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Revision was helpful.
Good time management and organisation skills are important.
Knowing the timetable early and being reminded everyday helped.
Good spacing of assessments.
New revision techniques.

Massive relief that it is over and pleasing to receive all the results.

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Stressful - but calmer than expected
Shorter exams - some too much time pressure
Relief to finish them - no more revision!
Rewarding to gain results

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1. Too spread out
Uneven timings - some exams too short/long
Stressful
Not all teachers allowing students to revise period before exams
2. More revision needed
Start revision earlier - little and often
Exams only good at assessing memory - need to be more skills based
Being organised

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Just how much can be achieved when you focus
Believe in yourself
Learnt new revision techniques
Need to always stay calm
Stay organised
Trust your gut

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What have the big takeaways been from the process?

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What have the big takeaways been from the process?

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Next time we should just be in school for the exam

Organise my revisions better

No tests because of too much stress

No end of year tests and instead to have one test every 2 weeks

There should be more fun during the tests such as the variety show

Shorten the assessment period

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Exciting
Good
Stressful
Too many exams (in languages)
Agitated but ecstatic by the end
Anxious
Terrified

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How did you find the whole assessment process?

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How did you find the whole assessment process?

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Well organised, Exciting, Easy, Fine and Absolutely horrible

We had enough time to revise during school

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The yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, but today is a gift, thats why its why it's called the present.

Omar

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Never get too high at the highs and never get too low at the lows.

Thomas

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Its ok if you do bad. But try not to do bad by doing revision.

lila

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Use flashcards to revise

Zayed

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Don’t be stressed, it will only make you do worse on a test. Make sure you revise equally every day. If you do these tips there is a higher chance you will get a higher mark.

Filippo

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Study but make sure you take breaks and don’t ignore your mental health

-Kayla

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Do very good revision and you will do good. Revision is key

Thomas

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Revise the subjects that are hard for you the last. The easy subjects will give you an morale boost first when you revise them. After, do the hard subject and you will feel sad at the end. Not at the start.

Jiyun

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Ok

Nervous and anxious

Worried

Fine

Alright

Stressed

Scared

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Don't do last minute revision, start revising few weeks before the exam so you aren't anxious.

-Anjani

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dont revise everything at once, make a revision timetable and take small breaks between each subject/hour

-jakob

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I think that if we make mistakes now, we will do good in the future.
We are only in year 8 we need to calm down

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Love and hate have two different meanings yet they have the same amount of letters. This is also for cry and joy, enemies and friends and so many more. What I’m trying to say is that you will always have two choices in life, and maybe the bad choice could become something good.

-Zach

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Study more and don’t hate calculate
-mariia

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There's more than one way to revise, listen to an audiobook while on a walk, make it fun, make it relaxing

Omar

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Make a revision schedule throughout the exam weeks

Hamza

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Listen to music and make sure your not studying something you know ,study something were you don't feel strong and good at.

If you feel anxious go talk to your go to 3 people.

~ Lina

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How to make sure you do better on tests?

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How to make sure you do better on tests?

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Make sure you double check the question and the answer.

Revise and make sure your confident with the topics and then there is nothing to worry about.

-Arrive at school on time.

-Gitanjali

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Make sure you revise thoroughly so you have no need to be stressed or anxious about exams if you are prepared.

-Amelia

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We have prayer cards

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1. Little but often revision
2. Revise in tutor time!
3. Talk through any anxiety with a friend, family member or teacher.
4. Don't cram, relax and listen to music!
5. Maybe don't revise on the day of the exam.

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Your option choices don't define the path you will definitely take after you leave school. You don't need to decide what you will do when you leave school now!

If you do wish to change talk to parents and then the appropriate teachers

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How can we support you as a school in this?

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How can we support you as a school in this?

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Less Exams and Homework during the exams

Space out the exam

More time for practice and more revision time

Do the exam and go home right after

Prep lesson right before the test

To be able to arrive at school later

Go to school just for the exam

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More specific topics for revision. Ensure all content is covered before the tests.

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Stressed, worried, nervous, concerned. Some said not worried as they're not so important

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Less exams
More revision time
No exams
Open book
2 tests not 4, for languages
Having cheat sheets (1 per exam at least)
Study leave
More specific detail on checklists
Less content to revise for each exam

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Bad
Annoyed
Stressed
Anxious
Agitated
Infuriated
Excited

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How are you feeling about you end of year exams?

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How are you feeling about you end of year exams?

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Absolutely Horrible, Ok, Fine, Good, Amazing, Terible, Terific

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do flashcards to revise.

Nikolai :)

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Flashcards
Past papers
Audio recorded by your teachers to help with listening and speaking
Use resources provided by the teachers

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1. Communicate with friends and family about worries.
2. Escapism - take breaks to do things you enjoy.
3. Follow a study schedule or revision timetable.
4. Meditation and Mindfulness (follow tutorials, apps, Headspace, Just a minute, etc)
5. Positive Affirmations!
6. Good sleep and fresh air.

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Ask a teacher

Flashcards

Reading and trying to remember what you have read

Put post-it notes around your house so you can read them everytime you walk past them

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write down important information about each exam's timetable and memorise it and understand it and then maybe ask someone at school or at home to help you memorise

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Ask a teacher

Flashcards

Reading and trying to remember what you have read

Put post it notes around your house so you can

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make notes
take time
flash cards
talk to students

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Ask a teacher

Flashcards

Reading and trying to remember what you have read

Put post it notes around your house so you can

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Look at past papers.
Check the Teams page.
Ask an older sibling or friend.

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you should try manage your time well and space out your learning so you are more productive and can revise.

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Talk to a year 9 student or a teacher

Search up past papers to give you the layout of the actual GCSE paper

Ask year 11 students for advice and practical information

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Take a deep breath
Talk to someone
Do something you like to take your mind off it.
Research about the topics you chose.
Ask your teachers.

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1. You can change options in the first few weeks - try out as many lessons/subjects as you can.
2. You can talk to the subject teacher/current or past students about it and the exam board.
3. Flash cards, quizzes/seneca, revision booklets, testing each other, revise little and often, revision timetable

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You can see how it is in the first half of term and change your subjects if they don't go well

Take deep breaths

Exercise, Yoga

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Plan your time well (revision timetables, good breaks in workload, calendar, ...)
Do revision suggested by teachers (start early)
Study group
Be optimistic, positive energy, etc
Breaks, Exercise, Nutrition, wellbeing, ...

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Make new friends - communicate and socialise -join teams/clubs -common interests
Spent more time with other friends
Keep in touch with friends leaving
Be sympathetic with others

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If you work hard and do your best that's all you can do and this should alleviate your anxiety.
Don't really have to resit the year ever.
Year 9-13 is much more important, Y8 won't be too important in your life.
You could try to not put as much pressure on yourself to do so well. Ask you parents to be more realistic.
Take deep breaths.

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Be organised and give breaks so you don't burn out.
You may actually have to work harder.
Try your best - ignore distractions such as phone.
Try to sleep enough, do enough excercise and eat well to aid your health and focus.
Do interesting revision such as quizzes.
Try to organise a study group or study with a peer.
Do the XP Boost and Target on Sparx!

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Creating a leaving party and then stay in touch with them.
Try to make friends with other people, maybe the new students.

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Stay in touch with them

Make new friends

Zoom calls

Increase and study more

Manage your time

Focus more and don’t get distracted

Study more

Revise with flash cards

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1. Keep in touch and make an effort to make new friends. Join a club or sport team.
2. Make a schedule to manage yout time effectively.
3. Revise often.

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1. FAILING is essential in life. Because to FAIL is the First Attempt in Learning. Remember people and idols like Michael Jordan.
2. Be proactive and put in place the steps to become a success rather than leaving it to chance.
3. Have a growth mindset! Put yourself in environments allow you to thrive!

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make new friends
study more
be organised

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1. Set aside a little more time using your experience from year 8 homework, so add some more time onto that to cater for the extra workload.
2. Check in with your teachers as they have the experience to advise how you can manage your workload more effectively.
3. Set goals. Not just time! Make sure you chunk your work up to avoid cognitive overload and remember positive reinforcement. e.g. I will complete 5 pages today!

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1. Cherish the memories and look back fondly knowing that life moves on and you will stay in touch. Be thankful!
2. Stay focused on the future as life moves on and don't be sad. Use what you've learned from your friendship to make and form new connections.
3. They can always come back and visit and you will have amazing times catching up.

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1. Make a plan or time table
2. make a sleep schedule
3. add revision to daily timetable
4. take regular breaks to protect mental health
5. spend more time on work
6. study 1-2 hours regularly
7. decrease hours on screen time
8. go outside and get fresh air
9. exercise
10. get help

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1. Take small break to avoid burnout - revise in small chunks.
2. Make a schedule/timetable
3. Study regularly

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Take deep breaths

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manage your worry/emotions

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Study more

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Space your time/revision time table

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Manage your time ( fun time, activities)

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Try not to procrastinate

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Find a studying style that’s works for you

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After 90 minutes of revision take a 20 minute break.

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Ensure early preparation for assessments.

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Allocate specific times to do your homework - never organise things for these times.

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Flashcards take a long time to make but are then very quick to revise with, can do 10 mins at a time or much longer.

Also, summarising notes is effective for learning

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Friends leaving - stay in touch and with option subjects and different sets there will be more opportunity to meet new people across the year group. Friend groups constantly change and that should be an exciting opportunity.

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Put your wellbeing first! Sleep is more important than revising. Take regular breaks and ensure that you still complete hobbies and make time for friends and family.