Knowledge Booklets

How does memory work?

When we learn something new it is stored in our short-term memory.
We start forgetting almost instantly – this is why new directions are hard to remember.
If we test ourselves (without looking) and re-learn what we have forgotten we start to store the knowledge in long-term memory.
We NEVER forget information in our long-term memory – this is why we all remember our childhood phone number.
If we repeatedly test ourselves (without looking) over time until we get 100% again and again the knowledge is stored deeper.

Summer Term 22/23

Year 10 - Complete Revision Booklet.pdf

Spring Term 22/23

Year 7 Spring Knowledge Booklet.pdf

Autumn Term 22/23

Year 7 Autumn Knowledge Booklet .pdf

Summer Term 21/22

Year 7 Summer Knowledge Booklet.pdf

What is a Knowledge Booklet?

A Knowledge Booklet is:

A Knowledge Booklet is not:

How do we use a Knowledge Booklet?

We use a Knowledge Booklet to self-quiz and test ourselves.

The goal is to get as much of the information from the booklet into our heads and for it to stay there.
The most successful students will know everything in the booklet without looking after a period of time.
The easiest way to self-quiz is to use Look Cover Write Check.

But...how do we make sure that we remember it in 6 months?

Even though you have just learnt something, you will already be forgetting it after several minutes..

They are only in your short-term memory

By this time tomorrow, you will probably only remember 1/3 of this information.

That is why you must self-quiz on the same blocks again and again. Even if you start getting 100%
Do this across weeks and months to store them deeper in your long-term memory.
You probably need x6+ attempts over 6 months

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