GCSE Revision

Don’t waste the NINE DAY gift of half term! These could be the most important and valuable nine days of your GCSE course! During these days you can spend some focused, quality time reminding yourself of the subjects learnt over the past 2 years. Without sounding dramatic, these days could be the difference between passing and failing your GCSE’s. Do not get to the end of the holiday and regret wasting your time ‘enjoying the weather!’ Spend the days wisely, plan them and execute the plan! “I am revising!” When you are in the flow of something and get interrupted it is very hard to get back into it and ‘pick up from where you left off’. Try and stop any interruptions before you begin. Remove the knocks at the door, the notifications and the quick glances at your phone by letting family and friends know that you are revising. Turn off your social media and if all that fails put your devices into ‘flight mode’. Have a plan! Today during tuition lessons at Core Tutoring we spent some time with our GCSE students mapping out the next 9 days (8 and a half by the end of the lesson). We obtained a blank calendar, made a list of the topics that needed more focus and filled the calendar with them. We were very pleased with the result, students left with a focused plan of execution for their revision. Some tips for you. Blank Calendar – Use an online (iCal, Outlook etc) diary to print a ‘week to view’ showing the times from approximately 8 am to 10 pm....