General advice + tips for new year 11s????

Ok so I've just finished y11 eventhough I didn't do my exams but I do have some tips for you. One of my biggest regrets during my GCSE's was not understanding as we went along and leaving things for later. The ONE thing I reccomend is make sure u understand, just understand the content becuase its gonna become really difficult later. also dont focus on aestehtics and pretty notes just be efficient and dont waste time on things like that. I typed up these summary notes which were really helpful so I'd condense a chapter in my textbook eg bio into like 2 pages- i wouldn't write everything on these condensed notes only things i was unsure or kept forgetting- no point writing the definition of diffusion if you already know it u know. exam papers ARE A MUST- maybe the most important part of revision- i wish i started earlier with these but theres lot of q on physics and maths tutor topic specific and it would help a lot to go through them. finally TRY for ur mocks- it will help not only with lessening the amount of revision to do in march but also realistically show you ur weak points.


I have a bunch of tips but most are subject specific so if u have any q u can ask me. btw i did math eng triple science geo history and business.

Thank you for this! What it is difference between the textbook and revision guide?

Also what do you mean by a blank revision guide-is the one attached second hand?

So I gave all my tips above for the other subs. I didn't mention history so I'll mention it here. So for history its really important to know your dates. There are some key events that dates are really important for(depends on which module ur doing for me cold war had lots of important events and dates were a must). Also with history the exam technique is v.important. the only way u can get good at it is by practice as well as going through examiner reports. so after you do an exam q find the examiner report for that q and see what is required to get band 1, 2, 3,4- mark yours accordingly. Also in the examiner reports, often there are many tips the examiners give which are really useful. For revision id say to make condensed notes/flashcards as history is very content heavy. so look at ur textbook and make notes(but as condensed as possible- so if u know something really well don't write it down). I don't know how to explain how I condensed my notes but I'll give an example(my notes on the kapp putsch- as u can see i dont really focus on any grammar- its summarised so it doesn't matter here also i use abbreviations to shorten it)



With history timelines are also great to understand the order of events aswell.

does anyone else hv a mum like me who wont tell u what medical conditions u hv only symptoms and u search it up and nothing ever matches up. like im going into yr11 and i want to know what medical conditions i hv so i know when im hvin an off day and what i can do to fix that rather then say takin a day of.like i know i hv problems with my hormones but idk what just that i take norethisterone 3x. and i know that when i was younger i had mild hearing loss cos i remember going to ear ppl regularly in yr2 and 3 but my mum said i grew out of it like as far as im aware u cant grow out of hearing loss. and its things like that and my hormone condition that if i knew what it was i could prepare myself ,bring certain over the counter meds or with hearing i could ask to specifically sit at the front fir example and that could make a massive difference in learning. but i just wondering if anyome else has the sm problem like i love my mum shes great and my dad knowd nothing of my medical history trust me. but i feel like shes hiding it from me cos maybe its something bad or she thinks im fine idk

Thanks - Tips for english, maths, sciences and geo plz???

Could I ask how much did you revise in the year 10 summer before yr 11

Maybe if you go to your doctor you can ask them? I dont think your mum has the right to withhold your medical problems from you. She might be mad but at the end of the day it's your wellbeing. Maybe confront her first

ive tried to ask like indirectly and straughtforward. im pretry sure once i turn 18 i cam get access to my medical history.i think she does it cos she dont want me to worry and cos she thinks she can deal with it all fine and i wouldnt want to stress her out she has crohns desease. im gonna wait to i turn 18 but it would be useful to know what my medical history is what i hv the name for it the full list of symptoms so i cam see how i cam mandge it or find a solution which can help.

Like above, I don't know if your school has Kerboodle but if you are studying AQA Geography then these textbooks are really good.
BTW, one of them is quite expensive but is the one mainly used in class if studying the AQA Course, it is also the one on Kerboodle. I have added an exam practice workbook too as it is really useful and accompanies the revision guide really well.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/GCSE-Geography-AQA-Student-Book/dp/0198366612/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=Geography+AQA&qid=1596634972&sr=8-2

https://www.amazon.co.uk/GCSE-9-1-Geography-Revision-Guide/dp/0198423462/ref=sr_1_12?dchild=1&keywords=Geography+AQA&qid=1596635011&sr=8-12

https://www.amazon.co.uk/GCSE-9-1-Geography-Exam-Practice/dp/0198423489/ref=sr_1_1?crid=C1YBYZI6KR9V&dchild=1&keywords=geography+exam+practice&qid=1596635049&sprefix=Geography+Exam+P%2Caps%2C170&sr=8-1

Just to say if you want a blank 'revision guide' to fill in with questions on Paper 1 topics, then please let me know as I can attach this, it is also my geography summer homework so it may be useful to you no matter what exam board you are on. If you are doing AQA it is Paper 1, Physical Geography.

https://padlet.com/lulumillie02/ii46xavs3npvyytt
The Booklet is on my Padlet here btw because it is too big of a file for an attachment, I will add more resources for different subjects too so feel free to use any you want/like.

For me it was...not really enough? I wish I’d got my year 10 work more solidified in my brain before year 11

Thank you so much

Make sure to ask your teachers for help. As an exam year, you'll be their priority so they'll want to make sure that you understand everything fully. There's no such thing as a stupid question. If you're shy about talking in class then ask afterwards or by email.

Just a random question: does popularity sorta dull down a little because of gcses