1. Oh No,
It’s exam time,
Again!

2. Start Planning Get serious and What do I need to do to prepare?
You have mock exams straight after Easter...
That means it’s time to...
Get serious
and
Start Planning

3. But how...
The most important thing you can do over the next two weeks is to create and use a revision plan or timetable.
It needs to be detailed, well thought through and cover all your subjects and each individual area within those subjects fully.
You do this by following the process I am going to outline over the next few slides but you must:
Stay
Awake!

4. Stage 1: The Planning
The first thing you need to do is actually plan your revision. Your aim is to prioritise the difficult topics first, get them sorted and move on the easier areas in good time for each of your exams.
That means you need to know when your exams are and how much time you have left for each of you subjects.
Then, based on your audit you need to start to plan your revision time.
Remember that 30 minute sessions are best, then have a short break.
It’s better to do 2 hours a night over a long period of time than cram it all in at the last minute
You should aim for 3-4 hours on a non-school day (over Easter for example)
That’s not as easy as it sounds because to do it really well you have got to plan in loads of detail.
Here is an example…

5. Stage 1: The Planning 19/03/2007 Maths Science English Area Numbers
Date
Session 1 (30min)
Session 2 (30min)
Session 3 (30min)
Session 4 (30min)
19/03/2007
Maths
Science
English
Area
Numbers
Human Body
Poem
Method
Mind Mapping
Cards
Notes
Aim
To understand…
To list the…
To look for…
20/03/2007

6. You! Stage 1: The Planning You’re doing all this for just one person,
Now, if that looks like a lot of hard work it is...because it is!!
But exams are hard and the more detail you put into planning you revision the better you will do...it’s that simple…
Remember…
You’re doing all this for just one person,
You!

7. It! use Make Stage 2: Panic of
So you have planned your revision and got everything covered…
And this needs to be completed before Easter!
But now you start to panic as you find things are missing and there are things you just don’t understand. Everyone feels like that but the people who pass exams are the ones that do something about it.
Make sure you have all the information you need before you go away for Easter and…
Use the school website to help guide your revision and provide information. Most subjects have information about revision on their pages…
use
It!
Make of

8. Stage 3: Revision Techniques
Here is a reminder of some of the other revision techniques and resources you should be using over the next few weeks:

9. Stage 3: Mind Mapping Useful if you are a visual learner
Good for organising your ideas
Can cover a whole topic on one page
Forces you to make sense of information
A good way to start getting to grips with a topic or area

10. Stage 3: Revision Cards Why use them?
Useful way of breaking down information into manageable sections
Allows you to organise your notes into a logical and ordered way
Forces you to transfer information and make sense of it
They are portable
Write a question on the back to turn them into an active revision technique
More flexible than a notebook or folder
You can use them again in Year 11 for module exams and your final exams

11. Stage 3: Revision Techniques
Some other things you can do:
Mnemonics
Revision books
Booster sessions and after school revision sessions
Plan effectively
Get your family to support you
Don’t hide from the truth/weaknesses
Be positive

12. And finally, of course…
Good
Luck