We thought it about time to give you some last minute revision tips as a helping hand with all your revision woes! Many of you lucky students will be reaching the end of those dastardly exams, but for those of you who are having to stick in there for the last few we have put together a few tips for your last minute revision.

First up, use all of your handy revision tools to go over the basic facts from your revision. Looking at prompts and diagrams will help you consolidate what you already know and may well mean these facts come flying to the front of your mind when you’re sitting in that exam hall (well, you never know do you?).

If time is not on your side (is it ever when you’re revising?!), then concentrate on consolidating your existing knowledge rather than trying to learn a new topic in 10 minutes. As tempting as it is to flick open those fresh pages of unrevised content, it’s not the best use of your precious time at this point! I know it’s a terribly overused clich, but if you don’t know it at this point you never will!

Equally, at risk of sounding like your mother, now is not the time to be staying up all night to squeeze in some more hours of revision. Being overtired during your exam will more than cancel out the extra work and who knows what you might end up writing on the day! Switch off your laptop, turn off the light and jump into bed at a reasonable hour to ensure you are feeling fresh and rested ready for the exam the following day. In fact, it wouldn’t be a bad idea to be doing this for at least a week leading up to your exams – but as these are last minute revision tips, we suppose it’s a bit late to be saying that to you now!

After your beauty sleep, make sure you are hydrated – just to clarify this is with water and not any other beverages that might be lurking about your room. Eat a healthy breakfast, stay calm and ace that exam (don’t forget your pen!).

Here at Leaving School we wish you all the best of luck for your exams and hope these last minute revision tips help you achieve your full potential.