Year 10

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Y10 Mocks Advice

The drop down menus give specific advice on how to look after your well-being during Mocks and strategies for the best ways to revise.

For an editable version of a revision planner, download the document at the end of this page.

How to Revise

BBC Bitesize have created a set of Top Revision Tips.

They also have advice on

Coping with pressure during exams

Stress can be good sometimes, it can help you to work harder and focus. But it can also have a big effect on you and make it hard to cope. Stress might affect you if you’re:

struggling to sleep
having negative thoughts about the future
getting headaches or feeling unwell a lot
not eating because of how you’re feeling
always thinking about your exams or worrying about them
not able to enjoy things anymore.

Exams can feel like a lot of pressure. You might need certain grades for a course or job. Or your parents, carers or teachers might be putting pressure on you. You might be putting lots of pressure on yourself as well.

Stress affects everyone differently, but if you’re worried, you don’t have to cope alone. Asking an adult you trust can help you find new ways to cope.

No matter where the pressure is coming from, there are ways to help you cope:

Think positively

When we feel anxious, we can start thinking things like ‘I can’t do this’ and ‘I’m going to fail’. It can be difficult, but try to replace these with positive thoughts such as: ‘this is just anxiety, it can’t harm me’ and, ‘relax, concentrate - it's going to be okay’.

Be honest about how you feel

Sometimes people can put pressure on you without even realising and sometimes it can help to talk about how it makes you feel. Talking about things can help you to think about other ways they can support you in the future.

Don’t compare yourself to your friends

Competing with your friends can help to keep you motivated. But it can also make you feel like you’re not good enough, especially on social media. Try keeping a list of the revision you’ve done so you can see how much you’re achieving.

Quick tips on how to revise

Students will be given a planner to help them to schedule their revision. The front page gives the advice below. To download a copy of the planner click on the link at the bottom of this page.

Revision Tracker

It makes sense to do a small chunk of revision for each subject per week. If you've got 10 subjects, identify 10 revision slots in your week. For example, you could study 2 subjects each evening, Monday to Friday. Students will be given a copy of the tracker below. To download a copy, click on the link at the bottom of this page.