Most revision timetables fail for the same reason: they are built from hours, not from material. An hour of "chemistry" can be spent doing nothing measurable. A plan works when each session ends with a specific answer to the question "what can I do now that I could not do this morning?"
This plan assumes one hour on weekdays and two on one weekend day. If you have more time, add sessions. Do not lengthen them.
Weeks 1-2: map the ground
- List every lesson in each subject from the curriculum contents page. This is your checklist for six weeks.
- For each subject, do one short set of questions spread across all units, not to score, but to find where you fall over.
- Mark each lesson red, amber or green. Be harsh: amber means you hesitated.
- End of week 2: you should have a red list. That list, not the textbook order, sets everything that follows.
Weeks 3-4: clear the red list
- One red lesson per session. Attempt questions cold, read the explanations, reread only the section behind the mistakes.
- Re-test every red lesson two days later. Two clean runs move it to green.
- Keep a single "error log" page per subject: one line per mistake, in your own words. Reread it before each session.
- Do not start new material in these two weeks. You are converting known weaknesses, not collecting more.
Week 5: put the subject back together
Individually revised lessons still fail as a paper, because a real exam jumps between units and does not tell you which method to use. Spend this week on mixed sets that cross the whole subject, and on the question types you have avoided. The written answers, the matching, the ordering.
Week 6: full papers, under the clock
- One full timed paper per subject, sat properly: no pauses, no notes, phone in another room.
- Mark it the same day. Add every mistake to the error log.
- Leave the last two days for the error log alone. No new questions, no new material.
If you fall behind, cut the plan's scope, not its structure. Three subjects finished properly beat five half-done.
What to do the day before
Nothing new. Read your error log, sleep normally, and check the practical details. The time, the route, what you are allowed to bring. Cramming on the last night costs you more in fatigue than it returns in marks.