Revision Ideas
- Coursework catch up clubs – lunch times and after school
- Revision sessions – lunch times / after school / Saturdays – plan to deliver structured sessions with achievable activities
- Revision booklets with examination guidance and revision materials
- Sale of revision guide books
- List of useful revision websites
- Examination papers and questions – for practice during lessons / revision sessions / for students to complete at home. Also use the mark schemes as a basis for peer and self assessment. Model / share examples of good examination answers. Provide writing frames to teach the students how to structure a good answer.
- Summary review / Checklist of the key topics students need to revise
- Target individual students who may be at risk of underachieving – contact home with letters and phone calls / liaise with achievement co-ordinators
- Review strategies – mind mapping / revision cards / memory techniques – copy and share examples with the class and other teachers
- Give formative feedback – make the students aware of their target grades and WAG grades. Provide advice on how to progress
- Revision trips – lots of educational providers offer revision workshops for students
- Revision guidance uploaded onto school website for both pupils and parents to access