Revision

Revision is essential if you wish to achieve your best, whether you are sitting KS3 Assessments, GCSEs, A Levels or preparing for university entrance examinations.

Please find below a selection of tips and advice for both parents and students regarding revision.

GCSE Mock Exam Revision

February Mock Exams

February Mock Preparation Booklet

February Mock Exam Timetable

February Mock P0 and P6 Timetable

Blank Revision Timetable

Exam Handbook 2022-2023

Year 11 Parent Information Evening

Our Year 11 Supporting Success information evening was held on Tuesday 4th October 2022. If you missed this please find a copy of the presentation below.

Year 11 Supporting Success

Year 10 Exams

Please click below for the Year 10 Supporting Success Exam Booklet

Year 10 Supporting Success Exam Booklet

Please click below for the Year 10 Mock Exam Timetable

Year 10 Mock Exam Timetable

KS3 Assessments

During the course of this academic year, students in Year's 7, 8 and 9 (Key stage 3) will undertake 2 in-class assessments. These will involve the following subjects:

English
Maths
Science
History
Geography
Religious Education
Languages
Computer Science

The 2022 Assessment windows are as follows:

	Year 7	Year 8	Year 9
Assessment 1	28^th November – 9^th December 2022	14^th – 25^th November 2022	28^th November – 9^th December 2022
Assessment 2	5^th June – 16^th June 2023	5^th June – 16^th June 2023	5^th June – 16^th June 2023

Specific guidance, timetables and revision lists are available on the Student Gateway. Please use the links below to navigate to the resources for the appropriate year group.

Year 7

Year 8

Year 9

Exam Board Past Papers

AQA

http://www.aqa.org.uk/exams-administration/exams-guidance/find-past-papers-and-mark-schemes

Edexcel/Pearson

http://qualifications.pearson.com/en/support/support-topics/exams/past-papers.html

OCR

http://www.ocr.org.uk/i-want-to/download-past-papers/

The Student Planner

The Student Planner contains strategies to help students revise effectively and prepare for exams. Examples of strategies suggested to students are:

Make summaries of key points
Produce mind maps of key content
Practise planning essay-style answers
Practise writing essays under timed conditions
Using post-it notes for key skills/ideas/texts
Create flash cards
Teach someone else what you know about a subject
Record yourself explain an idea and listen to it whenever you have time, and test yourself.
Make up questions and take the test a couple of days after you have revised
Complete past papers (use the website links above) and use the mark scheme to see how well you’ve done.

Useful Websites

GCSE Bitesize - http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/levels/z98jmp3

Science GCSE Revision: http://www.my-gcsescience.com/

A Level and GCSE Revision tips and discussions - http://www.s-cool.co.uk/

Flash card machine – ideal if you learn best via flash cards - http://www.flashcardmachine.com/

How parents can help with exam stress - http://www.familylives.org.uk/advice/teenagers/school-learning/exam-stress/