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A 12-week GCSE Maths revision plan

Twenty minutes, four or five days a week, for twelve weeks. Topics come in an order where each one builds on what came before, and every week starts with a quick game on an earlier topic, so nothing is learnt once and forgotten.

How each session works

  1. Warm up (5 minutes): the week's game on an earlier topic. Say the answer out loud before revealing it.
  2. Learn (10 minutes): one worked example on the topic page. Cover the working, try it, then check each step.
  3. Practise (5 minutes): two or three questions on the same method, written out in full.

The twelve weeks

WeekTopicsWarm-up
Week 1Solving linear equations
Indices, standard form, and surds		None yet: start fresh
Week 2Expanding, factorising, and inequalities
Ratio and proportion		None yet: start fresh
Week 3Percentages
Averages and spread		Solving linear equations game
Week 4Quadratic equations
Graphs and simultaneous equations		Expanding, factorising, and inequalities game
Week 5Angle properties and similarity
Pythagoras' theorem		Ratio and proportion game
Week 6Right-angled trigonometry (SOHCAHTOA)
Sequences		Quadratic equations game
Week 7Area and volume of compound shapes
Transformations and constructions		Angle properties and similarity game
Week 8Probability
Data representation and scatter graphs		Averages and spread game
Week 9Vectors and bearings
Compound measures and proportion		Transformations and constructions game
Week 10Circle theoremsProbability game
Week 11Mixed practice: a few questions from every topic, starting with the ones that went worst.Any two games from weeks 1 to 5
Week 12Timed practice papers (AQA publishes past papers and mark schemes on its website), then go back over every mark lost.Any two games from weeks 6 to 10

Circle theorems is mostly Higher-tier content; Foundation students can skip it. Already short of time? Start with the topics they find hardest, but keep the warm-up games: little and often is what makes it stick.

Not sure where to start?

Read how to help with GCSE Maths at home for the mistakes that cost the most marks, and Foundation or Higher if you are unsure which tier they are sitting.

Every topic, free

Worked examples, common mistakes and a game for every topic in the plan. No account needed.

See every topic