ABSTRACT
There is currently something of an industry in providing materials to help students
revise. There is a danger inherent in revision materials in that they provide scope for
students to believe they can coast in the knowledge that a sum of money expended at
the appropriate eleventh hour will provide all the notes they have not taken: in some
sense a replacement for the course. At GCSE, a revision guide is almost considered de rigueur in the author's school. Parents give further weight to this trend. On the plus side, if excellent notes exist, teachers can concentrate their efforts on skill development,
discussions and active learning. In addition, the best revision tools now combine notes
with exercises, self-evaluation, exam tips, etc. Added to the journals and online advice, a
veritable avalanche.
