KS5: Y12 Mocks/Assessment week (25th January 2016): overview for students and parents
Subject
Business
(BTEC L3)
Assessment details (including length)
How to revise /prepare at home
The Unit 3 Finance exam is based upon a case study
with a mixture of numerical and non-numerical
questions. The exam will last 1 hour.
Students will need to revise all the theory covered in
lessons since the start of the course as well as practising
their exam technique.
The Unit 4 Customer Needs exam focuses on data
response questions. The exam will last 1 hour.
Business
Studies
Biology
Unit 1 exam paper will have a mixture of multiple
choice and data response questions. The exam will
last 1 hour 30 minutes.
Exam (90 mins) – Based on:
 Cell Structure
 Cell Membranes
 Cell Division & Diversity
 Biological Molecules
 Nucleotides
Students will need to revise all the theory covered in
lessons since the start of the course as well as practising
their exam technique.
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Chemistry
Exam (90 mins) – Based on:
 Elements of Life
 Developing Fuels
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Drama &
Theatre
Studies
Performance Assessment.
Students will perform either a monologue or
duologue.
Economics
The mock exam will be a mixture of paper 1 and
paper 2 (Micro and Macro Economics). It will be a
mixture of multiple choice and data response
questions. The exam paper will last 1 hour 30
minutes.
1. Coursework should now have been submitted to
subject teachers. Folder consists of 1 piece of
Creative Writing (750 words) and an analytic
commentary (750 words). Students are able to
continue to re-draft the folder after the deadline
date in their own time.
English Lang
Exercise books
Learning outcome sheets
Kerboodle Online Textbook & Resources
Revision Guides (£5 from School Shop)
Exam Board Website:
http://www.ocr.org.uk/qualifications/as-a-levelgce-chemistry-b-salters-h033-h433-from-2015/
www.chemguide.co.uk
www.s-cool.co.uk/a-level/chemistry
They must learn their lines off by heart and create an
effective characterisation of their role.
To write a 500 word written concept on their
understanding of character and justify their
interpretation.
Students will need to revise all the theory covered in
lessons since the start of the course as well as practising
their exam technique.
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2. Mock exam for both papers.
Paper 1: Language and the Individual (1 hr 30)
Section A only: 3 questions on how the texts use
language to create meanings and representations.
Exercise books
Learning outcome sheets
Kerboodle Online Textbook & Resources
Revision Guides (£5 from School Shop)
Exam Board Website:
http://ocr.org.uk/qualifications/as-a-level-gcebiology-a-h020-h420-from-2015/
http://www.s-cool.co.uk/a-level/biology
Revise all class work
Ensure students are fully aware of the 3 AO's
(linguistic terms, concepts/theorists, contextual
factors) and have a 'word bank' or metalanguage for each as this is high on the exam
board specification
Read relevant and modern articles which
discuss attitudes towards language in society
(ie. change, sociolect, gender etc). Guardian
website is useful.
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Practice papers
Question 1 - analyse Text 1
Question 2 - analyse Text 2
Question 3 - comparison of the 2 texts
Paper 2: Language varieties (1 hr 30)
Section A: Choice of 2 questions. Students are given
data and asked to respond to the data to discuss
issues language and diversity, which they have
studied in class.
Section B: Students are given a text which discusses
attitudes to language diversity. They are to use the
ideas in the text to write a discursive essay about
their ideas and feelings towards language.
Film Studies
Paper Two
One hour
Comparison of the two 'supernatural' novels,
Dracula and The Picture of Dorian Gray
An examination of the 3 key areas for assessment in
Y12. There will be a section on the wider film
industry, British film (Boundaries and belonging) and
the American Film Industry (original King Kong and
the remake). The exam will last 2 and a half hours,
and each section should take about 45 mins.
Learn of key quotes;
Recap key passages;
Create revision cards for each character and each theme;
Create Comparison Tables to connect ideas
Students will have past exam questions to revise from,
especially for the wider film industry section. For both
British and American film,
students will have numerous class room notes and
screen shot annotations. It is advisable for them to re
watch the films before the exam, if possible.
Further
Maths
Further Maths students will complete two 90 minute
exams in Further Pure 1 and Decision 1, these cover
all the work completed with Mr Fenton.
Students will be given some past exam papers to
complete. Don't forget how useful MyMaths can be with
all areas of Core and the majority of areas on D1.
Geography
Students will complete a mock unit 1 Global
Challenges paper in examination conditions. The
duration of the exam will be 1 hour 30 minutes. The
exam covers the following taught units:
 World at Risk (hazards)
 Going Global (population change and
migration, globalisation)
In class revision and period 6 revision sessions will
be offered to students.
There is the opportunity for students to purchase a
CGP revision guide from school which is specific to
the specification we follow.
English Lit
Students will answer questions on all of these units
in section A worth 65 marks and will then focus on
one of these areas in section B, worth 25 marks.
Specification: Edexcel A level Geography (2008) unit
6Ge01
Past papers can be accessed from the following
web site:
http://qualifications.pearson.com/en/home.html
The following website is a useful site for A level
Geography students:
https://geographyalevelslc.wordpress.com/about/
Health &
Social Care
AS Health and Social Care mock exam
Unit 1: Promoting Quality Care
1 hour exam
A mixture of short answer and essay questions
covering the following topics/content:
Focus on revision of the command words to know
exactly what the examiner is looking for:
Discuss – two sides of an argument or differing
views
Evaluate – strengths and weaknesses
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History
ICT
Attitudes and Prejudices
Facilitation of access to services (barriers
and removal)
Legislation
1 hr 30 exam. Question 1 will be compulsory, it will
ask you to examine two sources in great detail,
explaining which gives the most valuable evidence
when investigating a specific event in the French
Revolution.
You will then choose between Question 1 and
question 2. Both are essay- type questions that will
ask you to investigate a specific event in the French
Revolution.
Exam: Unit 1 WJEC GCE ICT
Code: 1241/01
Length of Exam: 1 Hour 30 Minutes
12D/IT1 plus 4 Y13 students
Maths
All students, including those studying Further Maths,
will complete a 90 minute Core 1 paper. This will
cover all the topics taught so far plus integration.
MFL:
French
Reading / Listening / writing - 2 hours
Speaking test 20 minutes
Explain – looking for detail and examples
Analyse – break down the info into separate parts. Add
in detail. Draw conclusions where appropriate.
Focus on literacy and sentence starters, essay structure
and quality of written communication. Spelling,
grammar, punctuation. Rule of three points maximum
for a level 3 answer!
Past paper questions to be completed using the above
techniques. These can be accessed on zdrive:/HSC/AS
level/unit 1/OCR past papers.
Mark schemes are also available to check through
content and levels. These could be used to create
‘WAGOLL’.
Use feedback written on end of topic tests, learn from
past mistakes and use the information you have
improved in green pen.
Notes from lessons to be used to revise content.
Undertake active revision. This includes making
flashcards, mind maps or re-writing notes AND testing
yourself on these. A revision booklet will also be
provided. This will contain past paper questions and
space for you to make notes. Textbooks are also
available in S12.
Use all booklets to revise. You need to be in a position
whereby you can produce a detailed spider diagram for
each topic and then reproduce this without reference to
your notes. Mark schemes will also be made availableyou will need to be fully aware of the criteria for L4 and
L5 responses.
Students will be issued with copies of an excellent
revision workbook we purchased from Zig Zag Education
a few years ago which is highly rated by both staff and
students. They will receive this in the next few weeks. In
addition class notes and their text books. Revision
techniques will be covered in class.
Students all have their Pure Core Maths text book, at
the end of each chapter there are ‘Test yourself’ sections
which they should aim to complete without using their
notes. The book tells them where to look if they find any
of the questions difficult. In addition they will be given
some past exam papers to complete. Don't forget how
useful MyMaths can be with all areas of Core and the
majority of areas on D1.
Grammar revision, vocab revision,
prepare to write an essay on cinema and mobile phones
Learn Speaking test questions
Music
Mock exam – 2 papers
Appraising – 45 mins (approx.)
Aural Perception – 1 hour
PE
As PE. 1 exam paper unit G451 lasting 2 hours. The
paper will contain 3 sections, Anatomy and
physiology, Skill Acquisition and socio - cultural
studies in sport.
Physics
Exam (90 mins) – Based on:
 Module 3 ‘Motion’
Psychology
Paper 1 - 1 hour, 48 marks, containing a mixture of
multiple choice, short-answer and long-answer
questions. There will be a section on Social Influence
and Memory.
Paper 2 - 1 hour, 48 marks. containing a mixture of
multiple choice, short-answer and long-answer
questions. There will be a section on Approaches
(incorporating Biopsychology) and Research
Methods.
Religious
Studies
Unit 1 Foundations: Philosophy and Ethics Mock
Exam/ Past Paper 1 hour 45 minutes.
Unit 2 Investigations: Religion and Science Mock
Exam/ Past Paper 1 hr 15 minutes.
Sociology
Paper 1
Education and Methods in Context
1 hour 30min
Paper 2
Family and Methods
1 hour 30 min
Set works covered in lessons so far will be in the
Appraising exam. Listen to these whilst revising.
Revise over key features and learn recall bar numbers
from key terms and bar numbers booklet.
Unheard extracts – revise over chords and cadences.
Listen to a variety of music on the radio to identify a
range of styles and genres. Revise over key language
used in previous past papers.
revision sources include, text book for AS pe ocr. work
booklets from lessons, student folders. Also the OCR
website of past papers and mark
schemes.. http://www.ocr.org.uk/qualifications/as-alevel-gce-physical-education-h154-h554/
 Exercise books
 Learning Outcome Sheets
 Kerboodle Online Textbook & Resources
 Revision Guides (£5 from School Shop)
 Exam Board Website:
http://www.ocr.org.uk/qualifications/as-a-levelgce-physics-a-h156-h556-from-2015/
 http://www.s-cool.co.uk/a-level/physics
Use your class notes and e-book to undertake active
revision. This includes making flashcards, mind maps or
re-writing notes AND testing yourself on these. Use your
tests to practise answering exam questions. You may
also want to look at past paper questions from the old
AQA specification but be cautious as these specifications
do not exactly match the new one that your are studying.
These can be found here:
http://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/psychology/as-and-alevel/psychology-a-2180
http://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/psychology/as-and-alevel/psychology-b-2185
Unit 1 Preparation - use course notes, materials in Z
Drive, past papers, and the course textbook to revise at
home (revise all topics covered so far in Ethics and
Philosophy)
Unit 2 Preparation - use course notes, scholar charts,
materials in Z drive and past papers to revise all content
for the Religion and Science mock exam.
Use your notes/book-revise concepts and make sure you
do Evaluation of every concept.
Do essay plans for Past papers questions-go through
your existing essays to see where you have done things
well.
Go over key words and make sure you know ALL of these
off by heart.
Look at methods in context past examples for paper 1make sure you are clear on what you need to do to get
level 3.