Make revision easy to start, not something you supervise. Help your child find their weakest topics, for example with a timed mock, and agree a short weekly plan built around them. Encourage self-testing over rereading, protect sleep and a quiet place to work, and check in once a week. Leave the revising itself to them.
How can I help my child revise for their GCSEs?
Make revision easy to start, not something you supervise. Help your child find their weakest topics, for example with a timed mock, and agree a short weekly plan built around them. Encourage self-testing over rereading, protect sleep and a quiet place to work, and check in once a week. Leave the revising itself to them.
- Find the weak topics: A timed mock or past paper shows where marks are lost. Start there, not at page one of the notes.
- Agree a small plan: Short sessions on a few named topics each week. Ask about tasks done, not hours spent.
- Test, don’t reread: Practice questions, flashcards and past papers work better than rereading notes.
- Look after the basics: Sleep, food, breaks and a calm place to work matter as much as any app.
Guides for parents
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Frequently asked questions
Is the mock really free?
Yes. The mock papers and their results are free, with no card. Your child needs a free Revise Right account to sit one. Verifying the account starts a 5-day Pro trial automatically, with no card and no automatic charge, and their mock results stay free whether or not you ever pay for Pro. Every paper is listed with its exam board on reviseright.io/mocks.
What does a mock tell me about my child?
Where they are losing marks right now. About a week after the mock they get a percentage, an estimated grade and a topic-by-topic breakdown. It’s a snapshot, often taken before the course is finished, so use it to choose what to work on next rather than as a forecast. School mocks matter more, because schools use them when they predict grades, set classes and choose exam tiers.
How accurate is the AI marking?
Answers with one right answer, like multiple choice, are checked automatically. Written answers are marked by AI against that question’s mark scheme, and each mark comes with a reason. If the AI isn’t confident, the answer is marked again from scratch and a final check settles it; an answer it still can’t judge is held back rather than guessed. Results are released once every answer is marked and checked. It isn’t an examiner, and we haven’t measured it against examiners’ marking, so treat the score as a guide and the topic breakdown as the useful part. Results include a percentage and an estimated grade. The estimated grade is worked out from last summer’s grade boundaries, and the papers are original practice papers written by Revise Right, so it is an estimate too.
Is Pro worth the money, and what if they won’t use it?
Try it before you decide. The mock is free, and verifying a new account starts 5 days of Pro with no card. If they haven’t used Pro by the end of the trial, don’t buy it. If you go ahead, the 3-month plan works out at £12.99 a month and covers mocks season. You can cancel any time in billing settings, and their saved work stays on their account.
Is it safe, and what happens to their data?
Revise Right is for students aged 13 and over. We don’t sell student data, we don’t use their answers, scores or chats for advertising, and we don’t use them to train AI models. The AI tutor has safeguards against unsafe or age-inappropriate replies. Your child can delete a chat, or their whole account, in Settings. Our student data policy has the full detail.
How old does my child need to be?
At least 13. If your child is 13 to 17, our terms say they may use Revise Right only with permission from a parent or guardian, or where their school has authorised it. They confirm this when they sign up; it’s a declaration, not an age or consent check, so it’s worth agreeing it with them.
Can I pay for my child?
Coming soon. Your child will be able to send you Pro details from Revise Right. We’ll email you a private link to see the plans and pay securely with Stripe, and Pro will unlock on their account, with no account needed for you. Until then, your child can upgrade from their own account.
Will I see how they’re getting on?
If your child adds your email under Parent updates in their Settings, we ask you to approve first. After that you get a short weekly email about their revision, such as days active, questions answered and subjects studied. It doesn’t include their tutor chats.