Page 5 - The Regent Digest Volume 14 Issue 25

From The Principal’s Desk

Key Stage 3: Building the Habits
That Lead to Success
• Little and often works best. Two or three
short sessions a week, done with focus,
is plenty.
• Learn key vocabulary properly using
Revision Guidance: Key Stage 3 and
look, cover, write, check.
Year 11
• Turn revision into mini-quizzes. Five
With half term behind us, now is the
questions after each topic tells you
perfect time to reset and revise with fresh
exactly what you know and what needs
purpose. Good revision is not about long
work.
hours; it is about consistency, active
• Add one extra sentence to written
practice, and learning from mistakes.
answers. “This is because...” or “This
means that...” builds stronger reasoning
Year 11: IGCSE Revision That Improves
over time.
Outcomes
• Ask for help early. Confusion addressed
• Keep sessions short and regular. Twenty-
quickly never becomes a problem.
five to thirty minutes done consistently

beats the occasional long session every
Books and laptops both have their
time.
place. What matters most is keeping
revision active, limiting distractions, and
• Test yourself rather than re-reading. Close
sticking to a steady routine. Progress
your notes, write what you remember, then
is built through focused study, honest
check and correct.
reflection, and practice, done again
and again.
• Use past papers early. They show what
examiners reward and expose gaps
I would also like to wish Ramadan Kareem to
quickly.
our Muslim community members and extend
• Keep an errors list. One page per subject, warm wishes for a meaningful and blessed
reviewed every few days, gains marks fast. Lenten season to our Christian families. We
appreciate the rich tapestry of cultures and
• Train for timing. Once a week, complete faiths that make Regent School a vibrant
a timed set of questions under exam place for all.
conditions.

• Focus on the hard topics. Progress comes
from tackling difficulty, not revisiting what
you already know.

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