The document provides guidance on effective revision techniques for students, including creating a structured revision plan, using active recall methods like teaching others and mind mapping rather than just re-reading notes, and managing stress before exams through preparation and breathing exercises. Sample revision materials and schedules are also included to demonstrate organizing revision by topic and allocating sufficient time for each subject.

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Welcome
WELCOME
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Supporting young people with
revision.
If you have any questions you would like
answered tonight please write them on a sticky
and add them to the sheet. We will try to answer
the questions during the evening.

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Objectives
• How do we learn?
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• Why and how do we plan for revision?
• How can I make revision more effective?
(How do I make information sticky?)

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Which could have the greatest impact on
your exam results?

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5. Know what you need to
study
Cue cards (key
questions with Music
answers on the
back) (change the
lyrics to ear
worms)
Why do you want to achieve to
your best?
Answer here please:
Time revision
smartly Do
something
Organise
yourself
Mindmap
Imagination Now keep hold of this!

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The problem with
anger!
Stress Stress
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The problem with
anger!
Stress Stress Tackling stress:
•Feeling prepared for the
exam.
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• Before and after revision
sessions mentally place
yourself in the exam room
looking and feeling
confident.
• If panic sets in…BREATHE

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The brain’s enemies…

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Being organised

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Why create a revision plan?
Maths
Calculator Non calculator
Shape Number Handling Algebra
and Data
Measure
Each exam has different topics to revise.
Not good enough to say “I’m doing Maths.”

13. REDRUTH SCHOOL booklet
Sample from revision
given before finals
Week beginning: 5.03.12
Monday Tuesday Wed’ Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
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Morning French.
Directions
Afternoon 1 Science English.
revision. Writing to
Molecular persuade
bonding
Afternoon 2 Rugby Science Maths
Life cycles Algebra
Non calc
Evening Food. Youth club French
Hygeine Conversation
pratise

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Why create a revision plan?
Key Questions
• Does the plan cover all topics that
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could be on exams?
• Is it realistic (too much, too little)?
• Have they given enough time to a
subject to prepare for the exam.
• Have they planned for social time?

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How long should I revise for?
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Generation Game
The Primacy and
Recency Effect (08:52)
AFTER the video is stopped – write down what you remember

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Sewing
machine
Microwave Cuddly Toy
Boxers
Fondu
Blender
Midi
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TV
Fruit
Foodmixer
Chamapgne
Urn
Dishwasher Typewriter Socks
We remember the first and last bits
of information best…apart from
cuddly toys! Why is that?

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Ways of revising – Top Tips
Key message
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Reading through notes – on its own is a
poor way of revising.

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The best way to revise is determined by how
we learn best best.
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Principle of revision
Re-read the information
(RE-VISION IS NOT
FIRST LEARNING)
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Re-visit the
processed
information.
Do something with it -
processing
Test you know it

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lOCI
Clip – Andy Bell Memory champion

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•Choose a room / walk you are very familiar
Shopping list: with.
apples •Place each item in a recognisable place.
tinned tomatoes •Make a very dramatic image / connection to
kitchen roll the object/ fact and place.
pasta
newspaper
milk E.G In my bedroom I see a giant newspaper
swatting a bluebottle on the window.
rice
On the bed is a huge apple with a maggot
cheese climbing out at the top.

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Write your own song!

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Probability of an
Mean = Add the The middle Outcome =
Numbers together,
Mean Number. Put the Number of ways an
Probability
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Divide by the total by
The amount of
numbers. Useful for
Median
Numbers in order,
Find the middle
outcome can happen
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Equation
Number of possible
Smaller amounts of One. outcomes
Numbers.
Making information
sticky!
Use a web based resource so you
do not lose the cards.

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Shopping list:
Mind mapping
• apples
• tinned tomatoes
Problems
• kitchen roll
• pasta with lists?
• newspaper
• milk
• rice
• cheese

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Mindmapping
• Have to select and categorise
•Links can be made where
categories have connections.
• Using words, colours and
pictures engages different areas
of the brain.
• A quick summary to return to.
Go large – do this on large sheets of old
wallpaper!

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Shopping list:
• apples
• tinned tomatoes
• kitchen roll
• pasta
• newspaper
• milk
• rice
• cheese
Go large – do this on large sheets of old
wallpaper!

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Teach someone
Could you explain to the person next to you how to…
• Get a computer switched on and open up a word
document.
• How to make a letter persuasive.
• How to find the area of a circle.
• How to get a car started.

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What to do: What do you do when you
• You are revising
and don’t • Sleep on it don’t know what to do?
understand the • Re-read
topic. • Use the internet
• You can’t
• Take a break
remember the
information you • Ask back in school, friends, staff
have just revised. • Brainstorm – RANT
• You are in the • Re-read the paper, look for key words.
exam and your
• Ask WHO, WHAT, WHERE, WHY, WHEN,
mind goes blank.
HOW?

29. Read the
instructions.
Get familiar with
past papers.

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On your post card.
What advice, guidance or tips would you give to
a parent or carer of other year 10 students who
was unable to make this evening’s session?