1. Year 11 Parents evening on revision

2. Important Dates Subject evenings
Napier/Trenchard Colleges 8th November
Henning Stratford Colleges 15th November

3. Important Dates Revision fortnight in school 26th November
Mock exams week starting 10th December
Core mock exams March 2019
Exams start May 2019

4. Why Revise?

5. Students who know more do better in exams
Why Revise?
Students who know more do better in exams

6. Why Revise? Students who know more do better in exams
Students who revise know more than those who don’t

7. Why Revise? Students who know more do better in exams
Students who revise know more than those who don’t
Students who know how to revise do it more effectively

8. Your son or daughter might tell you
“It’s too early to start yet”
“It’s too late to start now”

9. Your son or daughter might tell you
“It’s too early to start yet”
“It’s too late to start now”
“No-one else has started revising”
“Revision is boring. It’s just staring at a book”

10. Your son or daughter might tell you
“It’s too early to start yet”
“It’s too late to start now”
“No-one else has started revising”
“Revision is boring. It’s just staring at a book”
“I can revise and listen to music or be on my phone”
“All I can do is my best, I don’t need to revise”
“I’ve done loads/no revision”

11. Help them be organised in their work
Where will they revise? or
Help them be organised in their work

12. Get away from distractions!

13. Get away from distractions!

14. Students need to plan their revision
What works best ?

16. Available from departments
Revision techniques
Revision Guides
Available from departments
Past Paper questions

17. Four Revision techniques for you to try

18. Using Technology for Revision

19. Using Technology for Revision
Highly useful but can be a minefield of distractions.
Stick to known websites, don’t aimlessly search.
Always add GCSE to any search terms.
Extreme self-discipline/supervision needed if using YouTube.
Use technology to provide something different.
Limit screen time.
Never just revise online.
NEVER bring technology into an exam.

20. Seneca Learning

21. Golden rule for revision is: If you have nothing to show at the end of your revision session, it wasn’t worth doing!

22. Key Word Cards/Flash Cards

23. Mindmaps
These can be an effective way to summarise whole topics or themes for example “Photosynthesis” or “Characters in An Inspector Calls”.
Top Tips:
One central idea
5 or 6 branches
Split into sub-points
Single words or short phrases.
Use colour and images.
Make links.

24. A handy way to divide your revision and fill an hour!
Revision Clocks
A handy way to divide your revision and fill an hour!