When to start GCSE revision

Now. If you want those high grades you should always be revising what you can and cannot do confidently

thanks for the reply, by this do you mean going over stuff and then near GCSEs really ramp it up, or just keep it at a steady rate all year?

For mocks, especially the sciences use the remainder of this summer break holiday to work in understanding your concepts.

Chemistry/Physics/Biology is just memorising, using cue cards (with question and answer at the back of each card).


Then do like a few past papers sat in exam conditions with the topics which will be in the mock exam.


Honestly, if i were you, i would focus on this and on english language and on your chosen foreign language for your revision.

You have plenty of time.

When i did my gcses, for the real exams,i started revising from January and intense revision till 2 nights before the exam.

Also,keep your phone away from you.

It is distraction and you will have a chance to use the phone after your exams.

Your future lies ahead of you!

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I was quite good w making my revision resources and made for sciences, engineering, half of geography content (paper 2 +3) and some englishpoems.
I just recapped/ read through the flashcards the day/night before (learnt really badly and i wish i spent longer leaning them) and came out with an average of 7. I would say if you make resources for your mocks, and aim to get the full resources done in holidays, learning resources fully would deffos get u at least an 8.

I took the piss in Year 10 but Year 11 is the year when you should really start to knuckle down, revise and go to period 6s if your school does them.

Steady rate all year. I’m just heading into Year 10 and I’ve already begun to write notes of my own on GCSE content I learnt myself. You’ll find it so much easier to cope when you get to your exams and mocks. Good luck!

thank you for replying! just wondering on the two nights before the exam, was there a reason for this? also how many nights a week did you revise from January?

I'm starting Y11 in 3 weeks and have my mocks in November time. Currently I'm working at a 7/8 In the sciences and would really like to try and get this to a steady 8/9. When would be a good time to start revising (including mock revision)?

Yeah starting nows a good idea, i didnt really get much time to revise bc of drama and art coursework but heres what i can advise doing:
-Checking the Biology spec/past paper mark schemes, you have to be VERY specific with your answers
-Use seneca for the sciences and mymaths for maths
-English, i just used knowledge organisers for poetry since im pretty good at improvising points for the set texts
-History, made mindmaps for each era specifying changes in power (Power and Monarchy) + key names/events and dates
-RS, you can literally just waffle as long as you remember key teachings and parables

I'm starting Y11 in 3 weeks and have my mocks in November time. Currently I'm working at a 7/8 In the sciences and would really like to try and get this to a steady 8/9. When would be a good time to start revising (including mock revision)?

Yeah same,except I just used Tes for English Literature,thr paid grade 8-9 answers and just learnt them all and used the cgp guide for additonal pointers.