Revision Information
This area is for where students and parents can find help and guidance on ways to help with the upcoming exams.
You can access a downloadable version of the information below here.
All of our Subject Knowledge Organisers are available via this link
ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE
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Key Stage 3 |
Strategies/ resources -Students advised to join Seneca -Vast majority of the KS3 SOW has loom videos. These can be found on the school website -The Calderstones KS3 English Curriculum Guide, using dual coding, is available for students: Click here with Caldies approved account -Students are in a Google Classroom with their teacher; teachers can respond and share resources via this platform. -Practising spellings: Try ‘Look Cover Say Write Check’ - Common root words and affixes now being covered in KS3 homework tasks on Seneca |
Websites KS3 self marking quizzes: https://www.educationquizzes.com/ks3/english/
BBC Bitesize, English: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/z3kw2hv
English Biz: http://www.englishbiz.co.uk/ |
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Key Stage 4 |
Strategies / resources -students advised to join Seneca -students advised to join and use Quizlet -intervention available for specific groups -certain teachers run intervention / revision clubs Mr Crosdale, Mr Clarke, Ms. Harrison, Ms. McMullen |
Websites -school website has links to all aspects of revision for all four GCSE papers -website will be updated to reflect 2022 schedule |
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Key Stage 5 |
Strategies/ resources Literature Reduce class notes and revision guides to A4 sides on each character and theme. Use self-quizzing to learn quotations, particularly for The Taming of the Shrew. Plan / write answers to practice questions. Carry out further reading on texts. |
Websites Literature On the Google Drive, there are lessons, practice questions and electronic study guides for each text (you need to be signed in with your Caldies email): https://drive.google.com
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MATHS
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Key Stage 3 |
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Websites https://www.calderstones.co.uk/videolearning/ |
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Key Stage 4 |
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Websites https://www.calderstones.co.uk/videolearning/ https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/z38pycw |
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Key Stage 5 |
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Websites Excellent site for A level teaching videos, all topics covered: https://sites.google.com/view/tlmaths For past papers and worked solutions |
SCIENCE (CHEMISTRY, PHYSICS & BIOLOGY)
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Key Stage 3 |
Strategies/ resources All students have access to Educake.co.uk Students can independently assign themselves questions on the topics being assessed. BBC Bitesize has great resources for revision, including animations, videos and self marking quizzes. Google classrooms for each specific Year group are available with a wide range of resources for both Autumn and Summer assessments. These include knowledge organisers, checklists, question booklets for Year 7 topics (other year groups to follow), departmental revision videos, links to BBC Bitesize. Students will also receive advice on revision from classroom teachers. |
Websites
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/zng4d2p
Google classrooms revision resources
Year 7 https://classroom.google.com/c/Mjg5MjcwMzExMjA2?cjc=n4usa2t Year 8 https://classroom.google.com/c/Mjg5MjcyODkwNTU5?cjc=7iwwyq2 Year 9 https://classroom.google.com/c/NDE0ODkwMTU2ODgy?cjc=6k2gz3i |
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Key Stage 4 |
Strategies/ resources All students have access to Educake.co.uk Students can independently assign themselves questions on the topics being assessed. BBC Bitesize has great resources for revision, including animations, videos and self-marking quizzes. Google classrooms for each specific Year group are available with a wide range of resources for both Autumn and Summer assessments. Students are given a full revision list including breakdown of topics, and suggested resources, ahead of each formal assessment. This is available on Google Classrooms and as a hard copy provided by their classroom teacher. |
Websites Practice questions and revision notes: https://www.physicsandmathstutor.com/ Isaac physics (to practice Phys and Chem questions): https://isaacphysics.org/books/physics_skills_19 BBC bitesize: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/examspecs/z8r997h Exam Specification: https://filestore.aqa.org.uk/resources/science/specification s/AQA-8464-SP-2016.PDF Biology YouTube playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzfMM9Sp0dU Physics YouTube playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlDtVvefFYT85U1l0jXTrMxDkq ILrg18C Chemistry YouTube playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yhrf8_WFVpE Required practicals YouTube playlist: https://www.youtube.com/c/MalmesburyEducation/playlists?vie w=50&sort=dd&shelf_id=1 |
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Key Stage 5 |
Strategies/ resources Physics: Resources available on google classroom including the textbook, notes booklets, exams questions, mark schemes and worked solutions. Biology: Resources available in individual google classroom for each option group. These include notes booklets, exam questions, mark schemes, power points and revision videos. |
Websites Physics: Google classroom: https://classroom.google.com/u/0/w/MzkxNTU0NjI3NDU2/t/all Youtube - Physics online: https://www.youtube.com/c/PhysicsOnline/playlists?view=50&s ort=dd&shelf_id=8 Physics and Maths Tutor: https://www.physicsandmathstutor.com/physics-revision/a-level- aqa/ Chemistry: Google classroom: Doc Brown: https://www.docbrown.info Primrose Kitten YouTube Channel: PrimroseKittenScience Biology: Google Classroom |
HISTORY
GEOGRAPHY
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Key Stage 3 |
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Students are issued with knowledge organisers Lessons (loom ad recorded live lessons are available on the Remote learning section of the school website. The use of Educake whereby students can access geographical quizzes. Students can access BBC bitesize revision. |
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Key Stage 4 |
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Students have knowledge organisers. Students can access Kerboodle GCSE textbook online. Students have been given revision guides. There are loom videos on the remote learning section of the school website. Students can access Educake. Students can use BBC bitesize. |
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Key Stage 5 |
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Students have access to Kerboodle online textbooks and Geofile articles. Students have been issued with revision guides. Students have access to Seneca. Students can use Cool Geography website. AQA A Level past papers and mark schemes |
Websites:
https://senecalearning.com/en-GB/
https://www.coolgeography.co.uk/advanced/changing_places.ph p https://www.coolgeography.co.uk/advanced/global_systems.php https://www.coolgeography.co.uk/advanced/coastal_systems.ph p https://www.coolgeography.co.uk/advanced/hazards.php https://www.coolgeography.co.uk/advanced/water_carbon_cycle s.php |
LANGUAGES (SPANISH & FRENCH)
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Websites
French Seneca: Spanish Seneca: French Languages Online https://www.languagesonline.org.uk/Hotpotatoes/frenchindex.html Spanish Languages Online https://www.languagesonline.org.uk/Hotpotatoes/spanishindex.html |
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Key Stage 4 |
Strategies 1) Revise key vocabulary - this helps you on all four skills in Spanish. Use the vocabulary books and knowledge organisers your teacher has put in your Google Classroom.. Go through and work out the key vocab you need/ make lists and learn the vocab you don't know. Use flash cards/ look cover and repeat/ getting someone to test you to revise this. 2) Complete practice papers - this will improve your technique and give you an idea of the common vocab/types of questions that come up. For practice papers, use: https://revisionworld.com/gcse-revision The paper, answers, sound?le, transcript are all here so have a go at some, mark it, and make a list of any words you didn't know (then look them up). Send your writing to your teacher to mark. Speak to your teacher about your paper if you have anu questions/ wish to discuss it further. 3) Revise your tenses - Make a revision sheet of each tense and write down the endings for each pronoun/ key irregulars. These include:
4) Complete speaking and writing questions - These will be provided in a booklet by your teacher and help you with developing your answers in the speaking and the writing. Get ahead with these and give them to your teacher to mark strategies/ resources |
Websites
For practice papers, use: https://revisionworld.com/gcse-revision
For grammar use https://studyspanish.com/grammar |
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Key Stage 5 |
Strategies/ resources Revision Materials (such as listening and reading booklets with practice questions, grammar exercises, links to various websites etc) set on Google Classroom. Access to Edexcel past papers. Access to Edexcel online textbook. A level French/Spanish writing skills (Essays, translations and summaries) books purchased for students to access Materials from book/film study guides made available to students. |
Websites
https://s-cool.co.uk/a-level (French)
https://www.languagesonline.org.uk/Hotpotatoes/frenchindex.html
https://www.languagesonline.org.uk/Hotpotatoes/spanishindex.html
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COMPUTING
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Key Stage 3 |
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Websites https://classroom.google.com https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/zvc9q6f |
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Key Stage 4 |
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Websites
https://student.craigndave.org/gcse-ocr-j277-computer-science-videos |
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Key Stage 5 |
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Websites
https://smartrevise.online https://isaaccomputerscience.org/topics/a_level?examBoard=all &stage=all#ocr |
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RELIGIOUS STUDIES AND PHILOSOPHY & ETHICS
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Key Stage 3 |
Strategies/ resources Students are advised to revise using notes on Google Classroom. Use of Knowledge Organisers is highly recommended. Use websites on the specific areas highlighted on knowledge Organisers. Research on the units studied in class. |
Websites See School website https://request.org.uk/ |
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Key Stage 4 |
Strategies/ resources Revision material are set on Google Classroom. A paper copy of the revision material was given to each student. An opportunity to buy a revision textbook is welcome. ( My revision Notes (Hodder education ) Religious Studies Route A by Joy White and Gavin Craigen. |
Websites See School website https://request.org.uk/ |
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Key Stage 5 |
Strategies/ resources Resources and revision material provided on Google Classroom It would be useful to buy the two philosophy textbooks for years 12 and year 13 published by Hodder Education for AQA by Daniel Cardinal and Gerald Jones. Read original texts of the main philosophers covered in class. |
Websites www.hoddereducation.co.uk/dynamiclearning
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ART
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Key Stage 3 |
Strategies/ resources · Knowledge organisers for every topic · Loom videos for practical tasks and techniques available on school website under ‘Remote Learning’ · 2 extra-curricular sessions per week available to students requiring support. |
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Key Stage 4 |
Strategies/ resources · Knowledge organisers for every topic. · Loom videos for practical tasks and techniques available on school website under ‘Remote Learning’ · 4 extra-curricular sessions per week available to students requiring support. |
Websites https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/z6hs34j https://www.studentartguide.com/ |
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Key Stage 5 |
Strategies/ resources · Knowledge organisers for every technique and process, different artists and subject matter. · Study booklets including Personal Investigation guide, Analytical guide, annotation guides and sketchbook guides etc |
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PERFORMING ARTS
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Key Stage 3 |
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Key Stage 4 |
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Key Stage 5 |
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DESIGN TECHNOLOGY
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Key Stage 3 |
Strategies/ resources Issue of Knowledge Organiser Google Classroom - with lessons and resources |
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Key Stage 4 |
Strategies/ resources Google classroom resources/lessons PG online Revision books issued to them June 2021. Comprehensive revision list given Oct 2021 linked to book/ Seneca (class assignments issued throughout year) Seneca - AQA Design and Technology(all have a log in) After school intervention/club. |
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Key Stage 5 |
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FOOD & NUTRITION
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Key Stage 3 |
Strategies/ resources · Knowledge organisers · ’Boost’ Hodder Education (Individual Logins provided) has all the topics with questions and worksheets. · Explore Food (Nutritional Labels). · FutureChef website and work through bronze, silver and gold modules. · Seneca website and complete relevant topics. · Quizlet to revise topics. · Food Labelling unpacked. · After School Clubs for stretch and challenge or to catch up . · Resources available on google classroom including the textbook, notes booklets, exams questions, mark schemes and recipes. · Loom and practical demonstrations of each lesson and practical on school website under ‘Remote Learning’. |
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Key Stage 4 |
Strategies/ resources · Knowledge organisers. · Illuminate Online Book (Individual Logins provided) has all the topics with questions and worksheets . · Explore Food (Nutritional Labels). · FutureChef website and work through bronze, silver and gold modules. · Seneca website and complete relevant topics. · Quizlet to revise topics. · Food Labelling unpacked. · Eduqas (Exam Board) Resources. · Key words for Exam. · Resources available on google classroom including the textbook, notes booklets, exams questions, mark schemes and recipes. · Loom and practical demonstrations of each lesson and practical on school website under ‘Remote Learning’. · Booster sessions after school and at lunch. |
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PSYCHOLOGY
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Key Stage 3 |
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Key Stage 4 |
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Key Stage 5 |
Strategies/ resources Use the knowledge organisers in your booklets and which are also available on your google classroom. Use the online kerboodle book for more detailed revision notes alongside your class notes. Complete past paper questions which can be found on the aqa website or on your google classroom. Complete flash cards and use them for self-testing. This can be done on quizlet if you prefer a digital version. You can also sign up for a free account at seneca learning and complete the revision activities on there. |
Websites AQA website for past papers: https://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/psychology/as-and-a-level/psyc hology-7181-7182 Seneca for revision activities (create a free account): https://app.senecalearning.com/classroom/course/db5cd155-3f4 b-40cb-a9f9-8c314f118345/section/6c30e3fc-b867-4cb3-bbb1-8 6b1f9fe8693/session Quizlet for making flashcards (other people will have made some that you can use too) https://quizlet.com/gb/topic/social-science/psychology/ https://www.kerboodle.com/app |
BUSINESS, ENTERPRISE & MARKETING
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Key Stage 3 |
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Key Stage 4 |
Strategies/ resources Revision Materials set on Google Classroom. All students have a revision guide and this can be used for Cornell Note making, flash cards and self quizzing homework. SENECA learning retrieval practice. Each student has a knowledge organiser for each section of the syllabus.
Edexcel past exam papers and mark schemes. Enterprise and Marketing past exam papers and marks schemes. |
Websites https://www.youtube.com/c/TwoTeachers/videos https://senecalearning.com/en-GB/ Edexcel past exam papers and mark schemes. Enterprise and Marketing past exam papers and marks schemes. https://quizlet.com/mrjenk0/folders/gcse-business-9-1/sets https://quizlet.com/mrjenk0/folders/ocr-enterprise-and-marketi ng/sets |
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Key Stage 5 |
Strategies/ resources Revision Materials set on Google Classroom under key material - formulas and theorists. All students have a CGP revision guide and a course companion and this can be used for Cornell Note making, flash cards and self quizzing homework. SENECA learning retrieval practice. |
Websites https://www.youtube.com/c/Tutor2uNet/playlists?view=50&sort=dd&shelf_id=7 https://senecalearning.com/en-GB/ AQA past exam papers and marks schemes. https://quizlet.com/mrjenk0/folders/a-level-business-2016/sets |
ECONOMICS
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Key Stage 3 |
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Key Stage 4 |
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Key Stage 5 |
Strategies/ resources Revision Materials set on Google Classroom under key material - formulas and theorists All students have a CGP revision guide and a course companion and this can be used for Cornell Note making, flash cards and self quizzing homework. SENECA learning retrieval practice. |
Websites https://senecalearning.com/en-GB/ https://quizlet.com/mrjenk0/folders/econ2020/sets https://www.youtube.com/user/EconplusDal https://www.youtube.com/c/Tutor2uNet/playlists?view=50&sort=dd&shelf_id=5 |
PHYSICAL EDUCATION
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Key Stage 3 |
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Websites https://www.thefa.com/about-football-association https://www.englandnetball.co.uk |
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Key Stage 4 |
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Websites https://www.ocr.org.uk/qualifications/gcse/physical-educati on-j587-from-2016/assessment/ https://revisionworld.com/gcse-revision/pe-physical-educat ion/past-papers/ocr-gcse-pe-past-papers https://app.senecalearning.com/dashboard/courses/add?Price=F ree&text=ocr+pe |
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Key Stage 5 |
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Websites https://ocr.org.uk/qualifications/as-and-a-level/physical-education-h155-h555-from-2016 |
