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GCSE Easter revision question for Y11s taking them this summer *title edited by MNHQ*

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OneSugar1 · 02/04/2023 09:25

Could I ask how much revision your dc will be doing each day?

i can’t remember how much I did as I dud mine about a thousand years ago but I know I was a bit of a swot. DS, not so much!

not sure what’s reasonable.

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doasIsaynotasIdo · 02/04/2023 09:33

My children's schools have said 4-5 hrs a day Shock. We plan to aim for 4 hrs but suspect it will be a battle. Good luck!

Nimbostratus100 · 02/04/2023 09:33

They need a proper revision timetable, and to work out how much time each subject needs, to work out how much to do in a day. I would recommend a full school day, most days, so say 5-6 hours. Start early, lots of breaks, maybe 7-7.45, breakfast, 8-8.45, break, etc, but make sure breaks are stuck to rigidly, if you break when expected you learn a lot just before the break, but if you give yourself an Off-the-cuff break, you miss out on that particularly receptive time just before the break.

Make sure each chunk of time has a specific aim though, and lots of encouragement, any time is better than none.

Every day, review what was done the day before, briefly, and every week, review what was done the week before too, never only look once.

It helps to revise in silence, as it will be recalled in silence, ( do not listen to anyone who says they work better with music on! They are deluding themselves!)and it can help to revise during the times of day you will actually be sitting exams.

The only exception to that is quick reviews through what was studied earlier, in slots of a few minutes, in ad breaks, gaming breaks, waiting at the bus stop, etc

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