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Revision

Revision is absolutely essential for success in exams. 

Revision goes over knowledge and concepts that have been learnt already and ensures the brain remembers them. The more a student revises, the more they can remember for their examination and the better they can achieve. Students need to find ways of revision that work best for them: these could include making revision diagrams, producing flash cards, answering exam questions, highlighting existing notes, answering quizzes or watching video clips. Different individuals find different revision ways work better for them. 

Parents and carers can help their children to revise by providing a quiet, undisturbed space for them to work. Help them write a revision timetable of what they will revise and when, making sure all topics are covered and are checked again. Make sure they have no distractions, such as phones. Keep revision sessions short (about 20 mins) with frequent breaks, but build them into daily routine. Revision should be beginning months before the exams, not just the night before.

Please use the revision resources below to help you.

Business

OCR GCSE Business (J204)

Where can I get resources?

  • BBC Bitesize, Tutor2U, Two Teachers, OCR, Bizcosesh and Taking the Biz
  • Students have been provided with everything that they need in the form of content booklets for each of the main topic areas. They will have 2 booklets of information across both years.
  • In addition to physical copies of these booklets, all materials have been uploaded to the Google classroom and can be accessed remotely.

English

AQA English Language and AQA English Literature

What websites and resources would be helpful?

Sparknotes for literature texts

BBC Bitesize - English LanguageBBC Bitesize - English LiteratureSeneca Learning

Youtube – Mr Bruff

 

What wider reading would be helpful?

  • A range of fiction and non fiction texts, particularly news articles and first person accounts

Where can I get resources?

  • Google classroom resources provided by class teachers
  • CGP revision guides

Geography

AQA Geography GCSE

Paper 1: Hazards, The Living World, Physical Landscapes UK

Paper 2: Urban Issues and Challenges, Resource Management, Changing Economic World

What websites and resources would be helpful?

  • Seneca (app on iPads and website)
  • BBC Bitesize
  • Internet Geography
  • Google Classroom
  • Past Papers (AQA)

What wider reading would be helpful?

  • Websites and Seneca on the topics covered
  • Watch the news
  • Climate Change section on BBC news and Sky News websites

Where can I get resources?

  • Seneca
  • Google Classroom resources from teachers
  • BBC Bitesize
  • Revision guides (available on Amazon)

History

Edexcel History GCSE

Unit 1: Anglo-Saxon and Norman England

Unit 2: Medicine through time and Western front

Unit 3: American West

Unit 4: Weimar and Nazi Germany (Not part of January Mock Exams)

 

What websites and resources would be helpful?

  • Seneca (app on iPads and website)
  • BBC Bitesize
  • History Learning site
  • Alpha History website
  • LOADS of revision material on Google Classroom!

What wider reading would be helpful?

Websites and Seneca on the topics covered

Where can I get resources?

  • Seneca
  • Google Classroom resources from teachers
  • BBC Bitesize
  • Alpha History
  • History Learning website
  • Revision guides (available on Amazon)

Mathematics

Exam board: OCR

Number of papers: 3 paper - each paper making up one third of total GCSE grade

Dates 

Friday 19th May am - Calculator 

Wednesday 7th June am - Non Calculator 

Wednesday 14 June am - Calculator

 

Timing: 1 hour 30 mins each

 

Focus of students

Algebra, Number, Statistics, Geometry, Ratio and Proportion

 

Best way for parents to support students:

Practise is the best way to learn maths.

Ensure pupils complete the weekly past paper homeworks. 

Dr Frost Maths or Sparx maths for additional practice.

 

Video's

Worked examples and exam questions based on topics can be accessed on Just Maths using he following login details.

User: PingleStudent

Pass: Pingle

Philosophy and Ethics

Edexcel GCSE Religious Studies (1B)

Where can I get resources?

  • Revision tables provided by class teacher
  • The revision guide provided by class teacher
  • Class notes
  • Past exam questions and mark schemes shared on Google Classroom

Psychology

OCR GCSE Psychology (9-1)

What websites and resources would be helpful?

OCR - GCSE Psychology (9-1)

Passmores Psychology Learning Hub

Where can I get resources?

  • OCR website
  • All lessons available on google classroom
  • Amazon – GCSE OCR 9-1 Psychology revision notes

Sociology

AQA Sociology

Where can I get resources?

  • BBC Bitesize
  • Tutor2U
  • AQA, Revision guide available to buy online
  • Seneca learning
  • All lessons have been uploaded to google classroom
  • allsociology Youtube channel
  • Tutor2U Youtube channel
  • All students should have the red books from the different topics to revise from.

Science

AQA combined science &  AQA Biology, Chemistry and Physics

What websites and resources would be helpful?

 

Use the past papers (also revision notes / flash cards to establish knowledge)

Physics & Math Tutor: BiologyPhysics & Math Tutor: ChemistryPhysics & Math Tutor: Physics

 

Each class will also have resources from their class teacher on Showbie

Spanish

AQA GCSE Spanish

What websites and resources would be helpful?

BBC Bitesize - Spanish
Languages Online
QuizletSeneca Learning

Memrise - AQA Spanish Vocabulary

 

Where can I get resources?

  • Online (see above)
  • Exampro materials provided by teacher
  • Speaking revision booklets provided by teacher

Recommended Sites

Please use these useful websites to help you prepare & revise for your exams.

Elevate Education, full of great video help guides to prepare for the exams, organise yourself and cope with exam stress

Elevate Education

Other great websites to help you

BBC Bitesize

Corbett Maths

Educake

Get Revising

My Maths

Quizlet

Seneca

Tutor2U

MathsWatch

GCSEpod