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Join our free launch webinar on Monday, 12th January
Dear PE colleagues,
Some of you –many of you– will be well aware that PE and Sport revision for 2026 is definitely a "now" concept in January 2026. Those of you guiding Cambridge Nationals R180 or R184 students, BTEC Tech Award students, BTEC Sport, BTEC Sport and Exercise Science or CTEC Sport students towards January module exams will be in no doubt that PE and Sport revision is a "now" concept because your students are just a few days away from the real thing.
However, even if your learners "only" sit in April, May or June, the same principle applies. Revision for 2026 is not a "later" job. It is a now job. The difference this year is that you do not have to improvise a revision system on your own. My team and I have built a complete, evidence-informed revision ecosystem for 2026 that is already wrapped up and ready for you to deploy with minimal extra work.
On Monday 12th January, I'll be hosting a short, free webinar to show you exactly how it works and how you can use it with your cohorts.
Why revision must start now (and why "content" alone isn't enough)
Given all of our evidence-based and well-researched knowledge on the impact of spacing and reactivation in education, there is little doubt that PE and Sport groups whose PE teacher strategically designs a revision programme over a period of months will perform better in summer exams than groups whose PE teacher bolts revision onto the end of their course.But there is a second problem that many of us recognise immediately:
Students who know the content often still lose marks because they don't know how to answer the question in front of them.
How many of your examination PE students have said something along the lines of, "I revised that, sir/miss. I knew it. Why did I only get 3 or 4 marks?" In many cases, the issue is not their content knowledge but their exam technique:
- Misunderstanding command words such as ‘Analyse’, ‘Justify’ or ‘Evaluate’
- Not structuring extended writing effectively
- Running out of time because they can't prioritise or process the paper
In our 2026 revision offer, my team and I have built for both:
- Content mastery – what to learn, when and how
- Exam technique foundations – how to unlock marks from that content
Three approaches to PE and Sport revision
Let's assume there are approximately three approaches to PE and Sport revision in PE courses, and each can be summarised as follows:| Method | Approach | Teacher start date | Teacher impact |
| 1 | Leave revision to students | Never | Low |
| 2 | Bolt revision onto the end of the course | April-May 2026 | Varied |
| 3 | Strategic design of revision | January 2026 | High |
Which do we want for our cohorts?
Once again, I can confess that I have used all three of these approaches (and each one more than once) and, with this experience, I can confidently declare that hoping all students will revise effectively is definitely not advisable. If we opt for hoping via method 1, we are also designing our learning programme to ensure that the revision period has the lowest impact possibility.With method 2, it is likely that we are opting for this out of a lack of alternatives. We are bolting revision onto the end of the course because we haven't planned for it earlier. Therefore, we might hit a cracking series of experiences late in the day, and some impact might be achieved.
But method 3 is where our attention needs to be for 2026.
Revision for our April, May and June 2026 exams must start now, in January 2026.
The key question is: how can we realistically achieve that, given everything else on our plates?
You're not on your own!
Readers may be feeling something like this:"So, this fella James, who writes a blog (big deal!), is suggesting we start revising now, in January 2026. Cheers, James. It's not like I already have a ton of work to do!"
Colleagues, I agree. I really do. I know how manic life can be in the January of an academic year.
This is precisely why my team and I have built a complete revision ecosystem for 2026 that is designed to remove as much of the workload burden from you as possible.
Without something like this, PE teachers typically need to:
- Analyse past papers to identify patterns
- Build infographics and revision plans
- Write mock papers and mark schemes
- Plan and script revision lessons
- Improvise exam technique teaching, or leave it to chance
- Built
- Quality-assured
- Aligned to actual exam structures and demands
You focus on delivery, relationships and feedback. The heavy lifting of resource creation, sequencing and exam-skill integration is already done.
And here's the important part: the ecosystem is flexible enough that, whether you have five free periods a week or one, you can still give your students a structured, spaced, strategic revision experience.
On Monday 12th January, we will walk you through exactly how that looks in practice.
A sneak peek: three flexible ways to use our 2026 revision materials
Be reassured that what my team and I present is utterly optional for all PE teachers and, furthermore, contains numerous different approaches. I know your contexts are all different, so we have built flexibility into how you can use our 2026 materials.Here are three real-world approaches that departments can take this year:
Option 1 – The Full Wrap
This is for departments that want a complete, coordinated revision programme from January to exam day.- Launch the revision materials with your classes early in the spring term.
- Use course infographics and Hot Topics to set the agenda for what matters most.
- Schedule the National Mock Exams as formal assessments or as structured practice.
- Make use of live revision shows (or recordings) as whole-class or homework experiences.
- Run your own revision lessons using teacher notes while students work from their student notes.
Option 2 – The Selective Boost
This is for when you've identified students who are on the borderline:- GCSE Grade 3/4/5
- BTEC and CTEC Pass/Merit
- IB SEHS students struggling to convert knowledge into marks
- Diagnose their gaps early with a practice mock or targeted questions
- Direct those students to specific topics, live shows and resources that address their needs
- Use the system for intervention, not whole cohorts
Option 3 – The Interleaved Approach
This is for departments that want revision woven through the spring term rather than bolted on to the end.- Use one or two high-quality questions per week as retrieval starters in lessons.
- Interleave topics and question types so students repeatedly revisit key ideas over months.
- Make use of selected live shows and recordings without necessarily running a formal mock programme.
During our webinar on 12th January, my team and I will be advocating the benefits of all three of these approaches and encouraging you to craft your own unique version that fits your students, your timetable and your existing schemes of learning.
The big new piece for 2026: exam technique foundations
Finally, here is the part that I am personally most excited to share.For years, PE teachers have said things like:
- "My students know the content but still lose marks on extended writing."
- "They don't understand what justify means."
- "They run out of time because they can't prioritise what to answer."
For 2026, we have built a dedicated exam technique course – PE Exam Technique – Powered by The Roadmap – which trains your students on:
- Command words
- Question types
- Paper structures and time management
- How to build answers from short responses through to extended writing
- As a foundation at the start of their qualification
- As a focused intervention during revision season
- Or as a dip-in-and-out resource when particular command words are causing difficulty
If you are already using our revision content, this is the foundation layer that completes the picture. If you are new to The EverLearner, this is part of the full ecosystem we will introduce.
During the webinar, we will explain what this looks like in practice, how it connects to the revision resources you already know and how your students can access it.
Join the free webinar – Monday 12th January, 16:00–16:45 (UK)
On Monday, 12th January, my team and I will be broadcasting a 45-minute webinar to the PE and Sport sector all about revision 2026. Attendance is free, and the session is relevant for both current customers of TheEverLearner.com and non-customers alike.During this session, you will:
- See the evidence-led framework for high-impact revision in PE and Sport.
- Understand the full 2026 revision ecosystem – infographics, Hot Topics, National Mock Exams, live revision shows, teacher and student notes.
- Explore the three deployment models – Full Wrap, Selective Boost and Interleaved – and decide which aligns best with your context.
- Hear about our PE Exam Technique course and how it addresses the "they knew it but still dropped marks" problem.
- Learn how to reduce your planning workload whilst improving the revision experience for your learners.
- Access a special webinar attendee discount on selected options.
All attendees will also receive:
- The webinar recording and slides
- Sample resources you can use with your classes immediately
- Contact details for our team so that you can discuss your specific courses and context
If you cannot attend live, register anyway and we will send you the recording.
Thank you for reading. Happy New Year, and let's work efficiently and strategically in 2026 so that our PE and Sport students can walk into their exams genuinely prepared.
James