Free tool
Revision timetable generator, built from your exam dates
Add your subjects and when their papers are. Get a timetable worked back from each exam: subjects interleaved through the week, coverage first, then consolidation, then a final pass before every paper. Free, on this page, no account.
How the timetable is built
A revision timetable has one job: every topic seen more than once, spaced apart, with the last pass landing just before that subject's paper. So this starts from your exam dates and works backwards. The weeks before your first exam split into coverage (every topic gets a first pass, with a quiz) and consolidation (weak topics again, timed past-paper sections). Once papers start, exam season keeps each subject going until its own last paper, then drops it so the time goes to what is still ahead.
Subjects are interleaved — never the same subject twice in a day, rotating through the week — because spacing and retrieval beat blocking a subject for a week, even though blocking feels more productive. The research on spacing and retrieval explains why, and the A-level revision timetable guide covers the method in detail.
Questions
How do I make a revision timetable? Start from your exam timetable, not from today. Work backwards from each paper, interleave two or three subjects a day, and test yourself in every session rather than re-reading.
When should I start? Serious coverage from January is realistic for most students. What matters more is that every topic is covered and then revisited before May.
How many sessions a day? Two to four on a school day and four to six at weekends, with one rest day. Start below what you think you can manage.
Should I revise one subject at a time? No — interleave. It feels less tidy and works better.
The timetable here is generated on your device and nothing you type is stored. Saving it as a tick-off calendar is optional and for ages 16 and over.