Presentation from the Year 11 Revision Support session for Parents held at Countesthorpe Leysland Community College in February 2017

1. Countesthorpe Leysland
Community College
‘To inspire and enable all students to be
the best they can be’
Supporting GCSE
Revision

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3. 85% v 15 %
15%
85%
Time Spent
College Home

4. Practical strategies to
help with this
Sometimes the obvious is staring us in the face

5. The sprint vs the marathon mentality for
responding to mock results
Sprint
• Revision starts in April
• Start talking about revision
timetables and revision
techniques in March
• Create a feeling of panic
Marathon (with a final sprint)
• Re-visiting what happens
throughout your Year 11
• Smaller chunks of revision/self
testing throughout the year
• Using PIXL Apps
• Doing WTM – really positive
feedback about these!
• You look at raw marks in each
subject and plan improvement on
small gains
• Develop a culture of constant
revisiting
• Create a feeling of being in control
Stamina has to be developed over a longer period
of time

6. What we will do….
WTM
In Class
revision
After school
sessions
Easter
Revision
Revision
Materials
Mock
exams
(next week)

7. Day Date Exam Start
Time:
Examination Length of
exam
Monday 27th February 8.30am Additional Science WTM 60 min
Monday 27th February 9.35am Triple Science WTM 60 min
Monday 27th February 11.00am English WTM (Group 1) 75 min
Monday 27th February 1.40pm English WTM (Group 2) 75 min
Tuesday 28th February 8.30am English Paper 2 120 min
Tuesday 28th February 12 Midday Additional Science 60 min
Tuesday 28th February 2.00pm Triple Science - Biology 60 min
Wednesday 1st March 8.30am Maths WTM (Group 1) 120 min
Wednesday 1st March 11.00am Maths WTM (Group 2) 120 min
Wednesday 1st March 13.50pm Triple Science - Chemistry 60 min
Thursday 2nd March 8.30am English Paper 1 105 min
Thursday 2nd March 11.00am Maths Paper 1 135 min
Friday 3rd March 8.30am Maths Paper 2 135 min
Friday 3rd March 12 midday Triple Science - Physics 60 min

8. What can you do?
1. Everyday – Make revision a habit for each day
2. Organised – Plan revision time with them and get them to
stick to it
3. Display the plan - Tick off what’s been done to motivate
4. Motivation – WIIFM. Think rewards!
5. Be interested - Look at work. Ask questions. Test them
6. Be informed - Know exam dates etc.
7. Contact – Contact subject staff if you have questions
8. Equipped – Ensure students have revision materials for all
subjects including, highlighters, cards, pens etc.

9. Physics
Topic Revison Notes Summary Sheet PPQ's Confidence
Quantities and Units
Derived Units
Scalar and Vector Quantities
Adding Vectors
Resolving Vectors
More On Vectors Module 2
Motion Module 3
Forces in Action Module 4
Work, Energy, and Power Done/Good
Materials Half/50/50
Laws Of Motion And Momentum Incomplete/Bad
Charge and Current
Energy, Power, and Resistance
Electrical Circuits
Waves 1
Waves 2
Quantum Physics

10. Stage 1
Organisation
and Planning
Stage 2
Make notes
which are
focussed and
target specific
topics
Stage 3
Learn them
Stage 4
Apply what
you have
learned to
exam
questions
4 SIMPLE STEPS TO SUCCESS