Key stage 3
year 7, 8 & 9
Parents/Carers play an important part in their child’s learning. Positive support
in explaining how Home Learning is a valuable and a vital part of their child’s
education is essential. Read our Home Learning Guidelines Key Stage 3 to see how you can best support your child's learning.
Top Ten Revision Tips
- DON’T PANIC!
- Make a plan to revise little bits of each subject up to the date of the exam.
- START NOW! If you leave it, panic will set in.
- Use different “tricks” to help you learn, e.g. memory tricks such as ROYGBIV (Richard of York gave battle in vain) to help remember the colours of the spectrum.
- Don’t revise for more than an hour - build breaks into your plan.
- Treat yourself when you’ve worked hard. (Watch Coronation Street or have some chocolate!)
- Find somewhere quiet and calm to revise. Leave the telly and CD off!
- Be positive! Look at what you’re good at first to give you a boost, then gradually tackle the harder topics.
- Work hard and play hard. Build in some of the three Rs – Rest, Relaxation, Recreation as well as Reading, Riting and Rithmatic. (Excuse the spelling).
- On the night before, pack your bag with all that you need and go to bed early to get a good rest.
On The Day
- Have a good breakfast – this feeds your brain as well as your body.
- Remember all your equipment. (You packed your bag already, didn’t you?)
- Be on time.
- Don’t panic! Don’t listen to all the tales from others who say they haven’t done anything for the exams, or those who say they’ve done loads.
- Read the paper carefully and answer ALL the questions.
- Be the best you can be!
