Build a revision timetable
you can follow.

1. List exams and small topics

Write each subject and its exam date on paper or in a spreadsheet. Check dates against your school’s current exam calendar.

Use your syllabus, class notes or teacher’s checklist to split each subject into topics. “Biology” is too broad for a session; “photosynthesis” gives you a clear task.

Add every topic before allocating days. Mark topics already covered, but keep them on the list for later checks.

2. Put weaker topics first

Try a few questions without notes. Mark each topic as needs work, partly ready or ready, based on what you can answer.

Start with weak topics for the nearest exam. Give those topics longer sessions and earlier return visits, rather than spending equal time everywhere.

Keep some time for later exams too. If an exam has separate papers, check which topics belong to each paper before prioritising.

3. Fit the minutes you actually have

Count available days before each exam. Remove commitments and rest days, then choose a realistic daily limit, such as 40 minutes.

A 40-minute session could contain 20 minutes on a weak topic, 15 minutes on another topic, and 5 minutes checking answers.

Include breaks outside those study minutes. Leave a buffer session each week instead of filling every slot with new material.

Compare your topic list with the available time. If everything cannot fit, shorten tasks or prioritise with your teacher; do not promise yourself impossible days.

4. Schedule a return visit

After studying a topic, close your notes and answer questions or explain it from memory. Check against your notes or a mark scheme.

Write down what went wrong. Schedule another attempt a few days later, with weak topics returning sooner than topics you can already explain.

Revisiting means testing recall, not just rereading. Mix older topics into later sessions and leave time for exam-style questions before exam day.

5. Adjust after a missed day

Keep tomorrow’s time limit. Move the most urgent unfinished task into the buffer, or replace a lower-priority task with it.

Do not double every session to catch up. Recheck the days remaining and spread unfinished work across realistic slots.

If you miss Wednesday in the example below, use Sunday’s 20-minute buffer for photosynthesis. Move fractions only if time remains before Maths.

At the end of each week, update your weak-topic list from your answers. Keep the plan useful, not perfect.