Y11 Mock GCSEs November 2024 - Advice and Guidance for Parents and Students - Doing Your Revision

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Y11 Mock GCSEs November 2024 advice and guidance for parents and students focuses on effective revision habits, including active revision methods such as notes, self-testing, collaborative work, and using digital tools rather than passive rereading. It emphasizes planning revision time by subject, identifying learning styles, and maintaining energy through proper eating and hydration. The booklet provides subject-specific resource recommendations across English, Mathematics, and Sciences, including online platforms, practice papers, and exemplar guidance for exam preparation.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

FormatPDF

Pages10

Reading Time25 min

AccessFree to download

Doing Your Revision

Active or passive revision?

When to Revise? What to Revise? How to Revise?

General Revision Materials

GCSE English Language and Literature

GCSE Mathematics

GCSE Sciences

Y11 Mock GCSEs November 2024 Advice and Guidance for Parents and Students 1) Doing Your Revision Active or passive revision? • Active revision means involving your eyes, ears and hands in a variety of ways. Revising actively is the best way to make sense of the material you’re revising and also helps you to remember it. • Active methods of revision include writing revision notes, reading notes aloud, recording key points onto your phone, discussing topics with a friend, testing yourself, getting others to test you, rewriting notes, doing examples, trying past exam papersand using revision websites. Use as many of these methods as you find useful. • Passively reading through your notes and books is a very poor method of revision. It doesn’t help you to understand or remember what you are revising. Don’t just sit there reading page after page until you get bored! • Find out what your learning style is and use techniques that will help you to remember more effectively. Fill up the tank! • Revising burns a lot of energy so it’s important to eat properly and regularly. • If you need to snack whilst working, try eating fruit or nuts rather than fatty foods. • Drink water rather than fizzy drinks which are full of sugar. When to Revise? What to Revise? How to Revise? Plan revision time by subject-stick to it. Mindmapping, PPQs, Note Reading, Revision Card Making, Self-tests, Collaborative Work. General Revision Materials that Oldbury Wells students have access to. GCSE Pod Accessing the information is easy with your current Oldbury Wells login: (first [name.surname@oldburywells.com](name.surname@oldburywells.com)) Click ‘Forgotten Login Details’ and a new password is sent to your inbox. GCSE Pod offers a wide of podcasts for all subjects, including maths and both language and literature qualifications in English. Many of our students have made use of GCSE Pod already and have greatly benefitted from it. Youtube Most of us know Youtube has plenty of ‘tragic’ videos on. However there is a wealth of videos out there that are fabulous to help understand difficult concepts. The difficult part is staying focussed on the task in hand. Just a Quick Search in Google for the Subject, the Exam board and GCSE-away you go. For English language and literature qualifications we thoroughly recommend Mr Bruff’s YouTube channel. We were fortunate to have Mr Bruff visit us last year and his videos have been invaluable in helping students to prepare for their English exams. (A detailed guide of revision resources, plus guidance on how to prepare revise and cope with the examination period will be provided in the Spring term.) GCSE English Language and Literature Web based revision sites BBC Bitesize: [https://www.bbc.com/education/examspecs/zxqncwx](https://www.bbc.com/education/examspecs/zxqncwx) (Literature) [https://www.bbc.com/education/examspecs/zcbchv4](https://www.bbc.com/education/examspecs/zcbchv4) (Language) This is an excellent free site website which includes video lessons for all set texts, including short, informative video clips; small test bites; extended explanations and sample exam-style questions. Mr Bruff’s YouTube Channel: [https://www.youtube.com/user/mrbruff](https://www.youtube.com/user/mrbruff) A former English teacher and specialist with specifically tailored videos to suit the AQA English language and literature exams. GCSE Mathematics Mathswatch [https://vle.mathswatch.co.uk/vle/](https://vle.mathswatch.co.uk/vle/) Mathswatch is an internet-based resource that requires a username and password. Students have all been provided with a personal login which will allow them to view videos and attempt practice exam questions on all topics. Practice exam papers Students will be given copies of practice exam papers which they can work through as an important part of their revision and exam preparation. Web based revision sites There are now many fantasti

FAQs

What revision approach is recommended over passive rereading?

Active revision is recommended because it involves using your eyes, ears, and hands, helping you understand and remember the material. Passive reading is described as a poor method because it does not build understanding or retention.

How should students plan revision time across subjects?

Students should plan revision time by subject and stick to the schedule. The booklet also suggests using methods such as mindmapping, note reading, revision card making, self-tests, and collaborative work.

Which resources are suggested for English, Maths, and Sciences revision?

For English, it recommends GCSE Pod and BBC Bitesize, plus Mr Bruff’s YouTube channel. For Maths, it includes Mathswatch and practice exam papers, along with sites such as Hegarty Maths and Mr Barton’s Maths. For Sciences, it advises using provided resources and AQA-specfic web resources like BBC Bitesize, plus specimen and sample papers.

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