• Bite Size—revise in short sessions
• Use tricks and techniques to help you revise — mind maps, diagrams, mnemonics, highlighting etc.
• Take a break—feed yourself or do something different between sessions
• Be organised—check you have all the notes well in advance — organise your notes
• A REVISION TIMETABLE with time for other activities
• Before you start, make sure you have everything you need
• Find somewhere quiet to work
• Don’t work late at night — get enough sleep, especially during exam week
• Test yourself — practise — reduce notes to five or so points

To achieve those all important grades

• Turn off the television/DVD player say “no” to the shopping trip or football — you want those grades and you can get them
• Buy or borrow revision guides — but do not over rely on them if you want A grades
• Use Bite Size and SAM Learning
  

Useful websites to assist you with your homework and revision:

	S-cool!

• Sam Learning - is a online revision tool for KS3, KS4 (GCSE) and A Level Students
• BBC Schools On Line - The BBC's excellent revision materials
• My Maths - An interesting range of web based games and information to make learning fun
• Homework High - Channel 4 production dedicated to providing homework help
• Homework Elephant - Links to an enormous range of online educational resources
• Hotcourses - Includes a guide to good educational websites and more revision aids
• Anglia Campus - Resources closely tied to the primary and secondary national curriculum
• S-cool - Welcome to the revision website dedicated to providing high quality GCSE and A-level revision material totally FREE.
• How Stuff Works - A clear and simple site for older students, showing how things work
• Living Library - Online store of information geared towards education
• Britannica - Easy to use encyclopedic search engine
• Revision Link - Easy to use encyclopedic search engine
  
  More Useful Revision Links To Help You Prepare ...
• A+ Resources for Students - English language and literature revision tips
• BBC Onion Street - Revision skills/technique advice/school work support
• Education and Learning - Getting organised
• Exam Zone - Exam help from Edexel - have you prepared?
• GCSE Maths - fast exam preparation/revision cards

Examination Information for Candidates
Students have been reminded about the two notices in the Student Planner outlining the rules and regulations for examinations and coursework. They give advice and information and point out the penalities that can be incurred if the rules are not adhered to.

If you require further copies of this paperwork you can visit the website and follow the links below:

Rules and regulations for controlled assessments
Rules and regulations for examinations


or

call into the school reception where you can collect an additional copy.