GCSE Revision Planner and Exam Countdown
See how many days are left until your GCSE exams, then turn that time into a week-by-week revision plan. You choose your subjects, rate each topic red, amber or green, say how many hours a week you can give and which days you need free, and the planner works backwards from your exam dates to fill the weeks in.
Your plan appears as you type, and you can print it and stick it on the wall. It is saved only on your own device, so it will be there next time you come back.
- Countdown to your first and last exam
- Printable week-by-week plan
- Red, amber, green topics
- Free, no sign-up
- Years 10 and 11
Build your plan
My GCSE revision plan
Made at https://cloudiatutoring.com/practice/gcse-revision-planner/
Free practice by Cloudia Tutoring. Not official exam board material. Check your school or exam board timetable: your own papers can fall anywhere in this window.
4. Your revision plan
Working out your plan…
Summer 2027 key dates
| What | Date |
|---|---|
| First GCSE exam on the common timetable | Monday 10 May 2027 |
| Last GCSE exam on the common timetable | Friday 18 June 2027 |
| GCSE results day | Thursday 19 August 2027 |
Source: JCQ key dates, June 2027 series, read on Monday 19 October 2026. Check your school or exam board timetable: your own papers can fall anywhere in this window. These are the dates the planner starts from, and you can change them.
What a plan looks like
This example was made by the planner itself for two subjects, six hours a week in 45-minute sessions, Sundays off and a first exam on Monday 10 May 2027. The ratings are made up. Here is the first week and the last full week before the exam, to show how the plan is built backwards: the first round goes over every topic, and the final sessions are a recap.
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Week of Mon 29 Mar
- Mon 29 Mar
- Learn and fix History: Source questions: inference, utility and provenance
- Tue 30 Mar
- Learn and fix Biology: Homeostasis (temperature, blood glucose, water)
- Learn and fix History: Key terms, people and dates
- Wed 31 Mar
- Learn and fix Biology: Photosynthesis
- Thu 1 Apr
- Revisit History: Source questions: inference, utility and provenance
- Fri 2 Apr
- Learn and fix Biology: Cells and microscopy
- Revisit Biology: Homeostasis (temperature, blood glucose, water)
- Sat 3 Apr
- Revisit History: Key terms, people and dates
- Sun 4 Apr
- Rest day
- Mon 29 Mar
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Week of Mon 3 May
- Mon 3 May
- Revisit History: Source questions: inference, utility and provenance
- Tue 4 May
- Practice Biology: practice questions
- Practice History: practice questions
- Wed 5 May
- Revisit Biology: Homeostasis (temperature, blood glucose, water)
- Thu 6 May
- Revisit History: Key terms, people and dates
- Fri 7 May
- Practice Biology: practice questions
- Recap History: quick recap of your red and amber topics
- Sat 8 May
- Recap Biology: quick recap of your red and amber topics
- Sun 9 May
- Rest day
- Mon 3 May
Red, amber and green
- Red: every topic comes round up to 3 times, starting with your red ones.
- Amber, or not rated yet: up to 2 times.
- Green: once, so it stays fresh.
- Skip: not on the plan at all.
What the lists cover
The planner starts with a topic list for each of the subjects Claudia teaches: Biology, Chemistry, Physics, English Language, English Literature, History, Geography, Italian. They were written by Cloudia Tutoring in its own words, around content areas that the GCSE exam boards share, and they are a starting point: you can skip topics and add your own.
- Biology: 16 topics
- Chemistry: 13 topics
- Physics: 13 topics
- English Language: 9 topics
- English Literature: 9 topics
- History: 10 topics
- Geography: 10 topics
- Italian: 12 topics
Why the plan is built backwards
A good plan starts with the exam, not with today. The planner fixes the day before each exam as the end of that subject’s revision and hands out your revision sessions from there back towards today. That way the last sessions before every exam are a recap, subjects with an early exam get their time before it arrives, and nothing is planned for a subject after you have sat it.
Within each subject, the first round goes over every topic once, starting with your red ones. A second round revisits the red and amber topics, and a third goes over the red ones again. If there is time left, the planner adds practice questions in between. If there is not enough time for everything, the green topics are the first to be left out, and the plan tells you so.
Rating your topics honestly
Red means you could not explain it or answer a question on it yet. Amber means you know some of it but have gaps. Green means you could teach it to someone else. The most useful ratings come from trying a few questions on each topic rather than from how the topic feels, because topics you have not looked at for a while tend to feel better than they are.
The topic lists are a starting point written by Cloudia Tutoring around the content areas that GCSE boards share. Exam boards and schools choose different options, set texts and periods, so skip the topics that are not on your course and add your own. Your specification is the final word.
Making a plan you can keep
Choose hours you will really do. A smaller plan that you stick to will do more for you than a bigger plan you abandon in week two. Short sessions with a clear job, such as one topic and a handful of questions, are easier to start than a vague evening of revision, and a day off each week is part of the plan, not a gap in it.
When something goes wrong, change the plan instead of giving up on it: lower the hours, move a rest day or re-rate a topic, and the planner rebuilds the weeks straight away.
Common mistakes
- Rating every topic green because it looks familiar. Test yourself on a few questions first.
- Planning far more hours than a normal week allows. Count the clubs, the lessons and the days you are tired.
- Leaving out a rest day. Revision that never stops tends to stop altogether.
- Treating the ready-filled exam dates as your own. They are the shared dates for the summer 2027 series, so check your school or exam board timetable and change them.
- Only re-reading notes. Mix in questions, and use the practice sessions for them.
Questions about this tool
Which exam dates does the planner use?
It starts from the first and last GCSE exam dates on the common timetable for the summer 2027 series, published by JCQ, and shows where they come from. They are only starting points: your own papers can fall anywhere between them, so check your school or exam board timetable and change the dates. You can also give each subject its own exam date.
How does it decide what to revise on each day?
It turns your weekly hours into sessions, spreads them over the days that are not rest days and hands them out from the last day back to today. Red topics come round most often, amber topics less, green topics once, and practice sessions and a final recap fill any spare time.
Can I print the plan?
Yes. Use the print button under the plan. The printout leaves out everything except your plan, and includes all the weeks even if only the first few are showing on screen.
I take Combined Science. What should I choose?
Choose Biology, Chemistry and Physics and skip the topics your course leaves out. The three lists cover the broad content areas of the science courses, but your specification decides exactly what is on yours.
Is my plan stored anywhere?
Only in your own browser, on your own device. Nothing is sent to us, and you can clear it with the button under the plan. We only count anonymous, cookie-free visits and whether the planner was used, never your subjects, topics or dates.
More practice and help
Want a hand with the red topics?
Claudia teaches GCSE English, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, History, Geography and Italian one-to-one online. Book a free 15 to 20 minute intro call to talk through your plan and where the help would count.
These practice questions were written by Cloudia Tutoring. They are not official AQA, Pearson Edexcel or OCR material, and Cloudia Tutoring is not affiliated with or endorsed by any exam board or the Department for Education. Always check your own exam board's specification.
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