Year 13 Trial Exam Preparation and Revision Log

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1 Year 13 Trial Exam Preparation and Revision Log Name:. Form:.

2 Year 13 Trial Examination Preparation and Revision Booklet The aim of this booklet is to help you prepare for your trial exams which will be taking place from the 9 th to the 13 th January. Why do I need to prepare and revise for my trial exams? It is important that you take these exams seriously and perform to the best of your ability because; They are your last practice in all your subjects before your final exams. They are used to inform the teachers what predicted grade they will be giving you. They are used to inform the exam boards of your performance to date. If there is a reason for your absence in the summer exam the exam board use these to inform the grade they can award you. They may also request your trial exam paper as evidence to prove you are working at the level predicted. The results of your exams will be sent home to your parents and be used in the discussion with your subject teachers at parent consultation evening on the 2 nd February But most importantly they inform you and your teachers what aspects of the work you need to improve on in the final run up to the exams. What are the school doing to help me prepare for my trial exams? This booklet is designed to help by providing the following: Topics to revise - Subjects will inform you of areas and topics you will need to revise from Year 12 and 13 to help you prepare for the exams so you can focus your revision. A blank revision timetable use this to create your own revision plan ( ed electronically) A revision log for you to track you are revising and using the sessions that are being provided. White spaces should be completed with revision sessions and grey spaces for independent revision. ( ed electronically) A copy of the Year 13 Trial Exam Timetable for you to plan in advance your preparation for each exam What do you have to do? Begin to plan your revision in preparation for the exams. Create a revision timetable. You can use the one in this booklet or create your own. Manage this alongside the other work you will be doing. Complete the log to help you discuss revision with your tutor in your mentor session. What is in it for me? You will perform better in your exams through being well prepared. This will give a true indication of your progress and what you need to improve for the summer. You will be less stressed for your exams in January and in the summer as you will feel confident and prepared. Revision you do now will also help for your summer exams, long term revision is the way you will achieve the best grades possible.

3 Revision Timetable Year 13 Student Copy Times/Dates Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Morning session Evening session 1 Evening session 2 Evening Session 3

4 Revision Log What six things have you done this week to prepare for your trial exams? Week beginning Revision completed task and topic Follow up needed/preparation for exam 28/11/ /12/16 12/12/16

5 Week beginning Revision completed task and topic Follow up needed/preparation for exam 19/12/16 27/12/16 02/01/2017

6 Year 13 Linear Trial Exams January 2017 Exam start time am Monday 9 January Tuesday 10 January Wednesday 11 January Thursday 12 January Friday 13 January 9.00am Geography 13AM/G History 13BM/H Geography 13CM/G Sociology 13DM/So Further Maths M2 13EM/Mf Chemistry (1) 13AM/C Biology (1) 13AM/B Maths Core 3 13AM/M Economics (1) 13BM/Ec Music 13BM/Mu Psychology (1) 13BM/Ps French 13CM/F Design Tech 13CM/3D Psychology (2) 13CM/Ps Maths Core 3 13DM/M Physics (2) 13DM/P English Lit (1) 13DM/Ei 15 English Lit (3) 13DM/Ei 13CM/Ei Catch up session for missed exams at home site Religious Studies (1) 13AM/Rs Physics (1) 13BM/P Use of Maths USE 3 13CM/Um Business Studies (2) 13DM/Bs Biology (1) 13BM/B Media Studies 13CM/Me Chemistry (2) 13CM/C English Lit (1) 13CM/Ei 15

7 Exam start time pm Monday 9 January Tuesday 10 January Wednesday 11 January Thursday 12 January Friday 13 January 1.15pm English Lit (2) 13CM/Ei 15 Maths Core 4 13DM/M 1hour 30 Further Maths FP2 13EM/Mf Chemistry (2) 13AM/C Economics (2) 13BM/Ec Psychology (1) 13CM/Ps Physics (1) 13DM/P Biology (2) 13AM/B Psychology (2) 13BM/Ps Use of Maths Calculus 13CM/Um English Lit (2) 13 DM/Ei 15 Maths Core 4 13AM/M 1hour 30 Physics (2) 13BM/P Chemistry (1) 13CM/C Business Studies (1) 13DM/Bs Religious Studies (2) 13AM/Rs Biology (2) 13BM/B History (2) 13BM/h