Revision Guide 2025

HEALTHY STUDY HABITS

Remove distractions including mobiles Get everything you need books, laptop (only when needed), calculator, etc. Get in position at a desk, not on your bed

Your study space

Space out and interleave your learning

• Cramming may work in the short term, but to commit learning to long-term memory, you need to space out your practice • We learn better when we vary our topics and subjects instead of blocking it all together • So, mix up subjects, taking a mini break between them, for example:

Breaks • Take breaks: Your brain needs a rest! • But resting is not using your tired brain for other activities which require cognitive effort – e.g. gaming. Time with devices might be a reward, but make sure that it is separate from breaks after which you will need to concentrate again.

• When learning a lot of material, take mini breaks. For example, five minutes every 45 minutes, like lessons. This can be good for motivation but don’t

MON HISTORY

ENGLISH BREAK MATHS

PHYSICS

BREAK

BREAK

TUE

PHYSICS

CHEMISTRY BREAK HISTORY

CLASSICS

interrupt your flow or add a break when you are doing a past paper. Then take longer breaks.

WED HISTORY

TPE

BREAK GEOGRAPHY CHEMISTRY

THUR

CLASSICS

ENGLISH BREAK MATHS

PHYSICS

BREAK

BREAK

FRI

GEOGRAPHY CHEMISTRY BREAK CLASSICS

TPE

• It can be helpful to study subjects with links to each other close together • Colour coding may help you ensure you have balanced your subjects – but don’t let colouring become a displacement activity!

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