8/9/2019 Letter to Parents - Year 10 & 11 - 10 February 2009

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10 February 2009Dear Parents / Carers of Year 10 and 11 Pupils,

GCSE Subject Leaders have begun to recommend revision materials for Year 10/11students. I have taken the liberty of compiling these recommendations into this

letter and they can be found in the table below.

Subject Revision Materials Suggested

Business StudiesWebsite to us for revision: GCSE BitesizeGCSE Business Studies Interactive revision tutor pack (bookand CD ROM) is 4.99 - order from Mr Ellul.

Geography

Revise for Geography GCSE: OCR/WJEC Specification B2Stuart Currie (Heinemann) ISBN- 978-0435099732GCSE Geography for WJEC Bhttp://www.hoddereducation.co.uk/wjecb(available in various stages throughout the year)

HistoryAll GCSE students will get an in-house revision guide, withplans and full answers.Websites worth using for GCSE arehttp://www.johndclare.net/ and the BBC bitesize site.

Maths

MathsWatch is a CD-ROM containing revision clips of all themain topics in the GCSE maths course. There are two versionsof MathsWatch:-

Higher 140 clips A* DFoundation 134 clips C G

Each topic is introduced by a presentation of basic techniques,followed by practice questions, and then a demonstration ofharder examples. Sample clips are available to view on theMathsWatch website.MathsWatch costs 2.60. If you would like to purchase a copythen please contact the Maths Department.

Music

A Students Guide to GCSE Music for EdexcelDavid Bowman & Julia WintersonRhinegold Publishing (Rhinegold Study Guides)ISBN 1-904226-01-09http://www.rhinegold.co.uk/education/education

Science All students have been provided with revision guides.Sports Studies GCSE Physical Education ISBN 9781903068779

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Essentials-GCSE-School-Revision-Guide/dp/1903068770/1850. This can be purchased for 350from Mrs Ecob in the Finance Office.Visit BBC Bitesize PE, S-cool PE website and:http://www.aqa.org.uk/qual/gcse/pe_games_assess.php (thiswebsite contains past papers and mark scheme for students to

practice exam technique).

Your son / daughter is also given advice on revision through their lessons. Wehighly recommend purchasing the appropriate guide and using the materials listedin this letter as they have been listed specifically for their relevance to the coursesyour son / daughter is taking. If you require further advice on revision, then pleasecontact the relevant teacher at the school.

Yours faithfully,

Mr CawleyHeadteacher

http://www.hoddereducation.co.uk/wjecbhttp://www.johndclare.net/http://www.rhinegold.co.uk/education/educationhttp://www.amazon.co.uk/Essentials-GCSE-School-Revision-Guide/dp/1903068770/1850http://www.amazon.co.uk/Essentials-GCSE-School-Revision-Guide/dp/1903068770/1850http://www.amazon.co.uk/Essentials-GCSE-School-Revision-Guide/dp/1903068770/1850http://www.aqa.org.uk/qual/gcse/pe_games_assess.phphttp://www.aqa.org.uk/qual/gcse/pe_games_assess.phphttp://www.hoddereducation.co.uk/wjecbhttp://www.johndclare.net/http://www.rhinegold.co.uk/education/educationhttp://www.amazon.co.uk/Essentials-GCSE-School-Revision-Guide/dp/1903068770/1850http://www.amazon.co.uk/Essentials-GCSE-School-Revision-Guide/dp/1903068770/1850http://www.aqa.org.uk/qual/gcse/pe_games_assess.php