What study skills will help me to achieve my potential?

Man, I wish I’d done my revision

back in 2017

That revision I did in 2017

really paid off!

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Rank order in pairs the different methods

GCSE Exams – getting organised

THE FINAL

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TRUE FACT

Students with a grade C in Maths and English earn on average £250 000 more in their life time than those

that don’t.

After half term, until the exams you

• WILL: revise for the exams in some lessons;

• COULD: attend revision after school;

• SHOULD: revise at home.

Revision Tips

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Revision strategy: mind maps

MIND MAP THE OTHER TOPICS

Use the methods stuck around the room to take notes onto a mindmap!

Put these dates onto your revision timetable.

Add your own revision sessions in.

Now everyone at home can remind you to

revise!

English Language top tips

• Top tip #1: Read the questions carefully

• Top tip #2: Make sure you use active reading strategies when reading the extracts

• Top Tip #3: Be aware of each of the criteria requirements for each questions – the examiner wants to see very different things in each

• Top Tip #4: Know the time allocation for each question

English Literature top tips

• Top tip #1: Read the questions carefully

• Top tip #2: Make sure you read the passage in the Macbeth and Dr Jekyll questions at least twice

• Top Tip #3: Have quotes from each text that you can recall in the exam – remember, you don’t get copies of the texts.

• Top Tip #4: Ensure that you can compare the poems from the conflict anthology

MFL top tips

• 1) Little and often. Revise at least 10 new words per day in preparation for the reading and listening exams but don't try and learn them all at once. Start with one or two then only move on as you feel confident. Use highlighters to indicate where you're at with the word e.g. green=confident, yellow=ok and red=still need to revise.

2) Linking words to images/silly ideas. It's a known fact that by linking a word to a silly image or another word helps you memorise it so find an English word that links to the French/Spanish word. Building the mental image is a vital step in helping you remember and understand the word e.g. the Spanish for "ice" is hielo (m), which sounds like yellow. To remember this word imagine yellow ice.

websites for vocab (as you know) www.linguascope.com (CCHS/Spider) www.atantot-extra.com (CCHS/6516) BBC bitesizehttp://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/www.duolingo.comwww.hellomylo.com

History top tips

• Scanning of sources

• Highlighting key words in questions

• Highlighting command words

• Identifying the command word

• Revising the chronology as well as the content

• Being able to identify the skills associated with a particular question

• Reading sources for meaning

• Reading sources and being able to select quotes

• Using the revision guides to learn key facts

• Revision cards on each event or person

Science

• Learn the key words and definitions

• Check which command word is used in the question (Describe, Explain etc)

• Access doddle/ BBC bitesize/ GCSE Pod to aid in revision

• Attempt all questions- even if you don’t know – have a go!

• Revise 1 area at a time – alternate between areas you like and areas you dont

• Look at axis on graphs to find what it is telling you

Travel top tips

• Look at the number of marks

• What are the key words from the question?

• For longer answers make a quick plan or list

• Use that list to make sure you have covered everything

• Answer the questions you know first and go back to the ones you don’t know later

• Give examples when you explain things

Dance top tips

• Learn the key facts

• Use revision cards and flash cards

• 10 mark question - List your 10 key points for each component

• Match an example to a key point

• Use your revision guide

• Complete mock papers

• Create a memorable word or saying to remember the key words for your points

BTEC Business Unit 2 Finance top tips

• For 6-8 mark questions, plan your answer

• Use practice exams to familiarise yourself with exam language

• For multiple choice answers, read the question to check how many you have to tick

• Give examples when prompted to in the question

• Check your working out at least 3 times to ensure you have the same answer

Maths top tips

• Practice exam questions, using past exam papers.

• Make sure you have downloaded the maths watch app onto your phone/tablet so you can listen to maths clips whenever possible (students will be given their own individual logins for this).

• Compile either revision cards/notes on individual topics on the key points to remember, to ensure no marks are dropped.

Food + Design top tips

• All students in year 10/11 are provided with a revision guide and work book from which weekly theory home works are set. Complete all home works set.

• Half termly mock exams are completed to train students on how to answer the questions. Revise for these tests.

• QWC questions are prepared using a standard framework so students learn the format.

• Students must sketch as well as make notes to explain various processes.

• Watch ‘how it’s made’ on the discovery channel.

• Make detailed notes in theory session and use mind mapping to show a visual of what has been learnt.

Food + Nutrition top tips

• - Use your completed half termly mock exams papers to familiarise yourself with the structure of questions.

• - Use your teachers marking critique so you can see exactly how marks are awarded in mock papers.

• - Attempted all questions

• - Underline or highlight key words

• - Bullet point initial thoughts on longer questions to help you structure your answers.

• - Make sure that you have detailed enough points for the amount of marks awarded, eg 3 marks = 3 explained points.

• - Make sure a you explain all answers and use specialist key words.

Drama top tips

• Mock exam papers to familiarise students with wording of questions

• Reading through the set text extract with annotations

• All students are provided with an in depth revision booklet for both sections of the written exam

• One to one intervention after school

Textiles top tips

• Questions are set every other week in homework books and are all issued at the start of the year

• A corridor display gives advice on the approach and all questions are attached on the book cupboards for each year group.

• exam questions are sent home to parents with offers of computers and our after school support structure.

Design and Technology• Cue cards are a really positive way to revise. As you begin to

remember the information it gives you a boost in confidence. They also let you skip quickly through the topics you are confident on leaving more time to focus on the ones that need further study.

• Do not leave revising until the last minute. Use your revision guide at home and read for at least 30 minutes every other day. Sit and complete your work book using your revision guide for 1 hour a week.

• Watch or record on your planner the following types of programmes:

• How it’s made, George Clarks amazing spaces, Dragons den and The Big life fix with Simon Reeve.

• Some can be found on I Player

Media top tips

• Complete past papers and look at the online materials

• use exemplar papers and A/C/E grade papers

• create revision booklets

Geography top tips

• Key terms - definitions

• Using data from a graph

• Interpreting diagrams / pictures, etc

• Spotting trends from graphs and figures

• Comparing figures

• Describing from pictures

• Case studies – specific information on case studies.

• Practice describing any pictures and using data (%,etc.) to describe trends

• Locating places on a map and describing locations using pieces of the information also on the map.

PE top tips

• Use Mnemonics should be imaginative, creative and fun. Take the first letter of each word you are trying to remember and create a sentence from those letters. These are good for remembering lists of information.

• For example: Components of Health Related Fitness:

• Cardio Vascular Endurance, Muscular Endurance, Muscular Strength, Flexibility, Body Composition= Cool Mums Make Fantastic Bread

• Repeat the key definitions that will you need, say them over and over again. Making notes as you go. Ensure you are familiar with these key definitions eg. Health, fitness, exercise, components of fitness.

• Remember the 5 key paragraph rule when writing rule when answering long answer questions.

www.gcsepod.comUsing GCSE pod for the first time?

Press login to start!

You don’t need a login for the first time, Just click get started!

Enter your name and school and set up your own username.

Click my GCSEs to select podcasts by Exam boards

Click pods to select a subject or topic

Download the free app!

Teachers can make playlists to help you with homework or revision.

Download the app to access the playlists on your smartphone (android,ios and windows) from show my homework.

Download podcasts at home to use anywhere.

Use GCSEpod to answer these questions

• 1) RE-Christianity – what is the holy trinity?

• 2) Core Science – Nervous System – What are the benefits of having reflex actions to the human body?

• 3) Food Tech – Food Processes – Give 2 reasons why manufacturers would want to preserve food?

How do I access all of these?http://www.countyhigh.org.uk/infor

mation/howto.aspHow do I remember all my logins?

Note them onto your phoneDownload the apps

Set yourself reminder

REVISE!

Relaxation Techniques

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• www.childline.org.uk

• Check out their advice and games pages