1. Get together a revision timetable on the first day of study leave.
Just do it. Don’t argue. Don’t procrastinate. Just do the thing. And do it first. Do it on the first day, and once you’ve done it, agree it with your parents. There is a reason for this…
If you get your parents to agree to the schedule, you can write break/relaxation periods into it. You can explain to your parents that you need all day off on Saturday and Wednesday evenings too. They’ll be so chuffed that you’ve got …

Planning

Find out the date of the examination. How many weeks are there before the exam?
Find out exactly which topics you are going to be examined on. You may find it useful to look at the Subject Specification from the examination board. These can be downloaded from the examination board website. (Scottish SQA here)

Decide which topics you are going to revise. You may not have time …

“Growl. All over the country, teenagers are being told to prepare themselves for the coming onslaught, so we have drawn up 10 strategies that will help them launch an effective revision campaign over the Easter holidays.
1 Go away

Come Easter, Oxford is teeming with young, school-age revisers, not only studying but staying the night at some of the well-known university colleges (Brasenose, Jesus, Lady Margaret Hall). Providers of these residential courses include Oxford Science Studies (01865 240637; www.oxss.co.uk), Oxford Tutorial College (01865 793333; www.otc.ac.uk), Cherwell College (01865 242670; www.cherwell-college.co.uk) and Magdalen …

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