1. Study Skills - 2006 Time Management Aims: To reduce stress levels and put you in control of your revision.

2. Study Skills - 2006 Time Management Time with my family Looking after my appearance Watching TV Finding (or spending time with) a partner Where does all my time go? Keeping fit / playing sport Listening to music. Revising for exams Socialising with friends Earning some extra cash Planning my summer holiday

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5. Time Management Where does all my time go? Socialising with friends Earning some extra cash Looking after my appearance Keeping fit / playing sport Finding (or spending time with) a partner Time with my family Watching TV Revising for exams Listening to music. Put these in order of 1 (most important) to 10 (least important) Planning my summer holiday

6. Study Skills - 2006 Time Management That exercise was about prioritising: when we say we haven’t enough time to do something we often mean that we don’t see it as a priority. Do you currently view your revision as being a high enough priority? Or are you being too strict on yourself?

7. Study Skills - 2006 Time Management Good time managers assert their priorities: e.g. you’re asked to the cinema but had planned on revising- “Not today because I need to work. How about at the weekend?” Don’t have revision as your only priority: at times you’ll need to assert that you’ve done enough revision. You also need to rest, play sport or relax with friends.

8. Study Skills - 2006 Time Management Good time managers organise their time. To do this successfully, create a revision timetable.

9. Study Skills - 2006 Time Management Creating a revision timetable. Some initial questions: What dates are your exams on? If they haven’t been published yet…. ….use last year’s dates as a rough guide.

10. Study Skills - 2006 Time Management Creating a revision timetable. Some initial questions: How many days until my first exam? At the moment you have about 20 weeks….

11. Study Skills - 2006 Time Management Creating a revision timetable. Some initial questions: What is the maximum amount of time that I am realistically going to revise for on a typical… ….weekday? ….Saturday? ….Sunday? ….2 hours? ….3 hours?

12. Study Skills - 2006 Time Management Creating a revision timetable. Some initial questions: Are there any dates between now and my first exam when it will be very difficult or impossible for me to revise? Christmas Day Hogmanay New Year’s Day Birthday Holidays

13. Study Skills - 2006 Time Management Creating a revision timetable. Some initial questions: How many subjects am I studying?

14. Study Skills - 2006 Time Management Creating a revision timetable. Some initial questions: How many topics need revising for each subject?

15. Study Skills - 2006 Time Management Creating a revision timetable. NOW DO THE SUMS !!!! Hours per weekday x number of weekdays left Hours per Saturday x number of Saturdays left Hours per Sunday x number of Sundays left Add up the three totals= number of hours left for revision Make sure you haven’t counted the days you can’t revise Divide this by the number of weeks left = hours revision per week 2 x 90 = 180 3 x 20 = 60 300 ÷ 20 = 15

16. Study Skills - 2006 Time Management Creating a revision timetable. NOW ALLOCATE HOURS PER SUBJECT !!!! You don’t have to give the same amount of time to each subject You might spend more time on the subjects you find hardest You don’t have to give the same amount of time to each topic You might spend more time on the hardest or largest units

17. Study Skills - 2006 SubjectTotal hours to revise Hours to revise per week English402 Maths402 French603 Physics804 Geography804 TOTAL 30015 Time Management Creating a revision timetable – time allocation

18. Study Skills - 2006 Time Management Creating a revision timetable – time allocation They use them in Hong Kong too !!!!

19. Study Skills - 2006 Time Management TOTAL Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday TOTAL Creating a WEEKLY revision timetable (15 hours) English 2hours Maths 2hours French 3hours Physics 4hours Geog 4hours Poem (1hr) Macbeth (1hr) 2 Equations (1hr) Vectors (1hr) 2 Holidays (1hr) Grammar (1hr) Transport (1hr) Sound (1hr) Waves (1hr) Magnetism (2hrs) 34 Tourism (1hr) Industry (1hr) Weather (2hrs) 4 2 2 2 2 FRIDAY NIGHT AT THE CINEMA 0 3 4 15

20. Study Skills - 2006 You can even give a copy to your parents to show you ARE thinking about your revision! Time Management Remember: Timetables reduce stress levels by putting you in control of your revision. They should reduce the problem of late night revision the day before the exam.

21. Study Skills - 2006 Time Management Stay calm if you get behind schedule. By having planned to complete your revision by the date of your first exam, you can use the time between exam days to catch up.

22. Study Skills - 2006 Time Management Creating a revision timetable. These resources can be downloaded from : www.kgsorkney.co.uk