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Helping your Child to Prepare for the tests

Make a note of the dates and times of the tests.

Please make sure that holidays are not booked to clash.

Pupils who do their best in the tests work hard all through Year 9 rather than rely on last-minute revision.

During the spring term

Get your child to check that they have all the notes and texts they need for revision.

Encourage them to read through their notes.

Work with them on some mathematics questions and encourage them to ask for help at school on any aspects they do not understand.

Just before the tests begin

Help them to make a home study plan.

This should:

be made up of 30-minute sessions;
ensure that each session starts by tackling the most difficult bits;
revisit topics nearer to the tests;
be displayed to help them to keep to it.

During the test period

Suggest that they adapt the study plan so that:

it covers topics for tomorrow’s tests;
it gives time to prepare for later tests.

You can also help by:

encouraging the rest of the family to be supportive;
suggesting your child invites a friend around for some revision sessions – talking about work can help;
securing a quiet place for study, where their work can be safely kept;
encouraging relaxation time (too much study is not helpful);
praising hard work;
emphasising the need for plenty of sleep;
helping them to forget about each test as it is finished;
reminding them that it will soon be over!

School contacts

Please do not hesitate to get in touch with the school if you would like more help or advice to prepare your child for their Year 9 National Curriculum tests.

Other materials

Look at useful websites. The school and libraries have access to the Internet.

Try BBC ‘Bitesize’:
www.bbc.co.uk/education/revision

Have a look at the materials in bookshops – there are some useful tests, quizzes and revision guides on sale.


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