When is the best time to start revising for GCSE exams?

I've started Year 11 and have now been given some of my GCSE exam dates. I'm a triple science student sitting 9 science exams for the AQA exam board. In addition to this, I'm taking History (Edexcel), Sociology (AQA) and French (AQA) as well as the core subjects we are expected to take ( English Language and Literature, Mathematics, ICT, RS ).
My mocks begin on November 30th and end on December 11th. And if that isn't enough I have a science ISA on the 14th of December.
I intend on treating these mocks as if they were the real GCSE. So firstly, would beginning to revise for both the mocks and the real exams now be of any use? I'm predicted B grades all around for my end of year examinations but I have already surpassed most of these targets due to pulling my socks up in year 10.
Also, are there any revision techniques you can recommend for the subjects mentioned? Thank you so much ^_^

(I posted this like a week or two ago in another forum but ive copied it here as it may help )

Hi I've just finished year 11 and got 10A*s this year so I may be of some help. I know most of you want to know when to start revising, so I'll outline the revision I did in year 11.

I started revision at the end of the Christmas holidays for my mocks. I actually did quite a lot of revision for these, which I definitely recommend, because it meant I had less to learn for my actual exams and also helped me see how I perform in an exam situation. At this time I did around 5 hours a day. My revision consisted of making notes and learning them. I didn't do any past papers before my mocks (but some of my friends did) as I wanted to 'save' them for the actual exams.

After my mocks I probably did around an hour a day and then two or three hours on weekends, all on top of homework which to be honest is not very much. This consisted of going over difficult topics, making notes and learning them again.

At Easter I started 'properly' revising. I ended up doing around 6 to 7 hours a day, which, with a good timetable, became quite manageable. I would always have some form of exercise (dog walking most days) which helped me relax and get back into studying. I also did violin practise and would still meet up with friends. For me, having these breaks was essential, as it means you are refreshed and can get back into studying. My revision here was finishing off notes, learning the content and starting to do past papers.

After Easter, I would do at least two hours after school and more at weekends. When we started study leave I ended up doing around 8 to 9 hours a day. Make sure you know your exam timetable so you can focus on exams before half term and spend less time on exams further away. Also, I spent lots of time doing past papers. Going over past papers to look at your exam technique and what topics you're not as good on was essential for me here as I learnt how to answer the questions.

So yep there is my revision. My main advice is past papers and asking teachers. They want you to do well, your grades reflect on them, so if you don't understand something, do ask after the lesson and go over it. It is really hard to learn something if you don't actually understand it. I did make notes but I'm not sure how useful they were. The ones I actually used for revision the most has questions on them, or were flash cards, so I thought about it. Ones that were just copying information from revision guides/ textbooks I found a lot less useful.

If you have any questions, just PM me

I would start revising now. I only really started putting the work in before the Easter holidays. I got 7A*s and 6As.

I think if you started revising right now, you'd guarantee yourself a minimum of 11A*s. I definitely would have started revising earlier if I had the chance to go back. I don't mean do 10 hours a day or anything like that. Just recap the content you learned in class when you get home and look over what you will learn in the next lesson. This way you'll be on top of your work throughout year 11 and when the Easter holidays come by, revising won't seem so daunting or scary.

Hope this helps!

what did you get in your mocks?

Mocks are really nothing to worry about so a few weeks of revision should be OK for them. For your real examinations, I'd suggest maybe starting 2-3 months oh Hardcore revision prior to them. I actually only did 2 weeks of revision before my real exams and managed to get 2A*, 7A's and 2 B'S. If you'd like to message me on how I revised those last 2 weeks feel free to message me.

Hi, I just finished year 11 this year with all As and A*s I took triple science and history and french too so I can help you there.
Are all ur exams at the end of year? If they are like mine were (all 19 of them) then I would say revising now wouldnt be of much use to the real exams, only the mocks :/.
ISAs shouldnt be much trouble, itsall about sayibg the right things eg identifying a trend, an anomaly.
As for revision, science wouldbe making notes and highlighting through to review them. I would recommend making one flashcard of things you struggle to remember to read right before the exam.
French: test yourself of vocab
History:flashcard of dates
Hope that helps, you can pm if u needany extra help

(I posted this like a week or two ago in another forum but ive copied it here as it may help )

Hi I've just finished year 11 and got 10A*s this year so I may be of some help. I know most of you want to know when to start revising, so I'll outline the revision I did in year 11.

I started revision at the end of the Christmas holidays for my mocks. I actually did quite a lot of revision for these, which I definitely recommend, because it meant I had less to learn for my actual exams and also helped me see how I perform in an exam situation. At this time I did around 5 hours a day. My revision consisted of making notes and learning them. I didn't do any past papers before my mocks (but some of my friends did) as I wanted to 'save' them for the actual exams.

After my mocks I probably did around an hour a day and then two or three hours on weekends, all on top of homework which to be honest is not very much. This consisted of going over difficult topics, making notes and learning them again.

At Easter I started 'properly' revising. I ended up doing around 6 to 7 hours a day, which, with a good timetable, became quite manageable. I would always have some form of exercise (dog walking most days) which helped me relax and get back into studying. I also did violin practise and would still meet up with friends. For me, having these breaks was essential, as it means you are refreshed and can get back into studying. My revision here was finishing off notes, learning the content and starting to do past papers.

After Easter, I would do at least two hours after school and more at weekends. When we started study leave I ended up doing around 8 to 9 hours a day. Make sure you know your exam timetable so you can focus on exams before half term and spend less time on exams further away. Also, I spent lots of time doing past papers. Going over past papers to look at your exam technique and what topics you're not as good on was essential for me here as I learnt how to answer the questions.

So yep there is my revision. My main advice is past papers and asking teachers. They want you to do well, your grades reflect on them, so if you don't understand something, do ask after the lesson and go over it. It is really hard to learn something if you don't actually understand it. I did make notes but I'm not sure how useful they were. The ones I actually used for revision the most has questions on them, or were flash cards, so I thought about it. Ones that were just copying information from revision guides/ textbooks I found a lot less useful.

If you have any questions, just PM me

I would start revising now. I only really started putting the work in before the Easter holidays. I got 7A*s and 6As.

I think if you started revising right now, you'd guarantee yourself a minimum of 11A*s. I definitely would have started revising earlier if I had the chance to go back. I don't mean do 10 hours a day or anything like that. Just recap the content you learned in class when you get home and look over what you will learn in the next lesson. This way you'll be on top of your work throughout year 11 and when the Easter holidays come by, revising won't seem so daunting or scary.

Hope this helps!

I would say to start revision during the Jan/Feb time.

I've started Year 11 and have now been given some of my GCSE exam dates. I'm a triple science student sitting 9 science exams for the AQA exam board. In addition to this, I'm taking History (Edexcel), Sociology (AQA) and French (AQA) as well as the core subjects we are expected to take ( English Language and Literature, Mathematics, ICT, RS ).
My mocks begin on November 30th and end on December 11th. And if that isn't enough I have a science ISA on the 14th of December.
I intend on treating these mocks as if they were the real GCSE. So firstly, would beginning to revise for both the mocks and the real exams now be of any use? I'm predicted B grades all around for my end of year examinations but I have already surpassed most of these targets due to pulling my socks up in year 10.
Also, are there any revision techniques you can recommend for the subjects mentioned? Thank you so much ^_^

Hi, my son has just started yr 11 and his school have put him forward for triple science, which he DID NOT choose. He had got Bs in previous science exams, but he is nit confident in doing triple science. How hard is it?