GCSE
REVISION
GUIDE
2014/2015
Revision Guide
2014/2015
This guide has been compiled to help you with revision in the lead up to your
GCSEs next year.
We hope it proves to be useful and wish you every success in your exams.
Good luck!
Subject
Art
Business
Studies
Revision Guide
Key Resources
www.pinterest.com
www.art2day.co.uk
Visit the Saatchi Gallery online at:
http://www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk/ Visit the
Whitechapel Gallery online at:
http://www.whitechapelgallery.org/
Visit the Victoria and Albert Museum online at:
http://www.vam.ac.uk/
Visit the Museum of Modern Art online at:
http://www.moma.org/
Visit the Photographers Gallery online at:
http://www.photonet.org.uk/
Visit the National Portrait Gallery online at:
http://www.npg.org.uk/
Visit the Dulwich Picture Gallery online at:
http://www.dulwichpicturegallery.org.uk/
Visit the Metropolitan Museum of Art online at:
http://www.metmuseum.org
Visit the National Gallery of Art online at:
http://www.nga.gov
Visit the Frick Collection online at:
http://www.frick.org
Visit the Art Institute of Chicago online at:
http://www.artic.edu/aic/
Visit the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco online at:
http://www.thinker.org
Visit Musée de Louvre online at:
http://www.louvre.fr/
Visit the National Gallery London online at:
http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk
Visit the British Museum online at:
http://www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk
Visit Gemeentemuseum Den Haag online at:
http://www.gemeentemuseum.nl/
Visit Museum het Rembrandthuis online at:
http://www.rembrandthuis.nl
Visit the State Hermitage Museum online at:
http://www.hermitagemuseum.org
GCSE Business Studies AQA Revision Guide
BBC Bitesize:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/subjects/zpsvr82
Tutor2u:
http://www.tutor2u.net/revision_notes_business_gcse.htm
Business Studies Online:
http://www.businessstudiesonline.co.uk/live/
Amazon link: http://www.amazon.co.uk/GCSE-BusinessStudies-RevisionGuide/dp/1847623174/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1417164
566&sr=8-2&keywords=business+studies+revision
AQA Exam Board
Classics
Penguin edition of Homer’s Odyssey (translated by Rieu)
For extension work – In Search of Greeks and In Search
of Romans by James Renshaw
The Ancient Olympic Games by Judith Swaddling
Subject
Revision Guide
Key Resources
Exam board website – past papers and information
http://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/drama-and-performingarts/gcse/dance-4230/teaching-and-learning-resources
Revision of the Professional Works:
http://www.memrise.com/course/89191/gcse-dance-setworks-revision/
General revision of all topics:
http://www.hodderplus.co.uk/philipallan/workbooks/gsce/978
0340949320.pdf
Dance
AQA Exam Board
Drama
Students need to go to coursework
catch-up and after school
rehearsals when appropriate
Economics
Revision Guides were given out to
students at the start Year 11
English
http://www.tutor2u.net/revision_notes_economics_gcse.asp
http://www.ocr.org.uk/qualifications/gcse-economics-j320from-2012/
CGP English Language and CGP English Literature:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/GCSE-English-Revision-GuideLiterature/dp/1841461016/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=14176
07941&sr=8-1&keywords=cgp+english+language+gcse
Of Mice and Men Text Guide:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/GCSE-English-Text-GuideMice/dp/1841461148/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=141760797
0&sr=8-6&keywords=cgp+english+literature+gcse
Edexcel Exam Board
Collins Cambridge IGCSE English - Cambridge IGCSE
English Student Book - Revised Edition
Food &
Nutrition
www.eatwell.gov.uk
www.foodcomm.org.uk
www.helenhudspith.com
www.schoolfood teust.co.uk
Food Standards Agency
Tesco Food Club Magazine
Sainsbury Food Club Magazine
AQA Exam Board
Subject
Revision Guide
Key Resources
GCSE French Revision Guides – Foundation or Higher
Level
GCSE French AQA Complete Revision & Practice with
Audio CD
CGP revision guide
Vocabulary lists issued in class
Past papers available on www.aqa.org.uk
French
AQA Exam Board
Geography
CGP GCSE Geography OCR B Revision Guide (1st Edition)
Richard Parsons (2009)
OCR GCSE Geography B: Revision Toolkit Student
Workbook (1st Edition) Garrett Nagle (2011) GCSE
Geography OCR B Student Book (1st Edition), John
Widdowson et. al. (2013)
Reading of any broadsheet newspaper which will provide
up-to-date current geographical events
OCR Exam Board
Graphic
Products
An excellent site in which you can revise all D&T topics.
http://www.technologystudent.com/
A good site for looking at D&T projects.
http://www.mydtwebsite.co.uk/Ergonomics.html
A good site which covers all D&T topics and subject areas.
http://www.mr-dt.com/graphics/graphicscoursework.htm
Bitesize Revision
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/design/graphics/
AQA Exam Board
History
Edexcel GCSE Modern World
History Revision Guide by Ben
Walsh, Steve Waugh . ISBN 9781471-831720
Revision Book which covers the whole GCSE course:
Edexcel GCSE Modern World History Revision Guide by
Ben Walsh, Steve Waugh. ISBN: 9780340992210
Revise Edexcel: Edexcel GCSE History a the Making of the
Modern World Revision Guide by Rob Bircher ISBN-13:
978-1446905128
Textbooks used in class: Unit 1- Edexcel GCSE History A
the Making of the Modern World: Unit 1 International
Relations: the Era of the Cold War 1943-91 SB 2013
(Edexcel GCSE MW History 2013)
ISBN-13: 978-1446906781
Unit 2 - Edexcel GCSE History A the Making of the Modern
World: Unit 2A Germany 1918-39 SB 2013 (Edexcel GCSE
MW History 2013) ISBN-13: 978-1446906743
Unit 3 -Edexcel GCSE History A the Making of the Modern
World: Unit 3B War and the Transformation of British
Society C1931-51 SB 2013: Unit 3B (Edexcel GCSE MW
History 2013) ISBN-13: 978-1446906767
Edexcel Exam Board
Subject
Revision Guide
ICT
Key Resources
Cambridge Nationals (all Year 11 except collegiate
group): My Revision Notes OCR Cambridge Nationals in
ICT Levels 1 / 2 Unit 1 Understanding Computer
Systems ISBN: 9781444193855
Teach ICT
http://www.teach-ict.com/
GCSE Bite Size – Excellent Support Website:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/subjects/zqmtsbk
Revise ICT
http://www.reviseict.co.uk/revision/
BTEC: Collegiate Group Year 11: £3.99 each
BTEC First in I&CT Revision Guide ISBN: 9781446909799
BTEC First in I&CT Revision
Workbook ISBN: 9781446909805
OCR Exam Board
Latin
Cambridge Latin Grammar (CUP) by R.M. Griffin
Essential Latin GCSE by John Taylor
Latin Dictionary Plus Grammar (Collins)
Cambridge Latin Course Book 3 (CUP)
Maths
Hegarty Maths – Help videos:
http://www.hegartymaths.com/
Past Papers App – Loads of Edexcel Past Papers:
Search “Edexcel Past Papers” on the App Store (Android
and Apple)
My Maths – Excellent Revision Website:
www.mymaths.co.uk
Login: riddles Password: triangle
GCSE Bite Size – Excellent Support Website:
www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/maths/
Active Learn website:
www.pearsonactivelearn.co.uk Each Year 11 student has
their own login details
Edexcel Exam Board
Media
GCSE
BTEC
The year 11 mock exam in January Students should also know which tools they have used
is an evaluation of students’ in Photoshop to make their productions.
coursework. They need to revise http://www.photoshoplab.com/photoshop-tool-basics.html
magazine terminology using the
media website:
http://riddlesdownmedia.wordpress.
com
Mr Holmes is putting together a
revision booklet which will also be
available on
http://riddlesdownmedia.wordpress.
com
No revision materials required as
students are not sitting a PPE
Exam
Subject
Music
Revision Guide
Key Resources
Student work book and revision
guide by TK Ward (the revision
guide will be provided by the music
department)
http://www.musictheory.net/
http://www.gcsemusic.info
Something’s Coming (Bernstein)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cycWAo-Yp9I
Electric Counterpoint (Reich)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=981_ZqhdmfU
All Blues (Miles Davis)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDhEiyjaJZ0
Grace (Jeff Buckley)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rxti6wo2XQ
Yiri (Koko)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVQWNuNfyTs
Rag Desh (revise all three versions)
Version 1
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qt5kytrspvk
Version 2 with bansuri
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEJmYDwSVz0
Version 3 with vocals
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBDr5Rpqm0Q
Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad? (Moby) or
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iY5IWv7yMCs
Skye Waulking Song (Capercaillie)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQvf4viHvbE
Edexcel GCSE Music by John
Arkell & Jonny Martin (Pearson)
Edexcel GCSE
Anthology of
Music Edited by
J. Winterson
(Pearson)
Edexcel GCSE
CD of Set works,
available on
pupil share or
youtube
PE
http://www.teachpe.com/gcse/exams.php
Past Papers App – Loads of Edexcel Past Papers:
Search “Edexcel Past Papers” on the App Store (Android
and Apple)
www.eezipezi.co.uk
GCSE Bite Size – Excellent Support Website:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/subjects/znyb4wx
http://www.slideshare.net/mytonpe/gcse-pe-revision-booklet
You can buy them ALL for £6 from Mr Langan
Edexcel Exam Board
RE
For past papers: http://www.wjec.co.uk
For general revision: GCSE Bitesize
Resistant
Materials
An excellent site in which you can revise all D&T topics.
http://www.technologystudent.com/
A good site for looking at D&T projects.
http://www.mydtwebsite.co.uk/Ergonomics.html
A good site which covers all D&T topics and subject areas.
http://www.mr-dt.com/designing/pdcourseworkdocs.htm
AQA Exam Board
Subject
Revision Guide
Science
Key Resources
Exam Board website:
http://www.edexcel.com/quals/gcse/GCSE-science-2011
Useful revision site: www.s-cool.co.uk
BBC Bitesize:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/levels/z98jmp3
Available from Reception priced £4.00.
Separate books for Biology/Chemistry/Physics for Set 1
Students
https://www.cgpbooks.co.uk/School/books_gcse_science_e
dexcel_revision
Edexcel Exam Board
Spanish
AQA Mira GCSE Foundation and Higher Text book GCSE
Spanish, 2009 Anneli McLachlan and Leanda Reeves
Vocabulary sheet
BBC Bitesize ( http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/gcse/spanish)
Past papers available on www.aqa.org.uk
Edexcel Exam Board
Vocabulary lists issued in class