PLEASE FIND BELOW USEFUL INFORMATION AND LINKS TO WEBSITES THAT COMPLEMENT
YOUR SON’S STUDIES!
COLLEGE WEBSITE
St. Ignatius College, Enfield
http://www.st-ignatius.enfield.sch.uk/
Go to College website, click on School Information and then Fifth Line Support Page
EXAMINATION BOARD WEBSITES
AQA - www.aqa.org.uk
SUBJECTS
D&T Food Technology
English - Double Award (Language and Literature),
Single Award (Literature)
Science
Edexcel - www.edexcel.com
Art, Business and Economics, Business BTEC, D&T
Graphic Products, D&T Resistant Materials, French,
German, Italian, Spanish, Geography, ICT BTEC, Music,
Maths, Sports Science
OCR - www.ocr.org.uk
History
WJEC - www.wjec.co.uk
ICT GCSE
CIE IGCSE - www.cie.org.uk
Single Award (Language)
OTHER WEBSITES
Fronter (College website)
www.st-ignatius.enfield.sch.uk
Your son has access to this via his own user and
password-this is the same as his usual log on when at
school.
SAM Learning
www.samlearning.com
BBC Bitesize
www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize
S Cool
www.s-cool.co.uk
A revision site students will need to sign up to in order to
gain full access. Has an online revision timetable.
SUBJECT SPECIFIC INFORMATION
Art GCSE:
Exam Board: Edexcel
All students have been given individualised task sheets. Students will be receiving another task
sheet for their exam in December after half term.
Business and Economics GCSE:
Exam Board: Edexcel
All students are issued with the Edexcel Revision Guide and the Revision Workbook. These are
purchased by the department and must be returned at the end of the course. These are the most
appropriate revision materials on the market so there is no need to purchase anything else.
Useful websites are as follows:
http://www.edexcel.com/quals/gcse/gcse09/Business/Business/Pages/default.aspx
https://www.samlearning.com/
http://www.tutor2u.net/
http://ignatianeconomics.blogspot.co.uk/
http://ignatianbusinessstudies.blogspot.co.uk/
http://www.businessstudiesonline.co.uk/live/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/
Business BTEC:
Exam Board: Edexcel
Students will have been issued with a main textbook which is ample for their needs. They will be
used to researching from the internet but the following websites are also useful:
http://www.edexcel.com/quals/firsts2012/business/Pages/default.aspx
https://www.samlearning.com/
http://www.businessstudiesonline.co.uk/live/
Classics
Exam board: AQA
Full, detailed and comprehensive revision notes and guides will be issued upon completion of
Controlled Assessment in January 2014.
D&T Food Technology / D&T Resistant Materials / D&T Graphic Products
Exam board: AQA - D&T Food Technology
Edexcel - D&T Resistant Materials
Edexcel - D&T Graphic Products
Textbooks - KS4 GCSE – Useful materials but do not need to purchase
Edexcel GCSE Design & Technology: Graphic Products – Jon Atwood (Pearson)
Graphic Products to GCSE – Abigail and Philip Buckle (Oxford University Press)
GCSE Graphic Products for Edexcel – John Attwood (Heinemann)
ESSENTIALS Design &Technology Graphic Products Revision Guide (Letts & Lonsdale) (Issued)
ESSENTIALS Design &Technology Graphic Products Workbook (Letts & Lonsdale) (Issued)
Edexcel GCSE Design & Technology: Resistant Materials – Barry Lambert (Pearson)
GCSE Design and Technology Resistant Materials – Colin Lever (Causeway Press Limited)
GCSE Resistant Materials for Edexcel – (Heinemann)
ESSENTIALS Design &Technology Resistant Materials Revision Guide (Letts & Lonsdale)
(Issued)
ESSENTIALS Design &Technology Resistant Materials Workbook (Letts & Lonsdale) (Issued)
AQA GCSE Design and Technology Food Technology – Jane Girt, Jenny Hotson, Gary Littlewood
(Nelson Thornes)
ESSENTIALS Design &Technology Food Technology Revision Guide (Letts & Lonsdale) (Issued)
ESSENTIALS Design &Technology Food Technology Workbook (Letts & Lonsdale) (Issued)
Revision Materials
Revision Guides & Workbooks (Issued)
Any appropriate Design & Technology Textbooks
Useful Websites:
www.technologystudent.com
www.mr-dt.com
www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/design
www.edexcel.com
www.aqa.org.uk
www.Samlearning.com
Fronter: Design and TechnologyInformation, Quiz Questions, Exam Questions
English GCSE:
Exam Board: Double award - AQA English Language and AQA English Literature
Single award - moving to CIE IGCSE English language and AQA English Literature
In terms of revision guides, the following would be useful:
Double award:
York Notes Of Mice and Men
CPG GCSE AQA Anthology - poetry cluster: relationships
Revise AQA GCSE English Language Revision Guide Pearson
York Notes An Inspector Calls
CPG Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar: The Study Guide
Online revision there's BBC Bitesize and Englishbiz which are useful for GCSE
Single Award:
First Language English for Cambridge IGCSE Workbook
York Notes Journey's End
French, Spanish and Italian GCSE:
Exam board: Edexcel
There are resources on the school shared area for pupils to use.
Useful websites: BBC GCSE bitesize.
http://www.asisehace.net/
Asi se hace is a fantastic Spanish site designed and maintained by Jose Picardo, a secondary mfl
teacher from Nottingham. The GCSE section contains lots of useful interactive exercises that can
be used with classes on an Interactive Whiteboard or independently by students.
http://www.languagesonline.org.uk/
French: grammar, topics and vocabulary practice
Spanish: vocabulary, topics and grammar practice
http://www.targetlanguage.co.uk/
French: GCSE practice with verbs, exam rubrics and topics, dictionary and information from the
different exam boards is also available from the site.
http://atschool.eduweb.co.uk/haberg/index.htm
French GCSE practice by topics: crosswords, multiple choices …
http://www.s-cool.co.uk/topic_index.asp?subject_id=24&d=0
French revision site by topics: self-assessed revision exercises including some reading
comprehension items.
http://zut.languageskills.co.uk/intermediate/year10.html
French GCSE revision practice available after 4pm for free
http://oye.languageskills.co.uk/intermediate/year10.html
Spanish GCSE revision practice available after 4pm for free
http://www.ac.wwu.edu/~oussele/OusselinQuelquesFauxAmis.html
Site about French “false friends”-good to revise before the reading/ listening exams
http://www.gcse.com/french/index.htm
French revision site by skill and topic (including listening)
http://www.homestead.com/Anne_Fox/Wordsearch.html
French vocabulary revision through word games
http://www.aiglon.ch/langlink/spellmaster/spellmaster_sp/spanish_gcse/index.html
Spanish GCSE vocabulary practice games
http://www.aiglon.ch/langlink/finteractivegcse.html
Games and exercises to practice GCSE French topics
http://www.aiglon.ch/langlink/spanishrev.html
Spanish grammar revision exercises
http://www.aiglon.ch/langlink/frenchrev.html
French revision site for grammar and topics
http://www.revisioncentre.co.uk/gcse/french/index.html
French GCSE general revision site with revision advice
http://www.atantot-extra.co.uk/
Basic vocabulary builder including many games in French and Spanish
German GCSE
Exam board: Edexcel
We provide students with many personalised revision materials – for example vocabulary sheets,
grammar sheets, past papers, top tips sheets for controlled assessments so there is no need for
families to buy anything extra.
Useful websites: www.dict.leo.org (online German dictionary)
www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/german (listening and reading exam practice)
Geography GCSE:
Exam board: Edexcel Geography A
Parents can buy the following books if they wish, but it is not essential:
My Revision Notes: Tomorrow's Geography for Edexcel GCSE Specification A ISBN-13: 9781444193879
Tomorrow's Geography for Edexcel GCSE Specification A Revision Guide: Geographical Skills
and Challenges for the Planet Unit 1 ISBN-13: 978-1444115338
Tomorrow's Geography for Edexcel GCSE Specification A Revision Guide: Unit 2: The Natural
Environment ISBN-13: 978-0340987971
Tomorrow's Geography for Edexcel GCSE Specification A Revision Guide: Human Environment
Unit 3 ISBN: 978-1444115345
Geographical skills for Edexcel GCSE in Geography A ISBN 978-1-444-11234-4
All pupils are to purchase the revision workbook available after half term from their Geography
teacher. Discounted price: £2. This will be essential for their independent revision.
Other revision material e.g. past papers will be provided throughout the year in lessons
History GCSE:
Exam Board: OCR
Exam: OCR Modern World History B, with Depth Paper on Germany.
Paper 1: 2 hour paper on International Relationd 1918-39, & Depth Paper on Germany 1918-45.
Paper 2: 1 hour & 30 minutes Source based- Britain 1900-1918.
Paper 3: Controlled Assessment - Depth Study America 1900-1934.
Controlled Assessment is currently being prepared and taught.
A text has been sent informing Parents of what prep students can do to begin writing up their
assessment. Students will have a number of lessons with their teacher, and then they will spend
periods 1-4 in the Hall on 15th November 2013 to ensure assessments are completed.
Revision on VLE:
Revision powerpoints
Course outlines
Revision clips on YOUTUBE
Links to key web-sites.
Revision booklets:
A whole set of detailed booklets are provided by the Department.
Students have received Paper 1 guides with more to be provided before Christmas.
Parents will be sent a text when students have received new booklets.
ICT GCSE & BTEC
Exam Board: ICT GCSE = WJEC
ICT BTEC = Edexcel
Useful websites:
www.Samlearning.com
www.teach-ict.com
www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/ict/
Mathematics GCSE:
Exam Board: Edexcel
Two exams in the summer, one CALCULATOR and one NON CALCULATOR.
Pupils will provide them with plenty of revision material summarised below:
• In the run up to study leave each pupil will be provided with an exam pack full of practice papers
which had been covered in class to fine tune exam technique.
• "Maths Watch CDs" will be available for purchase from the Maths department .
• Pupils should be encouraged to use the "MyMaths" (www.mymaths.co.uk) website for any extra
revision.
Music GCSE:
Exam Board: Edexcel
Further information to follow
Religious Education
Exam board: Edexcel
Revision guide: Catholic Christianity for Edexcel Revision Guide; Victor. W. Watton (Hodder
Education) ISBN: 978 0340 975 558
Revision guides can be purchased from the RE department for £6.50
Science GCSE:
Exam Board: AQA
Triple Science: Students will be completing 9 exams this summer, 3 for each Science, Biology,
Chemistry and Physics. As well as this they will complete 1 controlled assessment, known as an
ISA, in class for each Science. This will count as 25% of their overall grade to that particular
science. The exams will be based on the knowledge and skills they have developed in both year
10 and 11.
Revision sessions of year 10 work will begin before Christmas and a regular programme for year
11 will be in force after February half term.
Websites such as:
 www.Samlearning.com
 http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/science/aqa/
Will support them in reviewing both past and current topics.
Our recommended revision guides are the CGP series for which they can use the specific Biology,
Chemistry and Physics books.
Double science: Students will be completing 6 exams this summer. 3 will be on the Core science
that was studied in year 10, and 3 will be on the additional Science that they are studying in year
11. Students will have to complete 2 controlled assessments, known as ISA’s, in class. All
classes have completed 1 ISA so far.
Revision sessions of year 10 work will begin before Christmas and a regular programme for year
11 work will be in force after February half term.
Websites such as:
 www.Samlearning.com
 http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/science/aqa/
Will support them in reviewing both past and current topics.
Our recommended revision guides are the CGP series for which they can use the Core and
Additional science books.
For more detail on the exact content required please refer to the following links that will provide the
specific topics being covered.
For year 10 Core science: http://filestore.aqa.org.uk/subjects/AQA-4405-W-SP-14.PDF
For year 11 Additional Science: http://filestore.aqa.org.uk/subjects/AQA-ADDSCI-W-SP-14.PDF
Cambridge Nationals: Those completing Cambridge nationals will be completing all
assessments in class and will be continually monitored to make sure these assessments will allow
students to succeed.
Sports' Science (Physical Education)
Exam Board: Edexcel
Further information to follow