Revision Guide 2025

HEALTHY YOU

Exercise • Exercise can help to boost your energy levels, your mood and your motivation and it can help to reduce stress and improve your sleep • Do something you enjoy and, if you can, make it sociable • Put exercise in your schedule – even if it’s just a brisk, short walk Nutrition • Your brain needs a balanced healthy diet • Eat lots of fruit and veg • Eat protein and slow-release carbohydrates • Keep hydrated • Avoid sugary food and simple carbohydrates that may lead to slumps later • Avoid consuming a lot of caffeine

Sleep Good sleep and good sleeping habits can help to improve how much of what you learn is committed to your long-term memory and how easily you can recall information. Conversely, poor sleep can interfere with your learning.

Try to go to bed and get up at roughly the same times every day

Avoid caffeine (in tea, coffee, some fizzy drinks etc) after 3pm

Store your phone and devices in another room overnight

Avoid sugary snacks and drinks for at least two hours before you go to bed

Sixth Form, avoid alcohol during revision and exam weeks, as it inhibits REM sleep which is important for recall

Aim for around 8 hours sleep – how much sleep people need varies but for most it is 7–9 hours a night

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