This revision checklist provides guidance for students on preparing for exams over winter break. It recommends starting revision early by taking notes weekly on lessons to identify areas of understanding and questions. The checklist contains 17 items to guide students in organizing their materials, identifying topics to revise, planning their time, and making arrangements to study with others. It stresses the importance of taking breaks, exercising, socializing, eating well, and sleeping during the revision period.

1. Revision Checklist
When should you start revision?
Do not leave revision to the lastminute. Each week think about what you have learntin your lessons and writedown notes
to includeyour understandingand any questions that you may have. This will help you prepare for more detailed revision
later in the year. You may find this checklisthelpful in planningyour revision over the winter holiday period.Use itbefore the
term ends.
 This term ends on ____________________________.
 You have __________ days before the new term starts on ____________________________.
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Subjects
1. Have you organised your folders in readiness for revision? E.g.used binder dividers.
2. Have you any missinghand-outs thatyou need to collectfrom your subjectdepartment?
3. Have you updated all your classnotes and filled in any gaps?
4. If there is something that you do not understand,have you asked your subjecttutor for help?
5. Are there any additional subjectworkshops or revision sessions thatyou can attend before the term ends?
6. Do you know what topics you have to reviseover the holiday for each of your subjects?
7. Do you know the deadlines for any coursework that you are currently doing?
8. Do you have any exemplars or model answers to aid your revision?
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Communication
9. Have you checked your collegeemail or other email accountfor any outstandingmessages?
10. Do you need to talk to your personal tutor, Director of Studies or other staff member before the term ends?
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Resources
11. Do you need to take out any books from the library to aid your revision?
12. Do you need to buy additional stationery? E.g. highlighter pens, pencils, lined paper,notebooks, etc.
13. Do you need to access and printany document(s) from the VLE or specific websites before the term ends?
14. Do you need to printoff pastexam papers and mark schemes?
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Planning
15. Have you created a revision planner for the holiday?
16. In your revision planner haveyou allocated time for:
…family and social events?
…work or sportingevents?
…revision time for each subject?
…other activities?
17. Do you prefer to reviseon your own or with other students? If with other students, have you made arrangements
to hold revision sessionstogether to discussquestions and topics?
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Rememberyou brain needstime to process the information. Take breaks,make time for exercise and
socialising,eathealthilyand get enoughsleep.