environment.
Which curriculum topics do we cater for?
Careers Workshop
Our Careers workshops are strongly aligned to the Gatsby Benchmarks of Good Career Guidance, reinforcing the idea that education is a vital aspect of every student's life.
We have 3 key workshops that focus on this;
- Making Informed Decisions
- Future You
- Goal Setting
PSHE Mental health and awareness Teamwork and resilience
Revision Breaks
What size groups do we cater for?
As standard, we can support up to 300 students throughout a 4-hour day, but if you have larger cohorts and want to support more students, get in touch with us.
Groups with Special Educational Needs & Disabilities (SEND)
Supporting SEND Students
Our range of high-impact workshops can be adapted to meet the needs of your students. We tailor them for delivery to small groups of students with similar needs, or for larger groups based on their age. We introduce students to a wide range of ideas and techniques that aim to boost their metacognitive skills and allow for high levels of personalisation.
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Bursaries or Funded Places Available
Who are Positively You?
About Positively You
We've been providing schools, colleges, and universities all over the UK (and the world) with our high-impact enrichment workshops for over two decades. Throughout the years, we've proudly teamed-up with some of the UK's leading education initiatives such as Reaching Wider, the Seren Academy, and the Uni Connect Programme. Our passionate team of presenters are experts in delivering dynamic interventions that create fun, interactive experiences that will leave a lasting impression on your students, whatever their age or ability level. We tailor our workshops for delivery to targeted groups of students, ensuring the content we deliver is timely, relevant, and most importantly, engaging.
It's not just schools, colleges, and universities that can benefit from our workshops. We've worked extensively with the NHS Skills Development Network and Sovereign Network Group to provide support to their apprentices and adult learners, as well as charities such as Dyslexia Sparks.
FundEd FundEd is an incredible initiative that supports schools throughout the entire fundraising process. Schools can browse their comprehensive grant database and take advantage of their fundraising consulting services. Funding available: Dependent on individual grant applications. How Positively You meets the funding requirements: Positively You provide educational workshops to primary, secondary and post-16 educational institutions. We are also a FundEd recommended supplier. Pupil Premium Pupil Premium is funding that is given to schools with the purpose of raising attainment of pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds. Funding available: £985 - £2410 per pupil. Allocations are made based on pupil circumstances. How Positively You meets the funding requirements: Positively You specialises in providing high-impact personal development and attainment raising interventions that help students overcome the barriers to effective learning.
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