Students need all the help they can get during the revision period leading up to exams. Parents can make a difference to their final performance by giving them support and practical advice during the lead-up to exams. It needn't be an ordeal for them or for you!

Revision time is a flashpoint in the relationships between most parents and their teenage offspring. Encouragement to revise may be perceived as nagging. Some parents find themselves treading the fine line between gentle nudging and what might be taken as incessant moaning, continuously risking out and out war. Delicate family dynamics can mean that, at this point in a young person's education, all most parents can do is sit back and wait.

Further Support links:

Revision Taking Tips
Free online publications
BBC Revision Skills
BBC GCSE Revision Planner
BBC Parent Support
OCR Parents' Support Site
SAM Learning
Preparing to Revise pdf
Learning styles
Know It All  # NEW ADDITION
Living through the Blitz # NEW ADDITION

Revision basics

Help your child to draw up revision timetables. Careful advance planning that takes their strengths and weaknesses into consideration will help to reduce last-minute rushing. Encourage them to incorporate a reasonable amount of time off and to allocate time sensibly, so that they don't miss their favourite programme or study too late into the night. Aim to find a balance.

Encourage them to sort out early on where they study best. This might be at home, at school or the local public library, or (sometimes) at a friend's house. Wherever it is, they should ensure that their study space is uncluttered and as free from distraction as possible, which means switching off mobile phones.

Research the best revision guides and websites for your subject area.

Encourage students to break down their notes into key concepts. These can then be written on postcards or single sheets.

Get them to think about how diagrams can help. Almost every piece of information can be expressed in a visual, diagrammatic way, for example, as a spider diagram or map, a 'thought shower' or a brainstorm.

Get them to focus on key words and definitions. They can jot these down and stick them up around the house and classroom, or record them onto tape and replay them as often as possible.

Make sure that they understand the importance of drinking a lot while they study. Plain water is best and plenty of it. They also need to eat healthily. A diet rich in fresh fruit and vegetables will help them concentrate.

Stress the need to do some physical activity on revision days.

Personal reward is important, so encourage them to treat themselves, even if this just means chatting to a friend or watching a film at the end of a day spent revising.

Souce:http://www.teachernet.gov.uk/teachingandlearning/library/revisionhelp/

Subject-specific links:

History:
http://www.igshistoryonline.co.uk/
http://www.schoolhistory.co.uk/revision/
http://www.johndclare.net/cold_war9.htm

Geography:
 Changing City And Town Centres - Revision Notes
 Contrasting Levels Of Development - Revision Notes
 Population Change - Revision Notes
 Pressures On The Physical Environment - Revision Notes
 Revision Checkers
 Rural To Urban Migration - Revision Notes
 Rural-urban Fringe - Revision Notes
 Tourism And The Economy - Revision Notes
 Unstable Plate Margins - Revision Notes
 Water And Food Supply - Revision Notes
 Weather Hazards - Revision Notes

Foreign Languages:
 Mfl Revision