GCSE Revision

Welcome to your GCSE years! Oxford Revise is here to help you to do your best in your GCSEs. We can show you how to be effective with every minute of your revision so that you enter that exam hall confidently. From when to start revising (spoiler alert: revise as you go!) and how to write a manageable revision plan, to tips and advice for specific subjects from the Oxford Revise expert team. We’ve got you covered – you’re here, you can do it. Let us help you!

Ready to ace your GCSE exams with confidence?

Revamp your GCSE revision strategy and reap these amazing benefits:

Three-step approach: Follow our proven method – Knowledge, Retrieval, Practice. This helps you master the material by first understanding the key concepts, then testing your recall, and finally practising with exam-style questions.

Expert tips and guidance: Get advice from experienced educators, examiners, cognitive science pros and subject experts, such as Primrose Kitten and Big Manny. They’ll give you fantastic tips on how to tackle exams effectively.

Comprehensive coverage: Oxford Revise has got you covered with guides for over 50 exams and a wide range of subjects, including:

*There are guides available for both foundational and higher levels

Exam board alignment: Our guides are specifically tailored to the major exam boards, ensuring you have all the essential information for their exams. For GCSE, Oxford Revise covers subjects for AQA, Edexcel, Eduquas, and OCR.

User-friendly design: Dive into our Revision Guides! They’re super easy to use, with clear explanations and layout. Each follows the same structure so you can focus quickly as you become familiar with each section.

Boost confidence: We’re all about giving you the tools and strategies so that you are in control of your revision. This can help to reduce exam anxiety, while building your confidence, and developing skills and a mindset that goes beyond the exams.

Breadth of FREE resources: Explore tons of expert-led resources like videos, podcasts, articles, past papers, revision planners, specialist student packs, quick-fire questions, expert tips, mark schemes, and so much more.

How we support your GCSE revision journey

Here’s how we enhance the GCSE revision experience:

Knowledge Organisers: Each Oxford Revise guide has Knowledge Organisers for every subject topic ready to kick off your revision with a clear rundown of key info to master those essential concepts.

Retrieval practice: Next you need to lock in that knowledge. 100s of quick retrieval questions using the look-cover-write-check method, is a simple way to put your recall to the test and start moving that knowledge from your short-term memory into your long-term memory.

Practice questions: Exam-style questions help you to understand the different types of questions you’ll see when you turn over the exam paper. Completing these helps you to perfect your exam technique and stick to exam times.

Your revision, your way: Use tools like revision planners and specialist study packs (metacognition and self-regulation) to tailor your study plan to your needs and find the methods that work for you.

Subjects:

Business

Computer Science

English Language

English Literature

French

Geography

German

History

Maths

Religious Studies

Science

Spanish

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When should I start revising?

We’ve got lots of support for you on how to build a revision plan that works however much time you’ve got. Check out how that pesky forgetting curve works, and how you can combat it with a stellar plan. Spoiler alert: it’s Knowledge, Retrieval, Practice.

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