Mock results: what to do in the next 48 hours

In short: Look at the paper, not the grade. Find the two or three topics that lost the most marks, fix those first, and keep revision short and often.

1. Look at the paper, not the grade

Ask your child to show you which questions lost marks. Usually it's two or three topics, not "maths" as a whole. That's good news, because topics can be fixed.

2. Sort the lost marks into three piles

Didn't know it. Knew it but slipped. Ran out of time. Each pile needs a different fix, and the first pile is where the biggest gains are.

You don't need a perfect revision timetable. You need a small one that survives a bad week.Mrs Bukky

3. Ten minutes beats two hours

Ten focused minutes on one topic each evening will do more than a heroic Sunday that ends in tears. Stop while it still feels doable.

4. Ask a different question

Instead of "Have you revised?", try "What's the one thing you'd like help with this week?" It opens a door instead of closing one.