Route to success

1. Make sure you have your exam timetable

2. Create a revision timetable based on your exams

3. Revision strategies

Exam dates MOCK EXAMS 2015/6 - 7th to 17th December 2015 and 4th January to 11th January 2016

Date Start Lengt

h Board Code Component Title Level Year Cand

s Desks Venue Invigilators & Notes

Mon 7 Dec 09:00 01:45 CIE Mock English First Language Core IGCSE 11 SH/Theatre

Mon 7 Dec 09:00 02:00 CIE Mock English First Language Extended IGCSE 11 SH/Theatre

Tues 8 Dec 09:00 05:00 Edex Mock Art GCSE 11 A1/A2 with class teacher rm changes

Wed 9 Dec 09:00 01:30 AQA Mock Core/Triple Science GCSE 11 SH/Theatre

Wed 9 Dec 09:00 01:30 AQA Mock Core/Triple Science GCSE 11 SH/Theatre

Wed 9 Dec 09:00 01:00 AQA Mock Biology H GCSE 11 SH/Theatre

Wed 9 Dec 09:00 01:00 AQA Mock Physics H GCSE 11 SH/Theatre

Thur 10 Dec 11:20 01:30 AQA Mock Drama GCSE 11 39 Theatre 2 groups

Mon 14 Dec 09:00 01:30 AQA Mock PE GCSE 11 60 SH/Theatre

Mon 14 Dec 11:20 01:45 WJEC Mock RS GCSE 11 48 SH/Theatre

Tues 15 Dec 09:00 01:30 AQA Mock Additional Science GCSE 11 SH/Theatre Triple Science - double lesson

Wed 16 Dec 09:00 02:00 OCR Mock History GCSE 11 SH

Wed 16 Dec 09:00 05:00 AQA Mock Music GCSE 11 Mu Rm with class teacher/historians not 9-11am

Thur 17 Dec 09:00 05:00 Edex Mock Photography GCSE 11 IT2/T5 2 groups

Mon 4 Jan 09:00 05:00 AQA Mock Art GCSE 11 A1/A2

Tues 5 Jan 13:50 01:00 AQA Mock Dance GCSE 11 CA1 with class teacher

Tues 5 Jan 09:00 01:45 OCR Mock Geography 1 GCSE 11 SH

Tues 5 Jan 01:20 01:00 AQA Mock Dance GCSE 11 9 CA1 with class teacher

Wed 6 Jan 11:20 01:45 Edex Mock Maths 1 F (non calculator) GCSE 11 SH

Wed 6 Jan 11:20 01:45 Edex Mock Maths 1 H (non calculator) GCSE 11 SH

Thur 7 Jan 11:20 01:30 OCR Mock Computing GCSE 11 42 Theatre

Fri 8 Jan 09:00 01:30 OCR Mock Geography 2 GCSE 11 SH

Mon 11 Jan 09:00 01:45 Edex Mock Maths 2 F (calculator) GCSE 11 SH

Mon 11 Jan 09:00 01:45 Edex Mock Maths 2 H (calculator) GCSE 11 SH

Exam dates

Write a “countdown” for how many days you have until that exam.

Prioritise what you feel you need to spend more time on.

e.g. I am not sure about “xxxx” topic in science, so I will make sure this is high on my list of priorities.

Revision Timetable

BENEFITS

Helps you cover what you need to in the time you have.

It allows you to prioritise subjects that you need more revision in.

It motivates you to use your time effectively.

Put in the revision areas you have prioritised first

Put your revision sessions into short 20 minute chunks with rest breaks

Make sure you make time for other activities also

Reward yourself for completing your revision sessions

Review your timetable if it isn't working

Revision Techniques

Topic Checklist

Chunk your revision into topics and spend one session on one topic.

TOPIC Revised?

Genetic diagrams Y

Alleles Y

Spread of pathogens N

Revision techniques

Concept Map

Some subjects have clear cut sections, but others can seem more complicated with topics connecting

in different ways.

Revision Techniques Note Making Make notes of the important points of each topic. Make the notes shorter each time you revise that particular area. Test yourself to see what you have learnt.

Revision Techniques Pictures Use pictures with key points to make the topic come to life. Put these pictures up where you will see them every day.

Revision Techniques

Technology

Listen to podcasts.

Record your own notes and

listen back to them.

Revision Techniques

GCSE POD

Hundreds of bite-size chunks for you to watch to aid your revision.

Revision Techniques

Quizzes

Get someone else to task you on your knowledge.

Give them your revision notes/books etc.

Revision Techniques

Flashcards

Once you have condensed your notes, you may find flashcards work well for you as a way of revising key terms and concepts.

Memory Techniques

Acronyms

Use the first letter of each word to make a word to prompt your memory.

Memory Techniques

Picture Stories

Think of a strong visual image to associate with each word and link them together into an unlikely/silly story.

The great plague struck London in 1665, followed by the fire of London in 1666, starting in the shop of the baker to King Charles II in pudding lane.

Imagine a large rat (the plague) getting set on fire (fire after plague) in an over (baker’s shop). The flames curl up to make the numbers 1666 and the rat is then put into a pudding eaten by two King Charles Spaniels

Memory Techniques

Mnemonics

Making up a silly sentence to help you remember the order of something.

Memory Techniques

Quizzes

When you have revised a topic, have a go at some old exam questions. Set a time limit and work under exam conditions.

Revision Tips

Make yourself start however much you don’t want to, that’s the hardest bit

Build in short breaks

Drink lots of water

Eat “brain food” – avoid sugar and have lots of healthy snacks to eat little and often

Don’t leave the difficult bits to the end

Take breaks when you feel frustrated, angry and overwhelmed

Give yourself little rewards