How should I revise?

First of all it is important to have clear and useful notes to revise from.

Keep your school notes organised and you can write your own notes while looking back over these online sessions.

I personally found it useful to write notes in my own words from the textbook as well to make sure I had enough material for revision before exams. Hand-written notes tend to be easier to remember information from than typed notes.

When it's time different people will have different techniques that work for them.

I learn visually, and so I found it useful to draw summary mind-maps for each topic with the key points. This way you will be reading through your notes as well as summarising the information  to help you remember it. Drawing out diagrams that demonstrate key concepts also helps you to understand the processes and remember them later on. Diagrams in textbooks are usually a good shout for this!

Other people might find it useful to write out their notes again in full, so that the information is passing through their mind.

Meanwhile, others prefer to use revision cards to note key points and definitions. These are useful because they force you to focus on the most important ideas.

Once you have reminded yourself of the course material, practicing questions is a useful way to test your own progress and see which areas you need to work on a bit more. Practice papers also help you to  practice exam technique, by acquainting yourself with the mark scheme and see how questions might be answered. You will be able to enter the exam feeling prepared, having already experienced the kind of questions that you will come across.

In terms of the revision period, it might be useful for you to write out a timetable for yourself to make sure you have time to cover everything and also to make sure you are giving yourself enough rest. Breaking often and staying focused within each work period is a good strategy!