Revision Tips

Revision Schedule: 

Make a plan… 

Use the ideas from your Masters of Knowledge form sessions to make a revision schedule.  

… and stick to it! 

We are forming study habits – the more you stick to your schedule, the easier you will find it to stick to it.  

Plan your day 

Deciding when you will study makes it more likely that you will do it. Getting your revision out of the way in the morning is a good way to stop it looming all day. And you can reward yourself for completing your study by doing something fun for the rest of the day.  

Healthy Habits 

Too much work will leave you feeling stressed and burnt out before the exams even start. Find the right balance between study and relaxation. Try to eat well, drink plenty of water and exercise. These things will keep your mind and body healthy.  

Set goals 

Setting realistic goals or milestones, and ticking them off along the way, will help you to feel a sense of achievement. It also helps with tracking your progress towards the assessments.  

How to revise: 

Map out WHAT you need to revise 

This information should have been shared by your teachers. You can also use exam board specifications which list exactly what you need to know – these are available for free on the exam board websites. 

Make your revision artefacts 

These are the mind maps, notes and/or flashcards that form the bulk of your learning. These should be a summary of your learning – too much lengthy text is not helpful when trying to memorise information. 

Learn the knowledge 

Use your artefacts to test, test, test. Check off the things that you know once they are in your long-term memory, and test more frequently those things that are not yet secure. 

Practice applying the knowledge 

Past papers are great for checking you can apply your learning, and also spotting any gaps in your knowledge. You can download whole past papers for free from the exam board websites, and many revision websites have grouped questions that you can use to target specific areas of the specification.  

Know when to stop 

The night before the exam, don’t stay up all night cramming. It will tire and stress you out, and if you have paced yourself and completed the steps above, you won’t need it. Do a bit of light quizzing from your artefacts, and then have a big drink of water and an early night. Your brain needs rest to work at full capacity. 

Click the link – How to revise – BBC Newsbeat

Share!