Is summer revision really needed?

Hi all,


So the summer is coming to an end and I am going into year 11 in September. I haven’t been doing much revision during summer except watching some English lit videos on YouTube. But I know that a lot of my friends were revising all this time and one of them even posted a story which really made me stress out. I was just thinking that I should have (or at least hope so) a lot of time to revise throughout the year and the stuff I do now will be forgotten anyway and I will have to go through it again. But now I am doubting myself. Now I can’t calm myself down thinking of how much time I wasted. If there’s anyone who has been though year 11 can help to comfort me I would be very grateful<3

Hi, first of all please don't stress!!! I am actually glad to hear that you haven't done any revision over the summer, the last school year has been really tough so a break will have done you good.
When I was in year 10 going into year 11, I created a whole revision timetable for over summer... and you know what? I didn't end up doing a single piece of revision (in fact that revision plan is still untouched stuck on the inside of my wardrobe lol). I also got 8s and 9s at GCSE so it didn't really stop me from achieving good grades! What I mean to say is that although it could be good for you to briefly go over content you learned in year 10, there isn't much point of learning new content or doing proper hardcore revision just yet as you will likely burn yourself out: pleaseeee just save proper studying for your mocks.
If you truly feel like you should do something, over this and next week, without putting too much pressure on yourself, refresh your brain by skimming over your revision guides/school books - I think that the only benefit of this is just to ease yourself back into the studying mindset, so you aren't too shocked when you go back in September.
Good luck and I hope this made u feel a lil better, if you ever want any more advice just message me <3

Hi all,


So the summer is coming to an end and I am going into year 11 in September. I haven’t been doing much revision during summer except watching some English lit videos on YouTube. But I know that a lot of my friends were revising all this time and one of them even posted a story which really made me stress out. I was just thinking that I should have (or at least hope so) a lot of time to revise throughout the year and the stuff I do now will be forgotten anyway and I will have to go through it again. But now I am doubting myself. Now I can’t calm myself down thinking of how much time I wasted. If there’s anyone who has been though year 11 can help to comfort me I would be very grateful<3

I would say if you really believe that you are falling behind/forgetting a lot, then keep the revision light - maybe re-read the book your studying for literature and maybe go through some flashcards (if you have some made). The summer before Y11 is definitely well placed for you to relax before your final year doing GCSE's. Don't be too stressed and relax while you can.