Year 11 Parent and Student Revision Information Evening Wednesday 23 rd March 2016

Where are you now? Where do you want to be? How will you get there? Revision + Support + Exams = Success

FIXED GROWTH

LACK OF DRIVE, EASY TO QUIT, ALWAYS FIND A REASON NOT TO, NO SENSE IN TRYING.

ALWAYS LOOKING TO BETTER THEMSELVES, LIKE HARDWORK, WILL ALWAYS WORK, NOT A QUITTER

Leave as little to chance as possible. Preparation is the key to success. Michael Jordan

‘IT’S NOT THE WILL TO WIN, BUT THE WILL TO PREPARE TO WIN THAT MAKES THE DIFFERENCE’

HowtoRevise… Market Weighton School

Common misconception – reading re-reading = effective revision Market Weighton School Learning = Understanding + Memorising Elaborate rehearsal

Key Idea 1: Revision sessions need to be structured: Have a definite time limit for each session Have aims for each session – What subject? – Which topic? – What resources are needed? Students test themselves / parents them test Market Weighton School

5 min review your work 20 min revise new subject knowledge 5 min test yourself Show you know/ what have you learnt? How many 30 minutes can you create in a Day?

Resources Market Weighton School

Revision Apps

Resources: Know what to revise for each subject – do you have a checklist or copy of the exam syllabus? Be able to access a bank and their answer booklets of past papers One good revision guide, CD or aid (possibly a website) per subject Market Weighton School

Revision Timetable Market Weighton School

Revision Timetable Market Weighton School

Key Idea 2: Revise by ‘doing’ Market Weighton School

Read material once Read again, this time making notes Now Do a book apply the knowledge related exercise from a revision / a past paper Revise by ‘doing’: Elaborate rehearsal

popular revision strategies Market Weighton School

Other popular revision strategies Make notes to summarize longer using revision cards texts Market Weighton School Create‘Flash Cards’ to record Key Points and memory triggers Answer past exam questions on a topic Work in a study group

Memory Techniques Market Weighton School What are the names of the planets in our solar system starting with the planet nearest the sun?

Memory Techniques: Mnemonics – Make up a silly sentence to help remember something, e.g. Never Eat Shredded Wheat – North, East, South, West Market Weighton School Picture stories – drawing pictures to represent a story / sequence of events

Key Idea 3: Creating the Right Atmosphere Keep noise Remove all Listening to debatable! to a minimum key distractions music while revising? Very Provide water / favourite snacks for revision sessions Market Weighton School

Market Weighton School

Market Weighton School

Market Weighton School

Market Weighton School

Market Weighton School

Market Weighton School

Wednesday 5 May 2016 £25

Market Weighton School

Market Weighton School

“The key is we all get 24hours, it’s the only fair thing, it’s equal to all. It’s up to us as to what we do With It” S.Huff

Swedish rock band Europe, released in 1986

* 2 weeks Easter Holiday (revision weeks) * 3 weeks to final coursework deadlines * 2 more weeks exams start * 4 weeks of exams (either side of half term) * All over in 8 or 9 school weeks ! * 25 school days to the start of final exams!

TMWS Prom 2016

TMWS Prom 7 th July 2016

All orders on line no refunds When delivered can wear at school instead of blazer Rest of uniform must be worn in full

Swedish rock band Europe, released in 1986