CQHS KS4

Study Skills and Exam Support 

Getting Exam Ready

Revise

  • Once you have fully mastered a topic, you can start to revise it. 

  • Revision is reviewing material you have previously covered to reinforce what you already know or find out where your gaps are. 

  • There are many different ways to revise: 
    - condense your notes (e.g. using The Cornell note-taking method) 
    - create mind-maps or flow-charts 
    - prepare flashcards from your notes (question on one side, answer on the back) 
    - convert your notice into your own podcasts etc. 

  • Revision is not re-reading your notes over and over again! You need to do something with your notes instead! 

Learn

  • Make the most of lesson time! Learning takes place in class, when you are completing homework or doing additional research. 

  • It is important that you fully understand each topic before you can revise it. 

  • If there is anything you don’t fully understand, re-read the textbook, ask your teacher, ask another student to go over the topic with you.

Retrieve

  • Once you have revised a topic, you are  ready to rest yourself: 
    - ask a friend or family member to test you on your flashcards 
    - re-draw your mind-maps or flow-charts from memory 
    - complete past paper questions 
    - use Seneca learning 

Preparing for exams does take time and effort. Everyone is different, so there’s no ideal plan we can give you, but in this guide are some planning points which we know have been successful in the past. 

Remember that your teachers are here to help you and they want to support you in your learning and revision. So, if you get stuck, please ask for their help. 

Top Tips

Top Tips

Key websites

Learning Journeys

All our KS4 learners have access to Learning Journeys in their class books. This gives each clear a clear overview of what they are learning and what they need to do to be successful and how they can show case this learning.