How do I remember the vast amount of content required for the exam?

History naturally is a difficult subject even at GCSE in terms of remembering a huge amount of names and dates. However, I would reassure the student. I would guide them through revision techniques that often work the best based on their personal method of working and put forward suggestions from my personal experience preparing for exams. I would also suggest ways around remembering all the content in detail, such as working on a few periods succinctly in depth, and others to be learned briefly but not to the same level of detail. Therefore, in the exam you will naturally have preferences of what to answer but enough knowledge to be able to choose a question wisely in order to have the best chances of gaining the highest mark. I would also encourage them to revise in a number of other ways such as using visual aids, or even though the use of documentaries on their subjects of study in order to make the content more memorable. I would put forward ideas of the use of colour, mindmaps, and most importantly, if they felt equipped I would prepare some practice questions based on their subject and ask them to make small essay plans based on what they would include, to encourage them to think about the history content in a new way by applying their knowledge, assisting the revision process. I would then go through their ideas, which would help them to become calmer about the prospect of the exam questions, and also memorise the content.