When you are revising for exams, it can be difficult for young people to know where to begin studying. These tips from The Good Schools Guide provide some useful tips on how to support a young people who is studying for an exam.

1. Encourage your child to make a revision timetable – and stick to it.

2. Make sure your child has a quiet space to work, with no distractions.

3. Help to find the method of learning and retaining information that works best for them. It could be:

· Reading and making notes

· Using flash cards or Post-it notes

· Looking at video clips

· Playing back recordings of their own voice

· Mind mapping

4. Check the exam specifications and try out some practice questions at: https://www.sqa.org.uk/pastpapers/findpastpaper.htm

5. Search out revision apps and online resources to clarify areas your child feels less confident about. Teenagers sometimes concentrate on their best subjects and leave their weaker ones till the end but it is a good idea to tackle weak areas early on.

6. Encourage them to break revision into manageable chunks and to take regular breaks in between revision sessions. It’s far more effective to do 30 minutes of successful revision – rather than plough on for hours on end and not get anywhere. This is backed up by research by academics at the University of Sheffield who found that learning is more effective when spread out over stretches of time.

When you are revising for exams, it can be difficult for young people to know where to begin studying. These tips from The Good Schools Guide provide some useful tips on how to support a young people who is studying for an exam.

1. Encourage your child to make a revision timetable – and stick to it.

2. Make sure your child has a quiet space to work, with no distractions.

3. Help to find the method of learning and retaining information that works best for them. It could be:

· Reading and making notes

· Using flash cards or Post-it notes

· Looking at video clips

· Playing back recordings of their own voice

· Mind mapping

4. Check the exam specifications and try out some practice questions at: https://www.sqa.org.uk/pastpapers/findpastpaper.htm

5. Search out revision apps and online resources to clarify areas your child feels less confident about. Teenagers sometimes concentrate on their best subjects and leave their weaker ones till the end but it is a good idea to tackle weak areas early on.

6. Encourage them to break revision into manageable chunks and to take regular breaks in between revision sessions. It’s far more effective to do 30 minutes of successful revision – rather than plough on for hours on end and not get anywhere. This is backed up by research by academics at the University of Sheffield who found that learning is more effective when spread out over stretches of time.