Revision Timetable

Who this is for

A week of revision on one page, in blocks you set yourself. Write the start and finish time of each block at the top, then fill the grid underneath with the subject or topic you are giving to each block on each day.

Anyone revising to a deadline — GCSE, A level, Highers, IB, degree finals or a professional exam — who wants the week laid out before it starts rather than decided every morning.

What this helps you track

• The time blocks your own day actually has, written in your own hours
• Which subject or topic each block is for, day by day
• Whether the subjects are sharing the week evenly or one is quietly taking over
• The blocks kept clear for lessons, work, meals and rest

How to use it

1. Write the week beginning date and the exams or assessments the week is aimed at.
2. Fill in the time blocks first: the start and finish of each session you can realistically use, and what else is happening in the day.
3. Block out anything fixed — school, college, lectures, a job, sport, family time — so the free blocks are honest ones.
4. Give each remaining block a subject and, where it helps, the topic within it.
5. Cross out or retype a block when the day does not go to plan; the grid is a plan, not a promise.
6. At the end of the week, write a fresh sheet, giving more blocks to whatever is least secure.

Formats

• Printable PDF (A4 and US Letter)
• Fillable PDF with form fields
• Fill in online, saved in your browser

The printable is laid out inside a box that fits both A4 and US Letter, so the two files are identical and neither one is scaled. The fillable PDF has real form fields. The online version keeps what you enter in your own browser and builds the completed PDF on your device.

How to print

Download the A4 or US Letter file to match the paper in your printer, open it in a PDF reader and print at 100% — not "fit to page", which shrinks the writing space. Both files leave a 14 mm margin, which clears the unprintable edge on home printers. To print the online version with your entries in it, use the Print this sheet button, which prints only the sheet and none of the page around it. More on printing.

Questions

How long should each block be?

That is yours to decide, which is why the times are blank. Set blocks that match your concentration, your travel and the rest of your day, and keep them the same length across the week so the grid stays readable.

Why are the times not printed in?

Because a timetable printed with somebody else's hours is thrown away by lunchtime. Five blocks with your own start and finish times fit a school day, a shift pattern and a university timetable equally well.

What if a subject needs more time than the grid gives it?

Give it more blocks, or use two sheets for the week. The grid is there to show you how the time is being shared out, so an uneven week is information rather than a fault.

Can I fill it in on screen?

Yes. The browser version takes the same grid, saves what you type in your own browser, and prints or downloads as a PDF when you want it on the wall.