TS SET study plan

TS SET · Give each week a clear focus.

8 weeks · About 6 hours per week

Week 1

Subject-specific knowledge (Paper II)

Map the Paper II syllabus against your postgraduate specialisation and list every unit you must cover
Write a one-page topic inventory for your subject, ranking units by exam weight and your current weakness
Solve one full previous-year Paper II paper untimed to establish a baseline score
Classify every wrong answer as content gap, recall gap, or reasoning error
Build a spaced-repetition deck for the 40 highest-yield definitions and formulas in your subject

A baseline score report with a ranked weakness list of at least 15 items and a seeded review deck

Week 2

Work through the two heaviest core units of your subject, deriving each key result rather than memorising it
Solve 60 subject-specific multiple-choice questions across those units and log accuracy by sub-topic
Rewrite every missed concept in your own words in a one-paragraph note
Cross-check disputed answers against a standard textbook and record the authoritative source

A sub-topic accuracy table for two core units plus 10 corrected concept notes

Week 3

Cover the next three syllabus units using active recall before rereading
Produce compact comparison tables for paired concepts that exams commonly confuse
Practise 40 numerical or applied problems under a 90-second-per-item limit
Identify any unit still below 60 percent accuracy and schedule a targeted revision block

Three comparison tables and a timed problem set scored at 60 percent or better

Week 4

Attempt a full Paper II mock under exam timing and record raw and scaled scores
Introduce Paper I by reading the official syllabus and listing the five sub-areas
Take a diagnostic on teaching aptitude, research aptitude, and comprehension to find your weakest sub-area
Set a per-sub-area target score for Paper I based on the diagnostic

Timed Paper II mock score plus a Paper I diagnostic profile with per-sub-area targets

Week 5

Study teaching and learning theories and write one worked classroom example for each major theory
Drill research aptitude: hypothesis types, sampling methods, and validity threats, with one example each
Practise comprehension and logical reasoning passages at two minutes per passage
Memorise the structure of the Paper I syllabus so no sub-area is left unvisited

A theory-to-classroom example sheet and a reasoning passage log with accuracy and timing

Week 6

Cover the remaining Paper I sub-areas: higher education system, ICT, environment, and ethics
Build a one-page summary card for each Paper I sub-area
Return to Paper II and revise the two weakest units from your week 4 mock
Solve 50 mixed Paper II questions drawn from across the syllabus to test retention

Six Paper I summary cards and a mixed Paper II set scored at 65 percent or better

Week 7

Take a full two-paper mock on a single day to simulate stamina and switching costs
Review every error from both papers and tag it to a syllabus unit
Re-drill the top five error clusters using fresh questions
Tighten time allocation per section based on the mock's pacing data

A combined mock report with error clusters tagged and a revised section-wise time budget

Week 8

Run two final full-length mocks on separate days and compare scores for stability
Revise only summary cards, comparison tables, and the spaced-repetition deck, adding no new material
Rehearse exam-day logistics: admit card, ID, reporting time, and permitted items
Confirm final accuracy per unit against your week 1 baseline

Two final mock scores with a one-page readiness summary comparing them to the week 1 baseline

Week 2: Complete at least 60 subject questions with logged sub-topic accuracy and no untracked errors

Week 4: Finish one timed Paper II mock and one Paper I diagnostic with per-sub-area targets written down

Week 6: All Paper I sub-areas have a summary card, and the mixed Paper II set scores 65 percent or higher

Week 8: Two final mocks completed with scores stable within five percentage points and above your week 1 baseline