Hi,
GCSEs are (if you put the work in) straight forward. Not kidding, they are.
Honestly I could say so much, but it all depends what grades you want to come out with at the end.
Maths is all about practice and having a basic level of understanding of all methods and ways to solve problems. You need to
forget about textbooks and start thinking about
exam questions, especially this year. Please, do not stick to a textbook - problems in there aren't similar to ones that come up in the exam, you need to start doing
past papers and exam questions directly from the exam board. This is the only way you are able to grasp the different types of problems you'll be faced with in the exam and it allows you to get a feel for the questions that could appear.
English Lit - if you know your stuff, you will do well. Its that, plain and simple. With English, there are no tricks. I always said this to my friends who struggled with English, if you sound sophisticated, you are sophisticated (meaning that, if you sound smart in your writing, you'll get a smart person grade). Always make sure what your saying has some sort of relation to the text or context for that matter (even if it is loosely associated). Imagine how many examiners read the same regurgitated nonsense from students all across the country (i.e. Romeo is lovesick "sycamore" pun). If you are original and find pieces of the texts that the majority don't recognise, the examiner will give you a better grade, simply because you stand out from the rest of the crowd.
Science - Now my favourite subjects
. I did well in science because I have a genuine interest in all 3 subjects. The absolute best way to do science is to just know everything you possibly can. Best way to do this, is in lessons, use your book as a rough notepad and when at home, rewrite your notes, neater and more concise. Add to them using Freesciencelessons (honestly Shaun from FSL is an absolute legend, his videos are fantastic and straight to the point, no nonsense) But most importantly turn it into a revision resource understandable and usable in the future. When you're writing notes, think, will I understand that come April/May?
Exam technique
If you see a question you can't answer, there is no point in getting stressed over it, especially Maths. Leave it and move on and come back to it later with a fresh set of eyes, often helps a lot.
You will inevitably end up talking to your friends after the exam, you can't escape it. If you all disagree over answers or you think the other person is right, don't panic. Everyone thinks in the moment, if you get the final answer wrong you don't get any marks but you will get method marks. Also, you will have got questions right your friends got wrong so don't worry about others, worry about yourself.
Revision:
My March schedule looked something like this.
On the weekend, do HWK for Monday and Tuesday and then do, 1 hour of revision each day, so 2 hours revised.
On Monday do HWK for Wednesday
On Tuesday do HWK for Thursday
On Wednesday do HWK for Friday
Thursday Revise
Friday Revise
On Thurs and Fri, I probably revised 2 hours on each day so for each week in March I revised about 6 hours a week, not too bad at all.
April was the same but about 8 hours a week.
By May I was doing about 3-4 hours a day in the Holidays.
The day before every exam I did 6 hours cram (Which genuinely helped so much I can't tell you, I definitely recommend cramming no matter what anyone says, I found it so beneficial, otherwise there was stuff I didn't even know existed)
Stay healthy, eat well and work hard.
That's it
. Sorry for the lengthy read, if you need any notes or anything for the subjects let me know and I'll see what I can do.
Cheers