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Tackling revision

with your child

Supporting Revision

• Ensure that your child has a quiet, comfortable

place to study.

• Help your child create a revision timetable.

• Offer to test them using their revision cards or

notes.

• Ensure they have past paper questions and the mark

schemes (found online and printed at school).

• Ensure you know all the dates and times of all their

exams.

• Reward good effort with praise and encouragement.

Spaced Learning

School day

P6 + 1.5

hours = 2.5

hours

Weekend/

holiday

2 x 1.5 hours

= 3 hours

Ways to revise…

Mind-maps

Index/flash cards

Past papers

Memory skills

Look/cover/write/

check

Posters

Knowledge organisers

Games/quizzes

Websites/apps

Group revision

Video/audio

Teach someone

Self-quizzing

Post-it notes

Revision guides

Knowledge:

Create notes & revise the basic

facts

Understanding:

Describe & explain the knowledge

Application:

Apply the knowledge to an examination

question

Visualisation using mind maps

Principles of training

SPORT FITT R&R

Types of fitnessCRAB P

BASS FM

Methods of

training

Cardio-respiratory & Muscular-skeletal systemsShort-term responses / Long term adaptations

Exam Technique

Read the instructions on the front page – ask if

they don’t understand!

Read the whole paper.

Plan the timings for each part of the paper.

Answer the questions they can do first.

Underline the key words.

Note how many marks and give the same number

of points to the answer.

NEVER leave any blank questions.

What can your 6th form offer you?

Sixth Form Information Evening

November 7th

6.30-8.30pm

What will you find out on the

evening?

The subjects we have on offer.

What being a Post 16 learner is like.

What linear A levels involve.

How Sixth Form lessons work.

The entry requirements.

What will you find out on the

evening?

The facilities we have.

What’s on offer as well as the main academic lessons.

Social opportunities.

We are a successful Sixth Form.

• 82% of our Year 13 students will go

to university.

• 25% of our university cohort went to

Russell Group universities.

• Very few of our students had to go through Clearing showing excellent

advice and guidance.

• We have a good careers service for

students who wish to take

employment routes.• We have good links with local

employers.

• Find out more:

• Thursday, 7th November

• 6.30-8.30pm

And now the real fun begins…

Coffee and Revision Stall

4 x 15 mins Breakout Sessions (7:00-8:00pm)

Breakout 1: Well-being and exams (CLC)

Breakout 2: How to revise Maths (L25)

Breakout 3: How to revise English (L21)

Breakout 4: How to revise Science (L27)

Home!

Any questions? Come back to Wingfield Hall.

Exam Support

Stacey Faulkner

Senior Mental Health Practitioner CAMHS

Supporting during examsChallenge

• Young people are feeling stressed by exams

• Students feel anxious/nervous

• Parents/carers want to offer support

Advice

• Remember stress and anxiety is an expected reaction to examinations

Be kind to others

Eat well

TalkExercise

Sleep

There is too much to do

Challenge

• They feel too much to do in too little time

• They’ve left it until the last minute!

• Overwhelmed

• “I cant do it so I’ll put it off”

Ideas of support

• Revision timetables

• Set realistic goals

• To Do lists

• Tick it off when you’ve done it!

• Positive reinforcement

• Balance work and pleasure

MotivationChallenges

• ‘I can’t do it’

• ‘I will fail anyway’

• Not bothered

• Whats the point?

• I give up

Support

• Be a cheerleader

• Notice the positives and the effort

• Support them to recognise their achievements

• Focus on the task, not the outcome.

• Role model helpful language

• “it would be nice if…”

• “I will try my best at …”

• “you haven't failed until you have stopped trying”

Impact on sleepProblem

• Staying up late to revise

• Cramming late at night

• Thoughts preventing sleep

• Tiredness impacting concentration

Support

• Sleep hygiene:

• Get into a routine

• Physically and mentally tired

• Relax before bed

• Warm bath

• Hot drink before bed

• Save the Bed for bedtime

• No gadgets with lights 1 hour before bed

Role of Parents & Carers

Challenges

• Expectations

• Hindsight

• Young people regress

Ideas of support

• Rationalise the expectations and hindsight!

• For a short while go that extra mile– Make lunch

– Know their timetables

– Young people – talk to parents, keep them updated

• Be a good role model of:

• TALK

• Get to know the school routine and exam timetable

• Show an interest- but don’t be too keen!

Support

Self help

• Moodjuice stress

• Young minds

• Childine

• BBC exam stress

• Kooth.com

• Headspace

• Charlie Waller website

Support at JOG

• Pastoral Mrs Blackmore

• Tutors

• Attend Period 6

Any questions?

6

13

11

2

= = 1

YEAR 11 MATHS

THURSDAY 10TH OCTOBER 2019

EXAM DATES – ALL STUDENTS:

GCSE MATHS (EDEXCEL, CODE 1MA1):

PROVISIONAL DATES

• PAPER 1 – TUESDAY 19TH MAY 2020 (AM) - 1 ½ HRS – NON-CALCULATOR;

• PAPER 2 – THURSDAY 4TH JUNE 2020 (AM) - 1 ½ HRS – CALCULATOR;

• PAPER 3 – MONDAY 8TH JUNE 2020 (AM) - 1 ½ HRS – CALCULATOR.

• NOTE: BOTH HIGHER AND FOUNDATION TIERS AT THESE TIMES.

REVISION SESSIONS

As per student’s individual p6 timetable:

• Tuesday session – targeted intervention;

• Wednesday session – in the form of a “Walking Talking Mock”, with a focus on exam

questions, exam techniques, model solutions and method marks.

Higher Tier

Foundation Tier

GRADE BOUNDARIES

FOUNDATION Exam GradeBoard Month Year Total 5 4 3 2 1

Edexcel June 2017 240 158 122 90 58 26

Edexcel June 2018 240 169 136 101 66 31

Edexcel June 2019 240 184 149 111 73 36

HIGHER Exam GradeBoard Month Year Total 9 8 7 6 5 4 3

Edexcel June 2017 240 190 157 124 96 68 41 27

Edexcel June 2018 240 202 170 139 109 79 50 35

Edexcel June 2019 240 198 167 137 108 80 52 38

EQUIPMENT

• IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT STUDENTS HAVE THE FOLLOWING EQUIPMENT FOR EXAMS AND ALL LESSONS:

• BLACK PEN

• PENCIL

• RULER

• COMPASSES

• PROTRACTOR

• ERASER

• SCIENTIFIC CALCULATOR.

• ALSO RECOMMENDED:

• SHARPENER

• SPARE PEN

• GREEN PEN

• HIGHLIGHTER.

THE MATHS SHOP

• ALL OF THE EQUIPMENT REQUIRED CAN BE PURCHASED FROM THE ‘MATHS SHOP’ AT BREAK

AND LUNCH TIME.

• EQUIPMENT CAN EITHER BE BOUGHT INDIVIDUALLY OR A SET OF ALL BUT A CALCULATOR IS

AVAILABLE FOR £1.50 IN AN EXAM-FRIENDLY PENCIL CASE.

• CASIO SCIENTIFIC CALCULATORS ARE AVAILABLE AT A PRICE OF £6.70.

The revision book and workbook at the appropriate

tier, can be purchased via ‘Parent Pay’ or from the

maths shop at £5 for the pair.

• Fractions

• Surds

• Recurring decimals

• Prime factors

• Indices and roots

• Reciprocals

• Percentages

• Pi

• Trigonometry

• Simplifying ratios

• Standard Index Form

HOW TO REVISE MATHS:

• MATHS REVISION MUST INVOLVE THE COMPLETION OF QUESTIONS, NOT JUST READING OVER

PREVIOUS WORK OR NOTES.

• THIS CAN INVOLVE:

• COMPLETION OF PAST EXAM PAPERS;

• USE OF A REVISION WORKBOOK OR GRADED BOOKLET;

• QUESTIONS FROM A MATHS SPECIFIC WEBSITE, SUCH AS:

• WWW.HEGARTYMATHS.COM

• WWW. CORBETTMATHS.COM/5-A-DAY/GCSE

• HTTPS://WWW.MATHSGENIE.CO.UK

• IF UNSURE, STUDENTS SHOULD THEN USE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING TO CHECK:

• THEIR CLASS NOTES;

• A REVISION GUIDE;

• THE HEGARTY MATHS WEBSITE;

• ASKING A MATHS TEACHER.

• REVISION SHOULD BE REGULAR AND SUSTAINABLE.

REVISE

Simultaneous

Equations

AFTER CHRISTMAS, STUDENTS WILL BE GIVEN GRADE SPECIFIC BOOKLETS TO USE FOR REVISION

Revision Cards

EXAM ADVICE

1. DOUBLE CHECK WHAT THE QUESTION IS ASKING YOU TO DO;

2. HIGHLIGHT KEY INFORMATION;

3. EXPLAIN WHAT YOU ARE DOING!

4. WRITE DOWN THE CALCULATION, EVEN WHEN YOU ARE USING A CALCULATOR;

5. CHECK IF YOU NEED TO INCLUDE UNITS;

6. CHECK WHETHER THE ANSWER IS SENSIBLE?

7. IF POSSIBLE CHECK BY DOING THE CALCULATIONS AGAIN OR IN A DIFFERENT WAY –

DON’T JUST LOOK AT THEM

MOST IMPORTANTLY: KEEP POSITIVE AND CONCENTRATE.

YEAR 11 MATHS

IT IS IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER THAT WHEN IT COMES TO MATHS, CONFIDENCE IS KEY.

CONTACT DETAILS

• HEAD OF MATHS: ANDREA PERKS

• E-MAIL: APERKS@JOGSCHOOL.ORG

Revising for English

English Language English Literature

Unseen – we do not know

what texts will be used.

These exams are closed

book.

Revising for English Literature

Trips Package

• External visit to ‘poetry live’

• Performance of Jekyll & Hyde in school

• Performance of Romeo & Juliet in school

• Workshop on An Inspector Calls in school

Speed Writing Challenges: 5 minutes

Topic: Conflict in Romeo and JulietChallenge: Write as much as you can about this topic in 5 minutes. You do not need to paragraph and there does not need to be a clear structure or

order to your thoughts. Write in sentences and get it all down!When the bar below has filled across the screen, the 5 minutes is up.

Memorise key information using

‘text maps’

Spend 15 minutes one day, turning a key passage of information (such as this contextual information) or

some key quotations from a literature text, into a ‘text map’.

The next day, spend 5 minutes trying to recall and write out the information or quotations, from your

text map.

Repeat a couple of days later. Repeat again…

Using cue-cards to help you memorise key quotationsThe most effective way is to turn the piece of information you need to memorise into a

different format. (The process of doing this helps to move it from our short term to our long term memory).

“No-one can conceive the variety of feelings that bore me onwards like a hurricane…”

Turn this into a cue card. • Side 1: quotation, highlighted words you would analyse, link to the point you

make with it. • Side 2: a clue which will help you to recall it (a text-map of the quotation or a

symbol or image).

• Then test yourself or get someone to test you. • Start by looking at the clue, recall the quotation – and challenge yourself by

trying to explain something about it to the other person (what does it show, what methods are used, what effects do they have, why has the writer included this? etc.,)

AMBITION point 1M

“No-one can conceive the variety of feelings that boreme onwards like a

hurricane…”(All consuming – a force Victor cannot

control)

Round the Clock Revision A ‘recall’ hour focusing on one text

1. Choose which text you will revise2. Set your timer for 5 minutes3. Choose a topic to focus on

4. Write what you think are the most important points and pieces of evidence for that topic in the 5 minutes – without looking at your notes or the text

5. Reset your timer, choose another topic and go again

Revision resources

ONLINE:

• Seneca learning

• Bitesize

PUBLICATIONS:

• Revision guides available through parent pay

Revising for English Language

Practise, practise, practise…

• Use the language revision packs (these will be given out in Term 2)

• Ask your teachers for example papers to complete under timed conditions and hand them in for feedback.

• You can also find them in the folder called GCSE EXAM PRACTICE on the student P drive in school, under FACULTY -> ENGLISH

• Buy an English language revision guide – there are practice questions in them, as well as examples of great answers.

Skills students need to practise

• Skimming a text for key information

•Knowing a wide range of vocabulary

•Being able to analyse the effect of language

•Being able to argue for and against a statement

• Identifying a writer’s viewpoint/ opinion

Read a couple of newspaper articles each week

-> Discuss them with a member of your family or a friend.

-> Get them to ask you questions about what you have read to check you have understood.

-> Practise ‘speed reading’ and selecting 4 facts from one paragraph.

-> Identify words you are unfamiliar with and look them up – learn them.

-> Choose a paragraph and identify any language features used and for each one try to write a sentence about its effects on you as a reader: what did it make you think, feel, understand, imagine, want to do?

Paper 1 section B – writing practice

Search online for interesting images. Remind yourself of the FAMOUS CAP descriptive writing features.Choose 3 aspects of the image to focus your description / narrative on.Box up a ‘plan’ of what you will include when writing about each of the 3 things.Write it under timed conditions.Check you have included the FAMOUS CAP features.

Five sensesAdjectives and adverbsMetaphorsOnomatopoeiaUnusual verbsSimiles

Contrasts and coloursAlliterationPersonification

Year 11 Science.

Information evening

Parents’ Guide to GCSE Science

How many science examinations will my child sit?

ALL students sit 6 examinations for science. This applies to

Combined science (double science) and also Separate

science (Triple science).

The difference being that double science examinations are 1 hr 15 minutes and triple science are 1hr 45 min.

Parents’ Guide to GCSE Science

When are the science examinations?

The science exams are split across the May half term. Our students will sit three before May half term and then three exams after.

Examination Date

Biology Paper 1 Tuesday 12th May pm

Chemistry Paper 1 Thursday 14th May am

Physics Paper 1 Wednesday 20th May pm

Biology Paper 2 Monday 1st June pm

Chemistry Paper 2 Wednesday 10th June pm

Physics Paper 2 Friday 12th June am

Parents’ Guide to GCSE Science

Which tier will my child be entered for and what does it mean?

At parents evening, your child’s science teacher will discuss this with you.

If your child is entered for HIGHER tier, they can be awarded a grade from 4-9.

Below this, a student would be awarded a U.

A student entered for FOUNDATION tier can be awarded a grade from 1-5.

If your child is currently working at a 4/5, we are

most likely to enter them at foundation tier.

Parents’ Guide to GCSE Science

How can I help support my child?

1. Allow time for your child to revise, they may have less time for

family commitments when revising.

2. Suggest that they revise in half-hour bursts with short breaks in between. http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20180208-an-effortless-way-to-strengthen-your-memory

3. Provide them with a quiet space to work if possible, free from distractions ( you might want to “remove” the distraction!)

4. Sit and listen to them if they want to read their work aloud to you.

5. Use the revision guide to test them on key points.6. BUT you cannot do it for them!!!

Parents’ Guide to GCSE Science

What we are doing at school to support your child.

“I don’t know how to revise”1. Science-specific Period 6. These focus on exam technique, revisiting

tricky topics, required practicals/ working scientifically. 2. Private Study P6. We recommend using Doddle. All students have a log

in and access to all powerpoints. Alternatively, Seneca or https://www.physicsandmathstutor.com/

3. The P-drive (student share area)- Good quality revision resources are shared with our students. Eg summary powerpoints, “a Daily revision task” activity and knowledge recall quizzes.

4. Walking- talking Mocks. Modelling good exam technique.

Parents’ Guide to GCSE Science

What are the biggest challenges for my child in science?

1. Making sense of what the question is asking.

2. Remembering all of the equations.

3. Remembering units for different quantities.

4. Remembering keywords and definitions.

5. Recalling the practical activities that they could be tested on.

6. Revisiting content from a long time ago!

HERE’S HOW YOU CAN HELP….

1. Science KOs

How you can help.

1. Test your child on the Key Terms and

Definitions on the KO.

2. Test your child on the

Equations and units.

3. Encourage your child to explain the

different parts of the

KO to you.

2. Talk about the Required Practicals

As we get towards the end of

the course in year 11, students

will be provided with a summary

sheet on all of the practicals

that they must learn for the examinations.

Please encourage students to

practice writing methods for

each on and also to think about their expected results.

3. The Equations

Using a mixture of mnemonics,

“magic triangles” and images,

we need students to practise

recalling equations and

applying them in calculations.Again, these will be provided

for your child to use.

4. Revision Guides

OR

Available to purchase via ParentPay.

5. Encourage your child to engage with Doddle

ALL students have a log in to

Doddle.

Homework tasks will be set on

Doddle but there are lots of resources that our students can

access whenever they need to. (eg

power points and animations)

5. Online resources are great… but…

We recommend..

…. Can you resist the temptation?

6.What resources can you use to help you revise?

1. Use your Revision guides- available to purchase from JoG

2. https://www.physicsandmathstutor.com/ An excellent source of past paper Qs and mark

schemes.

3. BBC Bitesize http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/science/aqa/

4. My GCSE Science http://www.my-gcsescience.com

5. S-cool http://www.s-cool.co.uk/gcse/

6. Online science lessons

http://freesciencelessons.co.uk/new-gcse-spec/

What revision strategies can you use?

Make revision cardsKeyword lists with definitionsUse the syllabus as a tick list http://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/science/gcseRevision PostersDownload a free app on mobile phone- for example, Gojimohttp://www.gojimo.com/Mind maps (see the article for help) http://www.thinkbuzan.com/uk/articles/view/how-to-create-a-mind-mapUse post-it notesUse past papers and mark schemes • Biology https://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/science/gcse/biology-8461/assessment-resources• Chemistry https://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/science/gcse/chemistry-8462/assessment-resources• Physics https://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/science/gcse/physics-8463/assessment-resources• Teach someone or record a revision podcasts!