YEAR 11 EXAMINATION PREPARATION A Guide for Students and...

YEAR 11 EXAMINATION PREPARATION

A Guide for Students and Parents

2015-2016

EXAMINATION PREPARATION

USEFUL CONTACTS:

Jill Jones | Progress Leader | 0151 644 8113 ext. 217

Lindsey Thompson | Attendance Manager | 0151 644 8113 ext. 247

Barbara Larsen | Behaviour Manager | 0151 644 8113 ext. 236

Extra REVISION CLASSES will take place throughout the year and a

timetable has been included in this booklet for your information.

Students also have access to the `Get Revising` website

(getrevising.co.uk), which we have purchased for them. This website

contains lots of support and revision materials which will help your

daughter to fully prepare for her final GCSE exams.

Revision strategies will be given to the girls through assembly and form time.

It is important that your daughter remains organised throughout year 11 and she

should by now have devised a study plan – further information on this is included

in this pack. It is really important that you have a copy of this plan and support

your daughter in this process – further advice on this is also included in this book-

let.

EXCELLENT ATTENDANCE is vital to achieving success and it is essential

that your daughter attends school, on time, every day.

The GCSE exams begin sooner than you think, so every lesson counts.

Your daughter needs to be in her form room by 8.45am every morning to

ensure she gets her mark and receives any information given out during this

time.

Medical appointments should be made outside school hours wherever

possible. Holidays during term time are not authorised and may lead to a

Fixed Penalty Notice being served.

If your daughter is absent from school it is essential that she speaks to her

teachers and catches up on any work missed.

HOW CAN PARENTS HELP?

Provide a quiet place to study, away from distractions. Your daughter will need a desk / table, a

comfortable chair, good lighting and the correct equipment – pen, pencil, revision books etc.

Read the enclosed information from subject areas so you know the key topics/skills your

daughter needs to focus on.

Ensure that your daughter has a clear study plan and keep a copy of it yourself. Establish a clear

routine, encouraging your daughter to follow this plan. A study plan needs to contain:

Study times for homework and revision.

Study sessions for the whole week – weekends too.

A mix of subjects / topics. (Students should not spend more than about 20-30 mins

before having a short break or moving on to another subject / topic.)

Times to rest and do other activities.

The key is to revise “little and often” Research shows that revising for 20-30 mins and then taking

a break for 10 mins is most effective. It is important that you check on her progress regularly,

perhaps bringing her a cup of tea after a revision slot! It is also important that you periodically

check that your daughter is not on any form of social media at the same time - check the bottom

tool bar to see what is open.

Pre-empt excuses such as “I haven’t got a pen” by buying in simple supplies such as pens,

pencils, highlighter pens, folders and file paper.

Encourage your daughter to complete past papers each week. Past papers and mark schemes are

available on the exam board websites detailed later in this booklet. Your daughter’s teachers will

also be issuing her with past papers / questions. It would be very useful if you could:

Time your daughter as she completes these past papers, making sure that she stays on

task for the allocated time and completes the paper.

Help her to check through her work – she may not have answered the questions in enough

detail.

Speak to your daughter about the kind of help she will find most useful. She will appreciate your

support, encouragement and patience – as well as a few treats along the way!

Make sure your daughter eats a healthy, balanced diet, with lots of fruit, vegetables and

water. Regular exercise is important, even if it is just a quick walk around the block to get some

fresh air.

It is also vital that your daughter gets a good night’s sleep. Do not let her study late into the night

and check that she is sleeping and not lying in bed, sending text messages or using other devices.

When the body is resting, the mind is busy sorting everything out, so sleep helps all the important

information your daughter is revising sink in.

EFFECTIVE REVISION STRATEGIES AND TIPS FOR HOME STUDY

Encourage your daughter to use active revision techniques such as: mind maps, diagrams, revision

postcards, lists of key words, highlighting key information.

Consider multi-sensory revision techniques, using at least two senses. For example: Hear it, say it,

see it, do it! Many students find it useful to recite important information, perhaps recording

themselves and playing this information back. Ask your daughter to teach you something about

the topic she is studying.

Many students find it useful to use MNEMONICS to remember key words or terms. (Mnemonics is

another word for a memory tool. Mnemonics are techniques for remembering information that is

otherwise quite difficult. Some students find rhymes useful in helping them remember key ideas

or spellings and acronyms can be a good way of remembering lists.) We will give your daughter

more information on this in school.

Using revision cards, containing key words / ideas are also effective. Look through these cards

with your daughter, testing her on the information. Encourage your daughter to place these post-

cards in appropriate places around the home, so she can refer to them regularly. The `Get Revising`

website has flashcards that your daughter can download and print out.

Advise your daughter to break down information, starting with a simple summary. When this is

understood she can begin to build on this information.

Make sure your daughter does not just revise a subject / topic once; she must regularly revisit

information.

Make sure your daughter is not distracted by technology. She must switch off her phone and the

T.V etc. If your daughter works best with background music, make sure it is soft, quiet music,

without lyrics.

Monitor your daughter’s revision, checking on her regularly, in accordance with her study plan.

Agree to take her a snack or a drink at key points.

Use the resources in your daughter’s exam preparation bag from school.

Literacy Skills at GCSE: Advice for students

QUALITY OF WRITTEN COMMUNICATION

Get a good dictionary and thesaurus to use in your lessons and at home.

Proof-read your written work very carefully. Check that your spelling, punctuation and gram-

mar are accurate.

Ensure that your handwriting is neat and tidy.

Practise different types of reading: Skimming, scanning and close analysis. Aim to demonstrate

evidence of close analytic reading in those responses which demand it.

Examination Timetable 2015-2016

DATE DAY SESSION SUBJECT COMPONENT DURATION

NOV 04/11/2015 WEDNESDAY AM BTEC SCIENCE - YEAR 11 SET 6 UNIT 8 1h 15m

JAN 08/01/2016 FRIDAY AM HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE - YEAR 11 RESITS UNIT 1 1h 00m

MAR 02/03/2016 WEDNESDAY AM BTEC SCIENCE - YEAR 11 SET 6 RESITS UNIT 8 1h 15m

16/05/2016 MONDAY AM RELIGIOUS STUDIES UNIT 1 1h 30m

17/05/2016 TUESDAY AM FRENCH LISTENING UNIT 1 F = 35m / H = 45m

17/05/2016 TUESDAY AM FRENCH READING UNIT 2 F = 30m / H = 50m

17/05/2016 TUESDAY PM BIOLOGY UNIT 1 1h 00m

18/05/2016 WEDNESDAY AM HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE - YEAR 10 UNIT 1 1h 00m

18/05/2016 WEDNESDAY AM ICT UNIT 1 1h 30m

18/05/2016 WEDNESDAY PM RELIGIOUS STUDIES UNIT 8 1h 30m

19/05/2016 THURSDAY AM CHEMISTRY UNIT 1 1h 00m

20/05/2016 FRIDAY AM BTEC SCIENCE - YEAR 11 SET 6 RESITS UNIT 8 1h 15m

20/05/2016 FRIDAY PM PE THEORY UNIT 1 1h 30m

23/05/2016 MONDAY AM ENGLISH LITERATURE UNIT 1 1h 30m

24/05/2016 TUESDAY AM DT GRAPHICS UNIT 1 2h 00m

24/05/2016 TUESDAY PM GEOGRAPHY UNIT 1 1h 30m

25/05/2016 WEDNESDAY PM PHYSICS UNIT 1 1h 00m

26/05/2016 THURSDAY AM MATHEMATICS NON CALCULATOR PAPER 1 1h 45m

26/05/2016 THURSDAY PM ICT UNIT 3 1h 30m

27/05/2016 FRIDAY AM ENGLISH LITERATURE UNIT 2 1h 15m

MAY

JUNE

06/06/2016 MONDAY AM HISTORY UNIT 1 1h 15m

07/06/2016 TUESDAY AM ENGLISH LANGUAGE UNIT 1 2h 15m

08/06/2016 WEDNESDAY AM COMPUTING UNIT 1 1h 30m

08/06/2016 WEDNESDAY PM GEOGRAPHY UNIT 2 1h 30m

09/06/2016 THURSDAY AM MATHEMATICS CALCULATOR PAPER 2 1h 45m

10/06/2016 FRIDAY AM BIOLOGY UNIT 2 1h 00m

10/06/2016 FRIDAY PM MUSIC LISTENING UNIT 1 1h 00m

13/06/2016 MONDAY PM CATERING UNIT 2 1h 15m

13/06/2016 MONDAY PM CHILD DEVELOPMENT UNIT 1 1h 30m

14/06/2016 TUESDAY PM HISTORY UNIT 2C 1h 15m

15/06/2016 WEDNESDAY PM CHEMISTRY UNIT 2 1h 00m

17/06/2016 FRIDAY AM PHYSICS UNIT 2 1h 00m

20/06/2016 MONDAY AM BIOLOGY UNIT 3 1h 00m

21/06/2016 TUESDAY AM HISTORY UNIT 3B 1h 15m

22/06/2016 WEDNESDAY AM CHEMISTRY UNIT 3 1h 00m

24/06/2016 FRIDAY AM PHYSICS UNIT 3 1h 00m

27/06/2016 MONDAY AM STATISTICS UNIT 1 F = 1h 30m/H = 2h 00m

JUNE

FOR PRACTICAL EXAM DATES PLEASE SEE SUBJECT TEACHERSFOR PRACTICAL EXAM DATES PLEASE SEE SUBJECT LEADERS

EXAMINATION TIMETABLE 2015-2016

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Music L16

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Art L10

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DT L7

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PE L3

Art L10

History U29

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Geog U24

Spanish U25

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History U29

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Art L10

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Art L10

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English Maths ICT U40

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EXAMINATION BOARD: AQA / 4201

ART & DESIGN

Useful Information:

Examination papers and timings: GCSE

Unit 1 – Portfolio of work 60% (Completed) Unit 2 – Externally set task 40% (see additional guidance under the examination time

table section of this booklet)

Websites or online resources:

Student resources section of the school network for examples of suitable artists and

samples of artwork

School Video channel for guidance on how to tackle the examination

CONTENT TO BE COVERED:

The examination will span over a 10 week period | Students will select an exam question

and produce a complete project: a title page, artist research | Observations,

experimentation and a plan for their final piece | Examination conditions will be in place

for the ten hour exam period

Additional classes | Support available:

Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday—3.30pm to work on exam project

Every lunchtime

Due to the nature of this course students are expected to commit to at least one of

these additional sessions.

EXAMINATION BOARD: WJEC / 4290

CHILD DEVELOPMENT

Useful Information:


Unit 1 – Written exam 40%. 1 hour 30 Unit 2 – Child Study controlled assessment 30% Unit 3 – Child Focused Task controlled assessment 30%


www.WJEC.co.uk| www.load2learn.org.uk—for students with dyslexia or other learning

difficulties (see Mrs Wright to activate)

Study guide or revision aids: Students have all been purchased the following revision

guides: ‘CGP GCSE Child Development’

Also available are: Collins GCSE essential Child Development revision guide—£5.99

ISBN 9781906415617


Family and Child | Food and Health | Pregnancy | Physical Development | Intellectual

Development | Social and emotional development


Revision Materials on ‘Moodle’ | After school revision Tuesdays

Lunchtime drop in sessions

EXAMINATION BOARD: OCR / J275

COMPUTING

Useful Information:


Unit A451: 1hr 30 Written Exam paper 40% Unit A452: Practical Investigation 30% Controlled Assessment Unit A453: Programming Project 30% Controlled Assessment


Hodder dynamic learning

GCSE Bitesize Computer Science

Study guide or revision aids:

OCR Computing for GCSE Revision Notes (All pupils provided with book)

GCSE Computing E-Book from Computing Academy.org.uk


Key programming techniques; loops | if statements | functions | operators | read from

and writing to lists and files | Computer Systems | Computing Hardware | Software |

Representation of Data | Databases | Networking and Communication


Monday lunchtime | Friday 3.30-4pm


DT—CATERING

Useful Information:


Unit 1 – Catering Skills controlled assessment 60% (Task 1: 20% and Task 2: 40%) Unit 2 – Written exam 40% 1 hour 15


www.WJEC.co.uk (search hospitality and catering for past papers) | Moodle—past

papers and marking schemes and revision PowerPoints | Revision websites:

www.dtisfun.wordpress.com /GCSE hospitality and catering | BBC Bitesize |

www.nutrition.org.uk |


WJEC HOSPITALITY AND CATERING for GCSE 2nd Edition £19.99

GCSE WJEC HOSPITALITY & CATERING: My Revision Notes Revision Guide £7.99


The Industry—food and drink | Job roles, employment opportunities and relevant

training | Health, Safety and Hygiene | Food preparation, cooking and presentation

Nutrition and menu planning | Costing and portion control | Specialist equipment

Communication and record keeping | Environmental considerations


Tuesday 3.30pm—4.30pm coursework catch up.

Monday and Wednesday lunchtimes 1pm onwards.


DT—GRAPHIC PRODUCTS

Useful Information:


Unit 1 – Written exam 40%. 2 hours Unit 2 – Graphic Task controlled assessment 60%


WJEC.co.uk | BBC Bitesize | Cynnal—Free interactive resource past papers

www.technologystudent.com | www.design-technology.info


Lonsdale D&T Graphic Products workbook / Revision Guide

CGP—Graphic Products—Complete Revision and Practice


Product Analysis | Sustainability and Legislative Issues | Designers—Neville Brody &

Saul Bass | Commercial Manufacturing Practices | Materials and Components | Tools,

equipment and making | ICT, CAD and CAM | Systems and processes


Monday and Wednesday Lunchtimes 1.00— 1.40


ENGLISH LANGUAGE

Useful Information:


Unit 1 – Written exam 60%. Section A Reading | Section B Writing: 2 hours 15 Unit 2 – Speaking & Listening controlled assessment 0% Unit 3 – Understanding texts & writing creatively controlled assessment 40%


www.educationquizzes.com/gcse/english | www.englishbiz.co.uk

www.bbc.co.uk/education


Students have received an examination revision guide


Understanding and Producing Non Fiction Texts

Section A—READING Extract key information from a text |Make clear statements about an aspect of a text |Support statements with relevant and appropriate quotations |Make inferences about the text/quotation used |Understand and IDENTIFY a range of different language features in a text |Explain the purpose of a language feature |Explain the different effects of a language feature |Understand and IDENTIFY a range of presentational features used across TWO texts |Compare the different effects of the presentational features used within TWO texts

Section B WRITING Use structural features appropriate to form |Write in an organised way, using paragraphs effectively |Use vocabulary effectively, including discursive markers |Use linguistic features appropriate to purpose |Write in appropriate register for the audience |Clearly communicate the purpose |Engage the reader with detail |Communicate in a clear way |Use sentence demarcation accurately and a range of punctuation |Use a variety of sentence forms |Use accurate spelling |Write using standard English


Wednesday 3.30pm—4.20pm (as directed by subject teachers)


ENGLISH LITERATURE

Useful Information:


Unit 1 – Exploring modern texts written exam 40%. 1 hour 30 Unit 2 – Poetry across time written exam 35%. 1 hour 15 Unit 3—Significance of Shakespeare and English Literary Heritage controlled

assessment 25%


YouTube—revision/tutorials on the texts studied.


Provided for students by subject teachers.


Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck | Kinder transport by Diane Samuels | Conflict poetry

(AQA Anthology—Moon on the Tides) | Poetry skills—preparation for the ‘unseen’ section

of the poetry response | Macbeth | Poetry by Carol Ann Duffy—unit 3


Wednesday 3.30pm-4.20pm

Individual support available from subject teachers


FRENCH

Useful Information:


Unit 1 – Listening written exam 20%. Foundation—35 minutes | Higher—45 minutes Unit 2 – Reading written exam 20%. Foundation—30 minutes | Higher—50 minutes Unit 3 – Speaking controlled assessment 30% Unit 4 – Writing controlled assessment 30%


Vocab Express - www.vocabexpress.com


Revise AQA GCSE French. Publisher Pearson


Lifestyle | Leisure | Home & Environment | Work & Education


Monday lunchtime with Ms Serrano U25

Friday lunchtime with Mrs Rochet U23


GEOGRAPHY

Useful Information:


Unit 1 – Physical Geography written exam 37.5%. 1 hour 30 Unit 2 – Human Geography written exam 37.5%. 1 hour 30 Unit 3 – Local Fieldwork Investigation controlled assessment 25%


www.bbc.co.uk/education | Moodle


A3 Topic on a sheet | Topic keywords and diagram booklets


Unit 1 | Water on the land | Restless earth | Living world

Unit 2 | Changing urban environments | Population change | Tourism


Tuesday lunchtime—Intervention revision group

Every lunchtime—drop in session

EXAMINATION BOARD: Edexcel / EM630

HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE

Useful Information:

BTEC First Award

Unit 1 – Human Lifespan Development written exam (30 GLH). Unit 2 – Health & Social Care Values controlled assessment (30 GLH) Unit 5 – Promoting Health & Wellbeing controlled assessment (30 GLH) Unit 6 – The Impact of Nutrition on Health & Wellbeing controlled assessment (30 GLH)


www.edexcel.com | www.load2learn.org.uk—for students with dyslexia or other reading

difficulties (See Mrs Wright to activate membership)


Revise BTEC Health and Social Care—Revision Guide Pearson—ISBN978-1-4469-0981-2

(£3.99).

Edexcel students on Facebook. (Please note that parents must check correct settings and permissions for safe use of Facebook)


Human growth and development | How to empower individuals who use health and

social care services | Investigate different forms of communication | Investigate barriers

to communication in health & social care | How to communicate effectively | Explore the

purpose, types and benefits of health promotion


Revision materials on Moodle | After school revision Tuesdays

Lunchtime drop in sessions

EXAMINATION BOARD: Edexcel / 2HA01

HISTORY

Useful Information:


Unit 1 – International Relations written exam 25%. 1 hour 15 Unit 2 – Modern World Depth Study written exam 25%. 1 hour 15 Unit 3 – Modern World Source Enquiry written exam 25%. 1 hour 15 Unit 4 – Representations of History controlled assessment 25%



All relevant textbooks on Moodle—Modern World History

Edexcel website for past papers


Revision guides have been issued to all students

Revision Buddies *APP (Free)

Revise Better APP—£2.29

*Parents should check content of APPS and any settings changes required


USA 1919-1941 | International Relations 1945-1991 (The Cold War) | Britain and the

war 1931-1951 | USA 1945-1970 (Controlled assessment)


Tuesday and Wednesday lunch—drop in sessions.

Friday lunch—Formal revision session.


ICT

Useful Information:


Unit 1 – Understanding ICT written exam 20%. 1 hour 30 Unit 2 – Solving Problems with ICT controlled assessment 30% Unit 3 – ICT in Organisations written exam 20%. 1 hour 30 Unit 4 – Developing Multimedia ICT Solutions controlled assessment 30%



Questions on Moodle


CGP and WJEC books and worksheets


Databases | Spreadsheets | Email | Web design | Animation | Multimedia | Networking |

Use of ICT in the workplace | Emerging technologies


Friday 3.30-4pm

EXAMINATION BOARD: Edexcel / 1MA0

MATHEMATICS

Useful Information:


Paper 1 – Non Calculator written exam 50% 1 hour 45 Paper 2 – Calculator written exam 50% 1 hour 45


www.mathswatchvle.com (Use your personal login details)


http://qualifications.pearson.com/en/support/support-topics/exams/past-papers.html


GCSE Maths Foundation ISBN 9780007340989

GCSE Maths Higher ISBN 9780007340996


Number | Algebra | Geometry | Measures | Statistics | Probability

All 6 six areas will be covered on both examination papers


Thursday 3.30-4.30pm (All classes)


MUSIC

Useful Information:

Examination papers and timings:

Unit 1 – Listening & Appraising Music written exam 20%. 1 hour Unit 2 – Composing & Appraising Music controlled assessment 20% Unit 3 – Performing Music controlled assessment 40% Unit 4 – Composing Music controlled assessment 20%


www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/music

www.musictheory.net


AQA GCSE Music revision guide by Alan Charlton. Published by Rhinegold Education

AQA GCSE Music by Andrew S. Coxon and Robert Chapman published by Nelson

The AB Guide to music theory by Eric Taylor


Solo music performance | Popular music from the 20th and 21st Century | World music

and world music composition | Ensemble performance | World music appraisal and

composition


Keynote—GCSE Music conference

Tuesday & Friday lunchtime—GCSE Catch-up

EXAMINATION BOARD: Edexcel / 2PE01

PHYSICAL EDUCATION

Useful Information:


Unit 1 – The Theory of Physical Education written exam 40%. 1 hour 30

Unit 2 – Performance in Physical Education practical exam 60%


www.teachpe.com

www.pe4learning.com/new GCSE

www.bbc.co.uk/education/subjects


Complete Revision and Practice

GCSE Physical Education Student Workbook. Published by CGP. ISBN 9781847624055


Healthy and Active Lifestyles: Your healthy active body | Cardiovascular system|

Respiratory system | Muscular system | Skeletal system | Performance in Physical

Education


Monday lunchtime L3

Wednesday lunchtime L3

EXAMINATION BOARD: Edexcel / 2RS01

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

Useful Information:


Unit 1 – Religion & Life written exam 50% 1 hour 30 Unit 8 – Religion & Society written exam 50% 1 hour 30



Moodle


Pearson Revise Edexcel GCSE Religious Studies Unit 1 & Unit 8

£2.49 if purchased in school. (£3.99 RRP)


Unit 1: Believing in God | Matters of life and death | Marriage and the family |

Community cohesion

Unit 8: Rights and responsibilities | The environment and medical issues | War and conflict

Crime and punishment


Monday lunchtime drop in—U26 with Ms Close

Wednesday lunchtime drop in—U28 with Mrs Simpson

EXAMINATION BOARD: Edexcel / 2BI01

SCIENCE—BIOLOGY

Useful Information:


Past papers/mark schemes Book—revision guide—CGP Biology GCSE Revision guide Syllabus in books Paper point of diagrams—Moodle


Tuesday after school Drop in every lunch time 1.15 onwards for 1:1 help Saturday class every half term (details from Science staff)


Unit B1: Influences on life

Unit B2: The components of life

Unit B3: Using biology


The Edexcel GCSE in Biology comprises four units: Units B1, B2, B3 and BCA to be taken in June. Each worth 25%. The written examinations are assessed through three, one hour, 60 mark, tiered written examination, containing six questions. The examination will contain a mixture of question styles, including objective questions, short answer questions and extended writing questions.


Twig films/resources on Moodle. Brainscope app—great for flash cards https//sites.google.com/site/internationalgcsebiology/-links to videos www.qualifications.pearson.com—for past papers, all topics

EXAMINATION BOARD: Edexcel / 2CH01

SCIENCE—CHEMISTRY

Useful Information:


Chemistry study guide issued

Revision aid C.G.P. Chemistry GCSE purchased


Unit C1: Chemistry in our world

Unit C2: Discovering chemistry

Unit C3: Chemistry in action


Tuesday 3.30pm—4.15pm | Timetabled Chemistry revision.

Lunchtime drop in for specific support.


The Edexcel GCSE in Chemistry comprises four units: Units C1, C2, C3 and CCA to be

taken in June. Each worth 25%. The written examinations are assessed through three,

one hour, 60 mark, tiered written examination, containing six questions.

The examination will contain a mixture of question styles, including objective questions,

short answer questions and extended writing questions.


http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/science/edexcel

Prenton Moodle | Courses Science Chemistry Yr10 and 11 C Craven.

www.qualifications.peason.com | Past papers.

EXAMINATION BOARD: Edexcel / 2PH01

SCIENCE—PHYSICS

Useful Information:


Unit P1: Universal physics

Unit P2: Physics for your future

Unit P3: Applications of physics


The Edexcel GCSE in Physics comprises four units: Units P1, P2, P3 and PCA to be taken

in June. Each worth 25%. The written examinations are assessed through three, one

hour, 60 mark, tiered written examination, containing six questions. The examination

will contain a mixture of question styles, including objective questions, short answer

questions and extended writing questions.


www.qualifications.pearson.com | Past papers

Prenton Moodle | Physics PowerPoints


CSP Physics GCSE Revision Guide.

GCSE Specification issued to all students.


Tuesday evening 3.40—4.15pm.

Timetabled physics revision.

Lunch time U44—Drop in/quiet individual revision.

EXAMINATION BOARD: Edexcel 2SC01

CORE SCIENCE

Useful Information:


Science revision guide

CGP Revision Guide.



Lunch time—Drop in/quiet individual revision.


Unit B1: Influences on life

Unit C1: Chemistry in our world

Unit P1: Universal physics


The Edexcel GCSE in science comprises four units: Units B1, C1, P1 and CA to be taken in

June. Each worth 25%. The written examinations are assessed through three, one hour,

60 mark, tiered written examination, containing six questions. The examination will

contain a mixture of question styles, including objective questions, short answer

questions and extended writing questions.


http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/science/edexcel/


Prenton Moodle |

EXAMINATION BOARD: Edexcel 2SA01

ADDITIONAL SCIENCE

Useful Information:


Additional Science revision guide

CGP Revision Guide.



Lunch time—Drop in/quiet individual revision.


Unit B2: The components of life

Unit C2: Discovering chemistry

Unit P2: Applications of physics


The Edexcel GCSE in Additional Science comprises four units: Units B2, C2, P2 and CA to

be taken in June. Each worth 25%. The written examinations are assessed through

three, one hour, 60 mark, tiered written examination, containing six questions. The

examination will contain a mixture of question styles, including objective questions,

short answer questions and extended writing questions.


http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/science/edexcel/


Prenton Moodle |

EXAMINATION BOARD: Edexcel BLW21

BTEC SCIENCE

Useful Information:


Application of Science Unit 8 Y11 and Pearson workbook.


After school revision classes—Thursday.

Examination papers and timings: BTEC FIRST AWARD

Unit 5 – Application of Chemical Substances controlled assessment (30 GLH)

Unit 6 – Application of Physical Science controlled assessment (30 GLH)

Unit 7 – Health Applications of Life Science controlled assessment (30 GLH)

Unit 8 – Scientific Skills written exam (30 GLH) 1 hour 15


Pearson support topics | Past papers.


Unit 8 Exam (Students will be sitting this in November.)

Planning an investigation | Processing, presenting and analysing data | Evaluating

evidence and investigating methods

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