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Revision Resources

Revision Resources – supporting your child’s progress and attainment in assessments

Revision before assessments and examinations is a vital habit to get into and will help you make steady progress throughout your time at Midhurst Rother College.

You should always prepare for every assessment to help you do your very best; your teachers will set you suitable homework to help you revise before each assessment. Below are some useful resources you may wish to use.

Revision strategies for year 10

End of Year Assessments Summer 2025

Forthcoming Assessment Dates

Blank cells indicates information is shortly to follow. Greyed out dates indicates assessments not taking place for those subjects in those year groups.

	Year 7	Year 8	Year 9	Year 10
*English*	Unseen comprehension test and writing test To be completed in class from the 2 June – Class teachers will inform students of the exact dates, for their class, and information will be put on Arbor.	Reading assessment on Examination Day Descriptive writing assessment To be completed in class from the 2 June – Class teachers will inform students of the exact dates, for their class, and information will be put on Arbor.	Reading assessment on The Speckled Band Creative writing assessment – writing to argue/persuade. To be completed in class from the 2 June – Class teachers will inform students of the exact dates, for their class, and information will be put on Arbor.	See Arbor exam timetable
*Maths*	2 papers, classroom based 7X Wednesday 4 June P4 & Thursday 5 June P4 7Y Monday 2June P1 & Thursday 12 June P4	2 papers, classroom based 8X Tuesday 10 June P1 & Friday 13 June P4 8Y Tuesday 10 June P4 & Tuesday 17 June P3	2 papers, classroom based 9X Tuesday 10 June P3 * & Tuesday 17June P3 9Y Tuesday 17 June P2 & Wednesday 18 June P5** 9XMa4 - paper 1, Wednesday 18 June P1 *9yMa3 and 9Y Ma4 paper 2 : Thursday 19 June P5	See Arbor exam timetable
*Biology*				See Arbor exam timetable
*Business*
*Chemistry*				See Arbor exam timetable
*Computer Science*	Classroom based on screen assessment	Classroom based on screen assessment	Classroom based on screen assessment	See Arbor exam timetable Paper 1: 25/06 11:30 Paper 2: 26/06 11:30
*Dance*
*Drama*	Classroom based written assessment Monday 2 June - Period 3 - 7I/Dr Monday 2 June - Period 5 - 7H/Dr Wednesday 3 June - Period 2 - 7S/Dr Thursday 4 June - Period 2 - 7D/Dr Thursday 4 June - Period 2 - 7M/Dr Friday 5 June - Period 2 - 7R/Dr Monday 9 June - Period 1 - 7U/Dr Wednesday 11 June - Period 2 - 7T/Dr	Classroom based written assessment Tuesday 10 June Period 2 - 8M/Dr Tuesday 10 June Period 5 - 8U/Dr Wednesday 11 June - Period 5 - 8H/Dr Thursday 12 June - Period 5 - 8D/Dr Friday 13 June - Period 1 - 8I/Dr Wednesday 18 June - Period 5 - 8R/Dr	Classroom based written assessment Monday 16 June - Period 1 - 9U/Dr Monday 16 June - Period 2 - 9D/Dr Tuesday 17 June - Period 1 - 9M/Dr Tuesday 17 June - Period 2 - 9I/Dr Wednesday 18 June - Period 1 - 9S/Dr Wednesday 18 June - Period 2 - 9R/Dr Friday 20 June - Period 2 - 9C/Dr Friday 20 June - Period 3 - 9H/Dr	Component 3 Paper on 25th June
*Food and Nutrition*				Unit 2 Practical Exam in Double Lesson 10A - 16 June 10C - 20 June Unit 1 Theory See Arbor exam timetable
*French*	7M - Monday 9 June and Thursday 12 June 7Y/Fr - Monday 9 and Wednesday 11 June 7X/Fr3 - Monday 9 and Wednesday 11 June 7X/Fr2 - Tuesday 10 June and Thursday 12 June 7X/Fr1 - Wednesday 11 June and Thursday 12 June	8Y/FrF - Tuesday 17 and Thursday 19 June 8X/FrF - Tuesday 17 and Friday 20 June 8y/FrD, 8y/FrE, 8x/FrD, 8x/FrE - main exam in their second language, but also doing a shorter exam in French Friday 13 June	9X/Fr1,2 - Tuesday 10 and Wednesday 11 June 9Y/Fr1 - Monday 9 and Tuesday 10 June 9C - Monday 9 and Wednesday 11 June	UL MFL Reading exam Wednesday 18 June PM UL MFL Writing exam Tuesday 24 June AM Listening exams in lesson time: 10C/Fr - Wednesday 11 June Foundation Tier, and Friday 13 June Higher Tier 10A/Fr - Monday 16 June, both tiers in double lesson
*Geography*	7M Thursday 5 June P1 7S Thursday 12 June P1 7D Tuesday 10 June P2 7T Friday 6 June P2 7R Monday 9 Jun P1 7H Thursday 12 June P1	8M Thursday 19 June 8I Friday 20 June 8D Thursday 19 June 8H Friday 20 June 8U Monday 16 June 8R Monday 9 June	9M Thursday 19 June 9I Tuesday 10 June 9D Tuesday 17 June 9H Tuesday 17 June 9U Tuesday 17 June 9R Monday 9 June 9S Wednesday 18 June C Wednesday 18 June	See Arbor exam timetable
*German*		8Y/FrD - Tuesday 17 and Thursday 19 June 8X/FrD - Tuesday 17 and Friday 20 June	9X - Tuesday 10 and Wednesday 11 June 9Y - Monday 9 and Tuesday 10 June	UL MFL Reading exam Wednesday 18 June PM UL MFL Writing exam Tuesday 24 June AM 10A/Gm - Monday 16 June, both tiers in double lesson
*History*	7M 4 June P5 7I 5 June P1 7D 9 June P4 7H 5 June P2 7U 6 June P2 7R 5 June P3 7S 10 June P1 7T 4 June P2			See Arbor exam timetable
*Music*				See Arbor exam timetable
*PE GCSE*				See Arbor exam timetable
*PE CNAT*
*Physics*				See Arbor exam timetable
*Product Design*				See Arbor exam timetable
*Psychology*				See Arbor exam timetable
RP
*Science*	Biology 7x/Sc1 - Tuesday 3 June P4 7x/Sc2 - Tuesday 3 June P4 7x/Sc3 - Tuesday 3 June P5 7y/Sc1 - Tuesday 3 June P3 7y/Sc2 - Tuesday 3 June P3 7y/Sc3 - Tuesday 3 June P3 7y/Sc4 - Tuesday 3 June P3 7M/Sc - Tuesday 3 June P5 Chemistry 7x/Sc1 - Wednesday 4 June P1 7x/Sc2 - Wednesday 4 June P1 7x/Sc3 - Wednesday 4 June P5 7y/Sc1 - Thursday 5 June P1 7y/Sc2 - Thursday 5 June P1 7y/Sc3 - Thursday 5 June P5 7y/Sc4 - Thursday 5 June P1 7M/Sc - Friday 6 June P1 Physics 7x/Sc1 - Wednesday 11 June P1 7x/Sc2 - Wednesday 11 June P1 7x/Sc3 - Wednesday 11 June P2 7y/Sc1 - Wednesday 11 June P4 7y/Sc2 - Wednesday 11 June P3 7y/Sc3 - Wednesday 11 June P3 7y/Sc4 - Wednesday 11 June P3 7M/Sc - Wednesday 11 June P2	8X Biology - Wednesday 11 June P1 Chemistry - Monday 16 June P4 Physics - Tuesday 17 June P1 8Y Biology - Tuesday 10 June P2 Chemistry - Monday 16 June P3 Physics - Thursday 19 June P4	9X Biology - Tuesday 3 June P4 Chemistry - Monday 9 June P4 Physics - Wednesday 11 June P4 9Y Biology - Tuesday 3 June P5 Chemistry - Tuesday 10 June P1 Physics - Thursday 12 June P4 CLiL Biology - Tuesday 3 June P4 Chemistry - Tuesday 10 June P2 Physics - Wednesday 11 June P4	Biology - Tuesday 3 June AM Chemistry - Thursday 19 June AM Physics - Monday 23 June AM See Arbor exam timetable
*Spanish*		8Y/FrE - Tuesday 17 and Thursday 19 June 8X/FrE - Tuesday 17 and Friday 20 June	9X -Tuesday 10 and Wednesday 11 June 9Y - Monday 9 and Tuesday 10 June	UL MFL Reading exam Wednesday 18 June PM UL MFL Writing exam Tuesday 24 June AM Listening exams in lesson time: 10C/Es - Wednesday 11 June Foundation Tier, and Friday 13 June Higher Tier 10A/Es - Monday 16 June, both tiers in double lesson 10D/Es - 12/06 (FT) & 17/06 (HT)

Past papers and exam questions

Probably the most important thing to do before an exam or assessment is practice doing the exam (top tennis players practice playing tennis afterall…)

Past papers are available for every KS4 and KS5 exam and there are lots of KS3 style questions available too – an internet search will often help – try “KS3 Science test questions” for example.

Past papers help you improve your knowledge and recall of the content, and identify gaps in your knowledge; the mark schemes help you understand what examiners are looking for and doing repeated practice of them helps improve your confidence and ability to answer questions in good time.

The best way to use them is:

Complete the paper, without being tempted to look at the answers, in the time available for the paper.
Then check your answers; be hard on yourself – don’t give yourself the mark if it’s ‘what you meant’ - only if it’s exactly what the markscheme looks for. Your aim is to become familiar with what the examiner wants – don’t hope they will be nice!
Don’t start too early with full past papers – be at least half way through through the course so you don’t run out of papers to do, or become discouraged because you can’t do any of it (though of course take a look at past papers early on to get an idea of what you are working towards).
Start really early with past exam questions (rather than whole papers). You should have these are part of your lessons anyway, but ensure you’re doing lots of them for practice.

YouTube tutorials

If you can avoid getting distracted, Youtube is a great source of fantastic revision material, if you can be selective and are clear on what you are looking for. A suggested channel which covers loads of courses is in the website section below, but here’s a few to get you started:

GCSE Physics – Freesciencelessons
GCSE Biology – Freesciencelessons
GCSE Chemistry – Freesciencelessons
GCSE Maths – WrightMaths
GCSE Computer Science – Computer Science Tutor , Craigndave
GCSE English – Mr Bruff & Mr Salles Teaches English
GCSE PE – Ladybridge PE

A-Level Physics – Science Shorts
A-Level Biology – Ryan Toal
A-Level Chemistry – Allery Chemistry
A-Level Maths – Exam Solutions & Yacine Koucha
A-Level Further Maths – Exam Solutions
A-Level Computer Science – Craigndave & Computer Science Tutor
A-Level English Language – Mr Bruff
A-Level English Literature – Mr Bruff

Use Flashcards!

Simply, they help you to become really good at quickly recalling key facts and essential knowledge.

Written well, they help you cut down on useless knowledge and focus on what is needed.

Tips:

Use the exam specification (ask your teacher for this) to help make them, ensuring each card is based on a learning objective
Make them as question and answer pairs
Ensure answers are concise, without leaving out key information
Revise with a friend / family member
Sort your flash cards into piles of ones you get right (do these occasionally) and ones you get wrong (do these often and try to shrink this pile!)

The Pomodoro Technique

Time matters, and getting the right balance of learning and rest will help your brain manage all that new information.

Simply:

25 minutes periods of revision
5 minute breaks

This technique only works well if you already have a good revision style and have good focus for those 25 minutes.

It also needs you to be strict with the time – don’t keep going past the 25 minutes, even if you’re feeling fresh; make sure you stick to just 5 minute breaks, else you’ll lose the momentum.

Read about the effectiveness of it and why it works here.

Mind Maps

Mind maps are very effective for learning, and they can help you to understand how topics link together, how ideas can link up, and what your strengths and weaknesses are.

Simply try to write down all that you can remember, and then you can work out the gaps in your knowledge. The best mind maps can help you revise a whole topic’s content within the space of half an hour and the key is making them memorable with pictures, graphical design, shapes and colour.

Make them fun! More fun leads to strong memory and better assessment results.

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Revision strategies for year 10

End of Year Assessments Summer 2025

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