Exam Revision Information
This area offers subject-specific guidance to support you in the preparation of exams. There is a lot of useful advice on how to prepare and plan for exams, such as using revision timetables and various learning techniques.
Helpful Hints and Advice for Revising
Exam Stress
The following websites offer some advice and support during exams:
Childline
YoungMinds
Coping with Exam Stress
NHS - Advice for Exams, Stress, Anxiety, Depression
BUSINESS STUDIES
Students are encouraged to use the Personal Learning Checklists to aid revision, monitor their progress and identify specific areas for development. The Business Studies Department has organised revision sessions for students and the timetable will be available soon.
ECONOMICS
COMPUTER SCIENCE
Students have been issued with a bright green revision guide covering both exam papers. They will shortly have access to a bank of practice papers for the new spec. If students complete all of these they could also complete past papers from the older spec on the OCR website as the content is still relevant.
For revision the key points for students to remember are:
- Learn, and use the correct technical terms accurately
- Use real examples to support their answers where appropriate
- Attempt every question (both while practising exam questions and in the GCSE exams) – leave no blanks
- Use P.E.E. structure for longer questions
Students may attend a session in H6 after school each Wednesday if they have any queries or need some extra support. One extra session will be run weekly in the lead up to exams.
Google Classroom
The ICT department uses Google Classroom and Google Drive. Students can access their notes and any relevant PowerPoints etc. through these applications from anywhere.
DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY
Product Design: Polymers & Textiles (Edexcel), Engineering (WJEC) and Hospitality & Catering (Eduqas)
DRAMA - AQA
Students can find detailed resources and videos on their Google Classroom.
Students should ensure they have a detailed understanding of Blood Brothers (select link) – this is the version used in lessons.
Websites:
ENGLISH
Literarture
The best revision your child can do is to re-read the literature texts. They will have studied the following: a play An Inspector Calls – J.B. Priestley; a Dickens Novella A Christmas Carol; the Conflict and Power poetry from their AQA Poetry Anthology as well as a Shakespeare text – Romeo and Juliet or Macbeth.
Websites:
Your English teacher will have given specific tips in class which will all be in his/her exercise book(s).
Revision resources are also available on Google Classroom.
Language
Snap Revision Reading, Papers 1 & 2 Published by Collins
Snap Revision Writing, Papers 1 & 2. Published by Collins
Languagenut (students have the username and password)
Collins revision guides can be bought from the English department. Revision resources are also available on Google Classroom.
GEOGRAPHY
Google Classroom
GCSE students can find all the help they need on the Geography GCSE Revision classroom. Code is rxpryrm
This includes PLC’s, Revision booklets, past papers, videos of help, self-help and much more.
Websites:
BBC GCSE Bitesize
GCSE Pod
Seneca Learning
HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE
Health and Social Care External Assessments are completed in Year 11.
Sample Assessments are available on:
https://qualifications.pearson.com/en/qualifications/btec-tech-awards/health-and-social-care.html
As an overview. The course content includes going over past papers and the mark scheme. We will go over the style of answering questions. Revision guides will be available from the department.
HISTORY
GCSE Pod - sign on with Google (your school email and school password)
MATHEMATICS
Websites:
- Students can also access Kerboodle and complete the review and assessment sections at the end of each chapter.
Other websites that students may find useful are:
MODERN FOREIGN LANGUAGES
Google Classroom
Google Classroom has substantial material from Authentik - GCSE practice listening tests and questions.
MUSIC
The exam is Unit 1: Listening to and Appraising Music - 1 hour; 80 marks; 20% of GCSE
Students will respond to questions based on short musical excerpts drawing on music from all five Areas of Study: Rhythm & Metre; Harmony & Tonality; Texture & Melody; Timbre & Dynamics; Structure & Form.
Key Revision points:
• Remember all keywords
• Read the question carefully
• Look at how many marks each question is worth and make sure you make the required number of points e.g. if it is 2 marks, make sure you make 2 points.
Books: CDG books (handed out in class).
PE
The AQA PE exam is assessed over 2 papers. Both papers are 1 hour and 15 minutes long and split into 3 assessment objectives:
- AO1: Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the factors that underpin performance and involvement in physical activity and sport (multiple choice and recall questions)
- AO2: Apply knowledge and understanding of the factors that underpin performance and involvement in physical activity and sport (short answer questions)
- AO3: Analyse and evaluate the factors that underpin performance and involvement in physical activity and sport (Extended answer questions- 6 & 9 marker)
Practice exam papers and mark schemes can be found on the AQA website and Google Classroom. When practising exam papers, students should allow one minute per mark—use the time, don’t rush, as that is when silly mistakes are made.
To revise, students should read through the list of topics and cover ALL topics using their exercise books. They should also follow the revision schedule, use the topic booklets, and make good use of acronyms to trigger key information (SPORTFITT). Finally, students should attend all revision sessions!
CDG Revision Guides - available to buy (£6.50) from the PE office.
PSYCHOLOGY
Specification: OCR GCSE Psychology 1-9 specification
Some useful revision websites:
Paper One: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFPpP0C7JW0A3ItLndnLDNQ/playlists?disable_polymer=1
https://getrevising.co.uk/resources/psychology-notes
https://tuxfordgcsepsychology.wordpress.com/home/
https://passmorespsychology.weebly.com/
Useful revision books:
Revision Guide - can be purchased from the school £9
https://www.amazon.co.uk/d/Books/Revise-Psychology-GCSE
In addition, there will be a revision section on the GCSE Psychology Google Classroom.
PHILOSOPHY, ETHICS & RELIGION
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New GCSE Specification (from September 2016)
GCSE textbook you use in lessons - use this to help form your revision
and make notes from. Below are your revision guides for the New GCSE RE specification from 2016.
Please use these to enhance your revision.
Philosophy and Ethics
Relationships
Life after Death
Good and Evil
Human Rights Beliefs
Christianity
Christian Beliefs
Christian Practices
Islam
Islam Beliefs
Islam Practices
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Christianity Workbook
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Practice Papers
Christian Beliefs- paper 1
Christian Beliefs- paper 2
Christian Practices- paper 1
Christian Practices- paper 2
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Victoria Gray - Practice Paper
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Life and Death
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Relationships
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Good and Evil
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Human Rights
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Exam Practice Session
Questions on Life after Death
Exam Paper 1
Exam Paper 2
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Exam Practice Session
Questions on Relationships
Exam Paper 1
Exam Paper 2
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Exam Practice Session
Questions on Good and Evil
Exam Paper 1
Exam Paper 2
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Exam Practice Session
Questions on Human Rights
Exam Paper 1
Exam Paper 2
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Christian Practices
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Christian Beliefs
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Islamic Beliefs
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Islamic Practices
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Exam Practice Session
Questions of Christian Practices
Exam Paper 1
Exam Paper 2
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Exam Practice Session
Questions on Christian Beliefs
Exam Paper 1
Exam Paper 2
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Exam Practice Session
Questions on Islamic Beliefs
Exam Paper 1
Exam Paper 2
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Exam Practice Session
Questions on Islamic Practices
Exam Paper 1
Exam Paper 2
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Personalised Learning Checklists
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Philosophy and Ethics
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Christianity
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Islam
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Relationships
Life and Death
Good and Evil
Human Rights
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Christian Beliefs
Christian Practices
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Islamic Beliefs
Islamic Practices
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RELIGIOUS STUDIES ON GCSEPod
On the GCSEPod website select browse content followed by ‘Arts, Humanities and Business Studies’. Within this category select ‘Religious Studies’’
The podcasts relevant to our GCSE studies are all those under the categories of ‘Christianity’, ‘Islam’ and ‘Belief and Morality’. Under the category of ‘Current Religious Issues’ the podcasts which are relevant are ‘Issues in Modern Society’ and ‘Matters of life and Death’.
Some of the information here may be really beneficial to your revision and independent work in the subject of RE so happy listening!
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TOP TIPS for the Final Exam
SCIENCE
Websites:
The Science department has available for purchase the revision guides for your child’s course in either Triple Science or Core/Additional Science. The guides include revision material, exam questions and answers.
Kerboodle
Kerboodle gives access to useful lessons, revision materials and worksheets (and ISA homework).
Login details are as follows:
Use Google Single Sign-on (school email and password)
AQA Past Papers
The link below gives you access to past papers and the AQA exam board.
http://www.aqa.org.uk/exams-administration/exams-guidance/find-past-papers-and-mark-schemes
Spec codes for the GCSEs:
Combined Science - 8464
Biology - 8461
Chemistry - 8462
Physics - 8463
