The Journey

To raising attainment and reducing workload

The Journey

Re-imagining revision

Do your students struggle to retain what they’ve learned? You’re not alone—this challenge is universal. That’s why we created Smart Revise, the ultimate solution for continuous, effective revision.

Built on the growing consensus that revision should happen throughout the course, not just at the end, Smart Revise revolutionises how students consolidate knowledge. It’s not about teaching new concepts; it’s about mastering them.

What makes Smart Revise essential?

  • Unmatched question bank: original, human-crafted multiple-choice, short-answer, and extended-response questions, precisely aligned to every course specification. No unreliable AI-generated or crowd-sourced content here, only questions written by expert teachers with deep subject knowledge.
  • Personalised learning: put Smart Revise in control and it automatically selects, spaces, and interleaves questions to create a tailored, differentiated experience for every student based on their strengths and weaknesses.
  • Ultimate Flexibility: want to take the reins? Direct students, set assessments, and monitor progress effortlessly.
  • Raise Attainment, Reduce Workload: Smart Revise isn’t just a tool, it’s a teaching partner that saves time while driving results.

How to get the most out of Smart Revise

This is our recommended approach to using Smart Revise which has evolved from our own extensive classroom practice of 25 years and academic research about the best long-term revision techniques.

Step 1

Starter / Do now activity

Step 2

Recap plenaries

Step 3

Retrieval practice homework

Step 4

End of topic tests

Step 5

Monthly reviews

Step 6

Practice exam technique

Step 7

Identify priorities for intervention

Step 8

Data driven parents' evenings

Step 9

Give students an examiner's eye

Step 10

Baseline assessments

Step 11

Online mock exams

Step 12

Catch up planning

Smart Revise Sandbox

Smart Revise is a sandbox course companion. That means you can use its features in many ways to achieve the objectives of raising attainment and reducing workload.

Maybe our journey doesn't fit with the initiatives and approaches in your school context. That's no problem, explore the features below and create your own journey.

Student sat in a box of sand

AI

MARKING

Quiz

Terms

Advance

Tasks

Professional Development

Boy kicking a ball into a goal

Introducing Goals: smarter revision, clearer direction

The new Goals feature automatically sets weekly targets ensuring balanced revision.
Choose questions

Why does Smart Revise keep using the same questions?

Smart Revise values quality over quantity, mastery over coverage and memory over cramming.
Flight path

What does the data on a student flight path mean?

Flight paths show progress over time, but how is this calculated?
Topic filters

What’s the difference between the topic filters?

Use the different topic filters at each stage of the course.
Recap the entire course to date with Quiz.

Why is Quiz is better than Tasks for recall activities?

With Tasks all students get the same questions, but with Quiz the questions are automatically personalised for each student.
Book cover: The Revision Revolution by Helen Howell and Ross Morrison McGill.

Why should every computer science lesson in years 10 to 13 start with Smart Revise Quiz?

Starting every lesson with a recall activity has a lasting impact over time.

Case Studies

Stroud High School are using Smart Revise to increase assessment opportunities without increasing teacher's workload.

Robert Waters, Assistant Headteacher

Cheltenham Bournside School are using Smart Revise to help their students remember key facts over time.