Instead, you should run through your current material and order it by topic. Identify any gaps in your learning and source the missing information from textbooks, the library, or extra notes from your friends and teachers.
Making notes is all about consolidating and ordering information, not regurgitating it. Be clear on what format the exam will take, and structure your notes accordingly. Mind maps and flash cards are especially good for this. For most people, this will either mean going to the library or working in a study space at home. Switch off your phone and remove any other diversions. Have a stack of flash cards and a pencil case full of pens at the ready. Keep your exam time table visible and let your parents know when key dates are and what you hope to achieve each day.
They can check in with your progress and keep you motivated. With both making notes and with learning them, strive to break up your revision into bite size goals. Achieving each goal will inspire you with a sense of progress and make the overall learning process seem much less daunting. You should also spend some time working out your preferred method of learning. Do flashcards help?
Mr Lenon, Chairman of the Independent Schools Council and former headteacher at Harrow, published the recommendations on his blog.
The reality is that there is no miracle number for how many hours you should study for an exam as everyone has different capabilities and learning styles.
However, a good starting point is to look at what students themselves are saying. According to The Student Room, between 15 — 20 hours is the average revision time for a massive community of students. Why not try it for a week and adjust your revision time if necessary? The key thing to remember is that you need to understand and recall the key topics of each subject.
This way you can prioritise your workload, which can help you decide what subjects may need more hours of revision. A good revision plan can make a real difference, making revision more manageable and helping students stay motivated by keeping track of progress and revision hours.
Read our guide on creating a revision plan that works here. Students also need to have a bit of a break. People talk about trying to do four or five hours. But there will be some students who need more time because they are less efficient with the way they use their time. These global messages are not good ones for teachers to give. We need to be advocates for downtime as well as for revision.
According to Kendrick, new GCSEs being rolled out this summer have increased academic pressure on children and their teachers, who are having to teach a new curriculum which will be tested purely by end of year exams rather than any form of continual assessment. Alert to the risks to mental health, schools are running stressbuster sessions, including yoga and resilience training to support anxious students.
In the higher education sector, universities are offering therapy dogs and rabbits to try to soothe worried students. Vic Goddard , the principal of Passmores Academy of Educating Essex fame, agrees that students need to make some sacrifices to be successful in their exams, but says family time is important too. That and put your phones away while you do it!
Geoff Barton, an English teacher for 30 years, a former head teacher and now general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, recommends short bursts of revision of 30 minutes to an hour with regular breaks in between. You should return to school following the Easter holidays feeling refreshed, prepared and ready for the assessments to come. At www. Please contact us to see how we can help you. Facebook Twitter. How much revision to do over Easter? Aim to complete between four and six hours of work a day , with breaks in between.
Four hours a day will add up to 20 hours per week and six hours to 30 hours per week. This is more or less equivalent to a school day.
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