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GRADE IMPROVEMENT ACTIVITIES

REVISION DOCUMENT

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CONTENTS

English Literature and Language 3

Maths 4

Biology 7

Chemistry 8

Physics 9

Additional Science 10

Food Technology 12

Graphics 13

Resistant Materials 14

ICT 15

French 18

German 19

Spanish 20

History 21

Geography 23

R.E. 26

Art 27

Media 28

Music 29

Physical Education 31

Drama 32

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GCSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE/ENGLISH LITERATURE GRADE IMPROVEMENT TIMETABLE 2015

* TUESDAYS and WEDNESDAYS are teacher-led sessions; THURSDAYS are drop-in

sessions

Colour codes: Unit 1 Language Unit 2 Language Literature DATES TOPIC DURATION TOPIC DURATION TOPIC DURATION

16TH February (half term)

Revise notes for Literature Unit 1 novel; Unseen Poetry practice

Independent revision time

Read/Revise texts for Literature Unit 2


Revise for Language Units 1 Revise for Language Units 2


24th – 26th February

Locating and retrieving Information

20 mins Impressions

20 mins Informal/Formal letters and Speeches

20 mins

10th – 12th March

Viewpoint and Attitude

20 mins Intended Audience

20 mins Reports and Articles

20 mins

24th – 26th March

Analysis 20 mins Comparison and evaluation of texts

20 mins Speeches and Reviews

20 mins

30th April (Easter Holidays)

Literature revision Unit 1


Literature revision Unit 2


Language Revision Unit 1 Language Revision Unit 2


21st – 23rd April

Revision of novel for Unit 1 - Characters

20 mins Revision of novel for Unit 1 - Themes

20 mins Unseen Poetry 20 mins

5th – 7th May

Revision of novel for Unit 2

20 mins Revision of drama for Unit 2

20 mins General Questions on Literature Units 1 & 2

20 mins

12th - 14th May

FINAL LIT UNIT 1 REVISION - Novel

20 mins FINAL LIT UNIT 1 REVISION - Poetry

20 mins Language Unit 1 revision

20 mins

19th – 21st May

FINAL LIT UNIT 2 REVISION - Novel

20 mins FINAL LIT UNIT 2 REVISION - Drama

20 mins Language Unit

2 revision

20 mins

25th May (half term)

Unit 1 past paper and general revision


Unit 2 past paper and general revision


ENGLISH LITERATURE EXAMS – Unit 1 – 18th May; Unit 2 – 22nd May

ENGLISH LANGUAGE EXAMS – Unit 1 – 2nd June; Unit 2 – 2nd June

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GCSE MATHS REVISION TIMETABLE – 2015

The first half of a higher tier GCSE Maths paper is where the “easy” marks are. They are all grade D

and C skills so we recommend students follow this independent revision schedule outside of class

from the February half term to ensure that confidence is developed with these crucial skills.

The clip numbers are from the website www.mathswatchvle.com. All students have full access to all

revision clips and worksheets on this website using the centre ID: marches, their own school

username and the password MarchesMW.

Week Topics to be revised independently out of class

Grade MathsWatc

h Clip no.

Checklist

16/02/2015 (half term)

Factors Multiples and Primes D 44

Evaluate Powers D 45

Understanding Squares, Cubes and Roots D 46

Equivalent Fractions D 47

Simplification of Fractions D 48

Ordering Fractions D 49

Value for Money D 50

Find a Percentage with a calculator D 51

Find a Percentage without a calculator D 52

Change to a Percentage with a calculator D 53

Change to a Percentage without a calculator D 54

Finding a fraction of an amount D 55

23/02/2015

Addition and Subtraction of Fractions D 56

Multiplication and Division of Fractions D 57

Changing Fractions to Decimals D 58

BODMAS D 59

Long multiplication with decimals D 60

Ratio D 61

Proportion recipe type questions D 62

Hard Calculator questions D 63

Real life money questions D 64

Generate from the nth term D 65

Substitution D 66

Parallel Lines D 67

02/03/2015

Angle sum of a triangle D 68

Properties of special triangles D 69

Angles of regular polygons D 70

Area of Circles D 71

Circumference of Circles D 72

Area of Compound Shapes D 73

Rotations D 74

Reflections D 75

Enlargements D 76

Translations D 77

Finding the midpoint of a line D 78

http://www.mathswatchvle.com/

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Measuring and drawing angles D 79

09/03/2015

Drawing triangles D 80

Plans and elevations D 81

Nets D 82

Symmetries D 83

Questionnaires and data collection D 84

Two way tables D 85

Pie Charts D 86

Scatter graphs D 87

Frequency Diagrams D 88

Stem and Leaf Diagrams D 89

Simple Probability D 90

Mutually Exclusive events D 91

16/03/2015

Overview of Percentages C 92

Increase/decrease by a percentage C 93

Ratio C 94

Product of Prime Factors C 95

HCF and LCM C 96

Using Place Value C 97

Recurring Decimals into fractions C 98

Four Rules of Negatives C 99

Division by Decimals C 100

Estimation C 101

23/03/2015

Algebraic Simplification C 102

Expanding and Simplifying Brackets C 103

Factorisation C 104

Solving Equations C 105

Forming Equations C 106

Changing the subject of a formula C 107

Inequalities C 108

Solving Inequalities C 109

Trial and Improvement C 110

Index Notation for Multiplication and Division C 111

Finding the nth term C 112

30/03/2015 (Easter 1)

Drawing Straight line graphs C 113

Finding the equation of a straight line C 114

Solving Simultaneous Equations Graphically C 115

Drawing Quadratic Graphs C 116

Real Life graphs C 117

Pythagoras' Theorem C 118

Pythagoras - Line on a graph C 119

Surface Area of Cuboids C 120

Surface Area of Triangular Prisms C 121

Volume of a Prism C 122

Similar Shapes C 123

06/04/2015 Converting Metric Units C 124

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(Easter 2) Bounds C 125

Compound Measures C 126

Bisecting a line C 127

Drawing a perpendicular to a line C 128

Bisecting an Angle C 129

Loci C 130

Bearings C 131

Experimental Probabilities C 132

Averages from a table C 133

Questionnaires C 134

13/04/2015

6 week independent revision program to be shared with students in class - these will be specific to each student's target grade.

Past GCSE exam papers -develop confidence and exam technique.

GCSE maths papers get more difficult as you go through All questions must be answered

20/04/2015

27/04/2015

04/05/2015

11/05/2015

18/05/2015

25/05/2015(half term)

01/06/2015 Paper 1 - Thursday 4th June

08/06/2015 Paper 2 - Monday 8th June

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GCSE Biology Science REVISION TIMETABLE – 2015

For each unit read, make notes and check your understanding. You should use your

books, revision guides, the VLE revision resources and complete at least 2 LOR

questions (6 marks).

Week

Beginning Unit Criteria

booklet

used

Concerns to ask teacher about

16th February

(half term) B1

23rd February B2

2nd March B3

9th March B4

16th March B5 + B6

23rd March B7

30th March B1 B2 B3

6th April B4 B5 B6

13th Apr B7

20th Apr B1 B2 B3

27th April B4 B5 B6

4th May B1 B2 B3

11th May B4 B5 B6

18th May B1 B2 B3

25th May B7

1st June B4 B5 B6

8th June B7

15th June B7

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GCSE Chemistry Science REVISION TIMETABLE – 2015




Week


booklet

used


16th February

(half term)

C1

23rd February C2

2nd March C3

9th March C4

16th March C5 + C6

23rd March C7

30th March C1 C2 C3

6th April C4 C5 C6

13th Apr C7

20th Apr C1 C2 C3

27th April C4 C5 C6

4th May C1 C2 C3

11th May C4 C5 C6

18th May C1 C2 C3

25th May C7

1st June C4 C5 C6

8th June C7

15th June C7

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GCSE Physics Science REVISION TIMETABLE – 2015




Week


booklet

used


16th February

(half term)

P1

23rd February P2

2nd March P3

9th March P4

16th March P5 + P6

23rd March P7

30th March P1 P2 P3

6th April P4 P5 P6

13th Apr P7

20th Apr P1 P2 P3

27th April P4 P5 P6

4th May P1 P2 P3

11th May P4 P5 P6

18th May P1 P2 P3

25th May P7

1st June P4 P5 P6

8th June P7

15th June P7

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GCSE Additional Science REVISION TIMETABLE – 2015

For each unit read, make notes and check your understanding. You should use your books,

revision guides, the VLE revision resources and complete at least 2 LOR questions (6 marks).

Week

Beginning

Unit Criteria

booklet

used


16th February

(half term)

B4

23rd February C4

2nd March P4

9th March B5

16th March C5

23rd March P5

30th March B6

6th April C6

13th Apr P6

20th Apr B4 B5 B6

27th April C4 C5 C6

4th May P4 P5 P6

11th May B4 B5 B6

18th May C4 C5 C6

25th May P4 P5 P6

1st June B’s C’s P’s

8th June B’s C’s P’s

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GCSE Additional Science REVISION TIMETABLE – 2015




Week


booklet

used


16th February

(half term)

A1

23rd February B1

2nd March A2

9th March B2

16th March A3

23rd March B3

30th March A4

6th April B4

13th Apr A1 + 2

20th Apr B1 + 2

27th April A3 + 4

4th May B3 + 4

11th May A1 + B1

18th May A2 + B2

25th May A3 + B3

1st June A1-4

8th June B1-4

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GCSE FOOD TECHNOLOGY REVISION TIMETABLE – 2015

There are many resources that you can revise from:

BBC Bite size

Board works (found on the VLE, interactive, design and technology, KS4)

Birch field interactive (found on the VLE, interactive, design and technology, Food Technology (functional properties of food, packaging, labelling and keeping food safe).

Collins GCSE essentials Food Technology revision guide (found on Amazon at the cost of £4.99 with free postage)

Week Beginning

Theme Hours

16th February (half term)

Final completion of controlled assessment 5 hr.

23rd February

Understanding the nutritional properties of food – (For Section A & B) Eat well plate - Research, make notes, check understanding of the eat well plate. Label each section, give examples of foods and know the function of each section. Nutrition for special dietary needs.

1 hr.

2nd March Understand the functional properties of food - (For Section A & B) Focusing on the functions of ingredients used to make a range of products and why they are using key words/skills/methods.

1 ½ hr.

9th March

Understand the use of standard components in food processing (Section B) - What is a standard component and how and why they are used in food

production? Developing food products – Design Brief/Specifications/generating ideas- (Section A&B).

1 ½ hr.

16th March

Labelling, packaging, product information and codes of practice (Section B) Read, make notes and check your understanding of the use of packaging and the importance of labelling. Symbols/logos/quality marks (Section B) Read, make notes and check understanding for fair trade/red tractor/vegetarian/red lion etc…

1 ½ hr.

23th March Manufacturing/Large Scale Production Requirements (Section B) CAD/CAM Mass Production methods. Technological Developments – GM foods/modified starch/new technologies

1 ½ hr.

30th March (Easter holiday)

Social, economic, cultural and environmental considerations (Section B) Read, make notes and check understanding of Food Miles/carbon food print, Religious beliefs, Moral issues including sustainability.

1 ½ hr.

6th April (Easter holiday)

The impact and effect of using a range of different equipment to produce food items of quality and consistency (Section B). Read, make notes and check your understanding of a wide range of equipment used in both the food room and industry. Be able to explain why certain pieces of equipment are used for food preparation. Storage of Food and Food Products – Temperatures/bacteria etc…

2hrs

13th April *Use all revision notes for section A and B to prepare to complete past exam

papers/question 5 hrs.

20th April *Use all revision notes for section A and B to prepare to complete past exam papers/question 5 hrs.

27th April *Use past exam paper 1 completed in this week’s lessons to analyse your answers and the correct answers and make notes to improve revision 2 hrs.

4th May *Use past exam paper 2 completed in this week’s lessons to analyse your answers and the correct answers and make notes to improve revision 2 hrs.

11th May *Use past exam paper 3 completed in this week’s lessons to analyse your answers and the correct answers and make notes to improve revision 2 hrs.

18th May Use all notes for section A and B to fully revise for the exam

2 hrs.


Final Revision – Use all notes for section A and B to fully revise for the exam. Practise your design question.

4 hrs.

1st June EXAM DAY - (Tuesday) 03/05/2014: Unit 1 Exam

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EXAM PREPARATION FOR G.C.S.E DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY-

GRAPHICS

Worth 40% of the total mark the written exam comes in 2 sections (120 marks).

Section 1 is the design question worth 35 marks out of 125. Candidates should spend 35

minutes on this question. The theme for the exam will be given to students by March 1st

2015. Students will spend class-time and independent learning time to prepare their

answers. No materials will be allowed into the exam room.

Section 2 consists of general graphic design questions and there are 90 marks

available. Students should use textbooks, VLE resources and other online resources to

make sure that they are knowledgeable in the following:

MATERIALS & COMPONENTS USED IN GRAPHIC DESIGN • Papers, card and plastics

DESIGN & MARKET INFLUENCES ON GRAPHIC DESIGN

• Designers: Robert Sabuda, Calvert & Kinear, Wally Ollins, Allessi • Techniques & Processes • Sketching techniques: crating • Enhancement: thin/thick line, colour rendering/shading • Presentation drawings: • Pictorial drawings: isometric and perspective drawings • Working drawings: orthographic drawings, dimensioning • Surface Development: nets in packaging • Information drawings: sequential drawings and exploded drawings

PAPER & CARD ENGINEERING

• The work of Robert Sabuda • 3d products and applications • Social, cultural, moral, environmental, economic and sustainability issues in graphic

design • Economic influences on graphic design • Sustainability • Information & Communication • Health & Safety issues in graphic design

PROCESSES & MANUFACTURE

• Equipment used in making card packaging • Equipment used in making plastic packaging • Adhesives • Systems and control (inputs and outputs) • Industrial practices; types of production, quality

MATERIALS & COMPONENTS USED IN GRAPHIC DESIGN • Papers, card and plastics

DESIGN & MARKET INFLUENCES ON GRAPHIC DESIGN • Designers: Robert Sabuda, Calvert & Kinear, Wally Ollins,

Allessi

• Techniques & Processes

• Sketching techniques: crating

• Enhancement: thin/thick line, colour rendering/shading

• Presentation drawings:

• Pictorial drawings: isometric and perspective drawings

• Working drawings: orthographic drawings, dimensioning

• Surface Development: nets in packaging

• Information drawings: sequential drawings and exploded

drawings

PAPER & CARD ENGINEERING • The work of Robert Sabuda

• 3d products and applications

• Social, cultural, moral, environmental, economic and

sustainability issues in graphic design

• Economic influences on graphic design

• Sustainability

• Information & Communication

• Health & Safety issues in graphic design

PROCESSES & MANUFACTURE • Equipment used in making card packaging

• Equipment used in making plastic packaging

• Adhesives

• Systems and control (inputs and outputs)

• Industrial practices; types of production, quality

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Resistant Materials Revision Guide

Materials and components

Item

Revised?

Item

Revised?

Material Properties Plastics

Woods Composite Materials

Manufactured Boards Smart Materials

Metals Nanomaterials

Sustainability of Materials Adhesives

Knock Down Fittings and Fixings

Surface Preparation

Mechanical Methods of Joining Materials

Applied Finishes

Item

Revised?

Item

Revised?

Workshop Safety Casting

Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH)

Computer Aided Manufacture (CAM)

Hand Tools Deforming Metal

Power Tools Moulding Plastics

Marking Out Forming Wood

Joining Wood Quantity Production

Joining Metal Levers

Linkages Types of motion

Cams Belts and pulley systems

Chain and sprocket systems

Processes and manufacture

Design and market influences

Item

Revised?

Item

Revised?

Famous Designers Designing for maintenance

Sustainability and environmental issues and how they affect designing

The role of the client, designer, and manufacturer in designing a product

Form and function How to analyse existing products

Market pull and technology push

How to evaluate your ideas

Design periods through history How to plan for manufacturing a product

Social Moral and cultural influences on design

The natural world and how it influences design

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GCSE ICT REVISION TIMETABLE – 2015

Week

Beginning

Theme Hours

24th

February

Coursework 1 hr.

3rd March Coursework 1 hr.

10th March

Personal digital devices mobile phones, PC’s, cameras and camcorders,

games consoles, home entertainment systems, media players and navigation

systems

1 hr.

18th March 1 hr.

17th March Connectivity 1 hr.

24th March 1 hr.

31st March Operating online 1 hr.

7th April 1 hr.

28th April Online goods and services and communities 1 hr.

5th May 1 hr.

12th May Issues 1hr.

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ICT REVISION GUIDE

Unit 1 Living in a Digital World

Learning and earning; Health and well-being; Leisure On the move; Shopping and money management

Topic 1 Personal digital devices

The purpose of and target audience for digital devices; ways in which digital devices are used by individuals in their daily lives

Features of digital devices; multi-functional devices

How to select suitable devices/features to meet particular needs

The impact of age, gender and disability on individuals’ choice/use of digital devices

Methods of connecting devices

Peripheral devices that can be used with digital devices

The impact of the use of digital devices on the way organisations operate

Health and safety risks associated with digital devices and how to contain them; responsible use of digital devices

Topic 2 Connectivity

Factors influencing the choice of digital communication in a network

Equipment needed to create a home network; benefits and drawbacks of wired versus wireless connections

How different technologies can be used together

Factors affecting speed and volume of data transfer

The significance of bandwidth and latency, and their impact on the ‘user experience’

Commonly used communication networks

Commonly used communication protocols

Security risks to data and how to contain them

Topic 3 Operating online

The widespread use of the internet

The use of usernames, passwords and other security measures when accessing online systems

Control of access to and management of personal spaces; opportunities for individuals to personalise own spaces; responsible use

Threats to and methods of preventing misuse of personal information

The impact of relevant legislation

Topic 4 Online goods and services

Online 'shops'/physical goods

Gaming

Booking systems

News and other information service

Banking and other financial services

Auctions

Education and training

On-demand/streaming entertainment services

Advantages and disadvantages of shopping online rather than in the high street

The impact on lifestyles and behaviour of the availability of goods and services online

How and why organisations operate online; impact of the internet on the ways that organisations do business

The value of transactional data

Targeted marketing and personalisation techniques

Payment systems

Consumer protection

The advantages and disadvantages of hosted applications software versus locally installed software

How commercial software producers can respond to the challenge of software as a service

The advantages and disadvantages of online data storage versus local storage

The advantages and disadvantages of free/open source versus proprietary software

Effective use of search engines, validity of results, searching techniques

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Topic 5 Online communities

The features, functions and target audience of different forms of online communities

Ways in which ICT is changing the way knowledge is created

The impact of the internet on employment and working practices; collaborative working

The impact of the internet on ways of socialising

Responsible use and acceptable behaviour

Ways in which ICT is used to communicate and collaborate on a global scale

Topic 6 Issues

Security issues that arise when information is transmitted and stored digitally

Privacy issues associated with the use of ICT

Ways in which ICT can be used to monitor individuals’ movements and communications

Health and safety issues that arise from individuals' use of ICT

The impact on society of the widespread use of networks and the ability of individuals to access networks anywhere

Legislation relating to the use of ICT, including copyright and data protection

The causes and implications of unequal access to ICT

Safe and responsible practice when using ICT

Sustainability issues and ways of minimising/mitigating the environmental impact of ICT

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GCSE MFL FRENCH REVISION TIMETABLE – 2015

Useful websites: Doddle / BBC Bitesize / funwithlanguages / Linguascope Intermediate. Also use your revision guides and workbooks, as well as you vocab booklets and exercise books.

Revising little and often is the best method. It can be hard work but it will make a difference!

The more you revise, the more you remember, the better prepared you will be. -

You can do it! Positive Mental Attitude!

Week Beginning

Topic Hours


Self and Others All vocabulary and key phrases. Revision ideas: mind maps, posters, vocab lists, flash cards; add colour/drawings and stick around the house!

1+ hrs.

23rd February Free Time All vocabulary and key phrases. Revision ideas: mind maps, posters, vocab lists, flash cards; add colour/drawings and stick around the house!

1+ hrs.

2nd March My Region All vocabulary and key phrases. Revision ideas: mind maps, posters, vocab lists, flash cards; add colour/drawings and stick around the house!

1+ hrs.

9th March Going out All vocabulary and key phrases. Revision ideas: mind maps, posters, vocab lists, flash cards; add colour/drawings and stick around the house!

1+ hrs.

16th March School All vocabulary and key phrases. Revision ideas: mind maps, posters, vocab lists, flash cards; add colour/drawings and stick around the house!

1+ hrs.

23rd March The World of Work All vocabulary and key phrases. Revision ideas: mind maps, posters, vocab lists, flash cards; add colour/drawings and stick around the house!

1+ hrs.

30th March (Easter Holiday)

Holidays All vocabulary and key phrases. Revision ideas: mind maps, posters, vocab lists, flash cards; add colour/drawings and stick around the house!

1+ hrs.

6th April (Easter Holiday)

Health All vocabulary and key phrases. Revision ideas: mind maps, posters, vocab lists, flash cards; add colour/drawings and stick around the house!

1+ hrs.

13th April Environment All vocabulary and key phrases. Revision ideas: mind maps, posters, vocab lists, flash cards; add colour/drawings and stick around the house!

1+ hrs.

20th April

Revision of the past, imperfect, future and conditional tenses. A REALLY IMPORTANT WEEK! Make notes on how they are formed and learn all past participles/roots/infinitives/verb endings. You need to be able to differentiate between the different tenses!

3 hrs.

27th April

Final Revision: Use all the revision notes that you have made to memorise/recap vocabulary, language and grammar, within all topic areas.

6 hrs.

4th May Final Revision: Use all the revision notes that you have made to memorise/recap vocabulary, language and grammar, within all topic areas.

6 hrs.

11th May Final Revision. French Listening and Reading exams: Tuesday 12th May

You can do it!

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GCSE MFL GERMAN REVISION TIMETABLE – 2015

Week Beginning

Topic Hours


Media Learn all vocabulary, make notes for example mind map, spider diagram, poster, revision lists, revision cards.

1+ hrs.

23rd February Holidays Learn all vocabulary, make notes for example mind map, spider diagram, poster, revision lists, revision cards.

1+ hrs.

2nd March School life Learn all vocabulary, make notes for example mind map, spider diagram, poster, revision lists, revision cards.

1+ hrs.

9th March Family and Relatonships Learn all vocabulary, make notes for example mind map, spider diagram, poster, revision lists, revision cards.

1+ hrs.

16th March Health Learn all vocabulary, make notes for example mind map, spider diagram, poster, revision lists, revision cards.

1+ hrs.

23rd March The World of Work Learn all vocabulary, make notes for example mind map, spider diagram, poster, revision lists, revision cards.

1+ hrs.


My Region Learn all vocabulary, make notes for example mind map, spider diagram, poster, revision lists, revision cards.

1+ hrs.


The Environment Learn all vocabulary, make notes for example mind map, spider diagram, poster, revision lists, revision cards.

1+ hrs.

13th April Free Time Learn all vocabulary, make notes for example mind map, spider diagram, poster, revision lists, revision cards.

1+ hrs.

20th April

Visit and work through Listening and reading activities from Linguascope Fun with Languages and BBC Bitesize. 1+ hrs.

27th April

Visit and work through Listening and reading activities from Linguascope Fun with Languages and BBC Bitesize.

1+ hrs.

4th May Revision of the past and imperfect tenses. Make notes on how it is formed and learn all past participles.

2 hrs

11th May Revision of future tense Make notes on how it is formed and learn all infinitives.

2 hrs

18th May Revision of the conditional tense. Make notes on how it is formed and how to recognise it.

2 hrs

25th May (Half Term)

A REALLY IMPORTANT WEEK! Revise any topics you still feel unsure about and refresh all other topics from beginning of revision timetable.

6 hrs.

1st June Final Revision. German Listening and Reading exam. 3rd June

Useful websites: Doddle / BBC Bitesize / funwithlanguages / Linguascope Intermediate.

Also use your revision guides and workbooks, as well as you vocab booklets and exercise books. Revising little and often is the best method. It can be hard work but it will make a difference!

The more you revise, the more you remember, the better prepared you will be. – You can do it! Positive Mental Attitude!

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GCSE MFL SPANISH REVISION TIMETABLE – 2015

Useful websites: Doddle / BBC Bitesize / funwithlanguages / Linguascope Intermediate.

Use your revision guides and workbooks, as well as you vocab booklets and exercise books.

Revising little and often is the best method. It can be hard work but it will make a difference!

The more you revise, the more you remember, the better prepared you will be. -

You can do it! Positive Mental Attitude!

Week Beginning

Topic Hours


De vacaciones (Holidays) Learn all vocabulary, make notes - for example, mind map, spider diagram, poster, revision lists, revision cards.

1+ hrs.

23rd February

De paseo por Sevilla (Personal information, transport, directions, restaurant, festivals) Learn all vocabulary, make notes - for example, mind map, spider diagram, poster, revision lists, revision cards.

1+ hrs.

2nd March A clase (School life) Learn all vocabulary, make notes - for example, mind map, spider diagram, poster, revision lists, revision cards.

1+ hrs.

9th March ¡Perdidos! (Family, relationships, routine, chores, personality) Learn all vocabulary, make notes - for example, mind map, spider diagram, poster, revision lists, revision cards.

1+ hrs.

16th March Los trabajos (The world of work) Learn all vocabulary, make notes - for example mind, map, spider diagram, poster, revision lists, revision cards.

1+ hrs.

23rd March Mi tiempo libre (Free time) Learn all vocabulary, make notes - for example, mind map, spider diagram, poster, revision lists, revision cards.

1+ hrs.


¡Viva mi barrio! (My town) Learn all vocabulary, make notes - for example mind map, spider diagram, poster, revision lists, revision cards.

1+ hrs.


La salud (Health) Learn all vocabulary, make notes - for example mind map, spider diagram, poster, revision lists, revision cards.

1+ hrs.

13th April Nuestra planeta (The environment) Learn all vocabulary, make notes - for example mind map, spider diagram, poster, revision lists, revision cards.

1+ hrs.

20th April

Revision of the past, imperfect, future and conditional tenses. A REALLY IMPORTANT WEEK! Make notes on how they are formed and learn all past participles/roots/infinitives/verb endings. You need to be able to differentiate between the different tenses!

3 hrs.

27th April

Final Revision: Use all the revision notes that you have made to memorise/recap vocabulary, language and grammar, within all topic areas. Visit and work through Listening and reading activities from your purple workbooks, Linguascope, Funwithlanguages and BBC Bitesize.

6 hrs.

4th May

Final Revision: Use all the revision notes that you have made to memorise/recap vocabulary, language and grammar, within all topic areas. Visit and work through Listening and reading activities from your purple workbooks, Linguascope, Funwithlanguages and BBC Bitesize.

6 hrs.

11th May Final Revision. Spanish Listening and Reading exams: Friday 15th May

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GCSE HISTORY REVISION TIMETABLE – 2015

"Genius: 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration." (Thomas Edison) NOTE: Most revision for the Germany paper (Unit 2a) will take place in class and as specific homeworks. NOTE: The textbook and revision materials are available on the VLE under “Interactive”. These can be printed off in school if necessary.

Week Unit/Theme

16th

February (half term)

Unit2 – Content revision: Key Topic 1: Weimar Republic – Treaty of Versailles/ Constitution/ Crisies 1919-1924. Mind Map structures available on VLE. Unit 3 – Content revision: Key Topic 1(Liberals, votes for women and social reform) and 2 (The British and the Western Front).

23rd

February

Unit 2 – Content revision: Key Topic 1: Weimar – recovery 1924-1929, the Stresemann Era / Economic crisis 1929-1933 (The great Depression). Mind Map structures available on VLE. Unit 3 – Content revision: Key Topic 3 (The Home front and social change) and 4 (Economic and social change 1918-1929).

2nd

March

Unit 2 – Content revision: Key topic 2: Hitler and the growth of the Nazis – Birth of the party/ Munich Putsch/rebirth of Nazism, 1924/ lean years and reorganisation 1924-1929. Mind Map structures available on VLE. Unit 3 – Content revision: Unit 1 and 3: Revise/learn key terms/words and their spellings. Glossary for both units available in textbook via VLE.

9th

March

Unit 2 – Content Revision: Key topic 2: Nazi support grows 1929-1932/ Nazis win power 1932-1933. Mind Map structures available on VLE. Unit 3 - Skills revision: Make notes on how to answer Usefulness questions. Complete question on page 13.

16th

March Unit 2 – Skills revision: Make notes on how to answer different question types. Learn this! Unit 3 - Skills revision: Make notes on how to answer Usefulness questions. Complete question on page 13.

23rd

March

Unit 2 – Content Revision: Key Topic 3: The Nazi Dictatorship – Removal of opposition/ The Nazi police state/ censorship and propaganda. Mind Map structures available on VLE. Unit 3 - Skills revision: Make notes on how to answer purpose questions. Complete question on page 17.

30th

March (Easter)

Unit 2 – Content revision: Key Topic 4: Nazi Domestic Policies – Youth and Education/ Women. Mind Map structures available on VLE. Unit 3 - Skills revision: Make notes on how to answer purpose questions. Complete question on page 67.

6th

April (Easter)

Unit 2 – Unit 2 – Content revision: Key Topic 4: Work and Employment/ Standard of living/ Persecution of minorities. Mind Map structures available on VLE. Unit 3 – Content revision: Key Topic 1(Liberals, votes for women and social reform) and 2 (The British and the Western Front).

13th

April

Unit 2 – Content revision: Section 2 (The peace settlement 1918-1928) Mind Mapping (Use headings and orange bullet-point learning objectives). Unit 3 – Content revision: Key Topic 3 (The Home front and social change) and 4 (Economic and social change 1918-1929).

20th

April

Unit 1 – Content revision: Section 2 (The peace settlement 1918-1928) Mind Mapping (Use headings and orange bullet-point learning objectives). Unit 3 – Content revision: Unit 1 and 3: Revise/learn key terms/words and their spellings. Glossary for both units available in textbook via VLE.

27th

April

Unit 2 –Content Revision: Key Topic 1 (The Weimar Republic 1918-1923) and Key Topic 2 (Hitler and the growth of the Nazi party).

4th

May Unit 1 –Content Revision: Key Topic 1: How did the Cold War Develop? Unit 2 –Content Revision: Key Topic 3 (The Nazi dictatorship 1933-1939) and Key Topic 4 (Nazi domestic policies 1933-1939).

11th

May Unit 1 –Content revision: Key Topic 2: Three Cold War Crises: Berlin, Cuba, Czechoslovakia

18th

May Unit 1 –Content revision: Key Topic 3: Why Did the Cold War End?

25th

May Unit 1 – Skills/Content revision: All Key Topics and question types.

1st

June After Unit 1 exam (Monday): Unit 2: Skills/Content revision: All Key Topics and question types.

8th

June After unit 2 exam (Wednesday): Unit 3: Skills/Content revision: All Key Topics and question types.

Revision is not easy, but it does work ...... there is nothing worse than

too little revision or cramming the process in to the last week; that

really does not work.

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GCSE GEOGRAPHY GRADE IMPROVEMENT TIMETABLE 2015

Theme 1: Revision Checklist


KEY IDEA: KEY CONTENT:

REV session Date

Home or

School session

H/S

REV Session Attended

?

REV Card

1: Weather &

Climate

1. Factors that affect Climate (LAWS) 09/03

H

2. Mediterranean and tropical climates

3. Types of Rainfall

4. High Pressure – Formation of Anticyclones 16/03

S

5. High pressure – European Heatwave 2003

6. Low Pressure – Formation of Hurricanes

7. CASE STUDY 7: EXTREME WEATHER EVENT (CYCLONE NARGIS)

2. Ecosystems

8. Ecosystems (processes, energy flows, food webs, living and non-living parts, nutrient cycle, etc)

23/03

H

9. Tropical biome – characteristics of TRF

10. CASE STUDY 8: ECOSYSTEMS (AMAZON TRF) - BENEFITS FOR PEOPLE, IMPACTS, SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT

KEY IDEA:

KEY CONTENT:

Date Home or

School session

H/S

REV Session Attended

?

REV Card

1: Quality of

Life & Access to Housing

09/02

1. Housing Tenure (ownership) 09/02

H

2. Factors affecting access to housing

3. Location/types of housing in urban/rural areas, including variations in quality of life/standard of living

4. CASE STUDY 1 - HOUSING (LONDON OR SHREWSBURY)- TYPES OF, AND ACCESS TO, HOUSING IN DIFFERENT URBAN AREAS

2: Access and Changes to

Services

5. Location of, and changes in, provision of services (especially RETAIL AND LEISURE) in urban and rural areas

23/02

H

6. CASE STUDY 2 – RETAIL SERVICE PROVISION (SHREWSBURY) – DISTRIBUTION AND ACCCESS

7. CASE STUDY 3 – ACCESS TO LEISURE SERVICES(SHREWSBURY)

3. Urbanisatio

n

8. Migration – Push/Pull factors

9. CASE STUDY 4 – RURAL TO URBAN MIGRATION (SOUTH AFRICA) – PATTERNS, REASONS, IMPACTS

4: Planning

Issues

10. Overview of Planning Process, Conflicts that can occur between different stakeholders

02/03

S

11. CASE STUDY 5: PLANNING ISSUE - WHERE TO LOCATE A NEW AIRPORT

12. Sustainable Residential Communities (BedZed)

5: Rural

Change and Issues

13. Counter-urbanisation: Reasons for increased access to rural areas; SEE impacts of this on rural areas

14. CASE STUDY 6: CONFLICTS/PROBLEMS THAT OCCUR AS A RESULT OF LEISURE USE; WAYS TO MANAGE THIS (TOURISM IN LAKE DISTRICT)

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11. European Biomes (Arctic climate in Norway – see revision guide)

3: Desertification

12. Causes of Desertification

13. CASE STUDY 9: DESERTIFICATION (SAHEL) CAUSES, EFFECTS AND MANAGEMENT

4: River

Processes and Landforms

14. Drainage Basins, Water Cycle 13/04

S

15. Transportation, Erosion, Deposition

16. River Landforms

17. Hydrographs and causes of flooding

18. CASE STUDY 10: RIVER FLOOD (R.SEVERN 2007 GLOUCESTERSHIRE)

19. Flood Management

20. CASE STUDY 11: FLOOD MANAGEMENT (SHREWSBURY)

5: Coastal

Processes & Management

21. Coastal Landforms 20/04

H

22. Coastal Management

23. CASE STUDY 12: COASTAL ENVIRONMENT – LANDFORMS AND MANAGEMENT (HOLDERNESS)


KEY IDEA:

KEY CONTENT:

REV Sessio

n date

Home or

School session

H/S

REV session

attended?

REV Card

1: Employment Structures & Opportunitie

s

1. Employment Structures (Pri/Sec/Tert/Quart) 27/04

S

2. Changes over time and reasons for changes, in LEDCs and MEDCs

3. Impact of changing technology

2: Location of Economic Activities

4. Industrial Location Factors

5. CASE STUDY 13: SOUTH WALES – SECONDARY INDUSTRY – CHANGING LOCATION FACTORS, REASONS FOR CHANGES, IMPACTS OF CHANGES

6. Footloose Industries Cambridge Science Park; M4 Corridor

7. CASE STUDY 14: MNC (NOKIA) – REASONS FOR LOCATION IN DIFFERENT COUNTRIES; IMPACTS IN DIFFERENT COUNTRIES; +ve/ -ve

3. Economic

Activity and the

Environment

8. CASE STUDY 15: DEFORESTATION (ECONOMIC ACTIVITY) IN AMAZON; CAUSES OF DEFORESTATION, EFFECTS, SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT

04/05

H

9. Causes of Climate Change

10. Effects of climate change (SEE)

11. CASE STUDY 16: MANAGEMENT OF CLIMATE CHANGE: at INDIVIDUAL, NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL SCALE

4: Development

12. Definitions of Development 11/05

NB: These topics have been covered in 2015

S

13. Development Indicators: Q of L vs. S of L, HDI

14. Critique of Brandt Line; alternatives e.g. 5 fold division

5. Development

Issues and

15. Hydrological/Water Cycle; Sources of Fresh Water

16. Access to, and use of, clean water in LEDCs/MEDCs

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Water 17. CASE STUDY 17: TRANSBOUNARY WATER ISSUE (LESOTHO/SOUTH AFRICA)

WATER SUPPLY

6. Inter-

dependence

18. How are countries interdependent?

19. What is Trade? Free & Protected Trade; Trade Blocs (EU)

20. Example of Trade – Ghana and UK

21. Fairtrade Kuapa Kokoo (Cocoa farmers in Ghana)

22. What is Aid? Short and long term. Tied aid.

23. Closing the Gap - MDGs

24. CASE STUDY 18: SHORT & LONG TERM AID IN MALI & NIGER (UNICEF, WATERAID)

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GCSE RE REVISION TIMETABLE – 2015

Week Unit/Theme

16th

Februar

y (half

term)

Unit 2 (Paper 1) Religion and Young People whole topic including 2 exam papers.

23rd

Februar

y

Unit 2 (Paper 1) Religion and Early Life, including 1 exam paper.

2nd

March Unit 2 (Paper 1) Religion & Animal Rights, including 1 exam paper.

9th

March Unit 2 (Paper 1) Religion & Planet Earth, including 1 exam paper.

16th

March

Unit 3 (Paper 2) Religious Attitudes to matters of life (medical ethics), including 1

exam paper.

23rd

March Unit 3 (Paper 2) Religious Attitudes to the elderly and death, including 1 exam paper.

30th

March

(Easter)

Content revision for both papers, quotes and teaching focus.

6th April

(Easter) Timed exam papers for all topics to hand in after Easter.

13th

April Unit 3 (Paper 2) Religious Attitudes to crime & punishment, including 1 exam paper.

20th

April

Unit 3 (Paper 2) Religious Attitudes to world poverty, including 1 exam paper.

27th

April

Paper 1 & 2 timed exam questions

4th May Paper 1 & 2 Timed exam questions

11th

May Paper 1 (unit 2) Exam Week, last minute topping up.

18th

May Paper 2 (unit 3) Exam week, last minute topping up.

Revision is not easy, but it does work ...... there is nothing worse than

too little revision or cramming the process in to the last week; that

really does not work.

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GCSE ART GRADE IMPROVEMENT TIMETABLE 2015

Week Beginning

Task

16th Feb 3 pages developing your own ideas and completing sketchbook.

23rd Feb 3 pages developing your own ideas and completing sketchbook.

2nd March Complete the practice piece either to scale on paper or a miniature on a canvas sheet, canvas or canvas board. Begin to source materials you will need for the exam (specific paints and canvas).

9th March Grid up and sketch out composition onto canvas. Make a timescale for the exam. Write statement of intent in your sketchbook.

16th March Exam Week.

23rd March Refine coursework for the final time.

30th March Prepare portfolio for moderation.

6th April Submit work for moderation.

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GCSE Media Revision Timetable

Remember, Section A is where you answer questions about a given print advert and you will

need to compare it to another print advert you have studied. Section B is where you get to

be creative and produce something to do with TV adverts. Timing is crucial- both sections

are worth the same amount of marks! The best ways to revise are to look at as many

adverts and possible and practice, practice, practice!

Each session will take place on a Tuesday in E8- revision can be independent but the

sessions will be the same theme so drop in if you need any answers or help.

Week Topic Checklist

16th Feb. (half term)

Target Audiences and Conventions of advertisements.

23rd Feb. Conventions of Print Adverts

2nd March

Representation of females

9th March

Representation of males

16th March

Representation of product, setting and brand ideologies

23rd March

Audience appeal

30th March

(Easter)

Institution and marketing

6th April (Easter)

Conventions of TV adverts

13th April Planning and timing Section B

20th April Practice planning

27th April Section A practice

4th May Section A practice

11th May Section B practice

18th May Section B practice


Personalised Revision

1st June Personalised Revision

8th June Final Overview of paper and exam tips

15th June

Exam on Monday, 15th June 2015.

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MUSIC REVISION TIMETABLE – 2015

"Genius: 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration." (Thomas Edison)

Week

Beginning

Theme Hours

16th February

(half term)

Read, make notes, check understanding of set work: And the Glory of the

Lord Handel 1 hr.

23th February Read, make notes, check understanding of set work: Symphony No. 40

Mozart 1 hr.

2nd March Read, make notes, check understanding of set work: Prelude No.15 by

Chopin 1 hr.

9th March Read, make notes, check understanding of set work: Peripetie by

Schoenberg 1 hr.

9th March Read, make notes, check understanding of set work: Something’s Coming

by Bernstein 1 hr.

16th March Read, make notes, check understanding of set work: Electronic

Counterpoint by Steve Reich 1 hr.

16th March Read, make notes, check understanding of set work: All Blues by Miles

Davis 2 hrs.

23rd March Read, make notes, check understanding of set work: Grace by Jeff Buckley 2 hrs.

23rd March Read, make notes, check understanding of set work: Why does my Heart

Feel so Bad by Moby 2 hrs.

30th March

(Easter Holiday)

Homework: Read, make notes, check understanding of set work: Skye

Waulking Song by Capercaillie 2 hrs.

6th April (Easter

Holiday) Homework: Read, make notes, check understanding of set work: Rag Desh 2 hrs.

13th April

Read, make notes, check understanding of set work: Yiri by Koko 2 hrs.

20th April

Read, make notes, check understanding of set work: Skye Waulking Song

by Capercaillie

27th April Read, make notes, check understanding of set work: Rag Desh

http://www.google.co.uk/url?url=http://www.cphproductions.co.uk/&rct=j&sa=U&ei=egCvUtPPB8KS1AXuuIDACw&ved=0CCoQ9QEwAA&q=music&usg=AFQjCNEf5taUI1w1SOLrcb2ias_miH-KkA

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4th May

Final Revision of All set works in preparation for next Tuesday

-1 hour- Area study 1




4 hrs.

11th May

Final Revision of Set works (4hours)

Final Revision of Set work Essays (learn 6 essays from Area study 1

and 2 )

6 hrs.

18th May



and 2 )

6 hrs.

1st June



and 2 )

Revision is not easy, but it does work ...... there is nothing worse than too little revision or cramming

the process in to the last week; that really does not work.

You have the ability, You have the information, You have the understanding, You have the chance to

do well..........don’t blow it!!!!

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GCSE PHYSICAL EDUCATION

I hated every minute of training, but I said, ‘Don’t quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion’. Muhammed Ali

Use weeks 1-12 to accumulate revision notes – Mind Maps are the best, but whatever suits YOUR style.

From week 7 revisit your mind maps week on week.

Week Beginning Theme

16th February

(half term)

1. Functions of the skeleton – bones names. Joints - structure, parts, types

23th February 2. Muscles – names. Agonist and antagonist. Movement – how it occurs. Types of movement. Sporting examples

2rd March 3. Respiration – aerobic and anaerobic. Oxygen debt. Blood functions.

9th March 4. Individual differences – age, gender, disability, physique, environment, risk and challenge, activity levels and culture

16th March 5. Leisure and recreation. Leisure industry. Providers.

Social groups – peers, family, gender, ethnicity

23rd March 6. Demands of performance – pressure / stress, personality, aggression, motivation,

arousal, boredom, feedback Completion of mock exam paper

30th March

(Easter Holiday)

7. Health and fitness definitions and components. Diet and metabolic rate.

6th April

(Easter Holiday)

8. Training – types and principles. Training year

13th April 9. Professional and amateur sport – media influences, sponsorship, types of competition, role models

20th April

10. Health and safety in sport – prevention of injury. I CT in sport. Completion of mock exam paper

27th April

11. Influences on physical activity. Sport England, YST, NGB’s and Kelly Holmes Trust

4th May 12. Exam question practice and re-learning definitions / keywords. Time to check with teaching staff on concepts not quite understood

11th May 13. Complete review of all topics.

15th May GCSE PE EXAM IS FRIDAY 15 MAY

Plan your timetable. Revise in chunks. Stick your notes where you can see them often.

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DRAMA REVISION TIMETABLE – 2015

Week Beginning Theme Hours

23th February Written Exam Section B: Complete both questions with a clear focus on specific

examples. 1 hr.

2nd March Childhood Improvisation: Attend additional rehearsals to ensure that ideas are

being developed successfully. 2 hrs.

9th March Section B: Respond to feedback from exam answers from week beginning 23rd Feb.

Re-do the questions with an aim to improve. 1 hr.

16th March Childhood Improvisation: Dress Rehearsal of final controlled assessment piece. 2 hrs.

23rd March Childhood Improvisation: Dress Rehearsal of final controlled assessment piece 2 hrs.

30th March

(Easter Holiday)

Homework: Answer questions to create notes on Childhood Improvisation. Focus

on Question 1&2. 1 hr.

6th April (Easter

Holiday)

Homework: Answer questions to create notes on Childhood Improvisation. Focus

on Question 3&4. 1 hr.

13th April

Written Exam: Complete Section A exam questions 1&2 using Childhood notes. 1 hr.

20th April

Written Exam: Complete Section A exam questions 3&4 using Childhood notes. 1 hr.

27th April Written Exam: Complete Section B exam questions based on Blood Brothers. 1 hr.

4th May

Written Exam: Respond to feedback on Section A & Section B exam questions. Re-

do the questions without notes.

2 hrs.

11th May

Written Exam: Look over all feedback in book and make a list of common feedback

given. Reflect on the common pitfalls you make in order to avoid these mistakes in

the exam next week.

2 hrs.

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