At exam confidence we have Easter revision courses coming very soon.  You will work alongside an examiner trained teacher who will help you fully understand the pitfalls and techniques required to achieve maximum marks. You will have the chance to ask questions in a supportive and encouraging environment. You will also cover a syllabus review with specific reference to previous exam questions, to ensure familarity with their style and format including so many revision tips in order to really help you meet your potential. During your Easter revision course you will be given clear advice and guidance as to how to organise and prioritise your own revision over the crucial final weeks leading up to the exams. We believe that this three phased approach will guarantee you a far higher chance of success in your exams.

Our unique model at exam confidence is one that combines the expertise of our examiners along with the competence of our highly skilled teachers. The quality of our teachers and examiners is crucial. We don’t just want parents and schools to sign up to one of our courses but to return time and again. This is why we take the recruitment and selection of our teachers so seriously. All of our teachers & examiners undertake our rigorous selection and interview process as well as attending our one day staff training courses in October.

If you want to excel in your exams then our well-organised and highly structured Easter revision courses are exactly what you need. They are taught in small, friendly classes with an average of 6 students in each class. This allows the revision courses to be geared specifically towards the demands of individual examination boards and units. You will not, therefore, be attending a revision course that takes a “topic based approach” to revision. However we do run through the syllabus aswell, just to make sure all our students know exactly what they need to write about. Once the syllabus has been revised you can easily.

We look forward to seeing you at one of our Easter revision courses.

Our well-organised and highly-structured Easter revision courses are geared specifically to the requirements of individual examination boards and units. The Easter revision course are taught in small, friendly groups of no more than 6 students to ensure that each student receives valuable attention and support. At Exam Confidence we pride ourselves on delivering a unique and tailored experience to every single student who uses a revision course. We achieve this by asking each student to complete a detailed pre-course questionnaire before the come along on the revision course. The information gathered from this questionnaire enables our Examiners to prepare an appropriate and personalised revision course which addresses any academic difficulties you may be experiencing.

Our expert teachers will help you to fully understand the syllabus and will provide guidance during the Easter revision courses on any topics you might be finding problematic. On the revision course exam technique will be reviewed in detail, allowing you to achieve maximum marks in your exams. During the revision course you will also be given exam practice and you will review previous exam questions, to ensure familiarity with their style and format. We know that this three-phased approach (addressing syllabus, technique and practice) will guarantee you a far higher chance of success in your exams if you go on one of our revision course’s.
During the Easter revision courses you will also be given guidance on organising and prioritising your own revision schedule over the final weeks leading up to the exams. We will inspire and motivate you to succeed! We hope that this gives you an understanding on the format and importance of our revision course.

We have had man success storys from our Easter revision courses which is why we want to encourage many students who are struggling to come along. We notice more and more each year where students are struggling and it is our aim to target down on these areas to be able to help as many students as we can.

Nobody knows better than the Examiners how they want the GCSE exam questions to be answered. After all, they are the ones who write the questions! With their unique insight, they will be able to pass on insider information to you, enabling you to achieve the best possible grades in your exams by coming along to one of our Easter Revision Courses.

Our expert teachers at the Easter Revision Courses will help you to build your self-confidence and your exam confidence in all areas through our syllabus review. Using information gathered in a detailed, pre-course questionnaire, on the Easter Revision Courses we will quickly discover you strengths and weaknesses. We will create a tailor-made revision course, designed to address your own specific needs. We will review any syllabus areas about which you feel less confident. On the Easter Revision Course we will explain areas of uncertainty from a new perspective, to help you overcome any difficulties you may be having.

Also on the Easter Revision Courses we will offer the most comprehensive overview of exam technique available. Exam technique coaching is crucial to success. Our expert teachers will suggest strategies to improve your grades. They will reinforce your understanding of the exam process. They will give you tips and advice on how to achieve the highest possible marks in your exams. When every mark counts, you need to know how to attain the highest marks you can on every single question.

Each Exam Confidence Easter Revision Courses is unit specific and exam board specific, covering AQA, Edexcel and OCR. Our Easter Revision Courses are two days’ long, running from 9.00am until 5.30pm and all course materials are provided. We offer small, friendly classes (with an average of 6 students) for maximum attention and support. Our approachable examiner trained teachers will encourage you to interact in the workshops and to ask plenty of questions. All of our courses include performance psychology to help you stay motivated, organized and focused.

You are able to book courses via the website at http://www.examconfidence.co.uk/a_level_easter_revision.html . Alternatively you can book over the phone where we would be delighted to answer any questions or queries that you have.

GCSE

At GCSE it is essential to make sure that you know the syllabus down to the smallest facts. Examiners are looking for pure knowledge when they mark the papers, so Exam Confidence have made it a priority to makes sure that our examiner trained teachers are able to deliver the best syllabus review available in order to help our students.

We are delighted to offer a range of subjects across the curriculum in all exam boards at our Easter Revision courses. We want to help as many students as we can to achieve their targets and goals, so if you have a subject that we don’t provide, we are more than delighted to help you find a tutor who can help.

We currently offer: Chemistry, Biology, Physics, Maths, English, Economics and Business Studies.

All of our GCSE Easter Revision course will run between the dates of April 1^st-14^th.

AS

During your Easter Revision courses you will be given clear advice and guidance as to how to organise and prioritise your own revision over the crucial final weeks leading up to the exams. We believe that this will guarantee you a far higher chance of success in your exams.

We currently offer 13 AS subjects, these are: Chemistry, Biology, Physics, Maths, English, Economics, Business Studies, Psychology, French,  History, Government & Politics, Geography and Spanish.

All of our AS Easter Revision courses will be running between the dates of April 1^st-14^th.

A2

At A2 we believe that exam technique is an essential mark of improving grades. The examiners are really looking for the way in which students develop and analyze their arguments and the data. This is why we use our examiner trained teachers to provide the essential technique training needed to develop top grade answers.

We currently are providing 13 AS subjects, these are: Chemistry, Biology, Physics, Maths, English, Economics, Business Studies, Psychology, French,  History, Government & Politics, Geography and Spanish.

All of our A2 Easter Revision courses will be running between the dates of April 1^st-14^th.

The Exam Confidence Easter Revision Courses have now been running for three years. Starting with only couple of course, the demand for these Easter Revision Courses has grown exponentially and especially with the burden falling on those students shoulders who are in their last years, failure is not an option. So many come to the Exam Confidence Exam Revision Courses to boost their confidence in an exam scenario as panicking in these high pressured scenarios is one of the key reasons as to why many students do not obtain the grades they would expect to get.

Our Easter Revision Course run at two main locations; the City of London School for Girls and Seaford College. The London location is naturally the most sought after as not only is it situated in the capital of England which means transport links are a plenty, but the Iconic girls school also provided an excellent learning environment and some excellent facilities to really help boost the learning experience.

Like mentioned before our courses started off offering a very select few subjects, but as the business has grown over the years we are now offer over 14 different subjects, and is the only Exam revision Course company to be able to offer  such specific courses dependant on the Exam Board and unit the individual wishes to study.

Our Easter Revision are extremely helpful for those who suffer from poor examination technique. Examination technique is a fairly unknown paradigm within education, as this is mainly due to the fact that the syllabuses and specifications teachers are expected to teach are so great that they can’t focus upon working on student’s examination technique due to them struggling to cover the content need to be understood by the students.

This is where we came in. We almost work in tangent with schools and teachers, as they can make sure the students are up to date with content knowledge then what we do is teach the students how to apply this to an exam question within an exam Scenario.

This is what makes our EASTER REVISION COURSES very successful. So all the best for the future.

For all our Easter revision courses we use a team of dedicated examiner trained teachers. These people are exactly what the students need to help them improve their grades. They are able to break down the syllabus into easy and understandable chunks, and provide brilliant inside pointers on the syllabus in our ‘syllabus review’ provided on each course. The examiner trained teachers have years of combined experience designed to boost your confidence and your understanding of the exam process.  They are able to set out a strict exam technique that will enable you to hit the maximum grades in your subjects. They will teach you easy to follow steps which help you avoid future exam disappointments. At Exam Confidence, you can learn from previous students’ mistakes so as not to repeat them yourself. It’s almost like having your own personal secret weapon during exams.

To avoid disappointment in your exams, Exam Confidence provide practice papers for our students during the Easter revision courses. There is a difference between reading about riding a bicycle, and actually getting on one. Exams are the same way. They will be given them on the first day and asked to complete them once they are home for the teacher to mark on the second day. The examiner trained teacher will then give vital feedback and advise to the student on how they did and what to improve on. This one to one experience really helps student to realize what is needed to fully reach their potential.

If you would like to sign onto one of our Easter revision courses then please feel free to give Exam Confidence a call on 01798 342553 or visit our website.

The Easter Revision Courses themselves are exceptional for those students who are looking for opportunities to get to do some Q and A with the teacher. The teachers all know every syllabus inside out, are also engaging which makes these Q and A sessions even more vital, so much so that we encourage students to ask questions as this is a unique environment to them. If we compare this to a class environment where there is normally 25 -30 students within the class it is, it can be difficult for a student to get their questions across but also an almost impossible task if a teacher has 30 different students each asking different questions.

Another USP of our Easter Revision Courses is that level of teaching is one of the highest that you will find within the U.K. The way we ensure this quality of tuition prevision is via our unique training programme which happens annually for old and new recruits. In an ideal world the Examiners are the ones we would prefer to teach as when it comes to teaching exam technique there are the best. However the examiners tend to not be the most engaging people in the world, so we get these examiners to train our professional teachers in order to confirm excellent tuition but also in a fun and engaging way.

The Exam Confidence Easter Revision Course stand out from amongst the rest due to the way we manage to tailor the course to the individual. The exceptional level of teaching and opportunity to ask these high quality professionals questions again makes these Easter Revision Courses stand out from the rest. So if you are looking for an excellent value for money when it comes to revision sign up to Exam Confidence.

Our courses are run by some of the best Principal and Chief examiners in London. This way you are provided with some of the most innovative methods of revising for your exams and gain the insight of what your examiners will expect of you and your answers.

As well as providing you with knowledge, you will also find that your confidence will improve and you will start to feel a whole lot more positive about your exams in general. Our Easter revision classes will help you feel more comfortable when put in an exam setting and will also help you lose the sense of stress and anxiety that lingers over most students before and exam. It is commonly known that most mistakes in exams are due to students panicking and rushing.

Before you Begin any of your Easter revision course in London, you will partake in a quick questionnaire. This will provide us with all the necessary information that shows your strengths and weaknesses in certain units. This way, we know which subjects need more work than others. This also helps us learn which teaching methods you respond best to, thus giving you the best learning experience possible.

Our Easter revision classes are all small in numbers. We usually have a group of about six to make the learning experience a little more intimate, and it means our teachers can provide you with the attention and support that you need.

Exam Confidence what you to succeed and reach the targets you have set yourself. We help you realise how fun and interesting revision can actually be, as well as show you the importance and benefits. Attending our Eater revision courses in London is the first step of working towards improving your chances of success.

All of our Exam Confidence Easter revision Courses in London are unit and exam board specific. We run the course over two days, starting at 9.00am and 5.30pm. All of the course materials that you need will be provided for you. Our teachers are approachable and try to encourage you to take part and ask questions whenever it feels relevant. Exam Confidence works to help you stay encouraged, prepared and focused.

With our help you will be able to reach the best possible grades that you could hope for. Our goal is to see you to reach success in your exams and do the best possible job you can. We provide you with motivation and an interest in revision so that you will work to your full potential.

We also work to provide you with some extra confidence before taking your exams. Everyone understand how stressful and important exams are, and with our GCSE revision classes you will feel as though a weight has been lifted and getting yourself worked up is totally unnecessary. Exam Confidence also improves your confidence when put into an exam setting, providing you with methods which will prevent you from panicking when you come to sit your exams. Most mistakes are made through panicking and rushing in an exam.

Through a thorough, pre-course questionnaire we will find your strengths and weaknesses, providing us with the necessary information to help you! This way, we can work on units that aren’t exactly clear to you and help you improve slightly on the units you are confident in.

When actually attending our GCSE revision classes you will be put into a small, intimate group of people in the same situation as you. We find that this is an easier way for people to learn and a way for you to receive the attention and support that you need and deserve. This way revision can be fun, fresh and exciting.

With our GCSE revision courses you will realise that revision doesn’t have to be a dull chore! Exam Confidence will help you discover that revision can actually be interesting and entertaining, as well as useful!

All of our Exam Confidence GCSE revision courses are unit and exam board specific. Over two days, we run the course from 9.00am to 5.30pm, as well as provide you with all the course materials that you will need. Our teachers are approachable and encourage you to participate and ask relevant questions. We also work to keep you encouraged, prepared and focused.

With the help of Chief and Principal Examiners, you will be taught the tricks in sitting exams and what examiners will be looking for when marking the exams. Revision for A level can be difficult but we provide you with techniques which will make your A level revision and AS level revision become a whole lot easier and enjoyable.

You will also discover that with our help, the build up to your exams will be a lot less stressful than what they would be if you decided not to revise. We work to help you improve your A level revision and AS level revision techniques. By making you fill in a questionnaire we learn your strengths and weaknesses and what types of teaching methods you respond best to.

We hope that you will find our courses will help you improve your outlook on your A level and AS level revision, as well as the outlook of the exams themselves. Exam Confidence realise the importance of encouraging you and making you feel more positive about the obstacles you face leading up to your AS and A2 exams.

The best way to keep on top of your A level revision and AS level revision is to be organised and plan ahead. That is essentially what revision is, and if you can improve these qualities you will eventually reap the benefits which come with hard work. We help you with organization techniques and how to plan you revision.

Exam Confidence wants you to be successful and achieve your desired goals whatever they might be. We like to help take the load off your shoulders and relieve some of the stress which lingers over students when an exam is approaching. If you attend our A level revision courses or AS level revision courses, you be one step closer to achieving the grades you want.

We feel that you shouldn’t let the hard work and time you’ve invested in learning these subjects be wasted. Although revision seems dull and boring, we can should how revision can be interesting as well as beneficial for you.

If you have any queries regarding any of our A level courses or AS level revision courses please feel free to contact us.

What if the total scene of revision and practice is changed? They will be surely filled with enthusiasm if the revision process is not dull and boring.  Learning the course along with fun is a great combination after all. Even the brain finds it easy to recall things that are learnt easily and with curiosity. This is what a good revision course is all about.

The school revision courses should be like appealing to the candidates that they themselves come forward to attend them. The way of teaching matters a lot to the students. Even the toughest topics can be learnt easily if made interesting. School students stand on the initial phase of learning process and a good guidance can really make them shine. This is the phase when they are moulded and given a path to carry their future.  Even the parents should understand this and make their child move forward to attend a good school revision course.

The best things for these revision courses are that they make the students to be organised and plan things ahead. They are helped to develop the organisation technique so as to plan for the revision to achieve the desirable goals.  They help students to load off their shoulders and relieve from stress for the upcoming exams.

The first thing that a student faces is a quick questionnaire which will reveal his strengths and loop holes. It makes the teacher understand his student and plan for this revision well. It is done in small groups so as to make each and every student comfortable.  Each and every student is given special attention so as to clear all his doubts.

Attending the school revision courses at Exam Confidence surely makes the difference to all the students. It is planned in such a manner that one gets the opportunity to revise the course with chief and principal examiners. They are taught each and everything needed for scoring better grades in the exams like how to write the proper answer, the pattern to follow and above all how to manage the time during examination hours .

So school students should look forward to attend the revision courses as they are the future of the country.

So, you’ve just finished your GCSEs and the Summer holidays are stretching out before you. You need a good break before returning to the classroom. However, time flies and before long, it will be time to resume studies and embark on the intensive and life-changing period for revision for A-Levels.

Anyone who has already taken the leap from GCSEs to A-Levels will tell you that there is a big jump up – both in terms of the amount and complexity of content you’ll need to cover and also the depth of analysis and comprehension that you will need to display in assessment and exams along with of course your A Level Revision Courses.

Here at Exam Confidence, we already lead the way in providing tailored exam board and unit specific revision for A-Levels.. We run highly – structured revision courses, taught in small, friendly classes with an average of 6 students in each class. This allows the courses to be geared specifically towards the demands of individual examination boards and units.

We’ve decided, amidst requests from our students and schools, to offer the same top quality teaching for A Level Preview Courses. These will be two-day courses, highly structured and in small, friendly classes where you will preview the material you will need to learn for the term ahead, leading up to the January exams. Each two-day course is subject and unit specific, tailored to the needs of each exam board and it will be taught by our outstanding, experienced Exam Confidence teachers who all teach on our revision courses too, so know what the examiners will be looking for come exam time.

During your summer preview course, you will work alongside an examiner trained teacher who will start by running through the syllabus and help you clarify the key principles that you will need to learn and understand in order to progress with the unit and you’re A Level Revision Courses. Whilst building these foundations, they will help you fully understand the pitfalls and techniques required to achieve maximum marks in questions associated with each topic covered. You will have the chance to ask questions in a supportive and encouraging environment.

In the course of each two-day subject preview, you will also be given clear advice and guidance as to how to organise and prioritise your own revision over the crucial final weeks leading up to the exams. We believe that this will provide you with a significant advantage moving into the term ahead. It will give you confidence to consolidate your learning in your school classroom and provide you with a strong foundation in terms of key principles learned and positive habits on which you can build towards your first exams.

Given that each class has an average of 5 students and is led by one of our examiner trained and supportive teachers then you will be sure to benefit from the day. If you would like to have a better idea of how we select and train our teachers then have a look here. During the course you will cover several key areas (or pillars as we refer to them as). These pillars are the same three areas that you will cover during the two day revision courses (should you wish to attend those). If you would like to have a clearer understanding of the areas that you will cover during these one day AS Revision courses then have a look on our excellent website at or feel free to give us a call.

During the day, you’ll have the chance to work on a few exam questions and you’ll receive instant exam feedback from your examiner trained teacher. Not only does this provide you with exam practice, your teacher’s tips and advice will point you in the right direction for the future, ensuring you capitalise on your revision day and feel ready to face the challenges of your forthcoming exams.

One your two day AS Revision you will have more time with the teacher, which obviously is better for you.  The two day revision course focus as well a bit more on your syllabus review, this allows you the chance to fully understand every section of your subject.

However AS Level Revision is not all it takes to improve your grades. At exam confidence we believe that your exam technique is just as essential. In most written exams your exam technique will produce the most marks of an answer. This is why concentrate hard on your personal exam technique. To take a look at how you currently write your exams we make you do a question on the course. The examiner trained teacher will then taken this away and mark it. They will then call you over and have a 1 to 1 discussion about your answer. From here the examiner train teacher will let you know essential and easy ways in which to improve your grade. It could be just arranging your answer in a different order or it could be adding more words such as ‘however’ whatever way it is, it will help you improve your grade dramatically.

This year we are running a lot more courses to try and maximize the potential of students. Although you can use what you learn on one course in one or the other subject, the syllabus review will be completely different. Some students find it a lot more effective for their AS Revision to come along to more than one subject course.

Not only do we run revision courses, we also run study skills courses. These are designed to help students specifically with their Revision For A Level. Our performance psychologist gives students advise on the best methods of revision. We also sell revision packs which are great! They contain our performance psychologists book which is all about how to maximize your AS Level Revision. There are also great advice sheets and activities to do.

If you would like to find out more about ways in which we can help you with your AS Level Revision then please visit our website. All the very best for your Exams.

These amazing results have inspired us to run even more courses throughout the year. We currently have A Level Revision Courses starting at Christmas. We are offering courses in Chemistry, Biology, Physics, Maths, Business Studies, Economics, Pyschology, French and English. This vast variety of subjects means we can cover most students a level selection.

This year is no exception to our layout of A Level Revision Courses. However this year we are trying a new tactic. Instead of using actual examiners Exam Confidence have made our own teachers into actual examiners. The examiner trained teachers that we use during all of our A level revision courses have attended our examiner training. This is a one day training course delivered and run by our senior examiners. These senior examiners are  Principal & Chief Examiners. This means that they have years of experience in setting and moderating exam papers. Exam Confidence are the only revision course company that will guarantee that you will work alongside an examiner trained teacher during your revision course at either London or Seaford College.  By working with the Examiners you will ensure that the pitfalls that you may have suffered previously are addressed. Our feedback and results from our courses in the past demonstrate that our model is the most effective; combining the exam preparation workshops with carefully selected teachers. The techniques your taught are not subject specific, you can also carry them over to your other subjects, to help you improve you grades in all subjects.

If you would like to book onto one of our Revision For A Level Courses then feel free to give us a call on 01928 503732. Alternatively you could very easily book onto one of our revision course via our excellent website of Exam Confidence. From here you can also book accommodation if needed. We look forward to hearing from one and seeing you on one of our grade changing courses located in west Sussex and London. All the very best for your career.

During your Christmas A level courses you will work alongside an examiner trained teacher who will help you fully understand the pitfalls and techniques required to achieve maximum marks. You will have the chance to ask questions in a supportive and encouraging environment. You will also cover a syllabus review with specific reference to previous exam questions, to ensure familiarity with their style and format.

During your  A level revision courses you will be given clear advice and guidance as to how to organize and prioritize your own revision over the crucial final weeks leading up to the exams. We believe that this three phased approach will guarantee you a far higher chance of success in your exams.

Many students who come along to our courses don’t realize how it will help them improve until the course is over. What we do differently to all the rest is 110% focus on key parts of the syllabus and your exam technique. On one of your Revision For A Level are examiner trained teachers will make you do an exam questions. They will then take this away and mark it. Then they will specifically go through it with you pointing out areas you could so easily improve in. These are normally such small points but can make all the difference to your exams. The techniques your taught are not subject specific, you can also carry them over to your other subjects, to help you improve you grades in all subjects.

If you feel this is exactly what you need to improve your grade then check out our website to find out more details. All the very best for your exams.

Motivation is key and there is no motivation to be had without some sort of goal beyond the mere acquisition of results (although, on occasion, this will suffice).  Think through “Why am I doing this?  What’s in it for me?”  If you’re not sure, then I’d strongly suggest that you speak to an effective career counsellor.  My role in Australia with the rugby players and other sportsmen and women was to do their career-planning for life after sport, as well as a few other role responsibilities.  It is an extensive process, requiring on average a set of five sessions:  to assess, to set goals and then to develop a plan of how to get there.

Once this has been achieved, motivation for sitting down on a regular basis to get stuck into exam revision can increase exponentially.  Many have been the students who had previously been told “You’re not smart enough to do that at university”, only to unearth the wave of momentum that is born from motivation – and the brain does the rest.  My personal favourite is when that student finally completes their chosen degree, often taking the scenic route to get there, but feeling so proud of themselves in that achievement.  They embark on their working life with the sense that anything really is possible.

Exam revision courses will help enormously with your exam preparation.  Once you’ve covered the curriculum at school, you have the material that then needs to be fine-tuned and applied to exam questions…and assessed by those who mark the papers.  At Exam Confidence, we provide you with the chief or principal examiners to help you in that regard, as well as outstanding and passionate teachers who focus on heightening your confidence for content.  Needless to say, our examiners and teachers talk too, so our teachers are also confident with the exam technique required for various segments of content.

Next session, I’ll talk more about how to maintain that focus and use the knowledge and power of your goals to improve your effectiveness in your individual study periods.  If you’d like more information on our outstanding A Level revision courses or IB revision courses, then visit us at www.examconfidence.co.uk .  Until next time…good luck with sorting those goals!

The academic year has only just started, but already I have heard students talking about the “jump” from GCSE expectations and A Level expectations. Workloads have increased dramatically; teacher expectations have increased for investment of time and effort; students tell me that they can’t believe it’s so early in the year, but the pressure is well and truly on.
Time does indeed fly when you realise exactly how much work you have to cover, understand, memorise and apply. Students who achieved excellent grades at GCSE level are starting to twig that the effort invested for returns made previously, has to be magnified and with interest.
As I bang on periodically to my students, “It’s never too early to start A Level revision”. This applies especially to AS revision as it will form the good habits in the earlier stages that see you through the tougher, later exams.
AS revision should comprise both reading of notes and application of that content. The percentage of students who are able to memorise and recall at a high level based on note-reading alone is small. Even photographic memories can be prone to difficulties when “developing the picture”. Try to write your own summary questions, or use those given to you, to make you manipulate and apply concepts about which you’ve been reading. Mind-mapping – where you use a keyword or phrase to link onto many different elements related to that central key – can be very helpful.
A level revision is only effective when it means doing exactly what it says on the tin…re-vision…seeing something again. If the first time you see material is during an exam revision course, then you’re already at a disadvantage from everyone else who’s covered it before. Make sure that you’re working through your curriculum on target – checking in with your teacher can ensure that you’re on track. At least you’ll then know if you haven’t covered the material and you can make alternate arrangements.
Most A Level revision courses expect you to have covered the curriculum prior to attendance. You may have weak areas of understanding within the content, but you have at least seen the concepts once before. To make best use of an exam revision course, make sure you’ve done your preparation at the basic level of covering the curriculum. Then you can really focus hard on the sections of poor understanding – and acquire the exam technique necessary to best use the material that you understand well.
Miranda Banks is the Performance Psychologist for Exam Confidence Ltd, a leading provider of exceptional exam revision courses facilitated by Chief and Principal Examiners.

For more information, please visit our website at www.examconfidence.co.uk.

Exam preparation hours are usually limited.  Your workload is usually considerable.  Strategy is therefore essential if you are to be as effective as possible.

I work with many school and university students to enhance their exam performance.  Planning out revision time is a key element to gaining confidence with a strong sense of being fully prepared.  When planning, it is good to be as specific as possible with allocation of time to task.  For example, rather than assign “all day Monday” to “Maths”, divide up the day into 40-45 minute blocks and assign blocks of time to specific topics within Maths.  If you’re good with maintaining concentration, then you may be able to push your focus to being effective for two consecutive time blocks before taking a short break.  However, human concentration span tends to start to peter out after 40 minutes – and there’s no point in sitting there reading the same material three times without actually absorbing it.  Give yourself a short (five to ten minute) break where you re-hydrate (water is fine) and think about things other than algorithms or vectors.

If you start this process sufficiently early, you’ll also have the ability to vary subject material throughout the day – perhaps Maths in the morning and Biology in the afternoon.  Brains love variety for refreshment purposes.   Draw up a study schedule with all of this detail and display it in full view.  It will also assure you that you’ll cover all the material as you will have clearly assigned time to each topic, and help to reduce your stress levels as you will have broken up that huge, looming “whole subject” into manageable parts.

After you’ve completed each of your topics within your time blocks, tick them off on your schedule to emphasise that sense of achievement.  Remember, at the end of each day, to relax and unwind effectively – you’ll need to be fully recovered to be top of your game to get back into it tomorrow.

For further information related to our A Level revision and IB revision courses and how they can help you achieve success then please contact us.

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Both the  intensive A Level revision Christmas  courses and the IB revision course are run by chief and principal examiners and are thorough and meticulous in their approach. We combine vigorous exam technique training together with highly qualified teachers and chief examiners to administer the lessons.

We are motivated by the potential of each of our students- our results show that students who attend our courses perform better in exams and achieve higher grades.

During the Christmas holiday period we are running London IB revision courses, & A Level revision courses at our London, Bath & West Sussex venues.

You may believe that you do your best work in the wee hours after a dozen hot chocolates with coffee shots and a good two hours’ sleep the night before, but I need to ring a reality bell here:  you don’t. Your best performance needs a body and mind in good condition.  This is even more important if you perhaps haven’t absorbed as much subject content as you could have done over the preceding term of education…

Sleep deprivation isn’t great, but you can actually go without your full ten hours as long as you get at least six and feed your body the right foods.  Fish really is the food for the brain and oily fish are your friend as they’re packed full of omega-3 nutrients that super-charge that grey matter.  Plenty of fresh vegetables and fruit will set your cells humming and ready to work for you.  Finally, keep it all hydrated with a water-bottle on your desk that is actually consumed throughout the day.  Your decision-making will thank you for it:  only 5% dehydration of the brain will slow your decision-making…and at 5% of dehydration, you won’t even feel thirsty.

Don’t overdo the toast either:  Too much carbohydrate is going to lull you to sleep, just when you need to feel sharp and ready to absorb all that cerebral material – and booting sleepiness with caffeine isn’t going to do you any favours when you really need some shut-eye.  Keep up enough food in small, balanced meals throughout the day to minimise blood sugar highs and lows – aim for five small meals per day with an abundance of green and yellow vegetables.  You can celebrate with a five-course extravaganza when you get your results!

Miranda Banks – www.examconfidence.co.uk

Exam Confidence is a specialised education provider, delivering the highest quality GCSE, A level courses and IB revision courses for 15-18 year olds through England.  Our intensive revision courses are run by chief and principal examiners and are thorough and meticulous in their approach. We combine vigorous exam technique training together with highly qualified teachers and chief examiners to administer the lessons.  We incorporate performance psychology to enhance motivation and student focus in each revision course.

We are driven by the potential of each of our students- our results show that students who attend our courses perform better in exams and achieve higher grades.

What We Provide – Christmas 2011

• Intensive, unit-specific, exam board-specific two-day revision for A Level.  Each course is facilitated by a chief or principal examiner and a highly competent, enthusiastic teacher.  Performance psychology is incorporated into the courses to ensure maximum motivational enhancement and student focus.  Class sizes are a maximum of ten students and an average of six.