Maths

The best way to revise Maths is to do Maths by trying as many different questions as you can find.

Your weekly homework on Sparx will always focus on topics currently being taught, and reminding you about previous topics (this is revision!)

As always, there’s the Sparx Independent Learning Section. After each assessment, you will be provided with QLA sheets, which have Sparx codes for the topics you need to improve, and your teacher will organise PinPoint Booklets full of questions for you which focus on your weaker topics.

Seneca also has Maths questions to work through (you need the make sure you choose the AQA exam board for KS4 and KS5).

Try creating your own flash cards with questions and methods on them and getting someone to test you. CGP do some very good workbooks full of questions to help you practise those key skills too.

In summary – keep doing questions!

English

The best way to revise English Language and English Literature is to practise answering as many different questions, from the exam papers, that you can. You can get exam papers and questions from your English teacher or by downloading them from AQA.

Read, and re-read, the texts and poems that you study for English Literature. Texts, novels and CGP revision guides are available to purchase from your English teacher.

Your weekly homework will focus on the topics currently being taught, this will be set by your teacher and will include Seneca links.  

Create your own flash cards with themes, poems and language and structural techniques listed on them. Match poems together through imagery. Practise writing timed answers to questions; practise writing creatively; and ask your teacher for help if there is something you don’t quite understand.

Science

The best way to revise for Science is by practicing as many exam questions as possible and check against the mark scheme.

On Arbor we provide documents with links to ExamPro questions with mark schemes to help you practice those exam questions.

Weekly homework on Seneca focusses on past topics to help keep these fresh in your mind by recalling the basics of each topic.  We recommend you also access the independent section of Seneca where you can choose which topic to focus on.

Create your own flash cards with questions and methods for required practical portions and get someone else to test you on these.

Business Studies

On Arbor will be documents with links to ExamPro questions with mark schemes to help you practice those exam questions.

Your weekly homework on Seneca will focus on past and present topics to help keep these fresh in your mind and work with recalling the basics of each topic. There is also the independent section of Seneca where you can choose which topic to focus on.

Create your own flash cards with questions and methods for required practical portions and get someone else to test you on these.

Make mindmaps for each topic to summarise key details and words.

Computer Science

Knowing your keywords is essential for CS, there are over 200 of them; how many keywords do you know the meaning of?

At KS4, spending time on Smart Revise will help build your knowledge of them, particularly in the Smart Terms section.

For paper one, ensure you have a copy of the revision guide. It contains lots of questions to answer written in the style of the exam you will be sitting. Try them first to make the best use of your revision time.

For paper two, your programming paper, practice programming lots!

https://time2code.today/ is great for brushing up on the basics

Tutorials | Get started with Mission Encodeable has more challenges to complete.

Try these interactive exam style programming challenges to practice your exam technique.

At KS3, we recommend trying https://replit.com/learn/100-days-of-python/hub to quickly develop great programming and coding skills.

Dance

Your Revision Guide will be the most important resource for you to use regarding:

• Terminology for Performance and Choreographic skills
• Knowledge about the 6 professional dance pieces
• How to answer exam questions in Section A, B, C of the Component 2 exam paper

When you work with your revision guide, find the best way to memorise the content:

• Terminology: Revision cards
• Professional dance pieces: mind maps/posters
• Exam questions: revision cards and exam booklets

Additionally, you will get in lessons or on Arbor the necessary knowledge organisers and booklets to use.

Use the “Long answer Formula” document to practice the techniques for 6/12-mark questions and use the acronyms to guide you

Drama

Edexcel GCSE Drama revision guides are provided for all students at the beginning of the year. There are additional revision guides for Component 3 and DNA scripts in K006. Students are encouraged to attend a support clinic on Wednesday Lunchtimes in K006 for exam theory and homework support. Useful websites are BBC Bitesize GCSE Drama - BBC Bitesize  The National Theatre Live Website is also accessible for all students with over 140 shows to view for the Live Theatre Evaluation Question in Component 3. Youtube has handy clips from scripts and plays accessible for Component 2.

Food and Nutrition

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French / German / Spanish

Duolingo is your first deadly weapon in the war on VOCABULARY. Download this free app to your phone or device. It will remind you to do about 10 minutes French / German / Spanish per day and is very effective for regular users. Create revision cards on the vital verbs and ask others to test you. Complete the activelearn and seneca homework tasks set for French / German / Spanish. Listen to French / German / Spanish radio, and watch French / German / Spanish TV and films (with subtitles) to improve your own speaking and listening skills, whilst broadening your cultural understanding.

Geography

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History

Revision resources are available via Seneca and BBC Learn. It is important that students regularly consolidate their learning through creating revision cards and mind maps to summarise key details.

Students can broaden their understanding by completing independent research to supplement the learning set by their class teacher.

Music

AQA CGP revision guides are available from the music department, this covers all the content in the listening exam.  However, ‘Focus on Sound’ is the best way to put this into practice for the listening exam.  All students have a log in, and we expect you to complete at least 2 of these per week.

Focus on sound covers music theory, music history and aural practice.  https://portal.focusonsound.com/

This is also available as an app.

Create flashcards for each element: DR SMITH.

Listen to a variety of music from each of the 4 AoS, identify how the elements are used. E.g what is the time signature? Tonality? Texture? Tempo? How is the melody and rhythm used? What instruments can you hear? Techniques used? Technology used? Harmony?

Bitesize also has some useful, easy to follow guides and topics: GCSE Music - AQA - BBC Bitesize

For the set works, the following YouTube clip breaks down the Mozart clarinet concerto well, listen and follow this as much as you can!

AQA GCSE Music Set Works: Mozart Clarinet Concerto K.622 - Walkthrough - YouTube

A similar one: AQA GCSE Mozart: walkthrough - YouTube

The LPO have put together this guide: LPO-GCSE-resource-Mozarts-Clarinet-Concerto-Analysis-Questions.pdf

For little shop, make sure you listen regularly to the 3 pieces.  Use DRSMITH to revise what musical devices and features are used.

AQA have useful guides for both Mozart and Little Shop:

Teaching guide: area of study 1 (summer 2022 series onwards) (aqa.org.uk)

Teaching guide: area of study 2 (summer 2022 series onwards) (aqa.org.uk)

Physical Education

Revision guides are available from the PE office. Flash cards are a great way of memorising key information. Some useful websites for revision – www.senecalearning.com www.teachPE.com. YouTube is also good for revising – look at PlanetPE or The Everlearner for useful tips and information.

Product Design

CGP GCSE AQA Design & Technology revision guides are the most user-friendly guides to use, with easy break downs of topics and revision questions. GCSE Design and Technology - Edexcel - BBC Bitesize has lots of videos to help understanding. SENECA homework will be set every two weeks alongside keyword and definition revision homework.

Psychology

Make use of Seneca to help revise the subject, and visit the AQA website for question papers and markschemes,

Religion and Philosophy

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