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Does anyone who has done their GCSE and has done rlly good please share their top tips and revision timetable they have used because I currently do triple science and struggle with English and religion and I don’t know how to balance everything out I’m doing my gcse in 2026
I used pretty much the same format for a revision timetable throughout my gcse years (ended up with 999999888A in academic subjects).
What i used to do was to print out a month on the calendar and then write in any tests/mocks/exams i had (as and when i knew when they were) and then id write 0-3 subjects on each day. I would then (for each subject) revise for anywhere between 30 minutes and an hour (to prevent losing focus) when i had that subject written down for the day.
I mostly used this when i had mocks or real exams and found that what worked best for me was to do a science, some maths and one other subject per day Monday through Saturday and then nothing on Sunday. It worked well for me but obviously everyone is different! Also its useful in advance to plan out what you’ll be doing so having a checklist can be really helpful.
Hope this helps and happy to answer any more questions or clarify anything. Best of luck with your studies and i hope you have a lovely day 🙂
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Original post by DerDracologe
I used pretty much the same format for a revision timetable throughout my gcse years (ended up with 999999888A in academic subjects).
What i used to do was to print out a month on the calendar and then write in any tests/mocks/exams i had (as and when i knew when they were) and then id write 0-3 subjects on each day. I would then (for each subject) revise for anywhere between 30 minutes and an hour (to prevent losing focus) when i had that subject written down for the day.
I mostly used this when i had mocks or real exams and found that what worked best for me was to do a science, some maths and one other subject per day Monday through Saturday and then nothing on Sunday. It worked well for me but obviously everyone is different! Also its useful in advance to plan out what you’ll be doing so having a checklist can be really helpful.
Hope this helps and happy to answer any more questions or clarify anything. Best of luck with your studies and i hope you have a lovely day 🙂


Thank you soo much that sounds like it will help me a lot but the only problem is that my school is so bad they usually tell us when we will have an assessment like only 1 or 2 weeks before it and gives our revision list then but I’ll try to manage that and u mentioned that u revised for like 30-1hr for each subject which for me I would g egg no work done cause it takes me a long time to actually understand it and fully complete it. I got soo good gcse grades if only I could 🥲 but I feel so lost in everything right now
Original post by amuskan
Thank you soo much that sounds like it will help me a lot but the only problem is that my school is so bad they usually tell us when we will have an assessment like only 1 or 2 weeks before it and gives our revision list then but I’ll try to manage that and u mentioned that u revised for like 30-1hr for each subject which for me I would g egg no work done cause it takes me a long time to actually understand it and fully complete it. I got soo good gcse grades if only I could 🥲 but I feel so lost in everything right now

Having 1-2 weeks to revise for tests can be an issue but what id suggest is that you make a list (or find one) of all the topics you’ve already done in each subject and then when you dont have a test you could revise some of the ones you dont understand. In the long run, that would likely really boost your grades and confidence but it will take time out of your day so if you want that then it’ll take commitment. I personally found that using spaced repetition flashcards (you can find them on sites like anki and studysmarter) which i reviewed a few of each day really helped to make sure i could review the material over time rather than cramming it all into a few weeks.
That time range worked for me but it’s absolutely fine to adapt to what works for you! You might find that for you, it works better to do a longer time per day for fewer subjects so not time your study and just work until you’ve finished a task. What i would say is that if youre going to be studying for more than an hour you should be taking regular breaks (5 minute break for every 30ish minutes studied) to maintain focus.
I wish you the best of luck with your studies! You can do this 🙂
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