MATHS Exam board: Edexcel Foundation Maths Revision Guide This guide would be useful for all Year 9 pupils, as they will need to understand the content of this book whether they complete the foundation or higher papers at the end of Year 11. Higher Maths Revision Guide This Revision guide will only be needed by the pupils that go onto complete the higher Maths papers at the end of Year 11. It may be worth not purchasing this version until Year 10, when you are certain that you child will be completing higher papers. Useful Links www.vle.mathswatch.com www.mymaths.co.uk Login and passwords are in the pupil planner
ENGLISH Exam board: AQA There are no recommended revision guides for the Year 9 examinations; resources to help will be placed on Office 365 to support pupils. The guides below are, however, recommended for Year 10 and 11. English-Language-Complete-Revision-Practice Useful Links KS3 Bitesize English ENGLISH LITERATURE Exam board: AQA Useful Links GCSE-English-Literature-Poetry-Guide An Inspector Calls guide Romeo and Juliet revision guide
SCIENCE Exam board: AQA The guides below can also be ordered through the Academy via the option on Parent Pay. GCSE Biology (For AQA Grades 9-1) GCSE Chemistry (For AQA Grades 9-1) GCSE Physics (For AQA Grades 9-1) Useful Links (AQA) Biology Specification Chemistry Specification Physics Specification Kerboodle virtual text and assorted resources. https://www.kerboodle.com/users/login?user_return_to=%2fapp Login: first initial & surname (eg: roren). If you share a first initial & surname you may have a 1 or 2 or 3 after the login. Password: is the same when you first log in and can then be changed. Institution code JG9 Bitesize https://www.bbc.com/education/examspecs/zpgcbk7 Videos http://freesciencelessons.co.uk/
COMPUTER SCIENCE Year 10 Computer Science have been issued with a textbook already, but the following revision guide is also recommended. New GCSE Computer Science AQA Revision Guide - for the Grade 9-1 Course (CGP GCSE Computer Science 9-1 Revision) Other resources will be linked through Teams as we progress through the year. MEDIA STUDIES The textbook and revision guide (due to be published April 2019) hyperlinked below would be useful for GCSE Media. NEW SPEC WJEC/Eduqas GCSE Media Studies NEW SPEC WJEC/Eduqas GCSE Media Studies Revision Guide
BUSINESS STUDIES Revise Edexcel GCSE (9-1) Business Revision Guide MODERN FOREIGN LANGUAGES Below is a list of recommended revision guides/websites/resources for Year 10 students, (this is applicable for French & Spanish): Pearson REVISE AQA: GCSE French Revision Workbook ( 5.99) Pearson REVISE AQA: GCSE Spanish Revision Workbook ( 5.99) Other sources of revision: Quizlet online (students have already been given login details) Access to their French/Spanish textbook online through Active Learn (all students should have their login instructions).
Whitburn GCSE Revision Online Notebook (on school desktop) Students should also follow @whitburnmfl on Twitter for regular updates to authentic materials (e.g. news articles) The Head of MFL is also working on creating a library of authentic resources which will be kept in the Department and that students can loan from us. This will include tourist brochures, magazines, newspapers, literature etc. GEOGRAPHY Exam board: AQA. Specification: https://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/geography/gcse/geography-8035 The guides below are recommended for Year 10 and 11 GCSE 9-1 Geography AQA Revision Guide 7.00 GCSE 9-1 Geography AQA Exam Practice 7.00
CGP GCSE Geography revision AQA 8.85 HISTORY My Revision Notes: AQA GCSE (9-1) History (basic overview) More focused revision guides on the course s four components are: Oxford AQA GCSE History: Elizabethan England c1568-1603 Revision Guide (9-1) Oxford AQA GCSE History (9-1): America 1920-1973: Opportunity and Inequality Revision Guide
Oxford AQA GCSE History: Conflict and Tension: The Inter-War Years 1918-1939 Revision Guide (9-1) Oxford AQA GCSE History (9-1): Britain: Power and the People c1170-present Day Revision Guide MUSIC Edexcel GCSE Music Revision Guide ART Information relating to the Art course can be found on the link below. It is particularly good for pupils that are absent to help them to stay up to date: tinyurl.com/whitburngcsenotebook
GRAPHICS A useful website below for the course breakdown and samples of work: https://www.qualhub.co.uk/qualification-search/qualification-detail/ncfe-level-2-technicalaward-in-graphic-design-4569 RE For Year 10 RE the following revision guide is recommended: Religious Studies A (9-1) Christianity AQA PHYSICAL EDUCATION
My Revision Notes: AQA GCSE (9-1) PE 2nd Edition ALL SUBJECTS For all subjects, there are extensive revision resources on the Academy website. Heads of Subject update these resources frequently. You can access via the following route: Academy website -> pupils -> GCSE Revision notebook.