There are many ' Do-it-Yourself' manuals for students & young people experiencing study skills problems. However if this group of young people could study these books then they would already have the skills necessary! In order to use a self help manual the student needs internal motivation the ability to self-instruct from text & the ability to put the learned strategy into place! but these are the same attributes that these students find difficult. In this book Pat Guy provides a series of lesson plans making up a taught study skills course for secondary schools sixth forms FE colleges & Pupil Referral Units. She shows the reader how to teach through self assessment practice & confidence-building techniques the techniques & self management required to achieve independent study skills. All the activities & worksheets including revision & exam tips for the students are easily printable from the accompanying CD-rom. The sessions can be delivered by teachers tutors Learning Mentors or anyone whose aim is to improve attendance & achievement in older students. Pat Guy has taught for over twenty years in LEA & secondary schools in Outer London Northamptonshire Birmingham & Bedfordshire as a class teacher subject teacher SEN support SENCO & advisory teacher.