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Spring 2015


It’s no sweat: How to stay cool during exam fever


It’s that time of the year again. Spring is well and truly in the air and thoughts are turning to… exams. It can be a stessfull time for pupils and for families. That’s why we’ve put


Inverclyde’s top ten tips for exam success 1


Keep attending classes. Much valuable information and advice is given out immediately prior to exams. Take advantage of any extra classes on offer. Remember that staff are there to help.


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draw up a revision timetable. Avoid spending too much time on subjects you prefer while putting off tackling the ones you do not like or are no good at.


work in a quiet, clean, tidy, well ventilated environment conducive to study. Lounging on your bed surrounded by discarded clothes and leftover pizza is hardly likely to put you in the mood for hard work.


Painting donated to Museum 4


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together top study tips which it hopes will assist pupils through the weeks ahead.


Choose the time of day that best suits you to study. ‘Early birds’ will work better in the mornings while the “night owls” will do their best work in the evenings.


Set reasonable targets - such as two hours’ work followed by a 20 minute break.


Read over course notes and summarise them using highlighters to make important points eye-catching and memorable.


Stick up post-it notes around your room as constant reminders of facts you want to remember. Your mirror is probably the best place.


Beacon saved thanks to joint funding package


Inverclyde Council and the Scottish Government joined forces to provide a funding package to save Greenock’s beacon Arts Centre from administration earlier this year. The Council approved a capital funding package


Painting unveiled by the Provost


Two well-known artists have gifted artwork to Greenock’s mclean museum. Port Glasgow born artist Jimmy Watt donated his


painting named ‘Greenock’ featuring an iconic view of the shipyards in the 1970s. Jimmy Watt said: “This is a token of thanks to


Inverclyde for my artistic career and as a principal art teacher in the area for over 30 years. I thought it would be well-placed in the musuem for the people of Inverclyde to take an interest in what used to be there.” The second painting came from an internationally


recognised artist, the late William Scott, which was donated by his family as a tribute to the town through the William Scott Foundation. Inverclyde Council’s Education and Communities


Vice-Convenor Martin Brennan said: “It is a great pleasure and privilege to be able to add these paintings to Inverclyde’s collection, enabling the local museum to bring each artist’s work to a new audience.”


totalling £1.2m and the Scottish Government will put £600,000 into the arts centre which opened its doors in January 2013. The funding will allow the board - The Greenock


Arts Guild - to secure the long-term future of the Beacon including the final settlement sum for construction of project. In addition to the funding of £1.2m, Inverclyde


councillors also decided to support the Beacon with an eight-year revenue fund of £750,000 as its commitment to on-going arts development within the community.


Newark Castle is set to light up the Clyde


Newark Castle in Port Glasgow has joined New York’s empire State building as the latest landmark to be illuminated with state-of-the-art lighting, using led technology. Environment and Regeneration Convener


Councillor Michael McCormick said: “It has been four or five years since the castle has been illuminated at night and even then it was only in one colour. This new system has been developed to showcase the castle in all its glory and if the technology is good enough for the Empire State building and Edinburgh Castle then it is definitely good enough for Inverclyde.” Newark Castle was built in 1478 and has been


Inside the Beacon


added to and altered many times over the centuries. An early visitor to the castle was James IV in 1495 on his way to the Hebrides to quell unrest in the islands.


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brainstorm with friends to test each other and get help with problem areas. To remain focused, do this only for a few hours. Remember you’re there to work, not to discuss your love life or your CD collection.


eat well and healthily. Reward your efforts with comfort food. Drink plenty of water and get enough sleep – no one functions well when they are tired.


be positive. Never forget why you’re putting yourself through all this. The goal might seem far away now but you will get there if you work hard enough.


Inverclyde landmark lit up


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