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Introduction

This booklet is aimed at guiding, supporting and providing you and your family with the

necessary tools to enable you to achieve your full potential in your GCSE’s.

We have provided you with some sensible revision techniques, advice on what type of a

learner you are, and how to draw up a basic revision timetable. Please use this booklet,

and then build on it to personalise it to what suits you best.

The second half of the booklet gives you an outline of the topics you will need to revise for

in your subjects- both in your mocks and your GCSE’s. Obviously do not revise for subjects

you have not studied however

I do hope you find this booklet useful and can I wish you all the best in your exams.

This booklet is aimed at giving you an overview of topics and should not be used on its

own, rather in conjunction with your teacher, books, revision guides and online revision

support.

Mr Jackson

(Assistant Principal)

Contents

What type of learner are you?

Designing your own revision timetable.

Revision tips

Subject specific topics to revise Art

Photography

Business Studies

BTEC Engineering

Catering

Childcare

English

French

Geography

German

History

Maths- foundation

Maths- Higher

Music

Drama

Physical Education

Production Design

Religious Studies

Science – Mocks

Science GCSE exams

Sociology

Spanish

A visual learner:

• Prefers to read, to see the words, illustrations and diagrams;

• Talks quite fast, using lots of images;

• Memorises by writing repeatedly;

• When inactive, looks around, doodles or watches something;

• When starting to understand something says, ‘that looks right’;

• Is most distracted by untidiness.



A kinaesthetic learner:

• Likes to get involved, hands on, to try it out;

• Uses lots of hand movements;

• Talks about actions and feelings; speaks more slowly;

• Memorises by doing something repeatedly;

• When inactive, fidgets, walks around;

• When starting to understand something says, ‘that feels right’;

• Is most distracted by movement or physical disturbance.

An auditory learner:

• Likes to be told, to listen to the teacher, to talk it out;

• Talks fluently, in a logical order, and with few hesitations

• Memorises by repeating words aloud;

• When inactive, talks to self or others;

• When starting to understand something says, ‘that sounds right’.

• Is most distracted by noises.


• Rewrite your notes as

mind-maps

• Use colour to highlight

important things

• Draw diagrams and

sketches to help you

remember points.

Read your notes aloud

Record yourself reading key

points of your notes aloud,

then listen to it afterwards

Revise with other students if you

can

Sing the main points. Linking

them with a tune may help

you remember them.

Read your notes aloud

Record yourself reading key points

of your notes aloud, then listen

to it afterwards

Revise with other students if you

can

Sing the main points. Linking them

with a tune may help you

remember them.

How can this help me revise?

Designing your own revision timetable

Below write down all of the subjects that you

currently study

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•Now colour code them;

Red- I find this subject difficult

Orange- This subject is OK

Green- I find this subject easy

Think about…

What makes certain subjects harder?

and…

What makes certain subjects easier?

Why is this?

1. Allocate days for different

subjects – mixing up the subjects so

you are not doing all the hard

subjects on one day.

2. Write down any commitments

that you have e.g clubs, social

events.

3. Decide what times you work best

and put the tasks that require more

energy or concentration during your

optimum times.

4. Start with something that you find

hard, in that way you get it done

quicker.

5. Remember that concentration

time is 32 minutes

6. Take a break.

7. Cross things off as you do them

because it will give you a sense of

accomplishment.

THIS IS NOT AN EASY TASK-BUT WORTH THE EFFORT

Creating your Revision Timetable

8. Go over your notes again ten minutes later.

Ask someone to test you one hour later, that

evening, the next day and the next week.

9. Drink lots of water, eat high energy foods

and get plenty of sleep.

10. Use lots of different ways to help you

understand and remember: Mind-maps, pictures,

body actions, songs, taping yourself talking, using

posters or post-it notes.

1. Make a revision timetable. Try to spend ten

minutes every day looking at topics you are

unsure of.

2. Decide how much time you need to spend on

each topic: use your time where it is really

needed.

3. Work out what you already know. Then for

each subject make a list of the important

topics you still need to cover.

4. Make sure you leave time to have LOTS OF

FUN each day.

5. Speak to your parents about a suitable place

to work, with no distractions. Organise

yourself according to your learning style. If

you find it useful, put posters, mind-maps or

post-its on your wall

6. Keep checking that you have understood what

you are revising. If you are not sure, ASK FOR

HELP.

7. Take regular stretch breaks; get up and move

around. Get lots of exercise – your brain needs it!

Top 10 revision tips

Next steps

• The timetables you’ve made should take you up to until your

mock exams.

• The key to successful revision is all in the planning

• If you start revising now you will be better prepared for all

your exams.

• After your mocks will be a good time to “step-up” your

revision plan and make a new timetable based on when the

real exams will be by revising certain subjects on certain

evenings.

Art and PhotographyWithin Art and photography the exam is 3 months of preparatory work which ends with a 10 hour exam within which

the students create their final outcome for their project.

When planning revision timetables we ask that students plan time to complete Art/Photography preparation work

which equates to 3 hours per week outside of timetabled lessons.

Tasks that they could complete during this time are:

ART:

Artist research pages

Observational drawings/studies

Experimentation of different materials and techniques

Art gallery visits

Taking photographs to work from

Creating design ideas for final outcomes.

PHOTOGRAPHY:

Artist research pages

shoot plans

Annotated mood boards

Shoots

Developmental shoots

Editing

Annotations of editing

Business StudiesA292 (Worth 25% of grade)

Types of business activity

Business objectives

Stakeholders

Organisation, growth and location

Business ownership

Sole traders

Partnerships

Private and public limited companies

Franchise

Multinational companies

Employment and retention

Motivation

Training

Employment law and trade unions

Organisation and communication

A293 (Pre-scene case study worth 50% of grade)

Types of production

Quality and production

Revenue

Costs

Breakeven

Sources of finance

Profit

Cash flow

Competition

Business ethics

Environmental influences

Globalisation

Government and business

Demand and supply

The EU

BTEC Engineering

Engineering processes used to produce modern

engineered products

Engineering sectors and

Mechanical and electrical/electronic engineering

processes

Scales of production

Modern production methods

Developments in engineering materials and

technologies

Modern and smart materials in engineering

Modern material foams in engineering

Modern material processes in engineering

New technologies in engineering

How engineering contributes to a

sustainable future

Sustainable engineered products

Minimising waste production in

Lean manufacturing

Renewable sources of energy in

engineering

Computing

Fundamentals of computer systems

Computing hardware

Software

Representation of data in computer systems

Databases

Computer communications and networking

Programming

The food Industry- Food & Drink

Knowledge of types of establishments that provide food & drink,

contract caterers & different types of service available in

different establishments

Job roles, employment opportunities and relevant training

Knowledge of the roles, duties and training available for:

Management, chefs and food & drink service.

Health, safety and hygiene

Knowledge of personal hygiene, food safety, common causes of

food contamination & food poisoning, health & safety (signs, fire

precautions & use of equipment), simple first aid procedures,

risk assessment & HACCP.

Food preparation, cooking and presentation.

Knowledge of methods of cooking, key terms & the selection,

storage, preparation & serving of the main commodities.

Catering

Nutrition and menu planning

Knowledge of the functions and sources of the main nutrients, current healthy

eating guidelines, special dietary needs, types of menus & menu planning.

Costing and portion control

Knowledge of how to cost raw materials for a recipe & appropriate methods of

portion control & their significance.

Specialist equipment

Knowledge of small & large scale catering & food service equipment. The safe

use, care and cleaning of this equipment.

Communication and record keeping

Knowledge of different types of communication & their importance. Knowledge

of the types of record keeping & the need for accurate and appropriate record

keeping.

Environmental considerations

Knowledge of the 3 R’s & conservation of energy and water when preparing food

& why it is important to address these areas. Knowledge of disposable products

and materials.

Childcare

Parenthood

The family

Planning for a family

Preparing for the baby

Provision of a safe environment

Pregnancy

Reproduction

Pre conceptual care

Pregnancy

Preparaton for the birth

Labour and birth

Newborn baby

Diet, health and care of the childA healthy dietFeeding a babyWeaningFeeding a young childFood related problemsChild careChild health

Development of the childDevelopmentPhysical developmentIntellectual development social and emotional developmentLearning and playiSupport for the patent and childTypes of support availableChild care provisionEducational and developmental provision

DramaStudents will need to revise their use of acting skills, research/rehearsal

and other preparation completed for each topic, an analysis

of improvements made and evaluating the success of their individual

performance.

Students will need to focus on ONE devised piece and ONE scripted

piece that they have performed in.

Students also have a ‘survival guide’ made by the department to help

In year 11, we concentrate on the exams as we hope all coursework is done. Some students are currently repeating pieces so that they can

raise their grades. If given this opportunity, they must take it!

English Language Exam - Reading skills: Non-fiction texts. Study of 2 non-fiction texts linked by theme. Questions range from selecting

relevant info, to analysing how writers accomplish a particular purpose or highlight a particular perspective. The final question asks

students to compare the texts to see how certain attitudes are conveyed. Students CAN prepare for this by reading a selection of 'real life'

non-fiction, i.e. newspapers, webpages etc, and thinking about issues such as:

Form (what kind of text it is and how this 'shapes' it), bias, perspectives and attitudes, how the ideas are conveyed through a range of

language devices, how texts persuade and inform, how material is organized for effect, how material is designed to appeal to certain

audiences, the purpose of texts and whether that purpose is achieved or not (evaluative skills).

The written element - students use this knowledge in composing their own non-fiction texts. they might be asked to write a credible letter,

review, leaflet, report, speech or article. They must make it appropriate to audience (formal or informal), purpose and form asked for in

the question.

English Literature, students need to revise the set texts by purchasing relevant study guides, re-reading and making notes on their class

notes and re-reading their practice essays. The set texts are:

Willy Russell's 'Blood Brothers'

Steinbeck's 'Of Mice and Men'

Harper Lee's 'To Kill A Mockingbird'

Golding's 'Lord of the Flies'.

English

Unit 1 listening (20%)

Unit 3 reading (20%)

TOPICS: Out and about (visitor information, weather, local amenities,

accommodation , public transport, directions)

Customer service and transactions (cafes and restaurants, shops,

dealing with problems

Personal information (general interests, leisure activities, family and

friends and lifestyles

Future plans, education and work (basic internet language, simple

job adverts, simple job applications and CV, school and college and

work/work experience)

Unit 2 speaking (30%)

Unit 4 writing (30%)

TOPICS: Media and culture (music, film, fashion, celebrities, internet)

Sport and leisure (hobbies, sporting events, lifestyle choices)

Travel and tourism (holidays, accommodation , eating and drinking)

Business, work and employment (part-time jobs)

French

ASSESSMENT FOR UNIT 2:

Controlled ongoing assessment

Prepare a task similar to real task 2 weeks before the date.

2 speaking tasks

3 types (open interaction, picture-based free-flowing discussion or

presentation, followed by discussion)

4-6 minutes for each task

Stimulus: 30 words in bullet point shape or mind map format

ASSESSMSENT FOR UNIT 4:


200 words

2 pieces of work

Access to dictionary allowed

Stimulus: instructions or scenario outline in English

No feedback on preparatory work

There will be two Geography exams at the end of Year 11. Each exam will last for 1

and a half hours and each will count towards 37.5% of your overall GCSE grade. The

remaining 25% is based on your coursework grade.

Topics to revise;

Physical Geography Exam

Restless Earth

Living World

Water on the Land

Geography

Human Geography Exam

Population Change

Changing Urban Environments

Tourism

Coursework

(Controlled Coursework) – Historical Enquiry – One internally assessed task

based on The American Civil Rights movement 1945-1972.

(2000 words and 25% of the marks)

Coursework

(Controlled Coursework) - Historical Enquiry - History Around Us A

controlled assessment based on externally set questions but using

Chedworth Roman Villa or other appropriate local sites selected by the

school. (2000 words and 25% of the marks)

Examined Topics

(Paper 1) Part 1 – The Cold War 1945 -1990.

Including the Origins of the Cold War, The Cuban Missile Crisis and the

Vietnam War

Part 2 – Germany 1918 -1945. The rise and fall of Nazi Germany.

(2 hour exam 45% of the mark)

(Paper 2) - How was British society changed between 1890 and 1918?

Including The Welfare Reforms 1900-1918, Votes for Women and the

Home Front in WWI

(1hour 30 min exam 30% of the mark)

Examined Topics

(Paper 1) Part 1 - Medicine Through Time development study Stone

Age, Egyptians Greeks Romans, Dark/Middle Ages, Industrial

Revolution, 20th Century developments

Part 2 - The American West 1840 – 1895 depth study

(2hour exam, 45% of marks)

(Paper 2) – Historical Source investigation from a British aspect of

Medicine through Time.

(1hour 30 min exam, 30% of marks)

Choice 1 – Schools History Project GCSE Choice 2 – Modern World GCSE

Exam Board - OCR Exam Board - OCR


















GermanASSESSMENT FOR UNIT 2:



2 speaking tasks







200 words

2 pieces of work




Factors and primes

Indices and standard form

Surds

Fractions

Decimals

Rounding, estimating and bounds

Percentages

Ratio and proportion

Expanding, factorising and

simplifying expressions

Sequences

Writing and solving equations

Straight line graphs

3-D coordinates

Real life graphs

Maths-GCSE higher tier topicsFormula

Inequalities

Other graphs (quadratic, cubic, k/x

and ax)

Trial and improvement

Simultaneous equations

Quadratics

Equation of a circle

Algebraic fractions

Angles

Plans and elevations

Perimeter, area and volume

Pythagoras (inc 3-D)

Trigonometry (inc 3-D, sine rule and

cosine rule)

Compound units

Congruent and similar shapes

Bearings, scale drawings and maps

Constructions and loci

Transformations

Circle theorems

Vectors

Collecting data and sampling

Graphs and charts

Averages and ranges

Histograms

Cumulative frequency and box plots

Scatter graphs

Probability and tree diagrams

Maths- GCSE foundation topics

Place value, rounding and estimating

Adding, subtracting, multiplying and

dividing

Decimals

Negative numbers

Squares cubes and roots

Factors, multiples, primes, HCF, LCM

Fractions

Percentages

Ratio

Collecting like terms, simplifying

Indices

Expanding and factorising

Sequences

Writing and solving equations

Trial and improvement

Inequalities

Substitution and formula

Coordinates

Straight line graphs

Real life graphs

Quadratic graphs

Angles

Bearings

Scale drawings and maps

Congruent and similar shapes

Time and timetables

Units

Perimeter and Area (inc circles)

3-D shapes

Plans and elevations

Volume and prisms

Constructions and loci

Transformations

Pythagoras’ Theorem

Collecting data

Graphs and charts

Averages and range

Probability

Media

Exam topic- Science Fiction Films

Within this students will need to know:

Audience Theory

Conventions

Media Language

Institutional aspects

Films & Franchises

Representation

Music

Concentrate on developing your listening skills

Revise vocabulary for;

Rhythm and Metre

Harmony and Tonality

Texture and Melody

Timbre and Dynamics

Structure and Form

Strands

The Western Classical Tradition

Popular Music of the 20th and 21st

Centuries

World Music

The participant as an individual (Age, Disability, Gender, Culture, Physique, Environment, Risk & Challenge, Activity Levels & Needs, Training)

Physical & Mental Demands of Performance (Fatigue & Stress, Injury, First Aid & Emergency arrangements, The Respiratory System – Aerobic, The Respiratory System –

Anaerobic, The Circulatory System, The Cardiovascular System)

Leisure & Recreation (Leisure, Recreation)

Diet (Maintaining a balanced Diet, Specific Diets)

Health Fitness & a Healthy, Active Lifestyle (General Health, Healthy Active Lifestyle, The Structure of The Skeletal System, The Structure of The Muscular System, The

Role of The Muscular System, Components of Fitness, Skill Related Components of Fitness, Skill Acquisition)

Training (Principles of Training: Specificity & Progression, Principles of Training: Overload & Reversibility, Aspects of Training, Circuit Training, Weight Training, Further

Training)

School and Physical Education (National Curriculum Requirements, National Healthy Schools Programme, Extra-Curricular Provision)

Organisation Influences (Sport England, National Governing Bodies, Youth Sport Trust, The Dame Kelly Homes Legacy Trust)

Cultural & Social Factors (Social Aspects, Social Groupings)

Opportunities for Further Involvement (Physical Activity Roles, Vocational Opportunities, Further Qualifications, Cross-Curricular Activities)

International Factors (International Sporting Events, The Olympic Games, Competitions)

Social Factors (The Role of The Media, The Influence of The Media, The Role of Sponsors, The Influence of Sponsorship, Role Models, Health & Safety, Sport & Equipment

Rules, Science in Sport, ICT in Sport)

Physical Education

Product Design

Classification and working properties of materials

• Paper/card

• Timber based materials

• Ferrous and non ferrous metals

• Plastics

• New materials

• Manipulating and Combining Materials

Design and Market Influences

• Evolution of Product Design

• Design in Practice Product development

• Communication and representation of ideas

• Design Methodology

• Packaging

• Product marketing

• Quality

Design in the Human Context

• Human factors

• Safety

• Ethical, Environmental and

• Sustainability Issues

• Consumer issues

Processes and Manufacture

• Product Manufacture

• Industrial and Commercial Practice

• Methods of production

• Manufacturing systems

• Use of ICT (Information and

• Communication technology

Religious Studies

Part 1 Philosophy

1. Beliefs about Deity

2. Religious and Spiritual

experience

3. The end of Life

4. Good and Evil

5. Religion, reason and revelation

6. Religion and science

Part 2 Ethics

7. Religion and human

relationships

8. Religion and medical

ethics

9. Religion, poverty and

wealth

10. Religion and the media

Science – Mocks

Triple award classes (Students will sit 3 papers.

B2, C2 and P2 (1 hour each)

All of B2 - Cells, tissues & organs. Organisms in

the environment. Enzymes. Energy from

respiration. Simple inheritance in animals and

plants. Old and new species.

All of C2 - Structure & bonding. Structure &

properties. Masses, moles and yield. Rates and

energy. Salts & electrolysis.

All of P2 - Motion. Forces. Work, energy &

momentum. Current electricity. Mains

electricity. Radioactivity. Energy from the

nucleus.

Double award classes (Students will sit 1 paper 1.5 hours long

(either foundation or higher) with selected parts of B2, C2 and

P2)

From P2 - Motion, forces & speed issues.

From C2 - Bonding, metals. polymers and nano science. Rates

of reaction, reversible reactions and yield. Masses & moles

From B2 - Cells, cell division and sexual reproduction.

Inheritance. stem cells. Evolution. Aerobic respiration,

anaerobic respiration & effects of exercise on the body.

Single award classes

Students will sit 1 paper 1 hour long with selected parts of B1,

C1 and P1

Science GCSE exams

Triple award classes

6 exams (1 hour each)

B2, C2 & P2 for additional

science (See revision guide for

individual topics)

B3, C3 & P3 for further

additional science (See revision

guide for individual topics)

Double award classes


B2, C2 & P2 for additional science (See

revision guide for individual topics)

Single award classes


B1, C1 & P1 for core science (See revision

guide for individual topics)

Unit 1

Studying society- (what is sociology (how does it differ from

psychology and journalism), key concepts eg-culture, norms,

values, socialisation, research methods and the research

process, Pilot studies and samples, social surveys,

questionnaires, structured and unstructured interviews, group

interviews, participant observation, longitudinal studies,

official statistics, primary and secondary data, ethical issues,

sociology and social policy.)

Families

(definition and types of family, theoretical approaches to the

family, conjugal roles, relationships between children, parents

and grandparents, trends in family life (decline of nuclear

family), demography (life expectancy etc), changing patterns of

marriage and divorce

Education

(The functions of education, the development of the UK

education system, government policy and education, factors

affecting achievement eg gender, class, ethnicity)

Sociology Unit 2

Crime and deviance- (definitions, Sociological explanations for

deviant behaviour, crime statistics, patterns of involvement in

crime (age, gender, ethnicity, class), victims of crime, youth

crime)

Mass Media

Definitions and developments, researching effects of mass

media on audience, mass media and socialization, ownership

of media, agenda setting and news selection, representation of

different groups, effects of the internet, moral panics and

deviance amplification

Social Inequality

Definitions and forms of stratification, Explanations of social

class, measuring social class, inequalities based on gender,

ethnicity and age, wealth distribution, social mobility, poverty -

definitions and explanations, significance of social class.


















Spanish

ASSESSMENT FOR UNIT 2:



2 speaking tasks







200 words

2 pieces of work




Good luck all the best

with your exams!“There is no elevator to success, you have to take the stairs”

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