Exam Ready Evening Year 11 2018 Mrs A Mills - Assistant Headteacher Progress Leader for years 10 and 11
Revision Techniques Mrs A Mills - Progress Leader for Years 10-11
What are we doing in school? ● Why do we encourage revision? ○ To consolidate learning ○ To increase understanding ○ Repeating what you learn helps you to remember ● Study rooms at lunch ● Study Timetable ● Extra revision time for consolidating learning during PHSEE ● Online support
Common revision errors ● Leaving it until the last week and not having a timetable organised. ○ If you can stick to hourly then plan which topic you’ll do each evening and stick to it. ● Revising things you already know! ○ A light touch approach can be given to information you already know but more revision time should be allocated to information you don’t know. ● Not revising regularly. ○ You retain more if you revise the same information after 24 hours then again after a week and then again after a fortnight. You have plenty of time to revisit information you don’t know now! ● Only revising one way, you learn more by varying the way you revise. ○ Make sure you collect a booklet of the “Park School’s Academic Study Guide” ● Too much screen time! ○ Parents please switch off the wifi for two hours a night so you child can work and revise. ○ No screen time an hour before bed. ○ Listen to podcasts of information to get you to sleep earlier!
Over Christmas: Set a specific timetable for when to revise, leave Parent time for festivities but reward your child for sticking to it. Vary the request type of revision too. Make sure you are specific about the topic you wish to revise. Don’t just put biology that is too big an area, be specific such as “Plant Disease” or “Antibiotics” Revise in 20 minute chunks you will retain more this way. Have a short break and go back to it for a maximum of 2 Plant Disease hours. Antibiotics
Parent request Mock Exam Timetable January 2019 What is meant by a ‘mock’?
Use the printed handouts and the academic guide to give you ideas on how to revise in a variety of ways. We have found some really useful information for you to use which has been tried and tested!
Parent How to avoid Exam stress! Top 10 tips. request 1. Plan your study e.g. revision timetable, scheduling subjects and topics. 2. Help improve concentration - sit at the same place, at the same time for study so your mind is tuned into the environment. 3. Put all distractions out the way e.g. phone, forms of social media 4. Do your difficult subjects first : Avoid postponing, ask for help from teachers, friends, experts. 5. Take the right amount of rest breaks. 6. Get the right amount of sleep! 7. Eat the right types of food e.g. healthy snacking fruit, wholesome meals. 8. Have a positive attitude : Think and feel like you’ve already succeeded, stop comparing yourself to others. It’s never too late to start! 9. Talk with your parents/carers - Be honest about how you feeling. 10. Talk to your teachers - Ask for help where you need it, they know what you’ll need to revise.
Parent request When your mind goes blank……. ● Use the anxiety technique mentioned here, it can clear your mind and enable you to start again. ● Breath slowly - In for 5 and out for 5 to slow your heart and help you think. ● Use the BUG technique Mr Greenland is about to show you. ● Start noting down keywords on the topic the question relates to. This could jog your memory. ● Move onto the next question and come back later. ● If you’re in a lesson and it is allowed ask to talk it over with a friend , they can help refocus you.
What can parents do? Top 10 Tips 1. Get on board with your child's revision. 2. Help them by allocating them a clear space to revise in. 3. Ensure that they set a revision timetable. 4. Give them gentle reminders to stick to their timetable. 5. Take an interest in what they are revising. One of the best ways to learn something is to explain it to others. 6. Time them while they are working through past papers. 7. Help them by testing them with their revision flashcards for example. 8. Turn off the TV, XBOX or Wifi for a few hours a day - A good driver for boys! 9. Insist on healthy eating and a good sleep every night! 10.Reward their good attitude towards revision.
Parent Motivation strategies request ● Look ahead to what you want to do, having a goal can really help keep you going - Try Careerpilot to see what you need to succeed in your dream job! www.careerpilot.org.uk ● Try the Chain Theory - This strategy is all about deliberately practising a skill each day until it comes a habit. Make a chart so you can see the chain build as you tick off each day. It works in all sorts of areas! ● Develop a reward system - A ticket to the rugby or an extra 30 minutes on the Xbox. ● Make a date to study together! - It’s harder to get out of it if you let people down! ● Getting the right balance Too much work or play can negatively influence the other. ● Developing a positive attitude that you can do this!
Parent request ENGLISH exam revision techniques Head of Department - Mrs M Jones
Remember the basics… The basics are where the marks are lost in English Language GCSE. Capital letters, full stops, and paragraphing – forget these and you will be limited to a Grade 3. Whatever subject is being revised – switch the SPAG button on! You can’t switch it on and off as suits. Keep it on! If you see your child not using capital letters, or using them incorrectly - point it out! Write ALL of your exam answers with your SPaG switched on!
Useful websites – use the right exam board! • SAM Learning – has folders set up for Eduqas English Language and English Literature GCSE • GCSE Bitesize – has tasks, quizzes and revision clips on many of the skills and texts we focus on in English. • GCSEpod – a wide range of easy to listen to podcasts focusing on the texts that we teach. These are specific to Eduqas. • Google Classrooms – individual class resources available Pick up a list of texts that your child is studying in order to best help focus revision.
Past Papers Parent request New courses for 2016 mean that there are only two official past papers. However, we have created many versions. These are particularly useful for English Language where the texts will be unseen. Pick up a set of past papers at the end of the session. Get your child to talk you through what they need to do for each question.
Helping with exam technique! How many marks is the question worth? That is how long they should spend on it in the exam. Any other time should be for planning and proofreading. Longer answers - essays, creative prose writing and transactional (non-fiction) writing MUST be planned. Those who take 5 minutes to plan, do better - PROVEN!!
Revision Guides and Workbooks Chief Examiner Eduqas English Literature Summer 2017: “The single biggest thing a student can do to help themselves progress is to reread the texts they have studied.” Prod them to reread the books; ideally, they should read books at least once more each before the exams. Not got texts or guides and want them? Write your child’s name and English teacher on the sheet and we’ll get in touch about options.
Gentle Quizzing! Ask your child to explain the plot, main characters and themes of their texts? Ask them to explain how characters, themes and relationships change over the course of a text. Help them remember quotes! Repeat EMOTIVE LANGUAGE and IMAGERY as a night-time mantra! Test them on spellings, punctuation and grammar. Pick up a Gentle Quizzing sheet with top questions / activities to ask your child to do with you.
Practical examples of Online Learning Mrs Mills - Assistant Headteacher Line Manager of Science
Parent request Maths exam revision techniques Mr Tamlyn - Deputy Headteacher line manager of Maths
Exams: ∙ AQA exam board ∙ 3 exam papers of 1 hour 30 minutes ∙ 1 non-calculator and 2 calculator papers Presentation & expectations: ∙ Show all your workings out ∙ Diagrams - Use a pencil and ruler ∙ A scientific calculator (Casio) is essential for the calculator exam and should be in school every day ∙ No marks for SPaG in Maths
A Fixed Mindset is the belief that you can’t significantly change your most basic characteristics. Symptoms of a Fixed Mindset: ● I’m either good at it, or I’m not ● When I’m frustrated I give up ● I don’t like to be challenged ● When I fail I’m no good ● Tell me I’m smart ● If you succeed, I feel threatened ● My abilities determine everything Extract from a blog by: James Anderson - https://mindfulbydesign.com/not-growth-mindset/
A Growth Mindset is the belief that you can significantly change your most basic characteristics - intelligence, talents and abilities. Symptoms of a Growth Mindset: ● I can learn anything I want to ● When I’m frustrated, I persevere ● I want to challenge myself ● When I fail, I learn ● Tell me and I’ll try hard ● If you succeed I am inspired ● My effort and attitude determine everything. Extract from a blog by: James Anderson - https://mindfulbydesign.com/not-growth-mindset/
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