This document outlines the timeline and schedule for GCSE exam preparation and revision for students. It provides the dates for upcoming mock exams in various subjects as well as the schedule for targeted revision sessions during the upcoming Easter break. It also discusses various revision strategies and techniques for students to use such as testing oneself, using mnemonics, and making use of online resources. Contact information is provided for those who may have additional questions.

1. Revision and Learning
GCSE Preparation
Evening
March 18th 2015

2. Aims
Time line of events
Revision strategies
Managing anxiety / stress

3. Timeline
Most subjects still completing course content
English and Maths second mocks – current focus
Art Exam – Friday 20th / Monday 23rd March
PR4 home – 30th March
Targeted Easter Revision sessions - Monday 30th March –
Wednesday 1st April
Return to school- Tuesday 14th April. All lessons now revision
lessons

4. Timeline (part 2)
Monday 11th May - Written Exams begin – RS Ethics
May holiday (Monday 25th May to Friday 29th May)
Monday 1st June – School restarts
Leavers’ Assembly
Friday 12th June - Final exam
Year 11 Prom - Thursday 25th June

5. Easter Break Revision
A realistic schedule...
Days available
16

6. Morning Afternoon Evening
Friday 3rd April French English
Saturday 4th April History Business Studies
Monday 6th April Maths Science
Tuesday 7th April Philosophy & Ethics French
Wednesday 8th April Maths Business Studies
Thursday 9th April Science History
Friday 10th April Science Maths
Sunday 12th April Business Studies English
Monday 13th April English Philosophy & Ethics

7. An individual revision programme

8. Revision in School
• School is the best place to revise for exams because:
 Timetable is adapted to meet revision needs
 Specialist teachers available to provide expert input
 Ensures a minimum of 5 hours revision each day
 Subjects which ‘finish’ become supervised study sessions in the library
• Students in school as normal until first weeks of June – date to be
confirmed.
• For a small number of students we will look at a more flexible
programme

11. Working Memory
Long Term Memory
Learning
Remembering
Environment

12. Working Memory
Long Term Memory
Learning
Remembering
Environment

13. Working Memory
Long Term Memory
Learning
Remembering
Environment

14. Working Memory
Long Term Memory
Learning
Remembering
Environment

15. Working Memory
Long Term Memory
Learning
Remembering
Exam Paper

16. Fluency of recall

17. Fluency of recall
7 x 7 = 49

18. Fluency of recall
7 x 7 = 49
(7x7) + 14 =

23. Working Memory
Long Term Memory
Learning
Remembering
Environment

24. Working Memory
Long Term Memory
Learning
Remembering
Environment

25. Working Memory
Long Term Memory
Learning
Remembering
Environment

26. Your brain is busy

28. Five

29. 23 x 8

30. Left hand

31. Last 5 of alphabet

32. Ten - twenty seconds

33. Why do we remember some things
and not others?

35. ‘Memory is the residue of
thought.’

36. ‘We remember what we
think about...’

37. How do we make ourselves
think and remember?

38. What doesn’t work (very well)...

39. What doesn’t work (very well)...

40. 1. Highlighting texts
2. JUST reading notes / revision guide
3. Aimless web-surfing
What doesn’t work (very well)...
Cognitive demands of these
activities can be low – they don’t
demand much ‘brain power’ or
thought

41. 1. Highlighting texts
2. JUST reading notes / revision guide
3. Aimless web-surfing
What doesn’t work (very well)...
Beware the ‘illusions of
outcomes’

46. Test yourself

48. REMINDERS

49. Work with friends

50. Test yourself
Practice papers – do the thing
you have to do in the exam

51. Mnemonics

52. Every Good Boy Deserves Fruit

54. Oil Rig
Oxidation is a loss of electrons
Reduction is a gain of electrons

55. Oil Rig
Oxidation is a loss of electrons
Reduction is a gain of electrons

56. Stories and visuals
Tree
Pavement
Mirror
Saturn
Electrode

60. elearning

61. elearning

62. elearning

63. youtube.com/cherwellonline

64. Make the most of mocks

65. English

66. English
A STUDENT

70. Tim Holden – Mindfulness

71. Mindfulness
Please take a letter if interested
Return expressions of interest to box at
back / Year 11 Office / tutors

72. Motivation

77. don’t eat the marshmallow

78. ...until after your exams!

79. Mrs Tracey Parosh, Assistant
Headteacher x311
tparish@cherwell.oxon.sch.uk
Mr Bob Hield, Year Leader x229
rhield@cherwell.oxon.sch.uk
Mrs Sherry Knight, Deputy Year
Leader x229
sknight@cherwell.oxon.sch.uk
Mrs Nicky Murray, Examinations
officer x223
nmurray@cherwell.oxon.sch.uk
Contacts
General enquiries
office@cherwell.oxon.sch.uk
Mr Chris Price, Head of School
x200
cprice@cherwell.oxon.sch.uk
Mr Tom Boulter, Deputy
Headteacher x282
tboulter@cherwell.oxon.sch.uk
Ms Barb Timms, Deputy
Headteacher x306
btimms@cherwell.oxon.sch.uk