ACCA P1

Governance, Risk and Ethics

Pre-revision support
End of the taught phase what now?
Having completed the taught phase of your studies, you should now have a solid knowledge base,
and a good idea of the skills required to pass the exam, through completion of Step 4 and Step 6, it is
now time to turn start the transition from learning to revision.

The Achievement Ladder

The Achievement Ladder is at the heart of your learning with
BPP and our data has shown that the more steps you attempt,
the more likely you are to pass the exam. Now you have
reached the end of the taught phased you should firstly work on
completing Step 1 to Step 6 to consolidate what you have learnt
and start to learn some essential exam skills.

Date reminder
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After Day 1

STEP

Question Type

Pass Assurance Deadline

Step 1

MCQ

Requires 75%+ (but you can attempt

it as many times as you need!)

Step 2

Written Exam Standard

n/a

After Day 1

Step 3

MCQ

n/a

After Day 2

Step 4

Written Exam Standard

Submit 11 working days after Day 2

and score 30%+

Step 5

MCQ

n/a

Step 6

Written Exam Standard

Submit 11 working days after last day

(Day 3) and score 30%+

After Day 3

These are the first questions you should be attempting. The Achievement Ladder is there to help
you identify your strengths and weaknesses so that you can tailor your recap and revision to your
individual needs.

What to do next
The most effective way of improving knowledge and exam skills is through question practice. By
doing some exam-standard questions before the start of revision, you will arrive on your revision
course with some specific ideas about the skills you need to focus on most.
Practice & Apply Questions
Within each topic in My.Bpp.com you will find Practise and Apply questions which are specially
selected questions extracted from the BPP Practise and Revision Kit, chosen by the BPP subject
matter expert for your paper to test the key knowledge and skills for that topic.
These questions are not used in our revision courses so you should aim to complete all of these
before coming to revision, or at least before you sit your exam.
You should try to sit some of these questions under exam conditions (ie in one sitting, to time and
without referring to your notes). Bear in mind that doing the question is only half of the learning
experience having done it, you need to review your performance carefully. For example, did you
run out of time; did you correctly interpret the question; did you generate enough relevant ideas; did
you communicate your ideas effectively?

Assessment in
You can also identify weak areas by attempting the Assessment In questions within each topic.
These are not exam standard, but instead are there to help you to identify the key learning
outcomes of a topic, and if you can complete these, then you can be confident that you have a good
understanding of that topic and are ready to attempt the Practise and Apply questions. If you struggle
and feel that your understanding is weak, you may then choose to watch a recorded lecture of a
particular topic or lecture example to recap and refresh your knowledge.

What to expect on a BPP Revision Course

When you return to BPP for your revision course, you will be working with a tutor to develop the
skills needed to apply the technical knowledge you acquired on the taught course in the real exam.
Your revision course will be very different from your taught course!
Very little time will be spent revisiting the detail of the syllabus knowledge youve covered to date,
instead the focus will be:

Understanding the key exam skills needed to pass your paper

Developing these skills through supported question practice from past papers

Your tutor will use specifically chosen past-paper questions to ensure you understand and practise
exactly what makes the difference in the real exam:

Theyll support questions from Step 7 of the Achievement Ladder

Theyll guide you through question requirements and help you to analyse scenarios

Theyll provide you with frameworks for answering questions and then advise you as you
produce your own answers

Sometimes theyll give you a question to attempt on your own to assess your progress and
then talk through the key aspects, where the easy marks were, and what the common pitfalls
were to avoid

Youll be instructed in how to manage your time in the exam and ensure you score as many
marks as you can given the level of knowledge youve acquired

Theyll help to build your confidence as you get nearer to the exam itself.

A word of warning DO NOT neglect your studies between now and your revision course you must
keep up the momentum from now until the exam. The guidance in this handout will help to get you
started.

Finally
Remember that your tutor is on hand to assist with any technical concerns or questions you may
have.

Please remember to bring your Practice & Revision Kit to your revision
course (if you receive it in advance of the course)