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I need advice to revise for my GCSE's and mocks

I need help on how to revise generally for the 2025 GCSE'S. I have mocks in November and March. How should i revise and with what weekly timescales?
Drama
English
Science higher combined
History
Maths higher

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Reply 1

always-anxious

The best way to revise is by doing active recall as this ensures you'll remember the information. This could be from flashcards, mind maps, blurting or whatever else works for you.

For English lit, depending on the texts you do, I recommend Stacey Reay on YouTube. Her analysis is detailed and unique so her videos helped me to get a grade 9. For English lang, practice questions are useful because they allows you to understand how answers are structured. It's best to do practice questions in timed conditions (this goes for all subjects) so you're prepared for the exam. For both English lit+lang I recommend looking at exemplar answers/essays so you know what your exam board are looking for in answers, which will allow to you apply those techniques in your own answers to get the most marks.

For GCSE science, flashcards were really useful for me as there's quite a bit of content to learn. Blurting could also help you find any weaker areas in your knowledge. Freesciencelessons and Cognito have good videos on YouTube for going over content. Also, practice questions are a must as well so you understand the mark scheme.

With History, once again flashcards helped me as there's a lot of content. I also made a lot of essay plans as they helped me to understand the structure of different questions. It's important complete full answers as well (in timed conditions) so you are able to cope with timings in the exam.

Maths is all about practising. The more questions you do, the better prepared you will be. If you're struggling in any topic area, GCSE Maths Tutor and Maths Genie on YouTube have videos on specific topics and they go through plenty of worked examples. The Maths Genie website is also an excellent resource as they have worksheets that are separated by topic, and the topics are separated by grades so you'll have a rough idea of what knowledge you need for what grade. I also recommend the Corbett Maths 5 a Day: it's 5 maths questions a day (there's different 'packs' based on difficulty) and it's a great way to ensure you're doing as many questions as you can.

I hope this advice helps. If you have any other questions, I'd be happy to answer the best I can :smile:

Reply 2

Olaseni

Original post by always-anxious

The best way to revise is by doing active recall as this ensures you'll remember the information. This could be from flashcards, mind maps, blurting or whatever else works for you.
For English lit, depending on the texts you do, I recommend Stacey Reay on YouTube. Her analysis is detailed and unique so her videos helped me to get a grade 9. For English lang, practice questions are useful because they allows you to understand how answers are structured. It's best to do practice questions in timed conditions (this goes for all subjects) so you're prepared for the exam. For both English lit+lang I recommend looking at exemplar answers/essays so you know what your exam board are looking for in answers, which will allow to you apply those techniques in your own answers to get the most marks.
For GCSE science, flashcards were really useful for me as there's quite a bit of content to learn. Blurting could also help you find any weaker areas in your knowledge. Freesciencelessons and Cognito have good videos on YouTube for going over content. Also, practice questions are a must as well so you understand the mark scheme.
With History, once again flashcards helped me as there's a lot of content. I also made a lot of essay plans as they helped me to understand the structure of different questions. It's important complete full answers as well (in timed conditions) so you are able to cope with timings in the exam.
Maths is all about practising. The more questions you do, the better prepared you will be. If you're struggling in any topic area, GCSE Maths Tutor and Maths Genie on YouTube have videos on specific topics and they go through plenty of worked examples. The Maths Genie website is also an excellent resource as they have worksheets that are separated by topic, and the topics are separated by grades so you'll have a rough idea of what knowledge you need for what grade. I also recommend the Corbett Maths 5 a Day: it's 5 maths questions a day (there's different 'packs' based on difficulty) and it's a great way to ensure you're doing as many questions as you can.
I hope this advice helps. If you have any other questions, I'd be happy to answer the best I can :smile:

Thanks for the helpful advise!

Reply 3

always-anxious

Original post by Olaseni

Thanks for the helpful advise!

No worries, glad I could help :biggrin:

Reply 4

always-anxious

Original post by Olaseni

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Reply 5

Abigai1

Original post by Olaseni

Hi, hopefully this is helpful!
I did aqa for everything except maths which I did edexcel and I did all the subject you listed apart from drama.
I got 6x9s, 4x8s and a 7 in my exams and did lang, lit, maths, combined sci, history, rs, music, sociology, French and further maths
English- I made character mind maps and focussed on revising by character and theme. Depending on what texts you’re doing I can give u examples of how to do this if that would help. I also learnt quotes but tried to find songs to help me (the Macbeth one I used is on YouTube). Lang is just a case of doing questions and learning what examiners like to see (juxtaposition!!) and trying to include single word analysis/ multiple analyses for the same quote
Maths- I don’t find maths easy but I did every past paper I could find and focussed on high frequency topics. First class maths have some amazing resources which I used and maths genie was good too.
Combined science- biology is my fave but I had to work so hard to get good at it! I made flashcards of content and ao1 questions (knowledge based rather than application) and I did every single past paper, and went to as many intervention support sessions as possible. Always ask questions if u are unsure of anything! (My bio teacher was amazing 👑👑) Chem I really struggled with but again pp questions and learning RPs really helped. (I also had a brilliant chem teacher who helped me so much) physics- my teacher made us revise from day one, making flashcards and doing exam questions every week. I think that routine really helped me. Another one of his tips is FIFA for maths based questions (formula, insert values, fine tune, answer) as it means even if u make a mistake your method can get u marks
History- I made flashcards again and tried to create timelines as I’m quite visual and mapping everything out helped. Also learning the structure of exam Qs is a lifesaver when ur stressing in the exam.
I think that’s everything but let me know if u have any more questions, and I’ll try to answer them the best I can! Good luck for ur mocks and exams!!