Live Life Team
Revision is key no matter what level you are going to be working at, and certainly your biggest experience of revision is going to be your GCSE exams, so you need to decide how you are going to discipline yourself to revise.
This is one of your first adult experiences, as the school will give you what is called ‘Study Leave’ in the run up to your GCSE exams, and what you do with this time is up to you. In most schools you are not expected to be in school, although you are welcome to come in and use resources such as the library or the computers (normally by prior arrangement as computer time can be in demand). However most of this time is spent at home and it can be extremely tempting to watch daytime television, chat to your friends on the internet or just sit around your bedroom doing your own thing. Tempting, but rather foolish, as this really isn’t going to help you get good GCSE grades. Even if you have decided you don’t need them, it is still a good personal achievement to do your best and get the highest grade you can.
Even if you allow yourself more breaks than you would get at school, you should aim to make a proper time allocation for each subject. Really read through your notes, go over maths problems and learn key dates in history for example – you will be glad you did in the long run.
