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Exam information, including papers and timings (and 25% extra time allowance)1 x 90 Minute Non-Calculator Paper
2 x 90 Minute Calculator Paper
Students will receive a detailed topc list with links to MET videos for support.




1 x 90 Minute Non-Calculator Paper
2 x 90 Minute Calculator Paper
Students will receive a detailed topc list with links to MET videos for support.




English Literature - Power & Conflict poetry comparison. 50mEnglish Language Paper 2 (AQA) Non-Fiction, 2h 15m. Biology Paper 1 - 75 mins
Chemistry Paper 2 - 75 mins
Physics Paper 1 - 75 mins
Component One:
Personal Study- including mock examination
Paper 1 - Computer Systems

90 mins

Revision and studying guide
Full written exam and Students will have a REAL RESIT practical exam on set phrases and a MOCK trio performance NEA.Preparing for devised exam ( learning lines/ preparing props and technical) and writing coursework. This is your priority.
Revision for the written mock in November- Noughts and Crosses and Frankenstein.
One and half hour paper.
1 Full exam paper.Three full GCSE papers - listening, reading and writing. Tiers to be decided by the class teacher. Listening exam: 35 minutes (Foundation Tier), 45 minutes (Higher Tier). Reading exam: 45 minutes (Foundation Tier), 1 hour (Higher Tier). Writing exam: 1 hour 10 minutes (Foundation Tier), 1 hour 15 minutes (Higher Tier).Paper 1 - Physical
Section A Natural Hazards
Section B Living World
Section C UK Physical Landscapes
Full Exam Paper - Paper 2

Section A - Britain: Migration, Empires and the People
Section B - Elizabethan England
R093 Paper. 90mins. Questions focused on Section A and Section B. Listening and appraising paper ( full past paper) 80 marks, 1 hour/30 minutes, 8 sets of questions Past exam paper reduced- 79 marks
Duration: 90 minutes
Revise key terms for Christian Beliefs using Quizlets (https://quizlet.com/user/A_Gilchrist7/sets ) and Christianity: Quotes. Make Flashcards on key terms and ask parents / friends to test you on this. We can provide flash cards for this. See google classroom for knowledge organisers / graphic organisers and links to Quizlets. Component One:
Personal Study including Mock Exam
Three full GCSE papers - listening, reading and writing. Tiers to be decided by the class teacher. Listening exam: 35 minutes (Foundation Tier), 45 minutes (Higher Tier). Reading exam: 45 minutes (Foundation Tier), 1 hour (Higher Tier). Writing exam: 1 hour 10 minutes (Foundation Tier), 1 hour 15 minutes (Higher Tier).Component One Outcome.Students will continue to make progress with their Component 2 Course work - Task 1 Health Care services
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4 weeks to go - this revision can also be caught up on over half term13th October42n Solve proportion problems by a unitary method
46n Use an exchange rate to convert between currency
51n Increase or decrease an amount by a percentage and calculate simple interest
53n Write a number as a product of primes using a factor tree and know that this product is unique
48a Solve equations with x on both sides and solving inequalities by algebraic manipulation
51a Expand and simplify expressions with multiple single brackets
52a Expand and simplify pairs of brackets
73a Addition, subtraction and resultants of 2D column vectors
63s Use SOH CAH TOA trigonometry to calculate angles in right-angled triangles
78a Finding the nth term of a quadratic sequence
Revise 'Storm on the Island' using your poetry anthology and the key features revision sheet on Google classroom under the 'mock exam revision materials' heading.Revise the 20 questions and answers from the 'Be Prepared: English Language Paper 2' resource on Google classroom under the 'mock exam revision materials' heading. This will be tested via in-class quiz.C8 – Purity and chromatography
C9 - Atmosphere
C10 - Water and Recycling
Required practical activity 12: Chromatography.
Required practical activity 13: Water purification.



All revision materials including:
Past papers with model answers
Knowledge organisers
DIRT Questions and Answers
can be found on individual students google classroom.
Educake & or Seneca can be used to revise content and complete quizes to assess knowledge.
AO2 AO3: Experimanting with televant materials and processes and materials- in preperation for final piece. Recording observations through photographs, drawing and personal thoughts. All of this is helping them to develop ideas and prepare for Mock examination. Units, data storage and compression (1.2.3–5)

You can also use the Ada Computer Science website, the flashcards and multiple choice app:

Flashcards

Revision app

Revision and studying guide
Written:
Analyse "Shadows":

Rewatch the WHOLE dance whilst creating a mind-map covering:
• Stimulus
• Intention
• Movement
• Set
• Costume
• Aural setting
• Lighting
Answer the following question (25-minute time limit):
"Discuss how the set design, props and lighting in Shadows expresses the stimulus of 'Family living in fear of the outside world'."
Remember to:
• Interpret (it could mean...)
• Evaluate (it is effective because...)

Practical:
Rehearse Set Phrases "Shift" and "Breathe":

Watch the instructional videos
Improve your use of dynamics (check the video)
Attend Performance Rehearsal Club after school on Tuesdays
Learn all lines for the devised exam. Ensure you have all of your technical cue sheets ready for the dress rehearsal. Continue to draft your coursework. Food safety and Hygiene

Complete past papers
Read cover test from CGP revision guide
Questions from CGP revision guide
Online Eduqas text book
Work through Theme 1 - People and Lifestyle (1.2) in the ClearRevise revision workbooks. Improve reading and listening skills by creating flashcards on key vocabulary which can be found in the French revision google classroom in the vocabulary section.Climate Change
The evidence for climate change
The natural causes of climate change
The human causes of current climate change (global warming)
The possible impacts of global warming
Managing global warming – mitigation and adaptation
Revise Unit 1&2 - Migration. See the Revision Google Classroom for materials, activities and revision guides. Aim to choose a topic, brain dump anything you can remember, add to it with extra knowledge from the classroom and then apply it to an exam question, using the past paper question finder.Use the eRevision Website to complete the following tasks each week. You will receive weekly email reminders with what you need to do.

Traditional and New media
Revise AOS3: Rhythms of the World AOS5: Pop Music flashcards. Listening test practice in following lesson. Resources to be set on google classroomTopic:
Scales of production: batch, continuous, mass, prototype (one-off)

Revision:
Revision guide - Pages 38, 39
BBC bitesize - https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zkvny4j/revision/7
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/znq8jty/revision/7
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/z6d48mn/revision/7
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zrstng8/revision/7
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zjc3rwx/revision/7

Students should see Google classroom for more revision topics and materials
Revise key terms for Peace and Conflict Life using Quizlets (https://quizlet.com/user/A_Gilchrist7/sets ) and Christianity: Quotes. Make Flashcards on key terms and ask parents / friends to test you on this. We can provide flash cards for this. See google classroom for knowledge organisers / graphic organisers and links to Quizlets. AO2 AO3: Experimanting with relevant materials and processes and digital techniques- in preperation for final edits. Recording observations through photographs, drawing and personal thoughts. All of this is helping them to develop ideas and prepare for Mock examination. Work through Theme 1 - People and Lifestyle (1.2) in the ClearRevise revision workbooks. Improve reading and listening skills by creating flashcards on key vocabulary which can be found in the Spanish revision google classroom in the vocabulary section.Production Timeline - step by step timeline produced in sketchbook in cronological order which students will use in thier exam to complete thier chosen outcome. Material preparation: Ensure all materials are ready to use during the actual exam. Check what you have, check if they need any prior preparation such as washing, dying, ironing, printing etc. Have you done as much prep as reasonably allowed before the exam?
Students will continue to make progress with their Component 2 Course work - Task 3 Barriers to accessing services
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3 weeks to go20th October54n Using a Venn diagram with prime factors to evaluate HCF of bigger numbers
59n Solving problems using a combination of percentages, fractions and ratio
60n Adjust a recipe or check it there are enough ingredients to make a given number
44a Using the nth term rule of a sequence to find a given term
66n Writing a change as a percentage
71n Reverse percentage change using a multiplier (or otherwise)
51s Use Pythagoras' theorem to find hypotenuse or short side or check if a triangle is right-angled
53s Calculate angles using parallel lines (including reversing bearings) and provide full geometric arguments
51d Draw a scatter graph, comment on correlation and use a line of best fit to make estimates
68d Complete a tree diagram with independent probabilities and use it to calculate probabilities
Revise 'Exposure' using your poetry anthology and the key features revision sheet on Google classroom under the 'mock exam revision materials' heading.Revise the format and timings of the English Language Paper 2 exam from page 2 of the 'Preparing for Paper 2: Revision Booklet'. Then read the sources on pages 3 and 4. Complete question 3, on page 6.B1 – Cells and Transport
B2 – Digestion, heart plants transport
Required practical activity 1: Microscopy
Required practical activity 2: Osmosis
Required practical activity 3: Food tests



All revision materials including:
Past papers with model answers
Knowledge organisers
DIRT Questions and Answers
can be found on individual students google classroom.
Educake & or Seneca can be used to revise content and complete quizes to assess knowledge.
Continue to refine ideas and work in book. Make sure all development links to Personal Study title, genre and artist. Operating systems and utility software (1.5.1–2)

You can also use the Ada Computer Science website, the flashcards and multiple choice app:

Flashcards

Revision app

Revision and studying guide
Written:
Analyse "Infra":

Rewatch the WHOLE dance whilst creating a mind-map covering:
• Stimulus
• Intention
• Movement
• Set
• Costume
• Aural setting
• Lighting
Answer the following question (25-minute time limit):
"Discuss how the movement content and lighting express the stimulus 'Infra - below the surface'."
Remember to:
• Interpret (it could mean...)
• Evaluate (it is effective because...)

Practical:
Rehearse Set Phrases "Shift" and "Breathe":

Watch the instructional videos
Improve your sense of contemporary style (grounded/use of your centre/changes between turn-out and parrallel
Attend Performance Rehearsal Club after school on Tuesdays
'Noughts and Crosses' pages 19-20 school protest scene: answer the following 15 mark question:
How would you stage this scene, using 'In the round' staging, lighting and sound in order to create mood and atmosphere. Justify your ideas and make reference to the original production.
Submit your work via email to your teacher so it can be marked.
Cooking methods

Complete past papers
Read cover test from CGP revision guide
Questions from CGP revision guide
Online Eduqas text book
Work through Theme 1 - People and Lifestyle (1.3) in the ClearRevise revision workbooks. Improve reading and listening skills by creating flashcards on key vocabulary which can be found in the French revision google classroom in the vocabulary section.Coastal landscapes in the UK
Formation of waves and how constructive and destructive waves are different
Weathering and types of weathering
Mass movement (Sliding and Slumping)
Erosional Processes
Longshore Drift
Concordant and Discordant Coastlines
Erosional (Headlands, bays, cliffs, caves, arches, stacks, wave cut platforms) and depositional (beaches, spits, bars, dunes) are formed
Hard and soft engineering strategies including managed retreat

CS - Coastal features found at Swanage
CS - Coastal defence at Lyme Regis

Revise Unit 1&2 - Elizabeth. See the Revision Google Classroom for materials, activities and revision guides. Aim to choose a topic, brain dump anything you can remember, add to it with extra knowledge from the classroom and then apply it to an exam question, using the past paper question finder.Product typesRevise AOS3: Rhythms of the World AOS5: Pop Music and Film Music AOS4 flashcards. Listening test practice in following lesson. Resources to be set on google classroomTopic: Communication of design ideas: Orthographic projection, 3rd angle orthographic keys and symbols

Revision:
Revision guide - Pages 106-111
Exam practice booklet - Pages 101 - 104
Seneca - 4.5.1
BBC bitesize - Communicating ideas - Designing - Edexcel - GCSE Design and Technology Revision - Edexcel - BBC Bitesize
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zbstng8/revision/2
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/z6jkw6f/revision/6


Students should see Google classroom for more revision topics and materials
Complete Graphic Organiser revision for Christian Beliefs AND Living the Christian Life in your knowledge Organiser - you should have a hard copy of this or we can givbe you a new one, there is also a vitual editable copy on the google classroom.There is also revision activities to complete in the Christianity Revision Guide booklet which you have been given. Extra resources are on the google classroom. Continue to refine ideas and work in book/digital sketchpad. Make sure all development links to exam title, genre and photographer. Work through Theme 1 - People and Lifestyle (1.3) in the ClearRevise revision workbooks. Improve reading and listening skills by creating flashcards on key vocabulary which can be found in the Spanish revision google classroom in the vocabulary section.Final Sampling / Sourcing Materials - student complete final samples based off of thier final design.Students will continue to make progress with their Component 2 Course work - Task 3 Barriers to accessing services
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2 weeks to go27th October HALF-TERM47a Using the three index laws to simplify expressions
48a Solve equations with x on both sides and solving inequalities by algebraic manipulation
51a Expand and simplify expressions with multiple single brackets
52a Expand and simplify pairs of brackets
53a Factorising into single brackets
44s Solve speed-distance-time problems (including converting minutes to hours when necessary)
47s Drawing plans and elevations of 3D shapes
54d Work out the expected number of successes given the probability and number of trials
70n Calculate compound interest using a percentage multiplier
73n Solve hard ratio problems involving combining two or more ratios
80a Factorise quadratic expressions with a non unitary coefficient of x²
91s Using SOH CAH TOA trigonometry in 3D Shapes
Revise 'Extract from the Prelude' using your poetry anthology and the key features revision sheet on Google classroom under the 'mock exam revision materials' heading.Then plan a response to the following question: 'Compare the ways that poets present ideas about the power of nature in 'Extract from the Prelude' and other poem of your choice. Use the essay planning resource on Google classroom, and write a full comparative thesis statement opening. Complete Question 4 on page 6 from the 'Preparing for Paper 2: Revision Booklet' on Google classroom under the 'mock exam revision materials' heading.B3- Infection and disease
B4 – Photosynthesis and Respiration
Required practical activity 4: Enzymes
Required practical activity 5: Photosynthesis

All revision materials including:
Past papers with model answers
Knowledge organisers
DIRT Questions and Answers
can be found on individual students google classroom.
Educake & or Seneca can be used to revise content and complete quizes to assess knowledge.
Organise work in Art sketchpad/digital sketchpad.
This shopuld include mind maps, artist research, experimentation with materials, your own photographs, drawing from photographs, ideas-more than one- for a significant outcome/final peice. All work must be annotated and reflected upon.
Make a clear plan of what you will do in exam after half term.
Wired and wireless networks (1.3)
Network topologies, protocols and layers (1.3)
Network security (1.4)

You can also use the Ada Computer Science website, the flashcards and multiple choice app:

Flashcards

Revision app

Revision and studying guide
Written:
Analyse "Within Her Eyes":

Rewatch the WHOLE dance whilst creating a mind-map covering:
• Stimulus
• Intention
• Movement
• Set
• Costume
• Aural setting
• Lighting
Answer the following question (25-minute time limit):
"Discuss how the costume and aural setting show the intention of 'order and chaos'."
Remember to:
• Interpret (it could mean...)
• Evaluate (it is effective because...)

Practical:
Rehearse Set Phrases "Shift" and "Breathe":

Ready for your FINAL ASSESSMENT.
Re read 'Noughts and Crosses'
Learn your lines for the devised
Complete coursework ( if needed)
Answer the following character question:
How would you play the role of Jude in one extract of the play to convey his character. You must make reference to :
* Motivation
* Vocal skills
* Physical skills
* Interaction with others.
(15 marks - aim for 2 pages of A4)
Submit your work via email to your teacher so it can be marked.
Food Science

Complete past papers
Read cover test from CGP revision guide
Questions from CGP revision guide
Online Eduqas text book
Work through Theme 2 - Popular Culture (2.1) in the ClearRevise revision workbooks. Improve reading and listening skills by creating flashcards on key vocabulary which can be found in the French revision google classroom in the vocabulary section. River landscapes in the UK
Features of drainage basins
How river cross and long profiles change
Erosional and transportational processes
Erosional landforms (Waterfalls, Interlocking Spurs, Gorges)
Depositional Features (Estuaries, Levees, Floodplains)
Erosional and depositional features (Meanders and Ox-Bow lakes)

CS - Key features of the River Tees

Physical and human factors that increase flood risk
Hydrographs and how they show discharge
Hard and soft engineering strategies (pros and cons)

CS - Banbury Flood Defences
Revise Unit 3&4 - Migration. See the Revision Google Classroom for materials, activities and revision guides. Aim to choose a topic, brain dump anything you can remember, add to it with extra knowledge from the classroom and then apply it to an exam question, using the past paper question finder.Job RolesRevise AOS3: Rhythms of the World AOS5: Pop Music and Film Music AOS4 flashcards. The Concerto through time AOS5. Listening test practice in following lesson. Resources to be set on google classroomTopic: Ergonomics and Anthropometrics: Inclusive designs, anthropometrics and ergonomics

Revision:
Revision guide - Pages 96, 102

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zkmgmbk#zd24h4j

Students should see Google classroom for more revision topics and materials
Complete Graphic Organiser revision for Crime and Punishment AND Peace abd Conflict in your knowledge Organiser - you should have a hard copy of this or we can givbe you a new one, there is also a vitual editable copy on the google classroom.There is also revision activities to complete in the Christianity Revision Guide booklet which you have been given. Extra resources are on the google classroom. Organise work in sketchpad/digital sketchpad.
This shopuld include mind maps, photographers research, experimentation with materials, contact sheets, plans for shoots, ideas-more than one- for a significant outcome/final edits. All work must be annotated and reflected upon.
Make a clear plan of what you will do in exam after half term.
Work through Theme 2 - Popular Culture (2.1) in the ClearRevise revision workbooks. Use the following link to gain 50,000 points on memrise: https://community-courses.memrise.com/community/course/1142252/aqa-spanish-gcse-new-specification/ All sampling / sketchbook work is complete and students are aware of what materials they need to source over the half term to complete their designed outcome. Students will continue to make progress with their Component 2 Course work - Task 4 Skills, attributes and Values of health care professionals
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1 week to go3rd November54a Forming and solving equations arising from shape, measure or word problems
47s Drawing plans and elevations of 3D shapes
51s Use Pythagoras' theorem to find hypotenuse or short side or check if a triangle is right-angled
53s Calculate angles using parallel lines (including reversing bearings) and provide full geometric arguments
63a Solving quadratic equations by factorising (unitary coefficient of x²)
62n Use inequalities to specify error due to truncation or rounding
66n Writing a change as a percentage
69n Multiplying or dividing mixed numbers
47a Using the three index laws to simplify expressions
71s Solve problems requiring multiple steps of SOH CAH TOA trigonometry and/or Pythagoras
71d Find the combined mean of two sets of data or calculate a new mean when extra data is added
79d Plot a cumulative frequency graph
84a Expanding and simplifying three or more brackets
Final revision of key quotations in preparation for your English Literature mock exam. Revise the 15 key questions from the 'Exposure' and 'Storm on the Island' DRIP sheets. Complete Question 5 on page 6 from the 'Preparing for Paper 2: Revision Booklet' on Google classroom under the 'mock exam revision materials' heading.Download the following papers from the 'Y11 Revision' section of your google classroom

Biology Paper 1 - 75 mins
Chemistry Paper 2 - 75 mins
Physics Paper 1 - 75 mins

Complete these on lined paper under timed conditions
Use model answers to purple pen your work
By now you should be ready for your exam this week.
Ensure you are fully prepared with sketchpad and a clear plan of what you are going to do.
Ethical, Legal, Cultural and Environmental (1.6)

You can also use the Ada Computer Science website, the flashcards and multiple choice app:

Flashcards

Revision app

Revision and studying guide
By now you should be ready for your exam this week.You need to be ready to perform your trio performance piece and complete a full mock paper. Practice a full mock on our google classroom. Final preparations for devised exam. Nutrition

Complete past papers
Read cover test from CGP revision guide
Questions from CGP revision guide
Online Eduqas text book
Parental revision sheet
Work through Theme 2 - Popular Culture (2.2) in the ClearRevise revision workbooks. Improve reading and listening skills by creating flashcards on key vocabulary which can be found in the French revision google classroom in the vocabulary section.What is an ecosystem?
Ecosystems exist at a range of scales and involve the interaction between biotic and abiotic components and small scale ecosystem
Interrelationships within a natural system including producers, consumers, decomposers, food chain, food web and nutrient cycling.
Balanced ecosystems and effects of changing ecosystems.
Biomes and their distribution

Characteristics of tropical rainforests
Physical features of rainforests including plant and animal adaptations, climate, soil and interrelationships
Changing rates of deforestation
CS - Malaysia: causes and impacts of deforestation
Importance of tropical rainforests
Methods of sustainably managing tropical rainforests
Revise Unit 3&4 - Elizabeth. See the Revision Google Classroom for materials, activities and revision guides. Aim to choose a topic, brain dump anything you can remember, add to it with extra knowledge from the classroom and then apply it to an exam question, using the past paper question finder.Pre-production documents, e.g. storyboards, visualisation diagrams etc. Quiz questions provided on google classroom with a bit of everything from all areas of study. After this, you decide what to focus on based on your score!Topic: Selecting materials & components: Aesthetics and function, product function, cost, availability

Revision:
Revision guide - Pages 34- 35
Exam practice booklet - Pages 7 - 10
Seneca - 3.1.1, 3.1.2, 3.3.1, 3.3.2, 3.3.3, 3.3.4
https://studyrocket.co.uk/revision/gcse-design-and-technology-aqa/design-and-technology-aqa/selection-of-materials-and-components

Students should see Google classroom for more revision topics and materials
RAG (Red, Amber, Green) Rate the GCSE Specification from your 'Prepare me for any Question' booklet on the Google Classroom. Revise your 'Red' areas of concern using the mindmaps and flash cards to help you. Then, Complete Exam Questions from the final pages in your Knowledge Organiser (page 51) on your 'Red' areas of concern. AGI and KJU can mark this to give you feedback. Alternatively, complete random questions from this page - focusing on structure of d) part questions. By now you should be ready for your exam this week.
Ensure you are fully prepared with up to date sketchpad/digital sketchpad and a clear plan of what you are going to do.
Work through Theme 2 - Popular Culture (2.2) in the ClearRevise revision workbooks. Use the following link to gain 50,000 points on memrise: https://community-courses.memrise.com/community/course/1142252/aqa-spanish-gcse-new-specification/ Last minute checks / changes to be made to outcome. Double checking students have all source material / their production plan / they know the outcome they are creating in the exam. Sketchbook is complete. Ensure the production timeline to use on the day of the mock exam is logical. It is important that students are realistic with timings so that they can stick to the plan on the day and they are sure they can complete everything they have set out to. Students should consider what they can omit if time becomes more tight on the day of the exam. Students will continue to make progress with their Component 2 Course work - Task 5 obstacles to completing health plan
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