Year 11 Key Information

GCSE exams can be a daunting prospect – don’t worry!  We are here to help.

Information Evening

On the 6th February we held an information evening with loads of useful tips.  The presentation of the evening can be found here.  It contains key dates, revision tips, apps that will help with revision.

Seneca Learning

This is a new web based learning and revision platform open to all students.  www.senecalearning.com   Students can use this resource for free and experience a different way to revise and plan for those exams.  Struggling to get going? We’ve created a guide to help you!  Seneca Guide

February Half Term Revision

We have some revision sessions on over the Half term holidays – perfect opportunity to catch up or get extra help.  All the sessions are below.

Planning your revision sessions and breaks is extremely effective.  We’ve made you a customisable timetable in Microsoft Word for the half term break so you can plan your days. Not got word?  You get that free as a student at EMS…Check the guide out of how to get it here.

As well as the above, click here for a another set of posters with lots of revision tips.

Quizzing Yourself

This is one of the most effective forms of revision. Here’s a word template you can download and amend to create Revision Cards for you.  Create for testing yourself, or even better, get someone else to test you!

Planning Revision

Planning your time and when you are going to fit in those revision sessions is crucial in success.  We’ve created you a weekly customisable timetable to plan your evenings and weekends to get the most out of your time.  Not got Word?  Get it for free here

Have a watch of the little clip below – it’s light hearted and quirky but the message is true.

If you are looking to buy revision guides or find more information about the course you are taking your exam in, then the full list of specifications are below.

Some of our departments have given us some great revision places to check out and details about the best revision guides to use.  See that below.

Revision Guides / Websites and Apps recommended by our Departments.

PE
CGP – GCSE AQA PHYSICAL EDUCATION for the Grade 9-1 Course – Complete Revision and Practice Guide

Geography
CGP Geography for the Grade 9-1 Course – Complete Revision and Practice Guide (buy online from the school shop which is cheaper than Amazon – http://www.parentpay.co.uk)

RE
WJEC Eduqas GCSE 9-1 Religious Studies Route 8 – MyRevision notes (Hodder)

English Language
GCSE English Language AQA Complete Revision & Practice – Grade 9-1 Course (with Online Edition) (CGP GCSE English 9-1 Revision)

English Literature
Literature guides are dependent on classes and students should talk to individual teachers.
CGP GCSE English 9-1 Revision guides are available for An Inspector Calls, Macbeth, Romeo & Juliet, A Christmas Carol, Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. Also New GCSE English Literature AQA Poetry Guide: Power & Conflict Anthology – for the Grade 9-1 Course (CGP GCSE English 9-1 Revision  Guide)

French revision guides
CGP – New GCSE French AQA Complete Revision & Practice (with CD & Online Edition) – Grade 9-1 Course    (FAS41).  CGP – New GCSE French AQA Exam Practice Workbook – for the Grade 9-1 Course (includes Answers)    (FAQ41)

French websites for revision

• Vocabulary revision – Create an account on https://wwwquizlet.com to create personalised study sets of vocabulary you need to revise.
• Join the AQA GCSE French class on emsfrench to review the vocabulary set by the exam board (AQA)

http://www.languagesonline.org.uk/Hotpotatoes/Index.htm
Good for grammar and vocabulary revision
http://funwithlanguages.vacau.com/gcsefrenew.htm#moi
Excellent interactive exercises revising the topics for the AQA exam.
Use http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/french
Revise by completing Foundation or Higher exam-style questions

German revision guides:
CGP –  New GCSE  German  AQA Complete Revision & Practice (with CD & online edition) Grade 9 – 1  (DAS41)  CGP – New GCSE German AQA Exam Practice Workbook for the grade 9 – 1 Course (DAQ41)
Vocab apps/websites for independent revision:
https://wwwquizlet.com – Join the GCSE German class on lhenderson_ems to practise and consolidate vocab as well as create own study sets.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/german

Spanish revision guides
CGP – New GCSE Spanish AQA Complete Revision & Practice (with CD & Online Edition) – Grade 9-1 Course    (SPA41). 
CGP – New GCSE Spaish AQA Exam Practice Workbook – for the Grade 9-1 Course (includes Answers)    (SPA41)

Spanish websites for revision
Create an account on https://www.quizlet.com to create personalised study sets of vocabulary you need to revise.
Search ems_spanish and join the class AQA Spanish GCSE for AQA related vocabulary
https://www.memrise.com/home/
Spanish vocabulary practice with a number of different learning strategies
https://spanish-resources.com/channel/gcse-36
Good for exam-style listening practice
Apps –  https://www.duolingo.com/ http://www.gojimo.com

Child Development
OCR Revision guides available (lots have already been distributed to the year 11’s)
Students should download all the resources from the shared area

Business
My Revision Notes: OCR GCSE (9-1) Business (Mike Schofield)
CGP – New GCSE Business Complete Revision and Practice – for the Grade 9-1 Course

History
The History Department are selling these (50% off retail price – see Mrs Hannah) There are 4 different areas all published by Hodder (My Revision Notes – Edexcel GCSE (9-1) History)

Maths – please use Maths watch Disc
https://corbettmaths.com/more/practice-questions/ – Practice questions.
https://corbettmaths.com/more/practice_papers/ – Practice papers
https://www.mathsgenie.co.uk/gcse.html – Edexcel topic practice questions
https://www.mathsgenie.co.uk/papers.html – Edexcel practice papers

Music
Music Revision Websites- Vital for the wider listening and dictation sections of the exam.
http://www.Musictheory.net
https://www.teoria.com/

Computer Science:
Craig & Dave Revision Videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8H6-anK0t4&list=PLCiOXwirraUAvkTPDWeeSqAKty3LAG37-

Product Design
http://www.technologystudent.com/despro_flsh/new_revison1.html 

NEW DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY GCSE PRACTICE EXAMINATIONS AND MARK SCHEMES

New GCSE Grading

GCSE grading changed to a new system last year.  Students are now graded 9-1 instead of the old way of A*, A, B etc.  Click here for a helpful video which explains the new GCSE grading system.

New Science Grading System

Science has changed too – Here’s another little helpful video which explains the change. Click Here