Revision

In the final few weeks leading up to exams, it’s important not just to spend time revising, but to make sure that revision is effective.

By now, most students will know which science revision techniques work best for them. However, if they are unsure, I’ve put some ideas below:

‘Revisely’ is a great website for accessing past papers and practice questions and it has a huge number of revision videos that are all linked to the specification.
All students have an Educake account. Science is a content heavy subject and so answering lots of questions on Educake is a great way to memorise that key knowledge.
‘Cognito’ is a YouTube channel with excellent, easy to digest revision videos covering every unit in GCSE Science.
Past papers are the tried and tested method for fine tuning revision. Once students have spent time memorising the content, past papers (marked using the mark schemes) help develop exam technique and can make the actual exams feel less intimidating.
Finally, the CGP revision guides have been a great revision resource since I was revising for my GCSEs!

The key recommendation that I would give, is to attend the extra revision sessions that the Science staff put on at lunch times. The teachers know how to prepare students for exams, having done it lots of times before. The weekly revision sessions are listed below:

Monday:

Biology Combined : 12:45-13:15, Mrs Honeyman, Room 46

Chemistry Seps: 12:45-13:15, Mr Coogan, Room 45

Tuesday:

Physics Seps: 12:45-13:15, Mrs Honeyman, Room 46

Physics Combined: 12:45-13:15, Miss Forrest, Room 47

Science set 6: 12:45-13:15, Mrs Goodwill, Room 45

Wednesday:

Biology Combined: 12:45-13:15, Mr Knee, Room 42

Chemistry Seps: 12:45-13:15, Mr Coogan, Room 45

Thursday:

Chemistry Combined: 12:45-13:15, Mr Dean, Room 45