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How often should you revise?Look at the graph below.

It shows how much your brain can recall later.

It rises for about 10 minutes …and then falls.

if you quickly re-revise after 10 minutes,

then it falls more slowly! This is good.

Analyse the new graph:

However,

if you quickly re-revise again, after 1 day,

then it falls even more slowly! Good !

Analyse the new graph:

Even better,

if you quickly re-revise again, after 1 week,

then it falls even more slowly! Great!

Analyse the new graph:

And even better still,

Revision: THE BASICS

GCSEPod works!

Students

that did not

use

GCSEPod

on average

received 2

grades

lower than

their

teachers

predicted

Students that did use GCSEPod on

average received 9

grades higher than

their teachers

predicted. That’s one

grade higher in every subject!

NON

USERS

LOW

USERS

GOOD

USERSHIGH

USERS

Usage during term 1 and 2

Usage during exams

• GCSEPod and Exam Pencil Case

For the others:

Tick the green sheet – we will collect at the end

Send in the correct amount of money (cash or cheque)

Students collect from departments

GCSE English

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How can I support my child?

1.Support students to practise timed written responses.

How can I support my child with English Literature ?

• Help with learning of quotations

• Help with learning vocabulary lists

• Complete assessment practice: in timed conditions

• Make use of exercise books – encourage them to refer back to their exercise book if they get stuck. Here they will find examples they have worked on in class and model responses.

• Encourage regular revision and rereading

• Watch videos, discuss performances, be positive!

How can I support my child with English Language ?

• Complete assessment practice: in timed conditions

• Make use of exercise books – encourage them to refer back to their exercise book if they get stuck. Here they will find examples they have worked on in class and model responses.

• Encourage reading of non-fiction, particularly news articles and opinion articles. Biographies are also useful. With your child, discuss the language choices that have been made and what effect they have.

• Encourage reading of new fiction, reading beyond the texts we have studied in class: ask for a reading list

• Encourage planning and proof reading

Resources to help you

• Sample question papers which show the format of the English language question papers

• Also, suggested timings for each question

• Reading lists

• Vocabulary lists

• Links to useful revision sites

GCSE

Mathematics

Examination Dates

Final Exam Dates

19th May 2019 - Paper 1 (no calculator)

4th June 2019 – Paper 2 (calculator allowed)

8th June 2019 – Paper 3 (calculator allowed)

Mock Exam Dates

These will take place during the mock week at the end

of November

How can I support my child?

Ensure they have the necessary equipment

■ Pen, pencil, ruler, protractor, compass, rubber

■ For paper 2 and 3 a scientific calculator is needed. Students

should be bringing this to every lesson so that they know how

to use it properly.

■ Tracing paper is available in the exam room

How can I support my child?Online Resources

Mymaths http://www.mymaths.co.uk/

Username

Password

■ BBC Bitesize

■

■

hopevalley

pentagon

Youtube – there are a lot of video tutorials if you search for a topic

Past Papers and Mark Schemes

http://www.mathsmadeeasy.co.uk/gcsemathspastpapers.htm

http://www.mathsgenie.co.uk/gcse.html

■ Revision guide

CGP GCSE Maths Edexcel Revision Guide – Foundation or Higher

https://www.cgpbooks.co.uk/School/books-gcse-maths-new.books_edexcel_maths_revision?range=new

Targeted revision

GCSE SCIENCES

Triple Sciences

• Each GCSE, Biology, Chemistry and Physics will be assessed using • Two exam papers each of 1hr 45min length

• Six papers in total, which can be taken at higher or foundation level

• Six papers, each of 1hr 15min length

• 2 biology, 2 chemistry and 2 physics

• Higher or Foundation level available

Combined Science:Trilogy

Tiers of Entry

• Foundation up to Grade 5

• Higher tier 5 and above

If students are not strong grade 6 candidates they run the risk of sitting 6 exams where they can only answer a small percentage of the papers.

Tiers of entry will be decided almost entirely based on mock exam results.

Supporting Your Child• Kerboodle

• Worksheets to bump up your grade

• Extension work

• Practice questions

• Assessments• Key points

Use for pre-learning: focus on keywords and use of language

• GCSE Bitesize, revision guides, GCSE pod (on mobiles)

• Green Penned tests - Retreival

• - Sharepoint

(School website, HVC sharepoint)• Exam papers and exam questions organised

by topic

Supporting Your Child

Further info

• Email will have links to course content

• Course content links to kerboodle

More able students

• Physics Olympiad after school

• Wider reading, ‘follow your nose’