26th January 2016
Dear parents,
Revision Guides
Many parents have been asking about which revision guides are the most useful for each subject. There are many
useful subject revision guides available; however, we would recommend the following guides for each subject:
Subject
Guide
Free school-prepared guide available on Fronter
English
English Language
 P1/P2/Q1 require Higher revision guides
 Parents of students in Q2 need to ask their child if they are studying the Higher or Foundation paper
 Students in Q3 should avoid purchasing Language revision guides as they are sitting the iGCSE
EWHR43- GCSE AQA Producing Non-Fiction Texts and Creative Writing Study Guide - Higher
EWFR43 - GCSE AQA Producing Non-Fiction Texts and Creative Writing Study Guide - Foundation
ERHR43 - GCSE AQA Understanding Non-Fiction Texts Study Guide - Higher
ERFR43 - GCSE AQA Understanding Non-Fiction Texts Study Guide - Foundation
EWHW43 - GCSE AQA Producing Non-Fiction Texts and Creative Writing Workbook - Higher
EWHA42 - GCSE AQA Producing Non-Fiction Texts and Creative Writing Answers - Higher
EWFW43 - GCSE AQA Producing Non-Fiction Texts and Creative Writing Workbook – Foundation
EWFA42 - GCSE AQA Producing Non-Fiction Texts and Creative Writing Answers - Foundation
English Literature
 P1/Q1 study ‘Lord of the Flies’ and ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’
 P2/Q2/Q3 study ‘Of Mice and Men’ and ‘An Inspector Calls’
ETO44 - GCSE English Text Guide - Of Mice & Men
ETI44 - GCSE English Text Guide - An Inspector Calls
ETB44 - GCSE English Text Guide - To Kill a Mockingbird
ETL44 - GCSE English Text Guide - Lord of the Flies
EUAR41 - GCSE English AQA Unseen Poetry Study & Exam Practice Book
EUAA41 - GCSE English AQA Unseen Poetry Answers (for Study & Exam Practice Book)
ARHR42 - GCSE AQA Anthology Poetry Study Guide (Relationships) Higher
ARFR42 - GCSE AQA Anthology Poetry Study Guide (Relationships) Foundation
ARHW42 - GCSE AQA Anthology Poetry Workbook (Relationships) Higher
ARFW41 - GCSE AQA Anthology Poetry Workbook (Relationships) Foundation
Maths
Science
History
GCSE English Language Skills
EGR42 - New Spelling, Punctuation & Grammar for GCSE Study Guide
EGW42 - New Spelling, Punctuation & Grammar for GCSE Workbook (includes answers)
EGS42 - New Spelling, Punctuation & Grammar for GCSE Complete Study Guide & Practice
Foundation
Revise AQA GCSE Mathematics A (Pearson)
Guide (9781447941323)
Workbook (9781447941408)
(Students were given the opportunity to buy these books in year 10 – there is no need to buy them again)
Higher
Revise AQA GCSE Mathematics A (Pearson)
Guide (9781447941361)
Workbook (9781447941446)
(Students were given the opportunity to buy these books in year 10 – there is no need to buy them again)
Students have free school-produced revision guide
New AQA Science GCSE Additional Science Revision Guide [Paperback] - Pauline Anning (Author), Nigel
English (Author), Niva Miles (Author), John Scottow (Author), Lawrie Ryan (Editor)
OCR GCSE Modern World History Revision Guide [Paperback] - Ben Walsh
GCSE History OCR B Modern World History Revision Guide [Paperback] CGP
Geography
OCR (B) GCSE Geography Revision Guide Paperback – Philip Allan
CGP GCSE Geography OCR ‘B’ Revision Guide
RS
GCSE Religious Studies: Philosophy and Applied Ethics Revision Guide for OCR B - Jon Mayled
Music
Edexcel - GCSE Revision Guide - Alan Charlton (Published by Rhinegold Education)
PE
CGP GCSE Physical Education complete revision & practice
ML
Linguascope and Vocab Express (online packages)
French
 https://www.wjec.co.uk/index.php?nav=shop&search=1&langID=1&keyword=&subjectID=57&levelID
=7&seasonID=&lang=&groupID=Any
 http://www.pearsonschoolsandfecolleges.co.uk/Secondary/ModernLanguages/French1416/AQAGCSEFrenchExpo/ISBN/Revision/REVISEAQAGCSEFrenchRevisionWorkbook.aspx
German
 https://www.wjec.co.uk/index.php?nav=shop&search=1&langID=1&keyword=&subjectID=62&levelID
=7&seasonID=&lang=&groupID=Any
 http://www.pearsonschoolsandfecolleges.co.uk/Secondary/ModernLanguages/German/AQAGCSEGerm
an/AQAGCSEGerman.aspx
Spanish
 https://www.wjec.co.uk/index.php?nav=shop&search=1&langID=1&keyword=&subjectID=103&levelI
D=7&seasonID=&lang=&groupID=Any
 http://www.pearsonschoolsandfecolleges.co.uk/Secondary/ModernLanguages/Spanish/AQAGCSESpani
shMira/AQAGCSESpanishMira.aspx
www.technologystudent.com
Product Design
GCSE Design & Technology Product Design AQA Revision Guide by CGP Books
GCSE D&T Product Design AQA Exam Practice Workbook by CGP Books
Resistant Materials
GCSE Design & Technology Resistant Materials AQA Revision Guide by CGP Books
GCSE D&T Resistant Materials AQA Exam Practice Workbook by CGP Books
Graphic Design
GCSE Design & Technology Graphic Products AQA Revision Guide by CGP Books
GCSE D&T Graphic Products AQA Exam Practice Workbook by CGP Books
DT
ICT
Computer
Science
Catering
GCSE ICT
http://www.amazon.co.uk/GCSE-ICT-Revision-Guide-Books/dp/1847621724#reader_1847621724
AQA GCSE Computer Science Computing Fundamentals – Hodder Education
Steve Cushing
WJEC Catering Revision Guide
As well as these, there is a free parent book for helping youngsters through their GCSEs. This has been written by a
parent for parents and can be found at http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B015NETS1O
Fronter is a vital resource for GCSE students. Please contact passwords@ashcombe.surrey.sch.uk if you have any
queries about the login details. Resources such as SAM Learning, My Maths and Linguascope are also particularly
useful resources.
Yours sincerely,
Mr S Ketley
Head of Upper School