A GCSE revision timetable you will actually follow
Rainbow timetables with eight subjects a day look organised and collapse on Tuesday. Plan sprints, not hours. GCSEs usually run in May and June — get the current dates from your school, GOV.UK and JCQ, not from a blog post that goes stale.
A week that fits around school
School nights (pick 2 sprints, ~30–40 minutes total):
- Monday — Maths weak topic
- Tuesday — Science (rotate Biology / Chemistry / Physics)
- Wednesday — English Language writing or reading
- Thursday — English Literature quotations + a practice paragraph
- Friday — the topic you got wrong in class this week
Weekend: one timed paper extract or a half-paper, then mark it. That is enough until the final six weeks, when you add a second weekend paper.
Official exam dates
We do not republish the JCQ timetable here — it changes and students get burned by old dates. Check:
- Your school’s exam officer / student intranet
- GOV.UK exam timetables
- JCQ’s current GCSE timetable PDF
Then put your papers in a simple list and work backwards: two weeks before each paper, that subject gets the extra sprint.
Frequently asked questions
When are GCSE exams?
Usually May and June. The exact date for your paper is on your personal timetable from school. Confirm against the current JCQ / GOV.UK timetable.
How do I fit Combined Science around Maths and English?
Treat Combined as three mini-subjects. One science sprint per night, rotating, plus Maths or English — not all six papers in one sitting until you are doing a mock.
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