What’s the best way to approach the run-up to

my exams?

A Parent’s Guide to

Revision 2018

How can I help?

You are all too aware of how important the next few months are and the pressures your child is under. You may feel that you are worrying more than he or she is! You may feel anxious that your child is working too hard, or you may feel your child is simply not doing enough. Whatever stage you are at, this booklet is designed to give you some practical tips to support your child through the next few months. Clearly, you know your son or daughter best, and this booklet sets out some suggestions for you to work alongside him or her. It does not offer a quick solution to the problem of revision because there is no quick fix. We hope you will find its contents have something to offer you and your own situation. It is difficult to accept that sometimes your son or daughter does not want to talk to you about college and this can lead to confrontation at home. Helping your child to manage their time can create problems. Parents must remember that calmness and encouragement are the key issues for these discussions. There is a cost associated with spending too much time out with friends or watching television or on social media, which will only be recognised too late. However difficult it may feel, always try to keep calm and smile a lot – it is important not to add to the pressure. Tell your child when they have done well, but also be determined where time management is concerned. This booklet is split into sections:

Essential Information on Exam entries / On the day

Planning a Revision Timetable

Equipment / Resources needed to revise

General Tips for Revision

Subject Specific Tips for Revision

Essential Information

Each student has a candidate number. This is very important, as they must write it on the front of every Exam Answer Booklet. Examination entries are sent home for checking. Students will receive final entry information on an individual timetable listing dates for written exams and whether it is a morning or afternoon exam. A general timetable is available on the college website if you need to check dates before then. Exam warm-up sessions will start at 8.40 and 12.40. Everyone must be in college by these times. All morning exams start at 9.00 and afternoon exams at 1.00. Unless given special instructions, students are asked to line up outside the main entrance. They must attend in full college uniform. (This includes school shoes!) Candidates are only allowed to take in any pre-release materials and equipment specified by the Exam boards and a pencil case. The pencil case must be transparent and we advise students to take in a spare of everything. Under no circumstances must mobile phones, MP3 players, ipods or iwatches be taken into the examination room. If a candidate is found to have a mobile phone in their possession, the exam boards will disqualify them. Hence, students are requested to leave mobile phones at home. Students are also required to remove watches and place on their exam table. If your son or daughter is too ill to attend an exam, you need to contact the school immediately and obtain a certificate from the doctor as soon as possible.

What do I need to know about the actual exams?

There is a copy of the Exam Handbook –on the website to help too.

Getting started

Once a revision timetable has been produced, students can still waste hours organising themselves. It may be the only time they choose to tidy their room or offer to take the dog out !!

It is important that they maximise their time for actual revision, not sorting out what they need. A lot of this can be done prior to really getting started.

WHERE TO REVISE?

Not in front of the TV. Somewhere he / she feels

comfortable and can concentrate

It is worth trying to sort the bedroom out. Get rid of clutter, so there is some proper space to work.

Lay out all the materials for each subject to save time.

Come to a compromise on music.

EQUIPMENT :

Highlighters Coloured pens Post-It notes for formulas

/ key words Blank flash cards Different coloured paper

for different subjects. He/ she will need lots of this.

Phone / MP3 player for recording

WHAT DO YOU NEED TO REVISE?

Revision timetable An up to date set of class notes. Any revision materials given out by departments. Revision checklists. Lists of exactly what is in each exam. Any Study Guides which have been bought. (However,

students need to treat them with caution – check they are covering what is in their course. Check the list in this booklet.)

Top 5 revision tips Split it up Take each subject and split into topics.

Space it out Revise a variety of topics, not one subject all in one go

Organise it Plan a timetable to check you’re doing a spread of topics and subjects.

Test yourself Make flash cards to test yourself, write your own tests and do lots of exam practice questions

Review it Revise something more than once – go back to it at key times to check you know it.

Revision timetables Topics need to be revised more than once based on what we know about the brain.

It is important that when constructing a revision timetable to consider the following issues:

Be realistic – you will know how much your child can be pinned down, so build up their stamina.

Remember sessions should only be for 30 – 40 minutes with 10 minute breaks. Encourage them to start NOW : 1-2 sessions on a weeknight. 3-4 a day at the weekend. During holidays / study leave, revision should be far more intensive. Build in treats – time with friends, evenings out. Social time is vital in the overall scheme, as

long as there is a balance between work and play. Try to get a variety of subjects across a day. Has he / she built in slots to review the learning of the day? When they write next week’s timetable, have they remembered to include review slots for

the work covered last week? Discuss how you are going to monitor it – write it together each week. Build in rewards for the effort along the way. Offer as much praise as you can.

BREAKING IT DOWN: If your child says to you, “I’m doing Maths for 40 minutes and then half an hour of French”, alarm bells should go off in your head. It means your child has not broken the subject down into key areas to tackle their work in an organised manner; eg, “I’m doing algebra and irregular verbs.” They should have a list of topics, but if not, a list is provided in the subjects section of his booklet. They need to use those key headings to do the following:

Identify those topics they 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 a framework for doing this.

At first, the big picture may look and feel totally overwhelming to your child. Be as positive and as supportive as you can in helping them to prioritise their workload. But they also need to be aware of the fact that revision takes time and for a few months, the social life has to give a bit. This can be alleviated slightly, if friends set time off sessions in tandem.

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DAYS LEFT BEFORE WRITTEN EXAMS START.

Go through and identify any days you know it will be difficult for your child to do any revision. If you are going on holiday at Easter, you need to help your child to plan very carefully for fitting in plenty of revision.

Days Left

May 2018 AM PM 14 Monday 6 ICT / Latin RE

15 Tuesday 7 French Biology

16 Wednesday 8 PE / Sp Studs RE

17 Thursday 9 Chemistry Latin 18 Friday 10 French Drama / PE

21 Monday 1 Latin

22 Tuesday 2 Eng Lit Geog 23 Wednesday 3 Business Physics 24 Thursday 4 Maths

25 Friday 5 Eng Lit June 2018

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7 Thursday 9 Maths 8 Friday 10 English History

11 Monday 1 Biology Geography

12 Tuesday 2 Maths History

13 Wednesday 3 Chemistry

14 Thursday 4 Res Mat / Food

15 Friday 5 Physics

18 Monday 6 German 19 Tuesday 7

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EXAM TIMETABLE

IMPORTANT:

The individual timetables will give details about times etc.

Test yourself The following strategies can be used for turning class notes into revision notes across all subject areas. They should be read alongside the specific advice offered by departments.

Make up tests to try later Brainstorm a topic using a spider diagram Make your own flash cards – questions one side /

answers on the back Put key words onto Post-It Notes, stick them

around the house to learn them Plan an exam answer and write the first

paragraph Create a Mind Map (see later section) Use different colours to represent different

things Use mnemonics for difficult spellings / sequences

(eg Richard Of York Gave Battle In Vain – colours of rainbow)

Make a chart to fit the information Make a flow chart Make a timeline Use pictures to represent key ideas List two sides of an argument Identify similarities / differences 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 onto your phone key quotations /or

French and German vocabulary

Using the internet / apps The school library is open after school each day for students to use. The internet has an overwhelming amount of resources for revision but needs to be used wisely. Students need to remember just because something is on a web page it is not necessarily reliable information. There are many useful sites, as the list below suggests. However, it is important your child does not waste time simply reading and scrolling up and down the page. Turn off Twitter, Facebook or Snapchat etc. Avoid distractions. He / she should have a list of the areas they want to cover beside them so they can cross them off at various stages. Students can : Have a pen and paper beside them and do the activities which are suggested. Copy information into a programme of their choice and underline key words,

delete less important sentences, cut and paste key words etc. Most exam boards now carry examples of past papers and mark schemes.

They will find the board and syllabus number on their entry statement. Have a go at the questions and look carefully at how an examiner would mark them.

Test themselves using the online quizzes and if they do well they can cross that topic off your list

The emphasis must be on making that information their own in the same way they must make their textbook notes their own. There is no one way to do this, so try to vary the activities.

Some useful general sites Most subjects

http://www.samlearning.com/ (School ID = SG9FC User ID = date of birth+first name

initial+surname initial Password = User ID initially)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/levels/z98jmp3

PIXL apps in Maths, Eng Lit, Geography and History: FR1025 / your name (surname

first) / your name (surname first)2018

https://quizlet.com/en-gb

http://www.memrise.com/home/

Review it: (the bit they hate!) Remember the graph: Students have to re-visit topics at key times to ensure they can still remember what they learnt.

They need to review what they have learnt: After 10 minutes At the end of a day At the end of a week At the end of a month The week before the exams

Recommended Revision Guides

Remember – these are recommendations only. There is no expectation you will buy revision guides. Many students like to use revision guides so teachers have selected some that are appropriate for the course you are studying.

Maths CGP AQA Revision Guide and Workbook with answer booklet, which are available

from Amazon. We suggest that students in sets 1 and 2 should use the Higher and those in sets 3, 4 and 5 should use the Foundation.

English Language and English Literature

CGP GCSE English Language WJEC Eduqas Revision Guide - for the Grade 9-1 Course, ISBN: 978-1782943716

CGP GCSE English Literature AQA Poetry Guide: Power & Conflict Anthology - for the Grade 9-1 Course, ISBN : 978-1782943617

CGP GCSE English Literature AQA Unseen Poetry Guide – for the Grade 9-1 Course Book 1, ISBN: 978-1782943648

CGP GCSE English Text Guide - An Inspector Call, ISBN: 978-1841461151

CGP Grade 9-1 GCSE English Text Guide - Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, ISBN 978-1782943082

CGP Grade 9-1 GCSE English Shakespeare Text Guide – Macbeth, ISBN: 978-1841461168

Science Revise Edexcel GCSE (9-1) Biology Higher Revision Guide ISBN 9781292131719 Revise Edexcel GCSE (9-1) Chemistry Higher Revision Guide ISBN 9781292131924 Revise Edexcel GCSE (9-1) Physics Higher Revision Guide ISBN 9781292133706 Revise Edexcel GCSE (9-1) Combined Science Higher Revision Guide ISBN 9781292131634 Revise Edexcel GCSE (9-1) Biology Higher Revision Workbook ISBN 9781292131764 Revise Edexcel GCSE (9-1) Chemistry Higher Revision Workbook ISBN 9781292131948 Revise Edexcel GCSE (9-1) Physics Higher Revision Workbook ISBN 9781292133683 Revise Edexcel GCSE (9-1) Combined Science Higher Revision Workbook ISBN 9781292131580 GCSE PE CGP GCSE Physical Education. For the Grade 9-1 Exams. ISBN: 978 1 78294 531 4 My Revision Notes. AQA GCSE (9-1) PE Second Edition. Kirk Bizley. ISBN: 978 1 5104 0523 3

Business Studies https://www.amazon.co.uk/REVISE-Edexcel-Business-Revision-Guide/dp/1446903737 Food Preparation & Nutrition

WJEC Eduquas Food Prep and Nutrition (Illuminate Publishing) ISBN: 9781908682871

GCSE Food Preparation & Nutrition Complete Revision & Practice (CGP) ISBN: 978-1782946557

GCSE Revision All in One: Food Prep and Nutrition (Collins) ISBN: 9780008166342

German Revise Edexcel GCSE (9-1) German – Revision Workbook ISBN: 978-1-292-13204-4 Revise Edexcel GCSE (9-1) German – Revision Guide ISBN: 978-1-292-13209-9 Edexcel GCSE (9-1) German – Grammar & Translation Workbook ISBN: 978-1-292-13273-0 Target Grade 5 Get back on track Edexcel GCSE (9-1) German Writing ISBN: 978-0-435-18907-5

Target Grade 5 Get back on track Edexcel GCSE (9-1) German Reading ISBN: 978-0-435-18904-4

Geography My Revision Notes: OCR GCSE (9–1) Geography B Simon Ross, Rebecca Blackshaw, Jo Payne ISBN: 9781471887345

History My Revision Notes Edexcel 9-1 History Elizabethan England John Wright ISBN 9781510403246 Medicine in Britain Sam Slater ISBN 9781510403215 The American West Steve May ISBN 9781510403260 Weimar and Nazi Germany Steve Waugh ISBN9781510403277 RE https://www.amazon.co.uk/New-Grade-GCSE-Religious-Studies/dp/1782946411/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_14_t_0?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=SES69NENNDFGZJGV5FV8 https://www.amazon.co.uk/Revision-Notes-Religious-Studies-Specification/dp/1510404791 Music https://freman.musicfirst.co.uk/app/ Resistant Materials https://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=sr_hi_eb?rh=k%3A9781847623539%2Cn%3A266239&ie=UTF8&qid=1510055469&keyword=9781847623539

Subject Advice

English Language

Strategies for revision

Re-write AO2, AO4 and AO6

responses to practice questions from

mocks and other papers used in class

Re-draft one of your original writing

pieces using a different title – make

the title fit

Write a letter to the local council

complaining about an issue you are

concerned about

Key topics

Reading comprehension

AO2 – close language and textual

analysis

AO4 – evaluation of an idea

AO6 – comparison of how two

writers communicate

Writing skills

Original writing – producing a short,

complete narrative

Transactional writing – writing for a

purpose to persuade, argue etc

Accessing revision materials

K:\Read Only\English\E YEAR

English Literature

Strategies for revision

Use BBC Bitesize / SAM Learning,

PIXL Lit app or study guides to

reinforce knowledge of the plot of

each text

Create detailed mind maps of each

theme within J&H, M & AIC with

relevant quotations

Re-write/complete practice essays

conducted in class

Key topics

Jekyll & Hyde – extract questions

with reference to whole text

Macbeth – extract questions with

reference to whole text

An Inspector Calls – essay questions

(closed text – you need to remember

quotes)

Conflict poetry – 15 poems broadly

connected to the ideas of power and

conflict

Unseen poetry

Accessing revision materials

K:\Read Only\English\E YEAR

Maths

Strategies for

revision

Look at the notes you have made in your

orange book – if anything doesn’t makes

sense ask your teacher about it

Go on to the mymaths website and work

through the lessons on any topic you’re not

sure about.

Use the PIXL Maths app

Use your revision guide and workbook to

practise questions and check your answers

Go to the Freman portal students’ area

Maths folder and download and try the

past papers, check your answers with the

mark schemes in the same folder

Make an overview of the key ideas in each

topic

Key topics

Number

Algebra

Ratio and Proportion

Geometry

Probability

Statistics

Use the overview sheet that you have in the

front of your orange book to see all the

sub-topics within these 6 areas

If you have lost your overview sheet ask

your teacher for a new one

Accessing revision

materials

K:\Read Only\Maths

Biology

Strategies for revision

Write out key terms and their definitions – then try

to recall them without the notes.

Use key terms correctly in written descriptions of

biological processes.

Create diagrams that explain how named biological

processes work, e.g. heartbeat / menstruation /

gas exchange in plants and animals / control of

blood glucose / etc.

Try to draw the diagrams from memory and

compare with the original to see how accurate you

have been.

Test yourself in “exam conditions” on past papers /

workbooks / etc (and mark using the given mark

schemes!) to see what you can recall and whether

you interpreted the question correctly. This drives

development of good exam technique.

Key topics

Fundamental / Key Concepts in biology

Cells & Control

Genetics

Natural Selection & Genetic Modification

Health, Disease & Medicines

Plant Structure & Function

Animal Coordination, Control & Homeostasis

Exchange & Transport in Animals

Ecosystems & Material Cycles

Accessing revision materials

ActiveTeach & ActiveLearn accounts (which inc.

lots of GCSE style questions on ActiveLearn.)

The Biology Revision Guide produced by the

Science Dept for both Combined and Separate

Biology and Foundation / Higher tiers of entry.

Search for: Biologyinfo.co.uk

Chemistry

Strategies for revision

Ensure that you know how to use the Periodic table. What

are groups, what are Periods, which number is the number

of protons and which is the Relative Atomic Mass.

Mind map a topic using your notes, revision guide and

Activelearn. Try to memorise it and practise redrawing the

information from it without any hints.

Create Question/Answer flash cards. If you get the answers

wrong, practise every day; if you get them correct, practise

once a week.

Write down the 5 most important facts from a topic.

Create an image or diagram that shows the important

information that you need to remember from a topic.

Key topics

Topic 1) Atomic structure, the periodic table, bonding –

ionic, covalent and metallic, chemical calculations.

Topic 2) States of matter and Separation methods.

Topic 3) Chemical changes – acids, alkalis and salts,

Electrolytic processes.

Topic 4) Extracting metals and equilibria

Separate Chemistry - Topic 5) Transition metals,

Quantitative analysis, Dynamic equilibria, chemical cells.

Topic 6) Groups in the periodic table – groups 1, 7 and 0.

Topic 7) Rates of reaction and Energy changes.

Topic 8) Fuels and Atmospheric science.

Separate Chemistry - Topic 9) Qualitative analysis,

Hydrocarbons, Polymers, Alcohols and Carboxylic acids, Bulk

and surface properties of matter

Accessing revision materials

All the work sheets from the different topics are on the Read Only section of the Pupils Shared drive. Go to K:\Read Only\Science\Chemistry\GCSE Chemistry 9-1 There are also a lot of key word sheets to help with learning important vocabulary. The Edexcel website has one set of Sample assessment papers that are unlocked and available to students. (Sciences 2016 - Specification and sample assessments)

Physics

Strategies for revision

Work through examples of 6 mark

questions

Use the Learning Outcomes sheets to

monitor progress and understanding of a

Topic

Use the Revision Cards to identify key

learning for each Topic

Learn the key formulae

Use the Practicals Revision Card to identify

Core Practicals and key assessment points

Key topics

Units

Forces

Electricity

Accessing revision materials

Pearson Active Learn

www.physicsinfo.co.uk

History

Strategies for revision

Draw timelines with key events and dates

Use factors to help you explain and make

judgements about Medicine and treatment

over time.

Create flash cards for key individuals and

events.

Answer past paper questions using the

exam booklet

Read and complete the tasks in each

revision booklet.

Key topics

Medicine in England 1250 onwards

Medicine and Treatment on the Western

Front (British sector in WW1 1914-1918)

Germany 1918-39

American West 1825 – 1890

Elizabeth I 1558 - 1588

Accessing revision materials

K:\Read Only\History – you will find past

paper guides, revision guides, copies of text

books

GCSE Bitesize

PIXL History app

Geography

Strategies for revision

Case study flashcards or mind maps of facts and information for the examples/places listed below.

Use your revision guides to plan and practice 6 and 8 mark questions. Remembering to use PEEEL

Make Key terms flashcards for each topic below

Complete the Learning Checklists for each topic in your revision guides to assess your understanding so far.

Learn your Physical and human Fieldwork like a case study. Use the model answers in your revision guides to create flashcards or a mind map covering each question type.

Key topics and case studies

You have a variety of case studies (in depth examples of places) for each of the eight topics. In the exam, questions related to these are worth either 6 or 8 marks and amounts to 26/70 marks on both Paper 1 and Paper 2, over a third of the papers! Getting these case studies right will make the biggest difference to your grade.

Topic Case Study

Global Hazards UK-based weather hazard: Boscastle flood Non-UK based weather hazard: Australian drought Tectonic hazard: Japan 2011 Earthquake and Tsunami

Changing Climate

Impacts of climate change around the world and on the UK

Distinctive Landscapes

Coastal landscape: Walton on the Naze Rivers landscape: River Tees, NE England

Sustaining Ecosystems

TRF management: Crocker Range Biosphere Reserve Arctic management (small scale): Whaling Antarctica management (global scale): Antarctic Treaty System

Urban Futures One AC city: Leeds One LIDC/EDC city: Istanbul

Dynamic Development

LIDC: Zambia

UK in the 21st century

Economic hub: High-tech industry in Cambridge Global conflict: Somalia Ethnic groups and culture: Food

Resource Reliance

Food security in one country: Tanzania

Accessing revision materials

1. Revision guides provided by the department (You should have 3 - one for each exam)

2. Published revision guides (see overall list) 3. Revision materials can be found at: K:\Read Only\Geography\GCSE

2016\Revision 4. Use New Geography GCSE Bitesize:

https://www.bbc.com/education/examspecs/zpsx2p3 Use the SAM Learning activities that have been allocated by the

department

Business Studies

Strategies for revision

Use folder/exercise book to revise notes

Practice past papers (unit 1 & Unit 3)

Watch video clips

(https://www.bbc.co.uk/education/subjects/zpsvr82 )

from BBC Bitesize to reinforce understanding of certain

topics.

Revise formulas / key terms and definitions.

Time yourself when practising questions, 1 minute per

mark!

Key topics

Unit 1 (MCQ paper worth 25%) 1. Spotting a business opportunity

2. Showing Enterprise

3. Putting a business idea into practice

4. Making the start-up effective

5. Understanding the economic context

Unit 3 (short & long questions worth 50%) 1. Marketing

2. Meeting Customer Needs

3. Effective financial management

4. Effective people management

5. The Wider World

Accessing revision materials

http://qualifications.pearson.com/en/support/support-

topics/exams/past-papers.html?Qualification-

Family=GCSE&Qualification-

Subject=Business%20(2009)&Status=Pearson-

UK:Status%2FLive&Specification-Code=Pearson-

UK:Specification-Code%2F2BS01&Specification-

Code=Pearson-UK:Specification-Code%2F2bs01 This

link provides access to both Unit 1 and Unit 3 past

papers along with mark schemes. In addition, students

can use

https://www.bbc.co.uk/education/subjects/zpsvr82 to

practice end of topic quizzes.

Drama

Strategies for revision

1. Create a mind map of the different responsibilities

in the theatre. Label each branch with a role and

then include all the different responsibilities for that

role on smaller branches.

2. Create a role on the wall for each character from

Hansel and Gretel and label with personality traits

and emotions (then match these with the

performance skills you would need)

3. Using your photocopy of the text, pick a page and

create a mindmap of performance skills you would

use for each character and why.

4. Watch the clips on

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03dwq2r/clips

5. Read pages 167-186 of the text book and complete

the suggested activities

Key topics

Roles and responsibilities in the theatre

Staging types

Hansel and Gretel (Performance and Design)

Live Production (Curious Incident of the Dog in the

Night-time)

Accessing revision materials

Use your photocopied resource booklet (extracts from the text book) http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03dwq2r/clips https://www.bbc.co.uk/education/subjects/zbckjxs

Food and Nutrition

Strategies for revision

Make flash cards for the key terms we have been over

in class (copy of key terms in Pupil Shared)

Use your latest assessment papers in your folder and

redo the exam questions you didn’t do so well on –

mark these with the mark scheme.

Use the Food Preparation textbook to go over the key

cooking processes you need to know and make flash

cards(Choux, Short and Rough Puff Pastry, Bread,

Meringue, Cakes, Sauces and Pasta)

Use the revision guides to practise past papers

questions and mark them.

Create mind maps for your longer answer questions on

Food and Packaging Waste, Food Insecurity, Healthy

Eating, Function of Nutrients in our Diet.

Key topics

SECTION 1

SECTION 2 SECTION 3

Core Knowledge: Nutrition and

Healthy Eating

Food Science

Food Poisoning and Spoilage

Food Provenance

Cultures and Cuisine

Technological Developments

Factors Affecting Food Choice

Basic Mixtures and Recipes: Choux,

Short and Rough Puff Pastry

Bread

Meringue

Cakes

Sauces

Pasta

Commodities: Fruits and

Vegetables

Milk, Cheese and Yoghurt

Cereals

Meat, Fish, Poultry, Eggs

Butter, Oils, Margarine, Sugar and Syrup

Soya, Tofu, Beans, Nuts and Seeds

Accessing revision materials

Exam Board Website: (has loads of useful quizzes, videos and interactive tasks) http://www.eduqas.co.uk/qualifications/food-preparation-and-nutrition/

German

Strategies for revision

Learn vocabulary eg. Flash cards, mind maps, apps and

online

Revise tenses eg. Do some ‘tense challenges’

Practise vocabulary and grammar by translating

sentences and paragraphs

Plan speaking tasks, question by question or bullet

point by bullet point, identifying tenses required and

planning properly with ideas and opinions

Plan writing tasks, bullet point by bullet point,

identifying tenses required and planning properly with

ideas and opinions

Key topics

School

Free time

Family and friends

At home

In a town

Holidays

World of work and study

International events and the environment

Grammar

Accessing revision materials

Active Learn which includes the online text books and a range of activities including listening, reading, grammar and vocabulary at higher and foundation tiers Vocab express

French

Strategies for revision

Learn vocab from A year and I year. Look at

the E year vocab for the themes on school,

work and the International dimension

Use quizlet for vocab learning

Use old exam papers to practise

Look through your exercise book / check

work sheets for grammar and vocabulary

Use activelearn

Key topics

Theme 1 – identity and culture (a year

vocab)

Theme 2 – local area, holiday and travel

(use vocab lists module 4 and 5 )

Theme 3 – school (use vocab list module 6 )

Theme 4 – study, work and aspirations (use

vocab list module 7)

Theme 4 international dimension (use

vocab list module 8 )

Accessing revision materials

Pupil shared – read only –French – GCSE – old past papers - gcse vocab

Latin

Strategies for revision

Revise vocabulary:

Revise noun and verb endings: use the

tables

Go back to the first passages we did in

September and answer the booklet

questions again

Practise your translation skills translating

short passages from your CLC book IV

Re-read your notes on gladiators and baths.

Key topics

Vocabulary

Endings

Individual passages from the topic: A day at

the Races

Civilisation topics: dinner parties, baths, the

theatre and the amphitheatre

Accessing revision materials

Pupil shared-Read only- Classics-GCSE materials

PE

Strategies for revision

1. Make key term cards with the definition on one side

and the key term on the other

2. Mind map for components of fitness-applied to a sport-

fitness test-training method

3. Past paper questions

4. Random 5- every day write an A4 sheet on a topic for 5

minutes

5. Random 5- make a plan of a long answer question

taking only 5 minutes

Key topics

Paper 1 Circulatory System

Respiratory System

Muscles and Movement

Physical Training 1

Physical Training 2

Paper 2 Health, fitness and well-being

Sports Psychology

Socio-cultural Influences

Accessing revision materials

https://getrevising.co.uk/revision-tests/pe-exam-prep?game_type=flashcards

Link to exam board website:

http://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/physical-education/gcse

Past and Specimen Exam Questions: 5 a day practice

http://www.peresourcesbank.co.uk/gcse-pe-5-day-practice-exam-questions-2017-series/ Past Papers on the college portal- Pupils shared\Read Only\PE\GCSE PE\Past Papers Freman College GCSE Revision Guides are available on the portal- Pupils shared\Read Only\PE\GCSE PE\Revision Guides

RE

Strategies for revision

Flash cards for key terms

Topic on a page revision: mind map/spider diagram

Practice exam questions

Pictograms for key concepts

Using revision guides effectively: reading/highlighting

and then reproducing information in a shortened

form.

Key topics

Christian Beliefs and Practices (Component 1)

Hindu Beliefs and Practices (Component 1)

Religion and Life Issues (Component 2)

Existence of God and Revelations (Component 2)

Religion, Peace and Conflict (Component 2)

Religion, Crime and Punishment (Component 2)

Accessing revision materials

Pupils Shared: Read Only—RE—GCSE (Revision guides

and exam papers with mark schemes)

Websites:

BBC religion:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/

GCSE Bitesize:

https://www.bbc.com/education/examspecs/zy7spbk

Resistant Materials

Strategies for revision

Use a checklist to ensure all topics are covered. 2. Use past exam papers in timed conditions and MARK YOURSELF. 3. Look at the structure of exam questions. (See “other useful information” below). How much space is there to write in? Would an annotated diagram help explain your answer? Could flash cards with diagrams and images help you remember the theory? 4. Create mind maps for topics such as wood, metal and plastics and link these to the manufacturing processes associated to them. Hang them up once complete and test yourself on the specific materials and manufacturing processes. 5. Use ALL your time well, no single word answers. Give examples and explanations with specific terms and vocabulary, do not use generic words. You will have to complete a design question – check the specification points after attempting each design.

Key topics

Woods Metals Polymers Composites Modern Materials Smart Materials

Materials & Components Tools and Equipment Industrial and Commercial Processes Adhesives Heat treatment Finishing Health and Safety

Accessing revision materials

Exam Papers: https://qualifications.pearson.com/en/qualifications/edexcel-gcses/design-and-technology-resistant-materials-2009.coursematerials.html#filterQuery=Pearson-UK:Category%2FExam-materials www.samlearning.com

Freman College Portal for GCSE resources and exam materials.

ICT

Strategies for revision

1. Read and understand the pre-release case study. This will help prepare you for the exam as it includes bullet points for you to research and gives a scenario on which the exam questions will be based.

2. Use the revision checklist and RAG the topics and add comments. You can then prioritise topics for revision and use your favourite revision techniques to do this. A good technique is to prepare visuals or review the ones we covered in class (e.g. advantages/disadvantages of Wi-Fi and Monitoring Employees).

3. Review the Activities in OneNote – some provide exam type questions and model answers. Some you have completed and marked yourself and some we have checked in class.

Use past papers and exam questions with model answers - K:\Read Only\ICT\2015Intake OCR Cambridge Nationals\R001 Understanding Computer Systems\2018 R001 EXAM

PREPARATION\Exam Questions.

Key topics

LO1: Understand how ICT can be used to meet business needs

Computing devices and their uses

Input/Output/Storage/Connectivity devices

Choosing and configuring systems

Connecting devices/networks

Systems software (e.g. operating systems) and application software.

LO2: Know how to work with information and data to meet specified business

needs

Data capture

File types

Data types

Data security

Backups and recovery.

LO3: How ICT can be used to support business working practices

Communication methods

Email and diary management software

Creating and editing documents

LO4: Legal, ethical, safety and security issues when using ICT

Health & Safety

Data Protection Act

Computer Misuse Act

Copyright Act

Use and abuse of data, monitoring individuals, cyber bullying).

Accessing revision materials

Hard copy of R001 Text Book.

Lots of resources in K:\Read Only\ICT\2015Intake OCR Cambridge Nationals\R001 Understanding Computer Systems\2018 R001 EXAM PREPARATION

Revision Guide ISBN-101444193856

Music

Strategies for revision

Use the MusicFirst App (which is accessible from the

Freman Portal) to revise set works, or other topics, and

test yourself with the online quizzes.

Read the GCSE course booklet and text book and listen

to the linked extracts; make notes on key terms and

facts.

Use Teoria or Musictheory.net to improve your

notation and theory

Create mind-maps for each of the main topics from

your notes in class: Forms and Devices, Ensemble

Music, Film Music and Rock and Popular Music.

Use the Revision materials in Pupils Read Only to test

yourself on areas where you can’t remember

everything.

Key topics

Baroque, Classical and Romantic Music

The elements of music

Chamber Music, Musicals and Jazz

Film Music

Rock, Pop and Fusion

Mozart’s Minuet and Trio from Eine Kleine Nachtmusik

and Rainbow’s Since You Been Gone

Accessing revision materials

Practice questions and topics are in the revision folder

in Pupils Read Only, Music, GCSE Eduqas.

Music First App (from the portal)

New revision materials due to published shortly.

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