Advice for going in to year 10?

im going to be in year 10 in september, i was wondering if you could give me some tips etc
Also should i start studying from now? i slacked off a lot in year 9 8 7. Im also bad at everything so my confidence level went down a lot, as well as my grades. Thank you

I have
Maths
English
English lit
Additional science (double)
religion and philosophy
pshce
p.e (im not so sure about this?) - Subjects you have to take

Sociology
Art
ICT
Child development- subjects i chose

I've bought all my gcse revision books already
Thank you

Just make sure that you safeguard any revision materials you get. This may include typing or writing revision notes or creating revision material as the teacher teaches the content. This means that you will have much less work to do in Year 11 as I did this from experience and I'm aiming for 9 A*s. I treated my revision notes as my most valuable revision tool, and the Year 10 and 11 mocks we had gave me time to re-evaluate them if necessary.

I'd recommend all the usual, do your homework, listen in class and enjoy your subjects... what's more interesting than learning about the Universe? Whether it's learning about Society, Computing, Plants, Football or Buddhism, it's all so GODDAMN interesting!

I'd recommend revising for exams at the beginning of January. This may seem early and hard to do at first, it did for me this year when I was in Y11 as I was focusing on revision at home but many others were still in 'back to school' mode... sort of. You can start off slowly, you know, do about 1-2 hours per night of 1 subject (i.e. Sociology) and then continue with it the next night if you enjoy it, or do another subject. Just do a couple of hours everyday from the beginning of January and the hours will soon add up! Of course get more intensive around March when everyone begins to revise, not all, just the majority of students, and you'll be amazed by how easy it has all become! ASK A TEACHER OR A FRIEND IF YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND SOMETHING... ANYTHING!!! I believe it was the beginning of June (so I had done about 11/18 of my exams by then) and I'd revised for about 137 days consecutively... but I also had a social life, of course!

Just enjoy yourself, Y10 and Y11 are great years! Y11 was by far the best school year of my life, despite the fact that you'll be leaving in a matter of months.

Good luck with it all, you won't regret any minute of it!!

In year 10, listen in class, do your homework, and ask about anything you don't understand - especially in maths, never go into the next lesson not understanding what happened in the last one. So many people in our maths lessons would say "she goes too fast!" or "she doesn't explain it properly!" The problem being that they never actually told the teacher this, so how was she supposed to know? So whenever you don't understand, ask until you do understand.

Other than that, don't worry. There is only so much you can do in year 10. You will forget most of what you learnt in year 10 by the end of year 11 and have to revise it all again - that's perfectly normal. As long as you understand it at the time, that's the important thing.

Also trust your learning style. At exam times people will equate the quality of your revision with how many notes you've written or how many hours you've spent revising but that's just not true. You have to revise the right way and at the right time for you. I'm a crammer - I can't revise properly until the day before the exam. Then I spend the whole day literally cramming everything. I got 10 A*s. I tried to be that person who makes neat notes for weeks before the exam and revises in moderate chunks but I would just forget it all again anyway. So do revise, but figure out what way works for you and do it in the way that feels right for you.

Finally don't get disheartened if you get bad marks. You're still learning. If you get a C, don't see it as that you haven't got an A/B, see it as that you haven't got an A/B yet. Ask the teacher what you would need to do to improve and try to do that. Ignore your predicted grades - just keep trying to do a little better each time and see how far you can go.

Finally - enjoy your summer!

ENJOY YOUR LIFE WHILE YOU CAN!!!

im going to be in year 10 in september, i was wondering if you could give me some tips etc
Also should i start studying from now? i slacked off a lot in year 9 8 7. Im also bad at everything so my confidence level went down a lot, as well as my grades. Thank you

I have
Maths
English
English lit
Additional science (double)
religion and philosophy
pshce
p.e (im not so sure about this?) - Subjects you have to take

Sociology
Art
ICT
Child development- subjects i chose

I've bought all my gcse revision books already
Thank you

My main piece of advice would be to make sure you stay on top of your work! Do homework the night you get it, if possible, and when it gets nearer exams, even mocks, create a revision timetable so that you can plan for activities you enjoy as well!
I've just finished Year 11, but at the beginning of Year 10 I just continued like in previous years and found myself up too late finishing homework for the next day! Year 10 might not be too different from Year 9, but there are good habits to get into for Year 11!

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Personally, I didn't really find Year 10 too big a step up from Year 9, generally I just found we had a lot more end of topic tests and I felt like I was constantly revising for a test every week. Might not be the case at your school though

I recommend making decent revision notes at the end of every topic if you can bring yourself to do it, it will help you MASSIVELY in Year 11, and in end of year 10 exams. It basically means that you won't have to waste valuable revision time writing up notes before your mocks/real exams. Other than that, do all of your homework and try to do it on the night it's set where possible, it just helps you keep on top of it. If you have any coursework in Year 10 then definitely try to get as best a grade as possible; if you do well, you'll be less nervous for the actual exam which means you'll probably do better in that, too. Pay attention in class and you'll be fine! All the best

Thank you! good luck on your results

Aw thank you! i am very very excited about studying sociology, should i start studying from semptember or would i go crazy? i hope your gcse results are good Thank you

I had all if these questions when going into year 10 as well and you have been smart to ask for advice unlike me. i am currently awaiting my results and wish I had the knowledge that I now have when I was in your current position.

Don't worry about any slacking off you have done, that is in the past and can't be changed. Anyway, GCSE is a complete new ball game to anything you have already done. Just make sure you focus and don't carry on in school with friends. Don't let them distract you from your studies as you will regret this. But keep your friends close as they will be a necessary support system during this process.

If your grades have slipped a little since going into year nine don't worry about it. It must happen to just about everyone as everything is harder and you have to face a hole host of new challenges. Also, the new freedom of being in high school/starting to road to GCSE can be abit daunting and/or exciting. Don't get me wrong it is a constant battle to maintain good grades but it is worth it. And don't worry if this does happen because you have 2 years to lift them up again.

As for revision, I wouldn't start until the beginning of next year. It is much too early to start in year 10 as you won't remember half of it when exam time comes around. Just do all of the homework given to you and make sure you understand everything covered in class. Don't leave the classroom until you understand something you didn't!!!!!! Also, it may help in subjects like science to read through the pages in the revision guide that you have covered that week on the weekend to keep the knowledge fresh in your mind. Keep ahold of all revision material and aids that get given to you as they may come in handy at a later date.

But the most important part is don't get overwhelmed. That will stress you and confuse matters. Stay organised and you will be fine.

Hope this helps x