1. GCSE EXAMS
You’ve got this!!

3. SCHOOL WEBSITE CURRICULUM
EXAM DATES
EXAM REVISION / STUDY SKILLS
THIS PRESENTATION!!

4. COPING WITH EXAMS 96% of students feel anxious about exams
60% of students feel pressure from family
SOURCE: CHILDLINE

5. COPING WITH EXAM PRESSURE……HELPFUL APPs
STOP, BREATHE & THINK
HEADSPACE
MY FITNESS PAL
NOISLI

6. Don’t forget - If you are still trying you ARE coping…
Remember that you are not alone
Gentle exercise
Picture your success
Exams are not the be all and end all
Get enough sleep
Diet
A productive environment

7. Monday 17th June (German)
WHERE ARE WE??
Friday 10th May
Monday 13th May (CS & RE) to
Monday 17th June (German)

8. Most / Many of you will complete your exams by TUESDAY 11th JUNE (MATHS)
EXTENDED SUMMER BREAK!
YOU WILL ENJOY YOUR SUMMER MUCH MORE IF YOU HAVE TRIED YOUR BEST – NO REGRETS!
PAYBACK!!!

9. COPING WITH EXAMS
STAY POSITIVE!
Be wary of NEGATIVE INFLUENCES!!

10. IN THE END…….
IT’S YOUR GRADE

11. BE SUPPORTIVE OF EACH OTHER!
COPING WITH EXAMS
BE SUPPORTIVE OF EACH OTHER!

12. DO NOT GIVE UP ON ANY SUBJECT!
“I only need Maths and English”
“I’m so far behind in Science, I’ll write it off”
“I can’t do French….I regret taking it”
YOUR AIM SHOULD BE TO GET THE BEST SET OF RESULTS THAT YOU CAN

13. REVISION TECHNIQUES Flash cards / Bullet points
One of he most effective methods is condensing your work into:
Flash cards / Bullet points
Mind Maps / Spider grams
Visual cues
USE A METHOD THAT WORKS FOR YOU

14. REVISION TECHNIQUES HERE’S A GOOD TIP AT THIS LATE STAGE!!
List everything that you don’t know about a topic / subject
Work your way through that list
Eventually reduce the list to ZERO!

15. EXAM PREP
PRACTICE EXAM PAPERS
WORK ON TIME MANAGEMENT

16. COPING WITH EXAMS FINAL PREPARATIONS
Do not overdo your revision – “cramming”!!
Use some of the time to refresh your memory on a few of the difficult or essential points

17. COPING WITH EXAMS FINAL PREPARATIONS
SELF – IMPOSED BAN ON SOCIAL MEDIA!!!!!
REMOVE DISTRACTIONS – PHONES!!

18. BE EFFICIENT! ‘WORK AROUND THE EXAM TIMETABLE’
13th May – AM COMPUTER SCIENCE (Systems)
PM RELIGIOUS STUDIES (Paper 1)
14th May – AM FRENCH (Papers 1 & 3)
PM BIOLOGY (Breadth in Biology & Combined Sciences)

19. ‘WORK AROUND EXAM TIMETABLE’
WHAT OTHER EXAMS ARE THERE BEFORE HALF-TERM??
ENGLISH LITERATURE – P1 (Macbeth & AIC)
PE (P 1 – Fitness & Body Systems)
CHEMISTRY (Breadth in Chemistry & Combined Science)
DRAMA
PE (P2 – Health & Performance)

20. ‘WORK AROUND EXAM TIMETABLE’
WHAT OTHER EXAMS ARE THERE BEFORE HALF-TERM??
RELIGIOUS STUDIES– P2
GEOGRAPHY P1
MATHS (Non-Calculator)
SPANISH (Papers 1 & 3)
PHYSICS (Breadth in Physics / Combined Science)

21. ‘WORK AROUND EXAM TIMETABLE’
WHAT OTHER EXAMS ARE THERE BEFORE HALF-TERM??
ENGLISH LITERATURE P2 (Novel & Poetry)
BUSINESS (Marketing & People)
DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY

22. BE CLEAR ABOUT THE FORMAT, TIMINGS & CONTENT OF EACH PAPER
ENGLISH LITERATURE PAPER 1 (WEDNESDAY)
1 HOUR & 45 MINUTES
SECTION A: Macbeth
Extract Question & Question on the rest of the play– (20 MARKS & 20 MARKS)
SECTION A: DRAMA: AN INSPECTOR CALLS –
1 question from 2 options – (40 MARKS)

23. THERE IS A LOT TO BE GAINED BY MAKING A POSITIVE START
COPING WITH EXAMS
THERE IS A LOT TO BE GAINED BY MAKING A POSITIVE START

24. COPING WITH EXAMS HOWEVER…… DO NOT GET TOO DOWN ABOUT SETBACKS
MOVE ON TO THE NEXT EXAM AND STAY POSITIVE

25. COPING WITH EXAMS GET PLENTY OF REST – SLEEP WELL BEFORE EACH EXAM
(YOUR PHONES WILL PUT YOU INTO OVERLOAD LATE AT NIGHT!)
EAT WELL - A GOOD BREAKFAST IS ESSENTIAL
ARRIVE IN GOOD TIME (AM & PM)

26. COPING WITH EXAMS
ATTEND THE PRE-EXAM BRIEFINGS BY TEACHERS – FINE MARGINS!!!
8.30am – Hall
12.40pm - Gym
LUNCH – 12.15pm for the next two weeks

27. IN THE EXAM HALL
AVOID DISTRACTIONS –
GET INTO YOUR OWN ZONE!!

28. IN THE EXAM HALL READ THE QUESTIONS CAREFULLY BIOLOGY
Plants respond to different environmental factors.
Describe how different environmental factors affect:
the direction of growth of roots
the direction of growth of shoots.
In your answer you should refer to the role of plant hormones.
Do not refer to the artificial use of plant hormones by gardeners or scientists.

29. MANAGE YOUR TIME CAREFULLY

30. MANAGE YOUR TIME CAREFULLY
EXAMS ARE DESIGNED TO BE COMPLETED IN THE TIME ALLOCATED
ENGLISH LITERATURE P2
TWO HOURS & 15 MINUTES!!!

31. KEEP YOUR MOMENTUM SOME OF THE LATER EXAMS
13th June –AM GEOGRAPHY (Paper 3)
14th June – AM PHYSICS
(Depth in Physics)
17th June – AM – GERMAN (Paper 4)

34. AN INCREDIBLE FEELING!

35. Heavenly Father,  Help me to find your peace through the anxiety and stresses of exams. I ask for this gift and choose to lean upon you at this time. 
Lord, come and remind me of your unfailing love.  Remind me that you hold me safe, you understand me, and you cherish me. 
I lay down my fears before you. I leave them at the foot of the cross, for you have overcome the world.
I trust that your loving hand will hold me through these exams and lead into a bright future.  Amen.