Effective revision is the key to examinations success. We cover a wide range of revision strategies in lessons and expect pupils to revise thoroughly at home in the weeks and months before GCSE examinations.
Exams and Preparation 2020-2021
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GCSE General Revision Sites
| EXAM BOARD | WEBSITE & PAST PAPERS | UNITS | REVISION WEBSITES | REVISION BOOKS |
| GCSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE | AQA 8700 Exam board website Past papers |
Paper 1 (Reading – fiction. writing – narrative & descriptive) 50% Paper 2 (Reading – non fiction to present a view point)- 50% Spoken language (presenting & responding) – 0% weighting |
English Biz Spark Notes Blog Mr Webb Blog Mr Bruff – excellent for English GCSE |
CGP New GCSE English Language AQA Revision Guide for the 9-1 course CGP New GCSE English language AQA Workbook for the 9-1 course |
| GCSE ENGLISH LITERATURE | AQA 8702 Exam board website Past papers |
Paper 1 (Macbeth, The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde) 40% Paper 2 (An Inspector Calls, Power & Conflict poetry anthology, Unseen Poetry) 60% |
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde – BBC Bitesize An Inspector Calls – BBC Bitesize Macbeth – BBC Bitesize GCSE Bitesize Poetry |
Oxford Learning Companions: Macbeth, Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde, An Inspector Calls CGP GCSE English Text Guide – Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde; An Inspector Calls; CGP GCSE English Literature AQA Unseen Poetry Guide (for the 9-1 course) CGP GCSE English Literature AQA Poetry Guide: Power & Conflict Anthology (for the 9-1 course) |
| GCSE MATHS | AQA 8300 Exam board website Past papers |
Higher or foundation tiers. Paper 1 (Non-calculator) – 33.33% Paper 2 (Calculator) – 33.33% Paper 3 (Calculator) – 33.33% |
Corbett Maths Mymaths Mathswatch Sample exam papers |
New GCSE Maths AQA Revision Book. Please check whether you need higher or foundation level |
| DOUBLE COMBINED SCIENCE | AQA Combined: Trilogy(8464) Exam board website Past papers |
Two 85 minute papers each for Physics, Chemistry and Biology | Kerboodle BBC Bitesize S-Cool GCSE Science |
New Grade 9-1 GCSE Combined Science: AQA Revision Guide
Optional extra: CGP New Grade 9-1 GCSE Combined Science: AQA Exam Practice Workbook |
| TRIPLE SCIENCE | AQA BIO – 8461 CHM – 8462 PHY – 8463 Exam board websites: Biology Chemistry Physics |
Higher or foundation tiers. 2 x 1hour 45 minute exams for each of Physics, Chemistry and Biology |
Physic Kerboodle BBC Bitesize Biology |
Revision guides
CGP New Grade 9-1 GCSE Biology: AQA Revision Guide CGP New Grade 9-1 GCSE Physics: AQA Revision Guide CGP New Grade 9-1 GCSE Chemistry: AQA Revision Guide Optional extras: CGP New Grade 9-1 GCSE Biology AQA Complete Revision & Practice CGP New Grade 9-1 GCSE Physics AQA Complete Revision & Practice CGP New Grade 9-1 GCSE Chemistry AQA Complete Revision & Practice |
| GCSE ART & DESIGN | AQA 8202 Exam board website |
Unit 1 (Portfolio) 60% weighting Unit 2 (Externally set task) 40% weighting |
Art blog Term 2 Art blog Photography Blog National Gallery |
AQA GCSE Art & Design student handbook |
| GCSE BUSINESS STUDIES | AQA 8132 | Paper 1
3.1 Business in the real world 3.2 Influences on business 3.3 Business operations 3.4 Human resources 50% 1hr 45 mins Paper 2 3.1 Business in the real world 3.2 Influences on business 3.5 Marketing 3.6 Finanace 50% 1hr 45 mins |
Perfecting Exam Technique | CGP GCSE Business Studies Revision Guide
AQA GCSE Business Workbook AQA GCSE Business revision cards |
| GCSE COMPUTER SCIENCE | OCR J276 Exam board website |
Unit 1. Computer systems – 50% Unit 2. Computational thinking, algorithms and programming – 50% |
Craig n’ Dave | GCSE Computer Science OCR Complete Revision & Practice – for exams in 2021 |
| GCSE COMPUTER SCIENCE | OCR J277 Exam board website |
Unit 1. Computer systems – 50% Unit 2. Computational thinking, algorithms and programming – 50% |
Craig n’ Dave | GCSE Computer Science OCR Complete Revision & Practice – for exams in 20212 and beyond |
| FOOD & NUTRITION | AQA 8585 Exam board website |
Unit 1 (Written paper) – 50% Unit 2 (Controlled Assessment – Design & making Practice) – 50% |
I-revise food Food forum Food a Fact of Life |
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| DESIGN TECHNOLOGY | AQA 8552 | Exam 50%:
Section A – Core technical principles (20 marks) Section B – Specialist technical principles (30 marks) Section C – Designing and making principles (50 marks) 50% Controlled Assessment (NEA): 30–35 hours approx (100 marks) |
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| GCSE DRAMA | EDEXCEL (2016) 1DR0 Exam board website |
Assessed through a combination of a 40% written exam and 60% Non-Examined Assessment (NEA). | BBC Bitesize Drama | |
| GCSE FRENCH | AQA 8658 Exam board website Past papers |
You will take GCSE examinations in the Summer term 2018 in Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing at either Foundation or Higher level. Each exam is worth 25% of your overall GCSE grade. | Hastings blog BBC Bitesize |
Letts & Lonsdale – Essentials GCSE French Revision Guide |
| GCSE GEOGRAPHY | OCR J384 Exam board website Past papers |
Our Natural World exam paper (35%) People and Society exam paper (35%) Geographical Exploration paper (30%) |
Ace Geography Cool Geography |
CGP GCSE Geography AQA A Complete Revision & Practice |
| GCSE HISTORY | OCR J411 History B Exam board website Past papers |
The course is assessed by three written exams at the end of year 11. Paper 1: British History (40% of grade) Paper 2: World History (40%) Paper 3: History around Us – this exam will be focussed on the study of a local historical site (20%) |
Revise GCSE History BBC Bitesize |
My Revision Notes OCR (A) Schools History Project 2nd edition. Hodder Education |
| IMEDIA | Creative iMedia Level 1/2 Award/Certificate – J807, J817 | Unit 1. Pre-production (Exam) – 25%
Unit 2. Graphics – 25% Unit 3. Interactive Multimedia – 25% Unit 4. Web Design – 25% |
Erevision | Cambridge National Level 1/2 Creative iMedia |
| GCSE MEDIA | OCR J200 Exam board website Past papers |
Television and promoting media (01)
1 hour 45 mins 35% Duration includes 30 minutes’ viewing time Music and news (02) 1 hour 45 mins 35% Creating media (03 or 04) 30% Non-exam assessment |
Media KnowallBBC Bitesize | My Revision Notes: OCR GCSE (9–1) Media Studies |
| GCSE MUSIC | OCR J536 Exam board website |
B354 (Listening exam) 40% B351 (Integrated task) 30% B352 (Practical portfolio) 30% |
BBC Bitesize | CGP GCSE Music OCR specification. Complete revision and practice with CD |
| GCSE PE | AQA 8582 | BBC Bitesize | Revise AQA GCSE (9-1) Physical Education Revision Guide: includes online edition | |
| GCSE ETHICS, PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGION | AQA 8062 Exam board website |
Students will take two, 1 hour 45 minute exams at the end of year 11. | BBC RE Help RS Revision Buddhism revision |
CGP GCSE AQA A Religious Studies Christianity and Buddhism The Revision Guide 9-1
CGP Religious Studies Christianity and Buddhism Revision Question Cards 9-1 573 0 Oxford AQA Revision Guide Religious Studies (9-1) Christianity and Buddhism |