Plan around real life

An SQE1 study plan you can sustain.

Convert the assessment specification into weeks of focused study, while leaving room for work, family, setbacks and review.

A plan is a decision tool

Structure without false precision.

Reviewed 10 August 2026

A useful planner shows what deserves attention next. It should change when your evidence and circumstances change.

01Set the boundaries

Record the assessment date, the weeks available and any periods when study will be limited.

02Choose a weekly capacity

Use hours you can sustain, not an ideal week that depends on nothing going wrong.

03Map the specification

Identify familiar, developing and weak areas across FLK1 and FLK2.

04Mix the work

Combine learning, retrieval, MCQs and review instead of postponing all practice.

05Keep contingency

Reserve time for catch-up, consolidation and topics exposed by practice.

06Replan from evidence

Use performance and confidence together to decide what stays, moves or drops.

The useful weekly question

What will make the biggest difference now?

A planner should reduce decision fatigue. It is not a contract with your past self and it should not reward completing low-value tasks merely because they were scheduled.

A balanced study week can include

  • Learning or clarifying legal rules
  • Closed-book retrieval
  • Subject-specific and mixed MCQs
  • Reviewing errors and updating notes
  • Contingency time

Start with your real numbers

Build, use and revise your SQE plan.

The Dr Yannis SQE Hub keeps planning connected to learning and practice. Your plan is stored on your device and can be adjusted as your available time or priorities change.

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