Core Revision
Doctors revise in different ways. Here is what is built into Core Revision, who each feature tends to help, and how to switch it on. Everything here is available on every page, and your settings stay on your own device.
Built in, by need
If you find dense text hard to read
- Readable font (Verdana) and More spacing add letter, word and line space.
- Text size A− / A+ scales the whole page.
- Reading ruler highlights the line under your pointer.
- Explanations start with Core Lens: four short takeaways before the detail.
If white screens glare
- Warm tint lays a soft amber overlay across every page.
- High contrast sharpens text against the background.
- Core Tools have their own dark mode.
If you are easily pulled off task
- Focus mode hides the menu, footer and floating buttons while you answer questions — from the accessibility panel or the control in the session bar.
- Core 10 drills are ten questions long; sessions show “Question 3 of 20” so you always know where you are.
- Practice is untimed. Timers only run in mocks you start on purpose.
If you prefer things predictable and literal
- The same question card on every single-best-answer bank: Scenario, Question, five options, one answer, one mark.
- One name for one thing — for example “urgent suspected cancer referral” throughout, not three different phrases for the same pathway.
- Keyboard shortcuts are shown on the card: A–E to answer, Enter for the next question.
If you use a screen reader or the keyboard
- Every control has a name; the question runner announces the counter and the result of each answer, and keeps focus on the new question.
- Skip links, visible focus rings and a clear page heading.
- The question runner and Core Compass work without a mouse.
If motion or animation bothers you
- Your device’s “reduce motion” setting is honoured automatically, and there is a manual Reduce motion toggle as well.
If you need more time, or a pause
- Practice has no clock.
- Mock exams offer 25% extra time at the start.
- A custom mock lets you set any time limit and pause partway — use this if your reasonable-adjustment letter gives you 50%.
If working memory is the bottleneck
- Key points first, bold cues, and a “Why the other options do not fit” section in our explanations, so you are not holding five options in your head at once.
- Core Compass keeps your weak topics in one place and builds the next session from them.
How to switch things on
- Open any page and press the round accessibility button in the bottom-right corner (it is labelled “Accessibility options” for screen readers).
- Turn on what helps: Text size, Readable font, More spacing, High contrast, Highlight links, Reduce motion, Warm tint, Reading ruler, Focus mode.
- Your choices are saved on your device, not on our servers, so they follow you from page to page and nothing about them is shared.
- In a Just Questions session there is also a Focus mode control in the bar above the question, next to “Keyboard shortcuts”.
What each feature does
| Feature | What it does | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Text size | Scales the page up or down in steps | Accessibility panel |
| Readable font | Switches body text to Verdana | Accessibility panel |
| More spacing | Adds letter, word and line spacing | Accessibility panel |
| High contrast | Stronger text and border contrast | Accessibility panel |
| Highlight links | Makes every link stand out | Accessibility panel |
| Reduce motion | Stops animation and transitions (also automatic from your device setting) | Accessibility panel |
| Warm tint | Amber overlay to soften white backgrounds | Accessibility panel |
| Reading ruler | A horizontal band that follows your pointer | Accessibility panel |
| Focus mode | Hides the menu, footer and floating buttons on question pages | Accessibility panel and the session bar |
| Keyboard shortcuts | A–E answers, Enter moves on; can be switched off in the session bar | Just Questions |
| Extra time and pause | 25% in standard mocks; any limit and a pause in custom mocks | Mock exams |
What we are still working on
A human screen-reader run-through of the question runner and the mock simulator; a 50% extra-time option inside the standard mock; and testing with disabled and neurodivergent trainees rather than only with tools. Dated progress is kept on the accessibility statement, which also lists the known limitations in full.
Tell us what would help
If something is awkward, or a feature you rely on elsewhere is missing here, email admin@corerevision.com. Suggestions we build earn a thank-you of 20% off your next renewal.
Core Revision is revision material written for exam preparation. It is education only, not clinical advice.