Personal Organisation

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Introduction

This lesson explores the values and practices of personal organisation. Your students will reflect on their own levels of organisation, and explore some ways that they might become more organised.

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Learning Objectives

1. To examine the benefits of personal organisation

2. To explore some ways that we can become more organised

3. Share our own experiences of what could work for others

What could personal organisation look like?

What is personal organisation?

Personal organisation is crucial for students.

It leads Improved academic performance, reduced stress, and better work-life balance.

It also builds self-discipline and is a valuable asset for future career success. 

Personal Organisation and Study

Learning only really happens when it has been organised well. It is why your teachers plan their lessons, and why they put tasks in a certain order.

When we study or revise on our own, we can often not put as much thought in how we are doing it - which often leads to things not sticking in our heads...

Being more organised can also make studying feel like less of a chore!

Was there one thing that stood out to you?

Weekly planning

Some of you will already be great at planning your weeks - some of you might use your timetables to help you keep track and some of you will just follow your class and hope you end up in the right spot...

Discuss: How do you keep track of what you have coming up in the week? If you're bad at it - what is stopping you from being more organised?

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Your work space MATTERS

Being organised starts at home.

If your room is a disaster, how will you feel calm in there in the evening? If your study space feels chaotic, how will you get your brain engaged in learning and staying calm?

Short answer - you won't.

But it's not too late to make a change!

Helpful

Unhelpful

Could try

What 'things' are helpful/unhelpful or something you could try - to have when you are trying to work at home

7 simple strategies..

The next slide contains a video with 7 strategies to help you try to become more organised, in all areas of your life.

Grab a bit of paper and take some notes on any of the strategies you could try.

All of them work, and all of them will improve your personal organisation, so no naysaying!

What did you think of those tips?

Now we have discussed it: What could you start doing to get more organised and how do you think it might improve your life?