How to Revise

Keep organized. Put your revision work in a folder. Put work for similar topics or Paper 1 and Paper 2 together. If you want to check something, you can do it quickly if you know where it is.

Do Past Papers At the end of everything, you'll have to do an exam. So THE BEST way to get good at exam questions is to practice them. Do as many past papers as you can. Use the mark scheme and check what the examiners are looking for. Examiners reports can also be really useful, as they tell you what most people did wrong in this paper.

Use only a few colours. TOP TIP: Stick to black pen and 3-4 other colours. Use these colours for keywords, underlining, diagrams etc... This way colours will help pick out the important stuff and not overload your notes.

Find a revision strategy that works for you Whether it's flashcards, mindmaps, spider diagrams, post-it notes. Not everyone revises the same way. If you're not sure which is best, try a few out. Here's a great vlog on how to make great mindmaps and revision posters: https://lifemoreextraordinary.com/study-skills/revision-posters-and-mind-maps-to-boost-your-grades/

Revise the stuff you don't know/don't like. Start with this stuff first. The most important things to revise are the things you aren't comfortable/confident on. This is the stuff you're likely to lose marks on in the exam!

Make notes on the things you get wrong If you do a past paper and mark it, make revision notes/flashcards on the bits you lost marks on. Next time you do a paper, check these flashcards. If you do this every time you'll end up with a small collection of key flashcards, instead of a massive pile of flashcards, most of which you already know.

Spending ages making it look pretty It's easy to get into the bad habit of spending longer making your revision notes look pretty than actually making/using them. Revision notes shouldn't be a work of art. The more colour and flair you add to them, the more distracting and harder to read they become.

Revising only the stuff you like/know We all have that topic or subject we don't like/don't really understand. "Oh, I don't really get electrolysis, I'll do some revision of protons, neutrons and electrons instead. I know that." This is the WORST THING YOU CAN DO! Don't waste your valuable revision time just revising the easy stuff you already know.