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The top five apps to help students with revision

Gojimo This revision app boasts mostly free content and covers GCSE, A level, IB, iGCSE, Common Entrance and more.

It works like this: you pick your subject and your exam board, then you take part in quizzes to test your knowledge. Not only do you get instant feedback, you’re also given detailed explanations, so if you go wrong, you can work out why.

At the end of a quiz you’re told how many you got right, how long you took and you can review your errors. The app will also track your progress over time so you can identify your best and worst topics for revision.

iMindMap and bubbl.us Mindmaps, on paper rather than a computer, were what got me through my undergraduate exams. I created mindmaps for all the main topics, memorised them and then sketched them out quickly again in the exam and used them for all my essay questions.

These days, I might well consider using an app like iMindMap or a web tool like bubbl.us so I could create and share them with friends easily, too. It works the same as it does on paper, but it is more mobile and, arguably, more collaborative.

Quizlet Quizlet enables students to create their own revision flashcards, as well as to use sets created by others. Teachers can also create sets to share with their students. When you access a set, there are four different modes in which you can use them: cards, learn, match and test.

Memrise If learning languages and vocab is your focus, then Memrise is worth checking out.

I had a go at an Introduction to Japanese course. It showed me and tested me on the basic vocabulary related to greetings first, but here’s where Memrise is a bit different. You can click on the optional “help me to remember this button”, which then allows you to select a “mem” – an image, essentially – that relates to that particular word and should, theoretically, help you remember it.

In fact, the whole way Memrise has been structured is based on knowledge of how the brain works. Interesting stuff.

Get Revising Whatever apps or tools students use (or don’t use), being organised about their revision is key. So why not create revision timetables using Get Revising’s Study Planner tool?

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General revision resources

Evernote is an app that allows you to access your notes online and share them with your friends.

Foraday is a calendar app that tracks your day.

Go Conqr is a website that allows you to make flash cards, mind maps, notes and slide sets.

Hodder Education magazines are subject‐specific publications aimed at A level, IB and GCSE

students.

Revision World has various different forms of revision help for multiple GCSE and A level subjects.

Study Blue is a crowdsourced library of flash cards.

Timetune is a schedule planning app.

Tutor2U is a revision website with subject‐specific material from teachers and schools.

Now that PPEs have ended, there is no need to start panicking about how much

revision you have done so far. Exams are just around the corner….But don’t panic:

it’s never too late to start revising. Here are 10 winning revision tips that will get

you off a flying start.

Draw up a revision timetable Research shows that shorter 20‐30 minute spells work best, because your concentration is much higher. We therefore recommend taking short, frequent breaks. We also advise to mix the order order of the subjects.

Exercise Physical activity is very important, in particular during intense study time. Even going for a small 30‐minute jog after a day of revision will make a huge difference to your wellbeing. Physical activity increases heart rate which makes the blood circulate faster. This in turn ensures that brain gets more oxygen which increases productivity whilst reducing tiredness and stress.

Find a quiet space This is a pretty straightforward one: you desperately need a place where you can be uninterrupted for a few hours. Your room, local or your school/university library will do. Be careful with revising in a coffee shop such as Starbucks. It is a popular option, however it does not work for everybody and people often get distracted!

Get down to it in the morning You have to make a start at some point and doing it sooner rather than later is a very good idea. Try to stick to our draft revision schedule and start revising in the morning ‐ research shows that you are more likely to do all the planned work if you start early, because as it gets closer to the evening, there is bigger tendency to get outside.

Spice up your revision Use a bit of colour! Drawing colourful learning maps will help you to memorise facts. What is even more interesting is the fact that colourful notes are easier to memorise than plain black and white ones. Give it a go!

Do plenty of past papers Ask your teacher for some past papers or google them yourself. Most exam boards nowadays put a lot of emphasis on exam technique and simply familiarising yourself with it before the exam can often save you time and help to earn marks at the exam. A lot of examiners do not bother with inventing terribly innovative questions once you have done three or four past papers chances are that some of questions that come on the day will look familiar.

Make summary notes Making notes is by far the best way to memorise lots of information. We all have been there, sat down reading a textbook and lying to ourselves that the time is being used productively ‐ it is not! The best way to memorise information is by making notes over and over again. It may be incredibly tedious but the thing is that the most successful candidates often make as many as three sets of the same notes in a run up to the exams which help them to memorise the required information.

Reward yourself It is not all about the work; you need good breaks too. People who manage to find the right balance between study and leisure are the ones who get the top marks. For instance go to a cinema with friends after a productive day of revision or treat yourself to something sweet. Work hard, play not‐quite‐as‐hard is the motto here.

Use your family and friends Ask people around you to test you and give you feedback. You should already have made handy revision notes (see point #7). Why not give these notes of key dates covering Henry VIII’s reign to your mum and ask her to test you? This is not only a good way to revise but also a good way to have a break from the hard work.

Think positive! At the end of the day, it's not all about studying. There are plenty of people who did well in life without 100 per cent in every single exam, or who were actually pretty useless at school and university. Your life isn't over if you don't ace the exams, so take the pressure off yourself..

Following these tips you will get loads of work done, feel great about yourself and still have plenty of

time to relax with your friends and family. Good luck, now get down and play BINGO!

BINGO RULES 1. Go through the booklet and tear out any sheets of subjects you are not taking as an option – keep

core subjects obvs! 2. You must complete 3 tasks in a row – diagonal, horizontal or across to get a ‘line’ 3. Start with the subject you are least confident with 4. Once if done 3 tasks on one subject, choose another subject – you cannot do the same subject as

the previous one. 5. Each time you complete a task, you can cross it off on your BINGO sheet 6. Show the task to your teacher or form tutor – they will sign each challenge to say it’s completed 7. Your teacher or tutor will then allocate the correct amount of prom points to your ePraise account 8. Make sure you keep your booklet with you at all times – you never know when you might need it!

Remember: There is no such thing as NO HOMEWORK

February

Saturday 16th February – Monday 25th February ‐ Half term holiday.

Monday 25th February – INSET day.

Thursday 28th February – Parents evening for selected students only.

March

Friday 15th March – Non‐uniform day for Comic Relief.

April

Saturday 6th April – Monday 22nd April – Easter holidays.

25th April – The GCSE exams begin with Art.

May

Thursday 2nd May – PE Moderation day.

Thursday 23rd May – NCS Information Evening.

Saturday 25th May – Sunday 2nd June ‐ Half term holiday.

June

14th June –The GCSE exams end with Physics.

July

Friday 5th July – The School Fete.

Tuesday 9th July – Sports Day.

Friday 12th July – The Court Fields School Prom.

Court Fields School Year 11 Revision Timetable

Sessions Offered

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Registration Intervention 8.40-9.10 am

Maths B13

English E1

Maths B13

English E1

Revision BINGO and 5-a-day

self-study in PD classes

Maths B13

English E1

Maths B13

English E1

Lunch Time 1.40-2.10 pm

French Foundation A3

Art C8

French Higher A4

H&SC C2

Geography B17

Art C8

Computer Science C2

Music B19/B6

V-Cert PE Unit 2 A1

Performing Arts

and Drama B1

Art C7 and C8

PE GCSE (drop-in) B3

Spanish A2

V-Cert PE Unit 4 A1

Computer Science and ICT

C2

Art C7 and C8

After School Session 1 3.30-4.15 pm

Yr11 Study ClubLRC

Use of computers and resources for all Yr11

students

Maths Higher B13

Maths Foundation B10

DT Coursework Clinic C12

Food C9

English

E1, D1, D2

History

C6

Science PhysicsB4

Performing Arts B1

DT C12

Geography B17+B18

Art C7

History every 2 wks C6

H&SC C2

ENGLISH LANGUAGE

Revsion BINGO

Re‐write a story you know (a fairytale or one of the lit texts) as a newspaper

article

Find a newspaper article (print or

online) and analyse the use of language

and structure

Write a letter to Wellington town council persuading them to make an

important change to the town

Create a resource to help yourself (and others) practise punctuation

(minimum of 4 types)

Write a creative writing piece (min 400 words) about a difficult situation you

have been in

Plan a 10 minute starter activity

designed to teach the use of figurative

language

Create a quiz

designed to test your friends on the DAFOREST techniques

Make a worksheet designed to teach someone how to

answer the evaluation questions

Make a film of yourself giving a

persuasive speech to members of your year group – your choice of topic

You must complete 3 in a line (horizontally, diagonally or straight

down/across) for 10 prom points. A full house is then worth

an extra 30 prom points

ENGLISH LITERATURE

Independent Learning BINGO

Choose 3 poems to turn into a poster

showing key images, quotations, context

and speaker’s feelings

Imagine you are a psychologist; write a report to share your findings on at least 3 characters from one of the Literature

texts.

Break down the key events from each of

the 5 Acts in Macbeth. Include quotations and

images to help you remember them.

Create a revision

resource to link the use of symbolism in Blood Brothers

Rewrite the events from one of the

poems, as a piece of creative prose

writing

Compare the characters of

Utterson, Hyde and Jekyll. You can

present your findings however you wish

Create a quiz to test

the others’ understanding of the

context in the anthology poems

Plan a 10 minute starter activity to teach about the

moral implications of a selection of poems

Make a short film or audio recording

analysing the use of language in a

Literature extract from J&H, Macbeth,

BB or a poem




Maths

Revision BINGO Do a search on YouTube

for a video or song about the topic that you want to revise. Watch it a few times, then use it as a basis for a review. Does it present the material

clearly? Does it cover the entire topic? Are there key points

missing or does something need greater depth or explanation? Could you change it to make it

better?

Either with a friend or on your own create a “Hegarty Maths” style video. Make you show clearly how you do the task. Talk the watcher through the steps that are needed and explain why you are doing that

way.

Thinking about a topic that you find difficult, create a “How to” guide for a future year 11 student in your

position. This can be either a leaflet, poster or revision card. It must explain step‐by‐step what they have to do.

Have a go at today’s 5‐

a‐day sheet on Corbettmaths.com. They are at different

levels. Numeracy is for grades

1 and 2, Foundation is for grade 3, Foundation plus is for grade 4 and 5, higher for grade 6 and 7 and higher plus for grade 8 and 9.

Answers are also there so you can check how you are getting on.

Complete one of the Justmaths.co.uk sheets called bread and butter. These are nice sheets to test yourself on random topics. You can show a screen shot or have the

sheet as evidence.

Complete the daily challenge on the PiXL

maths app!

Use your revision guides to condense the

method for a maths problem onto one small

revision card. Use colours and symbols to help you remember how to complete it.

Rewrite 3, 4 mark GCSE questions using your own numbers and – then solve

them!

Complete a starter activity to help teach students about a

maths topic of your choice. (pick

something that you have found difficult)




Science

Revision BINGO

Create a revision resource covering

the Biology required practicals

Use your PLC to create a flash card/ poster on 2 topics

you found a challenge in your

January PPE

Create a quiz (with answers) to test someone else’s

knowledge on B1‐B5


the Chemistry required practicals

Use your PLC to create a flash card/ poster on 2 topics you struggled with in you January PPE

Create a quiz (with answers) to test someone else’s knowledge on C1‐C5


the Physics required practical’s

Use your PLC to create a flash card/ poster on 2 topics you struggled with in you January PPE

Create a quiz (with answers) to test someone else’s

knowledge on P1‐P5




Biology

chemistry

Physics

GEOGRAPHY

Revision BINGO

Using diagrams and named examples, explain what happens at

destructive plate boundaries.

Make a story board, video or cartoon

strip to explain how plants and animals have adapted to life

in the tropical rainforests.

Using detailed annotations and a sketch, explain the process of longshore

drift.

Imagine you are a news presenter, describe the

strategies used in Curitiba, Brazil to

develop sustainable urban living.

With the help of a diagram or model, explain how a

meander is formed.

Describe 3 hard and 3 soft engineering strategies used to protect a coastline that suffers from coastal erosion.

Draw a labelled

diagram, to show the formation of a waterfall.

Explain the

immediate and long term responses to Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines.

Explain 3 methods used to improve life for people living in favelas or squatter

settlements.




HISTORY

Revision BINGO

Create a timeline complete with illustrations to do with punishments for Crime and

Punishment 1000‐2019

Create a revision resource about conflict on the Plains.

Include a) Between ranchers and Homesteaders

b) Indians and Whites (Battle of Little Big Horn) c) Between white settlers (ie

Lincoln Country war

Plan a 10 minute starter to do with revision on Martin Luther King and Malcolm X

Create a cartoon/story board about why the media

turned anti‐war Include My Lai Massacre, Tet Offensive, Kent State University shootings and

bombing Cambodia

Create a factfile for each American President that was involved in the Civil Rights and Vietnam war

(include dates, events they were involved in and

anything they sanctioned)

Create a survival guide for Homesteader on using the Oregon Trail and surviving in the East on the Plains

Create a top trump for each event in the Civil Rights

Movement. Include date, brief

description, amount that participated (people), and

success of event–i.e Montgomery Bus Boycott ended segregated transport

on buses 4/5

Create a living time line (change vs continuity)

about law enforcement in Crime and Punishment

(1000‐2019) Hue and cry, tithings, town

constable, Bow Street Runners, Peel and the MET

Create a map that shows the development of Cattle Ranching in the American

West




Philosophy and Beliefs

Revision BINGO

Create a mind map on the nature of God in Christianity. Use key terms, show

different ideas about the nature of God.

Write a quiz on Christian festivals. Use it in a lesson with the class.

Make revision cardsOn Jesus Christ and

salvation. E.G. the incarnation and Jesus Christ as the Son of God, the

crucifixion, resurrection and ascension, sin and means of salvation.

Write a starter

activity explaining the different

views/groups within Judaism.

Complete a past paper on Judaism and green pen it

using mark schemes.

Create a poster

explaining key Jewish ideas on the nature of God using words

and images.

Plan a role play on

the different attitudes to sex

before and outside of marriage.

Choose two key areas from the

themes for Paper 2 and produce revision

cards for them.

Compare and

contrast different religious attitudes to a key theme, e.g. Just war or Human

Rights.




MODERN FOREIGN LANGUAGES

Revision BINGO

Plan a 10‐minute starter activity to teach how the

comparative works / is used

Create a quiz to test others’

understanding of REGULAR verbs in different tenses

Produce a revision resource for the

topic of free time / leisure, detailing key

vocabulary and grammar structures

Find 3 photographs covering each of the 3 different themes, and describe them.

Make a list of possible follow‐up questions for each

one.

Produce a poster to highlight key

QUESTION words, and the type of

answer that would be given.

(eg WHO → a person)

Create a quiz to test others’

understanding of key IRREGULAR verbs in different tenses


topic of environment, detailing key


Make and learn a list of 20 language

structures / phrases that are NOT TOPIC SPECIFIC, and which can be used in ANY piece of writing


topic of hometown, detailing key





Physical Education

Revision BINGO

Create a diagram that explains the

difference between a concentric and an eccentric muscle

contraction

What is the process involved in blood doping. Write the text from a medical leaflet that explains the benefits and side effects of all and what performers would benefit

Complete 3 flashcards that show

how muscle movements work during exercise.

Produce an

instruction manual that shows how to perform 4 different

fitness tests

What is the difference between Quantitative and Qualitative data? Give examples.

Design a brochure for an altitude training camp.

Write out a conversation

between a footballer and a cross‐country runner. They both choose Fartlek

training. Get them to justify their choice but suggest what other method(s) might be useful

Design a Powerpoint quiz on Levers,

Planes and Axes. Aim for about 10 questions.

You are a personal trainer. Print off a labelled Spirometer trace. Write out a conversation with one of your clients about the short and long term effects of exercise on the

trace.

You must complete 3 in a line (horizontally, diagonally or straight down/across) for

10 prom points. A full house is then worth an extra 30 prom points

Art

Revision BINGO

Take at least 10 photos of your question subject. Use different lighting/

backgrounds and filters and print them off and stick them in books or on sheets

Use one of your own photos or an image from the internet and make a copy in your chosen artists

style. Use appropriate media that links to your

artist

Use pens only to make a drawing from one of your photos at least A4 in size.

Make sure you show tone and shape and lots of different

marks, try different coloured pens

Make a drawing from one of the internet images in any media you

choose

Use an app on your phone to manipulate 3 of the images to make them link to one of your artists that you have

studied

Find at least 10 different images from the internet that link to your chosen question. Stick these in your books/ on sheets

Take one of the internet images and

one of the photographs and photocopy to A4. Chop them up and rearrange them to make a new image relating to your chosen question

Come up with 2 more rough ideas for a final piece. Make notes to connect the idea to the question and your chosen

artist/s

Make one more coloured or monochrome drawing of

something related to your question




Drama

Revision BINGO

Rewrite the events from the final scene in Blood Brothers as if you were a police officer at the scene

Imagine you are a either a year before or a year after the play you are performing. Write a monologue to perform that explains what you are doing

Create a review of Cinderella the panto. This can be a recorded, news report, podcast or written

Create a revision resource to link the use of semiotics in Blood Brothers

Create a role on the wall for your performance character that shows inner feelings and personalities and outside the vocal and movement skills you will use

Compare the characters of Mrs Johnstone and Mrs Lyons You can present your findings however you wish

Create a quiz to test the others’ understanding of either Social, Historical or Cultural context of Blood Brothers

Plan a 10 minute starter activity to improve either the use of stage space or characterisation within performance

Make or design the set for the opening of Blood Brothers and include justification why you have included what you have




Performing Arts

Revision BINGO

Create a poster that shows all your creative ideas for ‘Blank Canvas’

Imagine you are a either a year before or a year after the play you are creating. Write a monologue to perform that explains what you are doing

Present key information about your chosen practitioner and why you have chosen them. This can be presented any way you like.

Write a plot synopsis that would make your target audience want to pay to see your work

Design a role on the wall for your performance character that shows inner feelings and personalities and outside the vocal and movement skills you will use

Why might a child be disadvantaged? Present your findings in any format you wish

Create a trailer that you could perform that shows key moments of your plot development. This can be performed live or pre recorded.

Plan a 10 minute starter activity to improve either the use of stage space or characterisation within performance

Make or design the set production and include justification why you have included what you have

Technology

Revision BINGO Draw and label

examples of 1st, 2nd and 3rd class levers.

Explain using examples, the different types of stock forms in a variety

of materials

Produce a mind map that explains the

difference between smart and modern

materials – naming at least two examples of

each

Create 10 word definitions of key DT terminology to be

displayed in Mr Keitch’s room

Create a revision resource that explains

the six Rs of sustainability.

Using examples – create a quiz to test others’ understanding of

production aids: Jigs, fixtures, patterns and

templates

Develop a table that lists woods, metal, and plastic categorizing

them into hardwoods, softwoods, non‐ferrous, ferrous, thermoplastics and thermosetting

plastics

Produce a diagram that explains the iterative

design process

Produce a poster that explains the difference between ergonomics and anthropometrics




HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE

Revision BINGO

Complete 2 of the practise papers you have and green pen

errors

Using the principle values of care – rewrite them into your speak so you understand them

Create a mindmap which has R021 The rights of the service users as the central point and branches out to cover all of the main R021

themes

Make a revision rap or song about the data protection act and confidentiality (I can hear those notes already!)

Find you tube clips on equality and diversity – watch

them and make brief notes to give a

definition of both

Role play – act out the Children’s Act with a partner and film it. You can make it as boring or as

exciting as you want

Write a scenario for a health and safety situation including; an elderly service user and a young child and what you should do. Eg Elderly person falls, child has

a burn

Create a set of coloured revision cards, which cover the main features of the following acts. The equality act

2010. The Children’s Act 2004. Health and Safety Act 1974. Mental health Act

2007.

Create a poster, which covers

personal hygiene and reasons why this is important. You

should include quick drawings on the

poster.




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