The Year 11 GSCE Information Booklet for Parents and Students is at the foot of this page.

 

Students at The Spires College are encouraged to create their own revision timetables to plan their time to meet the demands of examination preparation and everyday life.

 

Revision programme

Opportunities to revise and to work on targeted areas with teachers are planned into the calendar throughout the year.

From the last week in September until Friday 4 November, the school day from Tuesday to Friday continues until 4 pm for all Year 11 students so that they can take advantage of the Learning Support offer.  All students should attend the Learning Cafe and the maths revision sessions.  Initially, English and science sessions will be targeted and students will be invited individually. 

	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
3 - 4 pm	Learning Cafe & English Session	Learning Cafe & Science Session	Learning Cafe	Maths Revision

 

From Monday 7 November until Friday 16 December, the school day continues until 4pm every day of the week for all Year 11 students.  

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
3 - 4 pm	Targeted Intervention	Targeted Intervention or Learning Cafe	Targeted Intervention or Science	Targeted Intervention or Learning Cafe	Targeted Intervention or Maths Revision

 

Selected students will be required to attend compulsory Targeted Intervention for specific subjects.  Parents/carers of students required to attend these sessions will be informed via a text message.  These sessions are crucial to closing any knowledge gaps, improving examinations skills as identified in the mock exams or to target specific areas identified by the subject teacher.

The Learning Café is an opportunity for all students to come to a relaxed and productive environment and complete work or revision in order to prepare thoroughly for the next set of mock exams in January, the main examinations in the summer and to complete any coursework or homework.  This takes place in the Year 11 common room and the adjacent computer room.  Students must make their Parents/Carers aware of the non-targeted sessions they will be attending.

Our comprehensive revision programme will begin following the mock exam series in January.  Details of this will be shared in January so that students and their parents/carers can begin planning which sessions to attend.

For further details or if you have any queries, please contact Dr Taylor, Head of Year 11: mtaylor@thespirescollege.com

 

Suggested Revision Techniques

There are a number of ways students can prepare for examinations. Some methods can be more effective than others. Students are taught a range of study skills and revision techniques in college that are proven to be effective ways to revise. A document summarising some of these techniques is available at the bottom of this page.