PEAK Prelim Prep (S4-S6)

This two-day programme will focus on practical prelim preparation:

Day 1: Profile + Apply
Understand your brain and build your toolkit.

Pupils build a deep understanding of working memory, cognitive load, encoding, Pomodoro, blurting/retrieval, effective flashcards and SMART goals – with lots of opportunities to practice.

Day 2: Evaluate + Keep Consistent
Understand your Prelims and build your plan.

Pupils will work through Pomodoro blocks using their own subjects – analysing exams and mark schemes, creating revision resources, building an interleaved study schedule, and planning changes to their study environment, routines and well being.

The key outcome of the two-day programme will be a personalised PEAK Prelim Plan that they can take away and implement in the weeks leading up to Prelims.

Camp Leader Biography

Charlotte Peak has over 20 years experience working with young people across Scotland, in both the independent and State sectors. From her experience in working with young people from the Central Belt to remote island communities, Charlotte has developed a deep understanding of the barriers young people face when preparing for exams. In many cases, these challenges are not due to a lack of ability or motivation, but rather an uncertainty about how to revise effectively or which strategies work best for them.

Charlotte now works as a study skills specialist, supporting students from National 5 and GCSE through to university level. She has developed the PEAK Framework:

Profile: Identify your unique learning strengths and habits.
Evaluate: Decode exam structures and examiner expectations.
Apply: Master cognitive science-backed revision techniques
Keep consistent: Build sustainable routines and focus.