1. Revision Evening
November 2018

2. Welcome to our 2018 - 19 Revision Evening!
General Revision tips
Maths GCSE
Science GCSE
English GCSE (Language and Literature)

3. Belief Preparation Hard work Support
Steps to Success
Belief
Preparation
Hard work
Support

4. Believe

6. Prepare

7. Preparing to revise - creating a space
Dedicate a space to revision
Have enough space to work and to store key materials and books
Consider using wall space for revision timetables and posters
Calm, uncluttered and without distractions

10. Preparing to revise - supplies
You don’t need much:
A highlighter
notebooks/ paper
Index cards, post its etc may be useful

11. Work hard

12. The effect of stress on the brain
Stress releases cortisol, which can impede the effectiveness of the brain.
This has a particularly strong effect on the male brain
Triggers the ‘fight or flight’ response.

13. How the brain works ...
Learning something new triggers neurons in the hippocampus
This increases hugely when revising
Constantly inundating the hippocampus can mean that you quickly forget newly learnt material

14. The solution ...
Simple repetition over time can strengthen neurons and consolidate patterns
Spaced repetition - test after a few hours, a day, a week, two weeks, a month

15. The solution ... Allowing breaks after 30 minutes of work
After taking a break, test and check before moving on to something new

16. The solution ... Avoid distractions
Speech like sounds, even at a low volume, will distract from what you are working on
Use apps like Offtime to allow you to avoid the distraction of your smartphone

17. The solution ...
Sleep
The brain backs up short term patterns and builds up long term memory

18. Make full use of all the support available to you