Year 11 Revision Booklet
Support Booklet: September 2013 – June 2014
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CONTENTS
Page
4
Introduction
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Prayers
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Subject Exam Boards & Centre Number
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Year 11 Assessment Overview
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Year 11 Topic Overview
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Year 11 Deadline Dates
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Key Dates for Year 11 and Provisional Exam Dates
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Examination Guidance for Students 2013
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Exam Skills: Literacy Focus
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Gumley Resources & In school Activities
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Reflection: What type of learner are you? (VAK)
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REVISION SKILLS & TIPS (Getting Started & General Strategies)
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General Principles
Time Management
Organisation
Key Techniques
Positive Thinking
Parents’ Guide – How they can support you
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Subject revision guides
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Introduction
Year 11 is an exciting, demanding and challenging year for students. It is an opportunity to realise and exceed
their potential and provide a gateway into Post 16 education and beyond.
Staying focused, determined, up to date with work, and a desire to succeed is what is required in order for
students to maximise their true potential. At Gumley House we support all students in achieving their best.
Students are encouraged through assemblies and with their tutors & academic mentors to discuss any issues
that may arise throughout the year, and they have a number of people that they can go to for advice.
The pace of Year 11 can seem relentless with examinations, modular tests and controlled assessments.
Students need to ensure they remain organised in order to meet deadlines. Students need to plan their
homework schedule in addition to setting time aside for ongoing revision and review. They need to ensure
they are working to the desired standard in class and in their homework tasks throughout the year.
Whilst we strive for each student to meet, and exceed their potential academically, we emphasise the
development of the whole person. Many opportunities to develop a range of skills outside the classroom to
deepen their understanding and develop wider interests and provide enriching experiences through clubs,
trips, liturgies, guest speakers and drama.
The aims of this booklet are to:
Prepare students thoroughly for their GCSE examinations and controlled assessment
Ensure students have developed skills for a post 16 pathway into future education, including A levels,
and career pathways
To support each student in achieving their potential
To develop the whole person
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Prayers
Lord, help me to be sporting in the game of life.
Help me to give my best and to tackle others well and safely.
Teach me not to overact when I am badly challenged,
but to keep my cool and stay focused on the game.
When the opposition seems tough,
Help me to work harder with my team.
Keep me aware of their struggles and not just my own.
Make me always ready to encourage, to forgive and to start again.
Teach me to celebrate success when the goal is scored
And help me to recognise all who helped me along the way.
Amen
On this day, Lord, I welcome you into my heart.
I create a space within and acknowledge your presence at the core of my being.
Thank you for the gift of this day,
For the restful sleep that has prepared me for the day’s journey.
Thank you for the rising sun that has invited me
to enter into the delights and opportunities that lie ahead.
May this joy encourage me to embrace the opportunities of this day
May it enable me to venture into the unknown, into the new,
With a courageous heart and calm spirit.
In my coming and my going this day
May I greet everyone I meet with goodness.
Give me the vision to see the many ways Christ will be present to me.
Let me not pass him by in stranger or in friend.
Let my words and actions make my world a better place this day.
Amen
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Prayer Before a Test
My God, enable me to trust in the good outcome
of the test I am about to take;
help me to contribute my own share
of optimism and confidence.
With your grace, my God,
I hope to crown my efforts with success.
Keep far from me at this moment
any presumption that it all depends
exclusively on me.
You are next to me, my God,
the necessary and welcome presence
in all the moments of my life.
I will take this test, my God,
because it is important
for my personal development.
My God, be the source of my inspiration
in my doubts and uncertainties,
supporting me with your blessing.
Amen.
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Subject Exam Boards
WJEC – Welsh Exam Board
Edexcel (Pearson)
OCR
AQA
http://www.wjec.co.uk/
http://www.edexcel.com/Pages/Home.aspx
http://www.ocr.org.uk/
http://www.aqa.org.uk/
Subject
Head of Department
Exam Board
Art
Mrs Martin
Edexcel
Business Studies
Mrs Mathew
Edexcel
Drama
Ms Casey
AQA
English Literature & Language
Mrs Takenaka
AQA
Geography
Mrs Thompson
OCR
History
Ms. Augustus
Edexcel
Maths
Mr Richards
Edexcel
MFL
Ms Claro
AQA
Music
Ms. Barker
Edexcel
PE
Mrs Warden
Edexcel
Religious Education
Mrs Coghlan
Edexcel
Science(s)
Mr Dehm
AQA
Technology: Food
Ms. McCann
AQA
Technology: Textiles
Mrs Proudfoot
AQA
School Centre Number: 13120
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Year 11 Assessment Overview
Title
Exam Board
Controlled
Assessment
Final exam
Year 11
Art & Design
Edexcel
2FA01
60% Portfolio
45 hours controlled
work
40%
10 hours controlled work
Unit 10 Investigating
ICT in Business.
Unit 8 ICT Systems in Business
written exam 40% of the
marks.
Tiered papers
Business &
Communications
Systems
AQA
4134
Business Studies
Edexcel
(Pearson)
2B501
Unit 2
Investigating a Small
Business
25%
Unit 1: Introduction to a small
business 25%
Unit 3
Building a Business 50%
Computer Science
AQA
4512
Practical programming
60% of the marks on 2
Controlled
Assessments
Computer Fundamentals
exam
40% of the marks.
Design &
Technology
Graphics
AQA
4550
60%
Controlled Assessment
40% Written exam
Single Tier
AQA
4570
60% Controlled
Assessment
40% Written exam
Single Tier
AQA
4545
60%
Controlled Assessment
40% Written exam
Single Tier
Drama
AQA
42401
60% Practical Work
40% Written paper
English Language
AQA
4705
60%
Unit 3a
Unit 3b
Unit 3c
Unit 1 (June)
Foundation Tier (C-G) and
Higher Tier (A*-D)
are available
English Literature
AQA
4710
25%
Unit 3
Unit 1 (June)
Unit 2 (June)
Foundation Tier (C-G) and
Higher Tier (A*-D)
are available
English Only
AQA
4705
60%
Unit 3a
Unit 3b
Unit 1 (June)
Foundation Tier (C-G) and
Higher Tier (A*-D) are
available
Geography
OCR
Geography B
Unit 561 Sustainable Decision
Making 25%Unit B563Key
Geographical Themes 50%
Higher or Foundation
Design &
Technology
Textiles
Design &
Technology
Food Technology
AQA-set controlled
assessment 25% of the
marks (12 hours)
Fieldwork Focus 15%
Geographical
Investigation 10%
Unit 9 Using ICT in Business,
computer based practical
exam 35% of the marks
Single Tier
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Title
Exam Board
Controlled
Assessment
Final exam
Year 11
History
Edexcel
History A: The
Making of the
Modern World
Representation of
History – Changing
Society in Britain 195575 25% Yr 11
Unit 3C: Source Enquiry – A
divided Union?
The USA, 1945-1970
25% Yr 11
Plus Controlled Assessment
coursework
Maths
Edexcel
Linear
Specification
1MA01
Modern Foreign
Languages
French/Italian/
Mandarin/Spanish
AQA
French 4658
Italian 4633
Mandarin 4570
Spanish 4698
Linear course – June 100%
Number, Algebra, Shape
Space and Measures, Data
Handling.
Calculator & non-calculator
paper
30% Speaking
20% Listening
30% Writing
20% Reading
Music
Edexcel
P1 – 5MU01
P2 – 5MU02
P3 - 5MU03
Paper 1: Performing
solo and ensemble
30%
Paper 2:
Composing 2 pieces
30%
Paper 3:
Listening and Appraising
40%
Physical Education
Edexcel
2PE01
5PE01
5PE02
Personal Exercise
Program
60% - practical (including
coursework & analysis of
performance 10%)
40% - exam paper
Religious Studies
Double Award
Science
Additional
Science
4408
Triple Award
Science
AQA
(3 GCSE’s)
Biology 4401
Chemistry 4402
Physics 4403
Controlled
Assessment
Higher Tier for bands A, B
&C
Foundation Tier for
Foundation C band
Higher or Foundation
Paper 1 Catholic Christianity
(Unit 10)
Paper 2
Religious life in Catholic
Christianity (Unit 3)
Edexcel
AQA
(2 GCSE’s)
Science A
4405
Tiered papers
3 papers each worth
25%. One controlled
assessment worth 25%
3 papers each worth
25%. One controlled
assessment worth
25%
3 Units B1, B2, B3 75%
Year 10
Units 1 (B1 C1 and P1)
Exams in summer Coursework
in spring
Units 2 (B2 C2 and P2)
Coursework in Spring
Year 11
Units 2 (B2, C2 and P2)
Exams in summer,
Coursework in spring.
All units examined in summer
of Year 11.
Controlled assessment will be
staged in Autumn (Biology &
Chemistry) and Spring
(Physics)
Foundation or Higher
Foundation or higher.
No tiers for coursework
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Higher only
Foundation in exceptional
cases.
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Year 11 Topic Overview
SUMMER 2
SUMMER 1
SPRING 2
SPRING 1
AUTUMN 2
AUTUMN 1
YEAR 11 PROVISIONAL OUTLINE OF AREAS OF STUDY
ART
BUSINESS STUDIES
DRAMA
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
ENGLISH LITERATURE
Individual
programmes of study
on the theme of
Similarities and
Differences could
include work related
to Portraiture or The
figure or The
Environment or a
combination.
Materials and
processes linked to
the students
intentions/interests.
Intentions informed
by engagement with
the work of Artists
Outcomes.
Building a Business
3.1 Marketing
how to make a
business stand out in
a competitive
marketplace
Preparation for
Paper 2 Option 3
Scripted play or
design option
Preparation for Unit 1
Exam (Non-Fiction
Texts)
Pre-Mock Exam in
October
Preparation for Unit 1
Exam (Exploring
Modern Texts)
Preparatory work for
the Externally Set
Assignment
individually
negotiated. Materials
and processes linked
to the students
intentions/interests.
Intentions informed
by engagement with
the work of Artists.
Final Examination; The
10 hour sustained
focus (summer2)
Performance Exam
(30%)
3.2 Meeting Customer
Need
on how to achieve
customer satisfaction
and therefore, repeat
purchase
Theatre centre
production in school.
Writing a review
Unit 1 Mock Exam in
December
Preparation for Unit 1
Exam
(Exploring Modern
Texts)
3 Effective Financial
Management
How to make
decisions based on
financial data
Preparation for Paper
2 Free Choice Option
Preparation for
Unit 1 Exam
(Non-Fiction Texts)
Unit 1 Exam in
January 2012
Unit 2:Controlled
Assessment
3.4 Effective People
Management
Leading students to
consider whether the
staff of an individual
business really are ‘its
greatest asset’.
3.5 The wider world
affecting business
Students need to
understand the
environmental, social
and ethical questions
facing businesses.
Performance Exam
(30%)
Theatre trip to
London. Writing a
review
Course completed for
those not resitting.
Paper 1 Resit
preparation as
necessary
Paper 1 written paper
for re-sit candidates
School production:
Acting and Theatre
Design
Preparation for
Unit 2 Exam
(Poetry Across Time)
Preparation for Unit 1
Exam (Non-Fiction
Texts) and submission
of Speaking and
Listening Marks for
Unit 2
Unit 1 Exam
(Non-Fiction Texts)
Preparation for Unit 2
Exam
(Poetry Across Time)
Unit 2 Exam
(Poetry Across Time)
Revision for exams
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ENGLISH ONLY
FOOD TECHNOLOGY
GEOGRAPHY
HISTORY
Preparation and
Completion of Controlled
Assessment Unit 3
(Understanding Creative
Texts)
Controlled Assessment
continued
Theme 4
Economic Development
CA11
Controlled Assessment.
Preparation for Unit 1
Exam
(Non-FictionTexts)
SPRING 1
Preparation for Unit 1
Exam (Non-Fiction Texts)
Preparation for Unit 1
Exam and submission of
Speaking and Listening
Marks for Unit 2
SUMMER 2
Submission of Unit 3
(Understanding and
Producing Creative Texts)
SPRING 2
Unit 1 Mock Exam in
December
SUMMER 1
AUTUMN 2
AUTUMN 1
YEAR 11 PROVISIONAL OUTLINE OF AREAS OF STUDY
Practical testing of Initial
Design Ideas
Sensory testing/evaluation
Changing Society in Britain
1955-75
5 Developments
Mock exam preparation and
exam
Final idea/solution planning
and making
Theme 3
Natural Hazards
History A: The making of
the Modern World. Unit 3C:
A divided Union? The USA
1945-70 5HA03/3C
Revision
History A: The making of
the Modern World. Unit 3C:
A divided Union? The USA
1945-70 5HA03/3C
Pre-release exam sheet issued
Revision and exam
preparation
Exam revision
Unit 1 Exam
(Non-Fiction Texts)
B561 SDM exam based on
Theme 4 Economic
development
B563 Key Geographical
Themes exam 50% based on
Themes 1, 2 and 3.
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YEAR 11 PROVISIONAL OUTLINE OF AREAS OF STUDY
MODERN FOREIGN
LANGUAGE - CHINESE
MODERN FOREIGN
LANGUAGE - FRENCH
MODERN FOREIGN
LANGUAGE - ITALIAN
Unit 3 (Pink) Delivery
Number, Algebra, Geom and
Measures 2
Shopping, money, fashion &
trends
Shopping, money, fashion &
trends
Shopping, money, fashion &
trends
Writing Controlled
Assessment 2
Writing Controlled
Assessment 2
Writing Controlled
Assessment 2
Preparation for Linear
Exams (Targeted Pupils)
November
Free time & Media
Free time & Media
Free time & Media
MOCKS
Special occasions celebrated
in the home
MOCKS
Special occasions celebrated
in the home
MOCKS
Special occasions celebrated
in the home
Free Time and the Media
Advantages and
disadvantages of new
technology,
Free Time and the Media
Advantages and
disadvantages of new
technology,
Free Time and the Media
Advantages and
disadvantages of new
technology,
Speaking Controlled
Assessment 2
Speaking Controlled
Assessment 2
Speaking Controlled
Assessment 2
Work and Education.
What school in
like/Pressures and problems
Work and Education.
What school in
like/Pressures and problems
Work and Education.
What school in
like/Pressures and problems
School/College and Future
plans
School/College and Future
plans
School/College and Future
plands
Relationships and Choices
Relationships and Choices
Relationships and Choices
Revision for listening &
reading exams
Revision for listening &
reading exams
Revision for listening &
reading exams
SPRING 1
AUTUMN 2
AUTUMN 1
MATHS
Mock preparation.
Consolidation Unit 3 (Pink)
Number, Algebra, Shape,
Space and Measure 2
Final Examination
Preparation using Past
Papers etc
SUMMER 2
SUMMER 1
SPRING 2
Whole course consolidation
and revision
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YEAR 11 PROVISIONAL OUTLINE OF AREAS OF STUDY
Shopping, money,
fashion & trends
Writing Controlled
Assessment 2
Free time & Media
Speaking Controlled
Assessment 2
What school is like /
Pressures & problems
Writing controlled
Assessment 3
Current & Future jobs
Speaking controlled
assessment 3
Revision for listening &
reading exam
MUSIC
PHYSICAL EDUCATION
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
Ensemble Performance
Practice, rehearsals and
recording
Skeletal system
Diet
Somatotyping
All topics are examined from the Roman
Catholic point of view. Unit one:
Believing in God
Reasons why people believe, do not
believe in God. Issues such as religious
experience, miracles, the problem of evil.
Arguments for the existence of God.
Unit four: Religion and Community
cohesion: attitudes to women, race,
other faiths asylum seekers and
immigrants
Drugs
Composition 2
(pop song)
Practical performance
and analysis
Area of Study 3 – Miles
Davis: ‘All Blues’ Jeff
Buckley: ‘Grace’
Moby: ‘Why Does My
Heart Feel So Bad?’
Respiratory system
Area of Study 4 –
Capercaillie: ‘Skye
Walking Song’, Rag Desh
(India, various
performances)
Koko: Yiri
Injuries
Unit two: Matters of life and death:
issues such as abortion, Euthanasia,
world poverty, and beliefs in
life after death
Cardiovascular system
Practical performance
and analysis
Unit three: Marriage and the family: sex
outside marriage, the purpose of
marriage, divorce, homosexuality,
upbringing of children, contraception.
Recap of Media topic in relation to units
1-4.
Revision for listening
exam
SUMMER 2
SUMMER 1
SPRING 2
SPRING 1
AUTUMN 2
AUTUMN 1
MODERN FOREIGN
LANGUAGE - SPANISH
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DOUBLE AWARD
SCIENCE
TRIPLE SCIENCE
BIOLOGY
TRIPLE SCIENCE
CHEMISTRY
TRIPLE SCIENCE
PHYSICS
Unit 2 Biology B2
Unit 2 Chemistry
Unit 2 Biology B2
Cells, plants,
ecology, enzymes,
respiration, cell
division, genetics,
speciation
Unit 2 Chemistry C2
Structures and
bonding, materials,
Quantitative
Chemistry, Rates of
reaction, energy
changes, salts,
electrolysis.
P1, P2
Unit 2 Physics P2
Forces and motion,
Energy, electricity,
radiation, nuclear
reactions.
B2 C2a
Unit 3 Chemistry C3
Periodicity, Water
chemistry, further
energy changes,
further quantitative
chemistry, analysing
chemicals, ammonia,
further organic
chemistry.
Unit 3 Physics P3
Medical Physics,
Mechanics,
Electromagnetism
B2 P2
Unit 2 Physics
Forces and their
effects
B4 Biology
Controlled
Assessment.
Unit 3 Biology B3
Osmosis, Exchange
and transport,
homeostasis, human
effects on the
Environment.
B2 P2
Unit 3 Biology B3
Unit 3 Chemistry C3
Unit 3 Physics P3
C2b P2
Additional Science
Controlled
assessment.
Unit 3 Biology B3
C2b P2
Revision
B2, C2 and P2 exams
Revision
B1, B2, B3 exams
Science Controlled
Assessment
Physics Controlled
assessment
P4
Unit 3 Physics P3
Revision
C1, C2 C3 exams
Revision P1, P2,
P3 exams
TEXTILES
Continue controlled
assessment which is
60% of the final
GCSE grade.
Consists of a single
design and make
activity selected
from a range of
board set tasks.
Pre-release material
issued for the
section A, design
question in the
exam.
Work on preparing a
suitable design
solution for the
exam
Exam preparation of
all aspects of the
specification.
SUMMER 1
SPRING 2
SPRING 1
AUTUMN 2
AUTUMN 1
YEAR 11 PROVISIONAL OUTLINE OF AREAS OF STUDY
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Year 11 Deadline Dates
Key Deadlines 2013/14
The date provided below is issued as a guideline. Students should check with their subject teachers as to the exact date
as it may depend on when the lesson is scheduled in the week. Please record key dates into your planner when
confirmed. Final exam schedules for external exams will be issued closer to the date.
Date
September
Subject
Science A
Practice Centre Assessed Unit (ISA)
October
Business Studies
English Literature
History
Chemistry
History
End of topic exam-marketing
Pre-mock on Unit 1 Exploring Modern Texts
Controlled Assessment write up takes place between end of Oct to end of Nov
Controlled Assessment (ISA)
Controlled Assessment
November
AiDA
Science A
Art
Final assessment of coursework
Controlled Assessment
Mock exam week – `Similarities and or Differences’- outcome based on sketch book
work. Presented as Coursework in summer term with Yr 10 work (60% of final grade)
Mock exam Unit 1 Understanding and Producing Non-Fiction Texts
iGCSE English Exam
Mock exam Unit 1 Exploring Modern Texts
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GCSE (Foundation Linear) (Targeted Pupils) - 6 and 8 November 2013
Writing Controlled Assessment Week
Controlled Assessment
English Language
English Literature
Maths
MFL
History
December
MOCK EXAMS
PE
Art
Music
Drama
January
Maths
Art
Business Studies
February
Art
Design Technology
MFL
Maths (Resits)
Business Studies
March
Art
Design Technology
Maths (Resits)
Maths (set 3 only)
Additional Science
Music
Physics
Description
2nd December 2013
External practical assessment deadline (with video)
th
Week of 5 December – review and modify coursework
th
Week of 13 December – review and modify coursework – one to one tutorials on
mock exam.
Record ensemble performance
th
Week of 19 Dec: Unit 2 practical exam Year 10/11
Foundation Results (New Target Grades)
Review and modify Yr 11 work based on feedback on mock exam and targets
th
Week of 9 January final exam paper given out (40%)
Start new sketch book and preparatory work
End of topic exam-Finance; complete controlled assessment due
th
Week of 6 February – complete exam interim piece. February half term review
interim, visit an exhibition and present in book. Devise new direction based on both
th
Week of 20 February half term work due
Deadline for Controlled Assessment (Wk beg 25 Feb)
Speaking Controlled Assessment – recorded tests (sets 2-4)
Unit 1 (Blue) Exam (27Feb –pm)
End of unit test – Effective People Management
th
Week of 19 March – final composition ready/scale up. Final GCSE 10 hour exam –
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th
26 March (5 hours) and March 27 (5 hours)
(Sets 2-4) Unit 1 Blue Exam (27 Feb pm)
Unit 3 (Foundation – pink) Exam (6 mar – am)
Centre Assessed Unit – (ISA)
Complete Composition Two (submitted April 2015)
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Week of 17 March Unit 2 Practical exams Year 10/11
Controlled Assessment
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Date
April
Subject
Business Studies
Maths
History
Separate Sciences
Additional Science
Biology
May
RE
Art
Business Studies
Maths
Dual Science
Separate Sciences
(Maths)*
Description
End of unit test – The Wider World affecting Business
Trial Paper (All groups)
Additional Maths Group Mock exam
End of Unit test
Mock Unit 3 B3 C3 P3 examinations
Mock Unit 2 B2 C2 P2 examinations
Controlled Assessment
Controlled Assessment
Year 11 module exam
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W/e Friday 11 May – final coursework deadline week
Introduction to Small Business exam (Unit 1)
Business Unit 3: Building a Business Exam (Unit 3)
Additional Maths Group exam (30 May – pm)
B2 exam on Tuesday 13th May am
C2 exam on Thursday 15th May am
P2 exam on Monday 19th May pm
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Unit 2 GCSE: B2 13 May C2 15 May and P2 19th May
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rd
Unit 3 GCSE: B3 14 May C3 20 May and P3 23 May
Edexcel Certificate (15 May – am & 21 May –am)
*Only applies to selected students following March resit results
End of course Unit 1 Exam Year 11
June
English Language
English Literature
Geography
History
Maths
Music
Dual Science
PE
Public exam Unit 1 Understanding and Producing Non-Fiction Texts
Public exam Unit 2 Poetry Across Time
B561 Sustainable Decision Making Exam 25%
B563 Key Geographical Themes exam (50%)
Final Year 11 exam
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Live Linear Exams (9 and 13 June 2014)
Paper 3 – Listening Paper (exam)
B1 exam on Friday 6th June pm
C1 exam on Tuesday 10th June pm
P1 exam on Thursday 12th June am
GCSE PE Personal Exercise program
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KS4 Key Dates
For Year 11
1. Expectations Evening – 19 September 2013
2. Curriculum Extension Days – 21st and 22nd October 2013
3. Into Sixth Form Evening – 14th November 2013
4. Parent Teacher Meeting – 27th November 2013
5. Mock Exams Commence – 2nd December 2013
6. Curriculum Extension Days – 22nd and 23rd January 2014
7. GCSE Exams Start – 12th May 2014
8. GCSE Exams conclude – 20th June 2014
9. Year 11 Leaver’s Mass and Celebration - Monday 23rd June
10. Certificate Evening – December 2014
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Provisional exam dates will be made available on the website during the autumn term.
Please be aware:
The first and last dates of the 2014 summer exam series are:
Monday 12th May – Friday 20th June.
The full exam timetables are also easily accessible from the separate exam board websites if you wish to know
the exact dates in advance.
www.aqa.org.uk
www.edexcel.com
www.ocr.org.uk
Please note:
The Maths department are planning for some of the Year 11 groups to sit their GCSE Maths in November
2013.
There will also be an exam for some of the English students in November 2013. These students will be
notified directly.
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Examinations Guidance for Students 2013
Individual exam timetable
You have previously been issued with a personal exam timetable, showing all the exams for which you have
been entered this year. Ensure you have checked this very carefully, in particular, that your name, date of
birth, the subjects you are sitting and the tiers where appropriate (Foundation or Higher) are all correct.
Report any errors to the Exam Office (Room D2.1) immediately.
If a clash appears, i.e. where there are two or more exams timetabled at the same time that last more than
three hours in total, you must come to the Exam Office to find out what arrangements have been put in place
for you to take them.
Whole school timetable
The timetable overleaf shows all the public exams being taken in the school including the room where each
exam is being held. Some students with exam access arrangements such as extra time will take some but not
all of their exams in separate rooms not shown over leaf. These students should always check the board
outside the assembly hall in good time before their exam to see which room they should go to. If you
normally have someone reading to you in your exams, check with staff in the Learning Support Department
where each of your exams will be held.
Equipment
You are responsible for bringing your own exam equipment which must be in a see-through pencil case or
clear plastic bag. Make sure you have everything you need before you enter the exam room. You must bring:
black pens, pencils, sharpener, eraser, ruler, protractor, pair of compasses and calculator. You must not use
any kind of gel pen or correction fluid (bottle, pen or tape). You may use highlighters to highlight parts of the
question but do not use it in the answers you write. Food is not allowed in the exam room. You may bring
only water to drink in a small, see-through bottle with a sports cap and all labels removed.
Arrival and entry to an exam
It is your responsibility to arrive for exams on the right date at the right time. You must come in full school
uniform, and be here at least fifteen minutes before the start times shown on the whole school timetable
overleaf. There will be an exam seat allocation list posted outside each room. Look at this to see which exam
desk number you have been allocated for the exam and then line up quietly outside until you are called in by
the invigilators to take your seat. It is essential that you sit at the correct exam desk. Speak to an invigilator
if someone else is sitting in your seat.
Lateness and absence
If you arrive after 10am in the morning and 2.30pm in the afternoon you will not be allowed to take the exam.
Allow enough time for transport delays when planning your journey. If you are allowed in before these cutoff times, we will do our best to ensure that you get the full exam time allowed but we cannot guarantee this.
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If you are too unwell to take an exam please contact the school as early as possible on the day. You should
bring a letter from your GP or hospital confirming your illness to the Exam Office to support our
correspondence with the Exam Board concerning your absence. Please note that oversleeping or misreading
the timetable are never accepted by the Exam Board as a satisfactory explanation for absence.
During the exam
You are under exam conditions as soon as you enter the exam room. Follow all instructions issued by the
invigilators on duty. They may move quietly around the room during the exam and will be vigilant to what is
going on. Raise your hand if you need their attention but be aware that they are not allowed to explain or
offer guidance on any aspect of the exam paper. In the event of a fire alarm or other emergency, do not
panic. Listen carefully to what the invigilator tells you to do. Invigilators will give you five minutes’ notice
before the end of an exam. Stop writing when you are told and remain seated in silence until all exam papers
in the room have been collected and invigilators have dismissed you. Leave the room in silence because other
candidates doing longer exams may still be working.
Mobile phones/iPods etc.
The biggest single cause of exam disqualification is the presence of mobile phones and other electronic
devices in the exam room so it is best not to bring your phone with you on exam days. If you bring your
phone by mistake, switch it off or take out the battery and put it in your bag. Under no circumstances keep
any electronic device in your pocket during an exam.
Additional Advice for Maths
Equipment
Scientific calculators must conform to the Exam Board requirements and must not have any lid on the
candidate’s desk (as some of the formulas are printed on the lid!)
Exam Windows
Government legislation has switched all exams to linear assessment, which means all the written papers have
to be taken at the end of the course in the summer of Year 11. However there is an exception for November
2013. The Maths Dept has decided to enter some selected Year 11 students for a Foundation Exam in
November 2013 to give them a further opportunity of securing a grade C. If they are successful in November,
they can sit at Higher Tier in June to target an even higher grade!
Please note that the higher grade counts for these two exams when the students declares their results.
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Exam Guidelines &
Procedures in the Exam Room
ASK THE EXAMS OFFICER (ROOM D2.1) IF THERE IS SOMETHING YOU DO NOT UNDERSTAND.
1) You must arrive outside the exam room at least 10 minutes before the exam is due to start.
If you are late you may not be allowed to take the exam.
2) Make sure you bring all necessary equipment with you in a transparent pencil case: black pens, pencils,
pencil sharpener, eraser, ruler, calculator and mathematical instruments.
3) The only drink you may bring into the exam room is water, in a clear plastic bottle with a sports cap
and all labels removed. No food or any other drinks are allowed.
4) You risk disqualification from the exam if you bring a mobile phone, MP3 player or other electronic
equipment into the exam room.
5) To find your exam seat number, look at the seat allocation lists, which will be posted outside the exam
room.
6) No talking is allowed once you enter the exam room. Listen carefully to what the invigilators say and
follow all their instructions.
7) Make sure you have memorised your 4-digit candidate number, which you must write, along with your
name, on the front of every exam paper.
8) If you need to attract an invigilator's attention during the exam, raise your hand.
9) When the exam is over and you have been dismissed, move right away from the exam room to avoid
disturbing other candidates who may be completing a longer exam.
10) If you are too ill to sit an exam, please telephone the school as early as possible that day to let us
know. Ask your GP for written confirmation of your illness.
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Exam Techniques
Get a good night’s sleep
Have a nourishing breakfast and drink water – dehydration and lack of food to start the day damages
concentration
Get to school early. You’ll be in a state if you arrive late. Remember panic is pointless.
Make sure you have a watch so that you can time your writing, and all the equipment you will need for
each exam, such as colouring pencils, calculator, anthology, texts etc
While you are waiting for everyone to settle, read the front of the exam booklet and check how many
questions you have to answer. How many from each section?
How long does this allow for each question?
Underline important information
Read the question paper carefully all the way through at least twice
Choose carefully which questions to answer. If you haven’t studied it, don’t attempt to write about it!
Underline keywords in the questions, this tells you which points the examiner wants you to write
about
Don’t panic if your mind goes blank. Once you start jotting down ideas, it will all come back to you
Decide which question you can do best and do it first; this will boost your confidence
Start first with the questions that carry the most marks
Jot relevant ideas in the answer book – you can cross these notes out later. Examiners like planning!
Sort these ideas into a logical order. Put a number by each point to indicate the order
State the obvious! The examiner won’t assume you know something that is not written down
If there are four lines in the answer book, try to fill the space with your answer
Try to write legibly – if the examiners can’t read it they can’t give you marks!
Make sure you leave at least five minutes at the end of the exam to go over what you have written.
You can save marks by correcting mistakes
Don’t bother with post mortems outside the exam hall. You’ve done your best. Physically and
mentally, pack up your revision notes for that subject and move on to the next subject.
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Exam: Special Consideration
Special consideration is a post-examination adjustment to a candidate’s mark or grade
to reflect unforeseen and temporary illness, injury or other indisposition at the time of the exam.
If your performance in a GCSE examination is adversely affected by illness or other difficulties, physical or
emotional, the examination board may be able to apply special consideration. Please contact the
Examinations Officer with full details, including a letter from your medical practitioner where relevant as all
requests for special consideration must be made by the school. The final decision will be made by the
examination board.
Exam Skills: Literacy Focus
1)
How to write a good essay & Connective terms
2)
Linking Words for Analysis
3)
Evaluation terms
4)
Key (or directive) Verbs
How to write a good essay:
An essay is an argument – you have to convince someone, using evidence, of your point of view. You might
be asked to do a number of things in an essay for example:
Analyse
Define
Evaluate
Investigate
Argue
Demonstrate
Examine
Justify
Assess
Describe
Explain
Outline
Compare
Discuss
Identify
You will be asked to write different types of essay for different subjects. All essays have 3 parts:
1. INTRODUCTION
2. MAIN BODY
3. CONCLUSION
1. INTRODUCTION
An introduction does three things:
i.
ii.
iii.
Shows that you have understood the title and what you are being asked to do.
States your objectives in the essay (i.e. says what you are going to do).
Indicates what you are going to argue
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2. MAIN BODY
In your main body, you develop your argument by using ideas, opinions, facts, evidence, theories, models and
quotations.
Your main body will be comprised of a number of paragraphs.
Paragraphs : How long should they be?
All paragraphs do not have to be exactly the same length but 150- 250 words is a good rule to follow when
you first start writing essays (between a third and two thirds of an A4 page). A paragraph that is longer than
this gets harder to follow. A paragraph that is shorter looks scrappy.
How to structure a paragraph:
Making points – PEE (Point/Evidence/Explanation)
First make a point, then use evidence (facts, figures or quotations) to back it up, then explain the point you
are making in more detail and how it relates to your argument.
Paragraphs should link together:
Use connective words and phrases that show the relationship of one point to the next. For example:
Consequently
additionally
furthermore
moreover
although
despite
therefore
in conclusion
whilst
thus
importantly
on the other hand
however
It follows that
evidently
despite the fact that
This helps explain
why
However, what is
most important is
significantly
alternatively
for this reason
it could be argued
despite this
These phrases all introduce a new beginning while referring to what has gone before.
3. CONCLUSION
A conclusion should:
i.
ii.
iii.
Sum up your argument.
Go back to the essay title and show that it has been answered.
Offer a judgement in light of the evidence, opinions, ideas or theories that have been examined in the
essay.
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Key Verbs (including Command Words)
Using the glossary will help you to understand what is expected in class work, homework, examinations and
assessment tasks.
Account: Account for: state reasons. Give an account of narrate a series of events.
Analyse: Identify parts and how they relate to each other.
Apply: Use in a particular situation.
Appreciate: Judge the value of something.
Appropriated Text: A text which has been taken from one context and translated into another to gain
new insights into the original text and to highlight the contextual differences.
Assess: Judge the value, quality, outcomes results or size of something.
Calculate: To work out from facts, figures or information.
Clarify: Make clear or plain.
Classify: Put into classes or categories.
Compare: Show how things are similar or different.
Composer: Whoever creates a text.
Construct: Make, build, and put together items or arguments.
Context: The circumstance or environment in which a text is composed, set or responded to
eg, historical, social, cultural, economic. In Visual Arts, context is referred to as “frame”.
Contrast: Show how things are different or opposite.
Critically: A logical and reflective approach which increases accuracy, depth, knowledge,
understanding and quality.
Deduce: Draw conclusions.
Define: State meaning and identify basic qualities.
Demonstrate: Show through examples.
Describe: Provide characteristics and features.
Discuss: Identify issues and provide arguments for and against.
Distinguish: Indicate or show differences between.
Evaluate: Judge using criteria; determine the value of.
Examine: Look at closely to identify information.
Explain: Show cause and effect, identify relationships between things, state how and/or why.
Extract: Choose relevant and/or appropriate details.
Extrapolate: Identify, recognise and name new information based on what is already known.
Font: Size and style of print e.g., bold, italics.
Genre: The classification of a text by subject matter, e.g. romance, thriller, mystery, fable or science
fiction.
Globalisation: The blurring of national identities into a worldwide grouping, e.g. economic, cultural,
social or ethnic.
Graphics: A visual form of communication eg drawings, diagrams, photographs, cartoons, angles of
boxed items, shading which can be used to communicate with the responder.
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Interpret: Make clear the intended meaning.
Investigate: Form plan of action to look closely and identify information and draw conclusions about it.
Justify: Support an argument or conclusion with evidence.
Language Features &
Structures The details of language:
· Prose Texts – paragraph structure, sentence structures, punctuation, language level (register),
word choice eg, subjective, objective, emotive, persuasive and biased.
· Poetry texts – stanzas, imagery, rhyme and rhythm.
· Visual Texts – framing, use of colour, positioning of people and objects, shape, size and the
relationship between parts.
· Spoken Texts – idioms, pauses, use of silence, questions and speaker interaction.
Layout: The arrangement or plan of the page, eg headings, subheadings, graphics and fonts.
Medium of Production Text form, written, spoken or visual.
Outline: Briefly and generally state the main ideas or features or give a general description.
Post-modern: Approach, particularly in Visual Arts and literature, in which traditional ideas are
challenged or blended. All texts are open to individual interpretation and no idea is regarded as fact.
Predict: Suggest what may happen based on available information.
Propose: Put forward a point, idea, argument or suggestion for consideration or action.
Purpose: Why a text is created, eg its desired result i.e. to inform, to persuade, to educate.
Recall: State remembered ideas, facts or experiences.
Recommend: Give reasons in favour of.
Recount: Retell a series of events.
Register: Use of language that is appropriate to the purpose, audience and context. Different levels of
language include:
· Formal – Correct use of language.
· Informal – A more relaxed use of language, eg conversational, colloquial (everyday) or slang.
· Jargon – Language used by and among a particular group of people, eg doctors, lawyers and
computer users.
Responder: Whoever receives and reacts to a text, eg reads, sees and hears.
Structure of text: How the different parts of a text are organised to achieve a purpose, eg narrative
structure – orientation, complication, resolution; visual structure – angles, leftright/top-bottom
positioning, vectors.
Style: Manner of communicating through choice of language, spoken, written or visual.
Subject Matter: What a text is about.
Summarise: State briefly the relevant details.
Synthesise: Connect the parts to make a whole.
Target Audience: A group of responders for whom a text is composed/created.
Tone: The composer’s attitude towards the subject and audience of the text revealed through style eg,
emotional, sympathetic and ironic.
Transformation: The use of an existing text to create a new text.
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Gumley Revision Resources
1.
SAM Learning
8.
Past Papers
2.
Autology
9.
Subject websites (recommendations)
3.
Doddle (Science)
10.
KS4 Learning Booklet
(download from Gumley website)
4.
Journal
(Thinking Hats, Subject Key Words)
11.
Revision checklist per subject
12.
KS4 Journal
Revision advice, thinking skills
Subject based key terms
13.
Subject Apps – used on smart phones
5.
Fronter
(Revision guides and GCSE Pod)
6.
Gumley on Twitter & Facebook
7.
Subject Revision Guides
and Specifications
In school Activities
1.
Subject revision sessions
5.
School Trips
2.
Clubs
6.
Curriculum Extension days (Oct & Jan)
3.
Wider activities
7.
Tutor Time
4.
Enrichment sessions
Reflection - What type of learner are you? (VAK)
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VISUAL
WHEN I NEED TO TRY HARDER
When the lesson involves the teacher talking a lot
Not interrupting people
Studying with the TV or radio on
Sitting near a window
WAYS I CAN INCREASE MY LEARNING POWER
Use coloured pens and pencils
Use Mind Maps
Imagine words in your head when trying to spell them
Stick post it notes all around your room to remind you
AUDITORY
WHEN I NEED TO TRY HARDER
Being scared of asking questions
Playing the wrong sort of music in the background
Waiting too long without contacting others
WAYS I CAN INCREASE MY LEARNING POWER
Take part in class discussions
Talk to friends about homework
Ask, ask and ask again until you understand
KINESTHETIC
WHEN I NEED TO TRY HARDER
When a teacher talks to quickly
Being asked to sit for too long
Not being allowed to get physically involved
WAYS I CAN INCREASE MY LEARNING POWER
Take short breaks when studying
Be comfortable when you are working
Eat healthy food and drink lots of water
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Learning Style Revision Strategies
Revision Strategies for Auditory Learners
o Reading aloud
o Underlining interesting points and quotations
o Make up word games and mnemonics to help you. Persuading someone to test and re-test you
on what you have learned
o Work with others to revise, but you have to be very disciplined about this (Don’t just chat! Do
revision!). This works best with other auditory learners. Talk your way through a learned topic or
ask each other to explain difficult areas
o Read texts aloud, paying close attention to the way it sounds. Now try reading it under your
breath
o Make up questions to ask about the text and then question someone about it
o Talk aloud to recall what you have just learned
o Go somewhere where you won’t bother anyone and read your notes and text book out loud
o Impersonate someone while learning different subjects, for example Peter Kay does Science or
Victor Meldrew does History. Decide on keywords/concepts you will need to learn
o Experiment with different ways of saying the keywords out loud (emphasise different parts of the
word, use different voices)
o Tape-record your revision, pause the tape recorder and re-tape when you have made a mistake
o Listen to your notes on a tape player when exercising, doing the washing up, on the way to school
o When learning technical or mathematical information, talk your way through it. State what you
have learned to yourself or a study partner
o Reason through solutions/thoughts by talking out loud or to a study partner
o When learning sequences, write out in sentence form and then read them aloud
o Make up a funny rhyme to remember important facts/concepts
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Revision Strategies for Visual Learners
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Make use of colour coding when studying new information in your notes
Use highlighter pens and highlight different kinds of information in contrasting colours
Trace each word in the air
Write out key information obtained from your notes
Draw a mind map (see example)
Make flash cards (3 by 5 inches) of words and ideas that need to be learned
Use highlighter pens to emphasise the key points
Limit the information per card so that your mind can take a mental ‘picture’ of the information
Write out explanations for diagrams or draw illustrations (in diagram form) from facts
When learning technical or mathematical information, write out in sentences and key phrases
on your understanding of the material. When learning sequences, write out in detail how to do
each step
Experiment with diagrams
A funny mental picture will certainly help you to remember facts and patterns
Use chronological lists of events
Flow charts use the consequences of each action to jog your memory about the next stage
Use split lists to compare and contrast the similarities and differences between things
Make use of computer word processing
Copy key information from your notes and textbooks on to a computer
Use the print outs to re-read your notes
Make visual reminders of information that must be learned. Use post-it notes in highly visible
places – on your mirror, notebook, bedroom door
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Revision Strategies for Kinaesthetic Learners
o
Walk backwards and forwards with your textbook, notes or flash cards and read the information
out loud
o
Learn different subjects by walking and reading in different places
o
Jot down keywords, draw pictures or make charts to help you remember your notes
o
Make flash cards (3 by 5 inches) for every step of a sequence you have to learn
o
Put words, symbols or pictures on your flash cards – anything that helps you remember
o
Use highlighter pens in contrasting colours to emphasise the important points but limit the
amount of detail so you do not have too much to remember
o
Practise putting out the cards in the right order until it becomes automatic
o
Copy key points on to a chalkboard, whiteboard or large piece of paper. Make up actions to go
with the keywords
o
Write down the main points on post-it notes. Assemble the post-its on the wall to see how the
different areas relate to one another
o
Use the computer to reinforce learning by touch. Copy out information that must be learned into
a word processing package on the computer
o
Use graphics, clip art, tables and databases to organise material that must be learned
o
Listen to your notes of topics when exercising, doing the washing up, walking to school, and so
on
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REVISION SKILLS AND TIPS
GETTING STARTED
Before you start revising, it is worth making sure you have everything you need readily available. This reduces time wasted
trying to find things!
EQUIPMENT:
Highlighters
Coloured pens
Post-it notes or cards for formula/key
words
Different coloured paper for different
subjects (you will need lots of this)
Apps / Programs for revision materials
WHERE TO REVISE?
Not in front of the T.V.
At a table, preferably in a quiet place
In a clear space in a well-organised
bedroom
Keep all the materials for each subject
in one place to save time
WHAT DO YOU NEED TO REVISE?
Revision timetable
An up-to-date set of class notes
Any revision materials given out by departments
Revision lists and Specifications
Any study guides which have been bought (but check the guide is covering the content of your course).
There are many guides already available on Autology accessible via the school website.
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Revision Timetables
Topics need to be revised more than once based on what we know about the brain.
THINK ABOUT THE FOLLOWING
Be realistic – remember sessions should only be for 30 – 40 minutes with 10 minute breaks
Start NOW
1 session on a week night
3-4 sessions a day at the weekend
During holidays/study leave, revision should be far more intensive
Build in treats – time with friends, evenings out etc. Social time is vital in the overall scheme, as
long as there is a balance between work and play
Try and get a variety of subjects across each day (see below about topics)
Build in slots to review the learning of the day
When you write next week’s timetable, remember to include review slots for the work covered
last week
Discuss with someone at home how you are going about your revision
BREAKING IT DOWN:
If you’re thinking, “I’m doing Maths for 40 minutes and then half an hour of French”, think again! It means
you haven’t broken the subject down into key areas to tackle your work in an organised manner; e.g., “I’m
doing algebra and poetry.”
You need to use those key headings to:
Identify those topics you feel weak in – the danger is you push these to the back of your mind
Use each heading to break the topic down further. On the next page is one way of doing this.
TIP
At first, the big picture may look and feel totally
overwhelming. You need to prioritise your
workload. You need to be aware of the fact that
revision takes time and for a few months, the
social life has to give a bit. Why don’t you arrange
with friends to have “time off” session together?
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General Revision Strategies
The following 21 ideas
can be used for turning
class notes into revision notes
across all subject areas.
Brainstorm a topic using a spider diagram
Make a chart to fit the information
Put key words onto Post-It Notes, stick them around the house to learn them
Make up tests to try later
Put notes onto revision cards
Make your own flash cards – questions one side/answers on the back
Create a Mind Map (see later section)
Use different colours to represent different things
Use Mnemonics for difficult spellings/sequences (e.g. Richard Of York Gave Battle In Vain – colours
of rainbow)
Make a flow chart
Make a timeline
Use pictures to represent key ideas
List two sides of an argument
Identify similarities/differences
Plan an exam answer and write the first paragraph
Create an exam answer and write the first paragraph
Create a dictionary for each subject
Turn headings into questions
Fill the bedroom walls with posters for key ideas
Make up cartoons
Label pictures
Record key quotations/foreign language vocab
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General Revision Principles
Focus on areas including:
1. Time management & Stress management
2. Organisation
3. Memory, reading and note taking etc.
4. Positive Thinking
5. Parent Support
Key Skills: Time Management
Every human on this earth has the same
60
seconds
in a
minute
SOME EVENTS/ACTIVITIES ARE
EXTERNALLY CONTROLLED
60
minutes
in an
hour
52
weeks a
year
7 days
in a
week
24
hours in
a day
meetings
family obligations
work duties
OTHER ACTIVITIES ARE
INTERNALLY CONTROLLED
chatting on the phone,
commitment to a club or
project,
or just ‘having fun’
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Study Skills: Revision Time Table
Top 10 Time Management Tips
1.
Establish routines and stick to them as much as possible
2
Get in the habit of setting time limits for tasks
3.
Do not waste time waiting
4.
Find out where you are wasting time
5.
Implement a time management plan
6.
Make a “To Do” list every day
7.
Get a good night’s sleep
8.
Do not waste time agonising
9.
Keep things in perspective
10.
Find the right time
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1.
Key Skills: Organisation
Key techniques:
Revision Timetable & Time Management
Organisation: Space, light, resources etc.
Exam preparation: Food, sleep, resources (pencil case etc.)
Transforming Information: Mind maps, Revision Cards, Cartoons, Adverts, Flow diagrams, Venn diagrams
Other Techniques: Mnemonics. Using colour. Using sound.
Sharing information: Hot seat, speaking to others
OSCAR
Organisation – sort through your notes before you begin
Selection – Start with topics you are less sure of
Creativity – Use colours, images, sound, rhymes or songs
Association - Create links between topics or studies
Repetition – Review your notes regularly
Revision Timetable
Example for a non-school day
Time
(spend up to 50
minutes on
each session)
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
PLAN for times of:
 REST
Session 1
 Hobbies/Sport
Session 2
 Time with
family and
friends
Session 3
Session 4
Remember to schedule time for review
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Planning your revision
THINK LEVELS!
LEVEL ONE IS THE SUBJECT
LEVEL TWO IS THE TOPICS WITHIN THAT SUBJECT
LEVEL THREE IS THE INDIVIDUAL TOPIC DIVIDED INTO STUDY UNITS
SUBJECT
TOPIC
TOPIC
TOPIC
TOPIC
TOPIC
STUDY
UNITS
STUDY
UNITS
STUDY
UNITS
STUDY
UNITS
STUDY
UNITS
1
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2
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3
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4
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2.
Key revision techniques (overview)
Revision Strategies can include:
Images: You can images or photos from the internet which relate to the topics or ideas and paste them into
blank PowerPoint slides. You can then annotate the images with facts from the study to help you form
associations. The more bizarre or surreal the association, the more likely it is to stick in your mind!
Mnemonics : Mnemonics are systems to help you remember facts or processes. For example:
Never Eat Soggy Weetabix = points of the compass. You could even add images to help you remember:
Acronyms:
BBC ,BRB, ASAP, LOL
Using colour: Colour your revision notes can help you to distinguish different kinds of information. Your use
of colour could be as simple as using green and red pens to underline positive and negative points for
evaluation. You could experiment with using different coloured paper to group similar ideas or topics
Using sound: Create your own podcast to listen on your MP3 player
Story Telling: I was crossing the Atlantic on……….
Using transformation: Transform your notes from one format to another. It’s not necessarily the finished
product that’s important, but the way you process the material to create it. The process of having to think
about the material will help you remember!
Rhymes & Song: re-write the lyrics of a song to include information about a study.
Cartoon: pick out key visual images from a study or approach and draw them as cartoons. You don’t
need to be artistic; simple stick figures will do. Of course you can then annotate your cartoons with
facts from a study or approach.
Adverts: write a radio jingle to sell a key topic or formula, using the key strengths.
Flow diagrams: these can be easier to understand than blocks of text.
Venn diagrams: these are particularly useful for highlighting the differences and similarities between
two topics or ideas.
Post it Notes / Flash Cards: Key words and definitions
Chunking: The power of 3, stop look listen, good bad ugly, friends, Romans countrymen
Mind Maps (as above)
Past Papers: Exams are like anything else – the more you do, the better you get. That’s why past papers are
so important to your exam preparation. Get to know:
• Their layout, names/numbers of questions?
• The format of instructions?
• The range of questions: multiple choice, short answers, essays, etc?
• The marking scheme?
• The pace of the paper, how should you allocate time?
• Which type of question turns up most often?
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3. The Power of positive thinking
Key Point: you are what you think. You feel what you want
Why think positively?
All of our feelings, beliefs and knowledge are based on our internal thoughts, both conscious and
subconscious. We are in control, whether we know it or not. We can be positive or negative, enthusiastic or
dull, active or passive.
The biggest difference between people is their attitudes. For some, learning is enjoyable and exciting. For
others, learning is a drudgery. For many, learning is just okay, something required on the road to a job.
"Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be."
Abraham Lincoln
Our present attitudes are habits, built from the feedback of parents, friends, society and self, that form our
self-image and our world-image. These attitudes are maintained by the inner conversations we constantly
have with ourselves, both consciously and subconsciously.
The first step in changing our attitudes is to change our inner conversations.
What Should We Be Saying?
One approach is called the three C's: Commitment, Control and Challenge.
Commitment
Make a positive commitment to yourself, to learning, work, family, friends, nature, and other worthwhile
causes. Praise yourself and others. Dream of success. Be enthusiastic.
Control
Keep your mind focused on important things. Set goals and priorities for what you think and do. Visualize to
practice your actions. Develop a strategy for dealing with problems. Learn to relax. Enjoy successes. Be honest
with yourself.
Challenge
Be courageous. Change and improve each day. Do your best and don't look back. See learning and change as
opportunities. Try new things. Consider several options. Meet new people. Ask lots of questions. Keep track of
your mental and physical health. Be optimistic.
Studies show that people with these characteristics are winners in good times and survivors in hard times.
Research shows that,
"... people who begin consciously to modify their inner conversations and assumptions report an almost
immediate improvement in their performance. Their energy increases and things seem to go better ..."
Commitment, control and challenge help build self-esteem and promote positive thinking. Here are some
other suggestions.
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7 Suggestions for Building Positive Attitudes
In every class, look for positive people to associate with.
In every lecture, look for one or more interesting idea.
In every chapter, find one more concept important to you.
With every friend, explain a new idea you've just learned.
With every teacher, ask a question.
With yourself, keep a list of your goals, positive thoughts and actions.
Remember, you are what you think, you feel what you want.
4. Parents’ Guide – How they can support you
Attendance
Make sure daughter is well equipped for exams & lessons.
Study Buddy – question & answer sessions, quiz them,
Entertainment – time to work time to play. Ensure balance between study and rest (and monitoring
social networking time)
That balance will change as they get nearer to the exam period.
Reward for effort (not bribery!)
Go-between – contact school for support
Keep students focussed on work
Make sure all work is up to date – check journals; always time needed to revise
Revision timetable - help them plan ahead
Students must have ‘downtime’ throughout.
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Subject Revision Guides
& Subject Tips
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Art
Exam Board & Web Address (for
your subject area on the site)
Modular Exams:
Edexcel
GCSE Fine Art
60% coursework
40% Exam
20 hours Examination Prep work, 10 hours Exam
AO1. Develop their ideas through investigations informed by contextual
and other sources, demonstrating analytical and cultural understanding.
AO2. Refine their ideas through experimenting and selecting appropriate
resources, media, materials, techniques and processes.
Key Assessment Objectives
AO3. Record ideas, observations and insights relevant to their intentions in
visual and/or other forms.
AO4 present a personal, informed and meaningful response demonstrating
analytical and critical understanding realising intentions and (where
appropriate) making connections between visual, written, oral and other
elements
What to bring to the Exam Room
Exam Prep work/sketchbook
Inspirational images and any specialist equipment not normally used at
school.
Subject tips for Exam Preparation
Meet department deadlines for preparatory tasks.
Experiment broadly with materials.
Work demonstrates original, imaginative and inventive qualities with
highly appropriate connections to artists and other sources.
Top 3 revision sites for your subject
GCSE Bitesize.
Learn/ Tate
Education/National Gallery
Additional Reading
Visit galleries to see work first hand as well as the written supporting
material featured nest to the work.
Technique Videos
BBC Bitesize http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/art/video/
Any other information relevant
Lightbox http://www.lightboxresource.co.uk/
Lightbox is an online resource and supportive tool for art teachers and
students. It brings together contemporary art, artists, current teaching
practice, a range of assessment tools, including video assessment guides,
all of which feed directly into the objectives of the Art and Design
programme.
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Business Studies
Exam Board & Web Address (for
your subject area on the site)
Modular Exams:
Title
Format
Length
Edexcel (Pearson)
http://www.edexcel.com/quals/gcse/gcse09/Business/Business/Pages/default.aspx
Unit 1: Introduction to Small Business (25% of final grade)
Multiple Choice
45 minutes
Unit 3: Building a Business (50% of final grade)
Short & extended answers
1 Hour and 30 minutes
Key Assessment Objectives
A01: Knowledge
A02: Application
A03: Analysis
A04: Evaluation
What to bring to the Exam Room
Pens
Pencils
Calculator
Ruler
Subject tips for Exam Preparation
Past Paper questions (complete all)
Key formula and/or connective
words
Profit = Total Revenue – Total Cost
Total Cost = Fixed Cost + Variable Cost
Sales Revenue = price x quantity
Net Cash Flow = Cash Inflow – Cash Outflow
Closing Balance = Opening Balance + Net Cash Flow
BBC Bitesize: http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/business/
Top 3 revision sites for your
subject
Business Studies Online http://www.businessstudiesonline.co.uk/live/
Revision World: http://revisionworld.co.uk/gcse-revision/business-studies
Additional Reading
Enrichment programs:
BBC’s ‘The Apprentice’
BBC’s ‘Dragon’s Den’
Library resources – entrepreneurship & Business Review Magazines.
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Drama
Exam Board & Web Address
(for your subject area on the site)
AQA
www.aqa.org.uk
Modular Exams:
Title
Format
Length
DRAM1
Written exam. Answer two of three sections
1 hour 30 minutes
Key Assessment Objectives
AO1 recall, select and communicate their knowledge and understanding of
drama to generate, explore and develop ideas.
AO3 analyse and evaluate their own work and that of others using appropriate
terminology.
What to bring to the Exam Room
Black pens to write with.
Notes and texts are not allowed.
Subject tips for Exam Preparation
Write your drama diary notes after every lesson under the following headings:
Describe what you did and for what purpose
Explain how you went about the task, with a focus on skills and techniques
used in a chosen moment
Analyse a key moment of challenge and how it was overcome
Evaluate your contribution to the group piece, including the skills you learnt
and used
Key formula and/or connective words
Make every sentence count. Do not waffle. You have a limited time to answer
each section. Practise writing under timed conditions. Have key vocabulary
and examples from your controlled assessments in your revision notes.
Top 3 revision sites for your subject
www.aqa.org.uk
Additional Reading
All the handouts you have been given
AQA GCSE Drama: Student’s Book
Any play text you have studied and may write about in the exam, eg: Blue
Remembered Hills; Shakers; Laundry Girls; Gum and Goo etc.
Any other information relevant
Do not underestimate the written paper. It is tough so be prepared!
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English
Exam Board & Web Address
(for your subject area on the site)
English Language
Summer Exams:
Unit 1:Understanding and Producing non-fiction Texts
External examination:
40% of the total GCSE marks
2hours 15 minutes
80 marks (Reading: 40 marks, Writing: 40 marks)
Internally Assessed Work:
Unit 2: Speaking and Listening
20% of the total GCSE marks (45 marks)
Controlled assessments:
Unit 3: Understanding spoken and written texts and
writing creatively completed in Y10
40% of the total GCSE marks
Unit 3a Extended reading:15% (30 marks)
Unit 3b Creative writing:15% (30 marks)
Unit 3c Spoken Language study:10% (20 marks)
AQA English Language 4705
AQA English Literature 9710
AQA English Only 4700
English Literature
Summer Exams: two papers- Unit 1 and Unit 2
Unit 1: Exploring modern texts
External examination:
40% of the total GCSE marks
1 hour 30 minutes
68marks
Section A: Modern prose: 34 marks
Section B: Exploring cultures: 34 marks
Unit 2: Poetry across time
External examination:
35% of the total GCSE marks
1 hour 15 minutes
54 marks
Section A: Poetry cluster from the Anthology: 23% (36)
Section B: Responding to an unseen poem : 12% (18)
Internally Assessed Work:
Controlled assessments:
Unit 3: The significance of Shakespeare and the English
Literary Heritage completed in Y10
25% of the total GCSE marks (40 marks)
English Only
Summer Exams:
Unit 1:Understanding and Producing non-fiction Texts
External examination:
40% of the total GCSE marks
2hours 15 minutes
80 marks (Reading: 40 marks, Writing: 40 marks)
Internally Assessed Work:
Unit 2: Speaking and Listening
20% of the total GCSE marks (45 marks)
Unit 3: Understanding and producing creative texts
Part a: Understanding creative text (45 marks)
Part b:producing creative texts: (45 marks)
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Key Assessment Objectives
English
English Literature
AO1: Speaking and Listening
Speak to communicate clearly and purposefully; structure
and sustain talk, adapting it to different situations and
audiences, use standard English and a variety of techniques
as appropriate.
Listen and respond to speakers’ ideas and perspectives, and
how they construct and express meanings.
Interact with others, shaping meanings through suggestions,
comments and questions and drawing ideas together.
Create and sustain different roles.
AO1: respond to texts critically and imaginatively; select and
evaluate relevant textual details to illustrate and support
interpretations.
AO2:Study of spoken language
Understand variations in spoken language, explaining why
language changes in relation to contexts.
Evaluate the impact of spoken language choices in their own,
and others’ use.
AO4: relate texts to their social, cultural and historical
contexts; explain how texts have been influential and
significant to self and other readers in different contexts and
at different times.
AO3: Studying written language
Read and understand texts, selecting material appropriate to
purpose, collating from different sources and making
comparisons and cross-references as appropriate.
Develop and sustain interpretations of writers’ ideas and
perspectives.
Explain and evaluate how writers use linguistic, grammatical,
structural and presentational features to achieve effects and
engage and influence the reader.
AO2: explain how language, structure and form contribute to
writers’ presentation of ideas, themes and settings.
AO3: make comparisons and explain links between texts,
evaluating writers’ different ways of expressing meaning and
achieving effects.
Quality of Written Communication
Spelling, punctuation and grammar
AO4:Writing
Write to communicate clearly, effectively and imaginatively,
using and adapting forms and selecting vocabulary
appropriate to task and purpose in ways that engage the
reader.
Organise information and ideas into structured and
sequenced sentences, paragraphs and whole texts, using a
variety of linguistic and structural features to support
cohesion and overall coherence.
Use a range of sentence structures for clarity, purpose and
effect, with accurate punctuation and spelling.
What to bring to the Exam Room
Black or blue pen
Subject tips for Exam Preparation
Do past exam papers, use the mark scheme to mark
your own work and retake the same paper a week later.
(Past papers are available on the AQA website)
Top 3 revision sites for your subject
BBC bitesize and TES
Additional Reading
Newspapers and magazines
Poems by poets studied for English Literature
Fiction and non-fiction text for pleasure
Any other information relevant
Visit the theatre (Shakespeare’s Globe, the National
Theatre etc.), watch DVD of film adaptations of texts.
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Food Technology
Exam Board & Web Address (for your
subject area on the site)
AQA
Modular Exams:
Title
Format
Length
D&T: Food Technology 4545
60% controlled assessment
40% Exam
2 Year course
Key Assessment Objectives
Investigating the design content
Development of the design proposal
Making
Testing and evaluating
communication
What to bring to the Exam Room
Black pen
Pencil
Colouring pencils
Eraser
Ruler
Clear plastic Pencil case
Subject tips for Exam Preparation
Exam practice questions
Use of CGP work book and revision guide
Extended revision time
Fronter
BBC Bite size
Key formula and/or connective words
-
Top 3 revision sites for your subject
Kerboodle
BBC bite size
www.nutrition.org.uk
Additional Reading
BBC Good Food Guide
The Food Bible
Food and cooking an encyclopaedia of kitchen science
Flavour Thesaurus
Any other information relevant
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French
Exam Board & Web Address
(for your subject area on the site)
Modular Exams:
Title
Format
Length
AQA
(http://www.aqa.org.uk)
http://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/french/gcse/french-4655
Listening and Reading exam: 20% each skill.
Available at either Foundation or Higher tier.
Speaking: 30% (untiered)
2 dialogues recorded with your teacher lasting 4-6 minutes each.
Writing: 30% (untiered)
2 pieces of writing. Students aiming at grades G – D should aim
to write 200 – 350 words in total. Students aiming at grades C –
A* should aim to write 400 – 600 words in total.
Key Assessment Objectives
Writing Controlled Assessment – 30%
Speaking Controlled Assessment - 30%
Reading exam – 20%
Listening exam – 20%
What to bring to the Exam Room
Pen
Subject tips for Exam Preparation
See revision booklets handed out in class.
Key formula and/or connective words
See vocab lists handed out in class.
Top 3 revision sites for your subject
http://www.kerboodle.com/
http://www.linguascope.com/
www.languagesonline.org.uk
Additional Reading
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/french/
http://www.voki.com/
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Geography
Exam Board & Web Address (for your
subject area on the site)
Modular Exams:
Title
Format
Length
OCR GCSE Geography B
http://www.ocr.org.uk/qualifications/gcse-geography-b-j385-from2012/
B561 Sustainable
Decision Making
Exercise
Written exam
1 hour 30 minutes
25% of qualification
B562 Fieldwork
Focus
B563 Key
Geographical Themes
Controlled
Assessment
25% of qualification
Written exam
1 hour 45 minutes
50% of the
qualification
AO1: Recall, select and communicate their knowledge and
understanding of places, environments and concepts
Key Assessment Objectives
A02: Apply their knowledge and understanding in familiar and
unfamiliar contexts
A03: Select and use a variety of skills, techniques and technologies to
investigate, analyse and evaluate questions and issues.
Key Themes
Theme 1: Rivers and Coasts
Theme 2: Population and Settlement
Theme 3: Natural Hazards
Theme 4: Economic Development
What to bring to the Exam Room
Black pen for writing, HB pencil for diagrams/graphs, calculator,
ruler, rubber
Subject tips for Exam Preparation
Know which of the Themes are being examined in B561 and B563: in
June 2014, B561 = Theme 3 Natural Hazards
B563 = Theme 1 Rivers and Coasts, Theme 2 Population and
Settlement and Theme 4 Economic Development
Learn your case studies thoroughly including the ‘key facts’ for each
one
Make revision cards for each case study
Practice drawing and labelling diagrams and sketches so you are
confident going in to the exam
Use the revision materials available on Fronter
Top 3 revision sites for your subject
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/geography/
https://www.samlearning.com/
http://www.s-cool.co.uk/gcse/geography
Additional Reading
‘Wide World’ magazine (available in the Library)
Read a quality newspaper or watch news/documentaries to keep up
to date with current affairs relevant to the course e.g flooding,
earthquakes, inequalities in development, migration
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History
Exam Board & Web Address
(for your subject area on the site)
Edexcel
http://www.edexcel.com/quals/gcse/gcse09/history/a/Pages/default.aspx
Modular Exams:
Title
Format
Length
History A: The Making of a Modern World.
3x exam to be sat in year 11 each 1.15 minutes.
Unit 1: Peace and War: International Relations 1900-1991
Unit 2A Germany 1918-39
Unit 3C: A divided Union. The USA 1945-70
1X controlled assessment on CA11 Changing society in Britain 1955-75.
Total write-up time 2.5hours
Key Assessment Objectives
1 Knowledge Recall
2A Knowledge recall
3C Source analysis
CA11 Source analysis
What to bring to the Exam Room
Pen
Subject tips for Exam Preparation
Timelines, past papers, knowledge tests, mindmaps
Top 3 revision sites for your
subject
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/history/
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/
http://www.schoolhistory.co.uk/
Additional Reading
E-book for each unit that is provided by Gumley.
Edexcel GSCE Modern World History, Ben Walsh, ISBN 978-0-340-98182-5
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Italian
Exam Board & Web Address
(for your subject area on the site)
AQA
(http://www.aqa.org.uk)
http://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/italian/gcse/italian-4630
Listening and Reading exam: 20% each skill.
Available at either Foundation or Higher tier.
Speaking: 30% (untiered)
Modular Exams:
Title
Format
Length
Key Assessment Objectives
2 dialogues recorded with your teacher lasting 4-6 minutes each.
Writing: 30% (untiered)
2 pieces of writing.
Students aiming at grades G – D should aim to write 200 – 350
words in total.
Students aiming at grades C – A* should aim to write 400 – 600
words in total.
Writing Controlled Assessment – 30%
Speaking Controlled Assessment - 30%
Reading exam – 20%
Listening exam – 20%
What to bring to the Exam Room
Writing equipment
Subject tips for Exam Preparation
See revision booklets handed out in class.
Key formula and/or connective
words
See vocab lists handed out in class.
Top 3 revision sites for your subject
Additional Reading
http://www.languagesonline.org.uk/
http://www.education.vic.gov.au/languagesonline/italian/italian.htm
http://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/italian/gcse/italian-4630/past-papersand-mark-schemes
http://www.repubblica.it/
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Maths
Exam Board & Web Address
(for your subject area on the site)
www.edexcel.com
Linear Examination:
Title
Format
Length
GCSE Mathematics A 1MA01
Linear Foundation or Higher
2 papers, one non-calculator and one calculator
1 hour 45 minutes each
Key Assessment Objectives
Number, Algebra, Geometry and Measures, Statistics and
Probability
What to bring to the Exam Room
Calculator, protractor, compasses, ruler, pencil, rubber,
sharpener and pen.
Subject tips for Exam Preparation
Use the revision guide and work thoroughly through practice
papers given.
Use the MathsWatch disc.
Key formula and/or connective words
Show, Evaluate, Solve, Simplify, Explain, Prove, Calculate
Top 3 revision sites for your subject
www.mymaths.co.uk
www.examsolutions.co.uk
ActiveLearn for selected pupils (November entry)
Additional Readin
Fronter GCSE room
Any other information relevant
The key to success is to ensure that you are able to do all the
questions on the practice papers set. Your teachers can help
you with this more effectively if you are well organised.
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Music
Exam Board & Web Address (for your
subject area on the site)
Edexcel
http://www.edexcel.com/quals/gcse/gcse09/music/Pages/default.aspx
Modular Exams:
Title
Format
Length
Paper 1 (Performance)
Paper 2 (Composition)
Paper 3 (Listening Paper – 90 minute exam taken at
end of course (May or June 2014)
Key Assessment Objectives
What to bring to the Exam Room

To perform a solo piece (15%) and ensemble piece
(15%) with fluency, accuracy and to demonstrate
musicality

Compositions to last about 2 minutes each & to show
student has understood how to compose melodies and
chord sequences and also how to structure
compositions. Compositions can be in any genre

Black pen, pencil & rubber (for the dictation)

Learn the key facts for each set work (instrumentation,
structure, textures, dynamics, tonality, harmony,
musical features etc.)

Make sure you can recognise the themes from each
set work

Practise writing out the main themes on manuscript
paper to prepare for dictation (dictations are usually 4
marks)

Practise writing essays in timed conditions (essays are
worth 10 out of the 80 possible marks)
Subject tips for Exam Preparation
Key Words
See PowerPoint presentations on Fronter for the key
words associated with each of the 12 set works
Top 3 revision sites for your subject
BBC Bitesize
Edexcel – past papers
Fronter
Additional Reading
GCSE Music Revision guides (Published Pearson)
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PE
Exam Board & Web Address
(for your subject area on the site)
Edexcel
http://www.edexcel.com/quals/gcse/gcse09/pe/Pages/default.aspx
Modular Exams:
Title
Format
Length
No Modules
1x 1 ½ hr written paper
1x practical moderation in 4 sports
1x analysis of performance in 1 sport
To perform to the criteria in the 4 sports
To be able to analyse a sport through observation skills
To answer the exam questions on the paper
Key Assessment Objectives
What to bring to the Exam Room
Theorypens/ highlighters/pencil
PracticalPE kit (black shorts/polo shirt/ white socks/ trainers) lots of energy and
water.
Subject tips for Exam Preparation
Keep up fitness for moderation; it is a long day if you are doing 4 hours
of sport. You will need a good night’s sleep and a good meal the night
before. Practice your sports as much as you can beforehand.
Key formula and/or connective words
-
Top 3 revision sites for your subject
Use Edexcel website to do past papers.
Additional Reading
-
Any other information relevant
If you are doing an external sport make sure you have done your
recorded video by Christmas of Year 11
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RE
Exam Board & Web Address
Modular Exams:
Title
Format
Length
Edexcel
http://www.edexcel.com/quals/gcse/gcse09/rs/Pages/default.aspx
Catholic Christianity
2x Written Papers (Unit 10, Unit 3) – 1hour 30mins per paper
Each paper has 4 full questions to be answered (1 per module from
a choice of 2, e.g. Unit 10.1: answer all of Q1 or all of Q2)
Key Assessment Objectives
Unit 10 Catholic Christianity examines beliefs and values,
Community and Tradition, celebration and worship and Living the
Christian Life
Unit 3 Believing in God, Matters of life and death, Marriage and
Family, Social Harmony
What to bring to the Exam Room
Pencil case
(as per exam hall instructions)
Subject tips for Exam Preparation
Know all key words & use throughout longer answers
Remember timing – 1minute per mark!
Spend no longer than 20mins per full question
Always read over your answers and develop your responses fully
with examples/reference to sources
Key formula and/or connective words
There are 12 key words for each of the 8 modules. These will be
printed off for each unit.
http://www.sprowstonhigh.org/cms/year-1011-revisionzone/religious-studies.html
Top 3 revision sites for your subject
http://www.rsrevision.com/GCSE/christianity/revision.pdf
http://mikeanderson.net/recuthies/GCSE%20Zone.htm
Additional Reading
See websites above
Any other information relevant
Skills/Revision sessions will be offered by RE teachers throughout
the year
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Science
Exam Board & Web Address (for
your subject area on the site)
AQA
Science:
http://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/science/gcse/science-a-4405
Additional Science:
http://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/science/gcse/additional-science-4408
Dual Science students:
Science ISA: Controlled assessment
Exams (1hr each): Unit B1, C1, P1.
Additional Science ISA: Controlled assessment
Exams (1hr each): Unit B2, C2, P2.
Modular Exams:
Title
Format
Length
Triple award students:
Biology:
Biology ISA: Controlled assessment
Exams (1hr each): Unit B1, B2, B3
Chemistry:
Chemistry ISA: Controlled assessment
Exams (1hr each): Unit C1, C2, C3
Physics:
Physics ISA: Controlled assessment
Exams (1hr each): Unit P1, P2, P3
Key Assessment Objectives
ISA: Assess investigative skills.
What to bring to the Exam Room
Calculator, Black pen, Pencil, Ruler
Subject tips for Exam Preparation
Key formula and/or connective
words
Top 3 revision sites for your
subject
Additional Reading
Kerboodle:
complete the exam style questions which are on kerboodle
Watch the animations
Listen to the podcasts
Fronter: complete the exam style questions uploaded by your teachers
(and use the mark scheme for model answers)
Your journal includes all of the key words needed for the ISA/Exam. It is
essential that you know the definition of each word.
1. www.doddlelearn.co.uk
2. www.kerboodle.com
3. www.my-gcsescience.com/
Biology for You, Chemistry for You, Physics for You
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Spanish
Exam Board & Web Address (for your
subject area on the site)
Modular Exams:
Title
Format
Length
AQA
(http://www.aqa.org.uk)
http://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/spanish/gcse/spanish-4695
Listening and Reading exam: 20% each skill.
Available at either Foundation or Higher tier.
Speaking: 30% (untiered)
2 dialogues recorded with your teacher lasting 4-6 minutes each.
Writing: 30% (untiered)
2 pieces of writing. Students aiming at grades G – D should aim to
write 200 – 350 words in total. Students aiming at grades C – A*
should aim to write 400 – 600 words in total.
Key Assessment Objectives
Writing Controlled Assessment – 30%
Speaking Controlled Assessment - 30%
Reading exam – 20%
Listening exam – 20%
What to bring to the Exam Room
Pen
Subject tips for Exam Preparation
See revision booklets handed out in class.
Key formula and/or connective words
See vocab lists handed out in class.
Top 3 revision sites for your subject
http://www.kerboodle.com/
http://www.linguascope.com/
www.languagesonline.org.uk
Additional Reading
http://www.elmundo.es/
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Textiles Technology
Exam Board & Web Address
(for your subject area on the site)
AQA
www.aqa.org.uk/.../design-and-technology-textiles-technology-4570
Exams:
Design and Technology: Textiles Technology (4570)
Unit 1 (45701)
Title
Format
Length
Written Paper - 2 hours - 120 marks - 40%
Candidates answer all questions in two sections
Pre-release material issued
Key Assessment Objectives
This two-unit specification requires students to develop their ability to make
textile products, a vital feature of candidates' experience of taking this
specification.
This course has 60 per cent controlled assessment as a reflection of the
importance of practical work within the subject.
What to bring to the Exam Room
Colour pencils, black fine liner pen to outline designs, rubber, sharp pencil for
sketching, and black pen for writing.
Subject tips for Exam Preparation
Use the revision section on Fronter.
Learn your labelled final design.
Complete your revision workbook.
Key formula and/or connective words
Use the key words in the exam that are in your key words booklet to
demonstrate your knowledge of technical terms.
Top 3 revision sites for your subject
http://textiles4u.wikispaces.com/
www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/gcse/design/textiles/
http://getrevising.co.uk/resources/gcse_aqa_textiles_revision_notes
Additional Reading
Textiles magazines such as “Sew” or “Sewing World”
Textiles revision guides
Newspaper articles on new technologies in textiles.
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