Assessment Dates

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.

Y7 Summer Term 2024 Assessment Dates

	Year 7
*Mathematics*	Paper 1 Paper 2 7x1 Tuesday 4 June Friday 7 June 7x2 & 7x3 Tuesday 4 June Monday 10 June 7X4 Tuesday 4 June Friday 7 June 7y1 & 7y2 Monday 3 June Tuesday 4 June 7y3 Monday 3 June Tuesday 4 June
*Science*	3 papers 40 minutes each Biology 7X - Wednesday 5 June - P4 7Y3 - Friday 7 June - P3 7Y1,2 - Monday 10 June - P3 Chemistry 7X1 - Wednesday 5 June - P1 7X2,3,4 - Thursday 6 June - P3 7Y2,3 - Wednesday 12 June - P1 7Y1 - Wednesday 12 June - P2 Physics 7X - Tuesday 11 June - P5 7Y - Thursday 13 June - P5
*Drama*	Written assessments in class, week beginning 3^rd June (completing all this week where possible, otherwise continuing into week beginning 10^th June) 7X DrM – Tuesday 4 June 7X DrD - Wednesday 5 June 7X DrH - Wednesday 5 June 7X DrI - Friday 7 June 7Y DrU - Wednesday 5 June 7Y DrR - Wednesday 5 June 7Y DrS - Thursday 6 June
*French*	Assessment 3rd lesson back from half term, after two revision. 7X - Wednesday 5 June (R/L) and Tuesday 11 June (W) 7Y - Monday 10 June (R/L) and Wednesday 12 June
*Geography*	United Learning assessments 7Y/GyR Friday 7 June Rivers, Thursday 13 June Development 7Y/GyU Tuesday 4 June Rivers, 5 June Dev 7x/Gy1 Tuesday 4 Jun Rivers, Thu 6 June Dev 7Y/GyS Wednesday 5 Jun Rivers, Thursday 13 June Dev
*History*	United Learning End of Year assessment Dates to be shared by the class teacher via Arbor during the two-week window

Y8 Summer Term 2024 Assessment Dates

	Year 8
*Mathematics*	Paper 1 Paper 2 8x1 Tuesday 11 June Thursday 13 June 8x2 Wednesday 12 June Monday 17 June 8x3 Tuesday 11 June Thursday 13 June 8y1 Wednesday 19 June Friday 21 June 8y2 Monday 10 June Monday 17 June 8y3 Monday 17 June Tuesday 18 June 8yC
*Science*	3 papers 40 minutes each Biology 8X - Tuesday 11 June - P2 8Y - Monday 10 June - P4 Chemistry 8X - Friday 14 June - P4 8YScC - Thursday 13 June - P1 8Y1,2,3 - Thursday 13 June - P2 Physics 8X - Friday 17 June - P2 8Y1,2,3 - Friday 17 June - P1 8yScC - Friday 17 June - P2
*Drama*	Written assessments in class, week beginning 10th June 8X Dr1 – Monday 10 June 8X Dr2 – Tuesday 11 June 8X Dr3 - Thursday 13 June 8Y Dr1 - Wednesday 12 June 8Y Dr2 – Wednesday 12 June 8Y Dr3 - Wednesday 12 June 8CLIL - Wednesday 19 June
*French*	8CLIL - Monday 17 June (R/L) and Tuesday 18 June (W) 8X Fr2 - Monday 17 June (R/L) and Tuesday 18 June (W) 8Y Fr2 - Wednesday 19 June (R/L) and Friday 21 June (W)
*Geography*	United Learning assessments 8X/Gy1 Monday 10 June Coasts, Friday 14 June Pop/migration 8X/Gy2 Monday 10 June Coasts, Thursday 13 June 8Y/Gy1 Thursday 13 June Coasts, Monday 17 June Pop 8Y/Gy2 Thursday 13 June Coasts, Monday 17 June Pop 8Y/GyC Thursday 13 June Coasts, Monday 17 June Pop 8Y/Gy3 Thursday 13 June Coasts, 17 June Pop
*German*	8X - Tuesday 11 June (R/L) and Wednesday 12 June (W) 8Y - Monday 10 June (R/L) and Tuesday 11 June (W)
*History*	United Learning End of Year assessment Dates to be shared by the class teacher via Arbor during the two-week window
*Spanish*	8X - Tuesday 11 June (R/L) and Wednesday 12 June (W) 8Y - Tuesday 11 June (R/L) and Friday 14 June (W)

Y9 Summer Term 2024 Assessment Dates

	Year 9
*Mathematics*	Paper 1 Paper 2 9x1, 9x2 Tuesday 18 June Thursday 20 June 9x3 Tuesday 11 June Tuesday 18 June 9y1, 9y2, 9y3, 9y4 Monday 17 June Thursday 20 June
*Drama*	Written assessments in class, week beginning 17th June 9X Dr1 – Tuesday 18 June 9X Dr2 - Thursday 20 June 9X Dr3 - Friday 14 June 9Y Dr1 - Monday 17 June 9Y Dr2 – Tuesday 18 June 9Y Dr3 – Wednesday 19 June 9Y Dr4 - Monday 17 June
*French*	9X - Tuesday 11 June (R/L) and Thursday 13 June (W) 9Y - Monday 10 June (R/L) and Friday 14 June (W)
*Geography*	United Learning Assessments 9Y/Gy1 Monday 10 June Climate Change, Friday 14 June NEE 9X/Gy2 Monday 10 June Climate Change, Monday 17 June NEE 9Y/Gy2 Tuesday 11 June Climate Change, Wednesday 12 June NEE 9X/Gy3 Thursday 13 June Climate Change, Monday 17 June NEE 9X/Gy1 Friday 14 June Climate Change, Thursday 20 June NEE 9Y/G4 Friday 14 June Climate Change, Tuesday 18 June NEE 9Y/Gy3 Mon 17 Climate Change, Tue 18 June NEE
*German*	9X - Tuesday 11 June (R/L) and Thursday 13 June (W) 9Y - Monday 10 June (R/L) and Friday 14 June (W)
*History*	United Learning End of Year assessment Dates to be shared by the class teacher via Arbor during the two-week window
*Spanish*	9X - Tuesday 11 June (R/L) and Thursday 13 June (W) 9Y - Monday 10 June (R/L) and Friday 14 June (W)

Y10 Summer Term 2024 Assessment Dates

	Year 10
*Mathematics*	Refer to Arbor assessment timetable
*Science*	Refer to Arbor assessment timetable
*Drama*	Component 3 paper - 1 hour 45 minutes -dates on Arbor Timetable
*French*	Refer to Arbor assessment timetable
*History*	GCSE past papers: Paper 1: Medicine and Paper 3: Weimar & Nazi Germany Refer to Arbor assessment timetable
*Spanish*	Refer to Arbor assessment timetable

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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