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Year 9 Summer Examination Season
GCSE REVISION AND PREPARATION GUIDE
Year 9 Summer Examination Season
GCSE REVISION AND PREPARATION GUIDE PREPARATION FOR EXAMINATIONS
All of the staff at school understand the importance of these examinations and are here to
support you however possible. It is also important that you become an organised and
resilient person so you need to ‘step up’ around this time and know how to perform best in
times of increased pressure.
EXAMINATION TIMETABLE
At the back of this booklet can be found the timetable for your end of year exams. This must
be checked carefully to ensure you have prepared effectively for each specific examination.
The seating plan for each exam will be on display in the Mall area, and a copy will be shared
with during morning registration.
EXAMINATION PREPARATION / ENTRANCE
• Check your equipment the day before every examination and replace any items that
are needed
• Put them in a transparent pencil case
• Get 3 or 4 of your favourite BLACK pens
• Fill up your water bottle (label removed)
• Turn off your mobile and give it to an invigilator (including smart-watch)
• Make sure you have your seat number
ON THE DAY
• Eat a good breakfast and be sufficiently hydrated.
• Come in to school in plenty of time, use the canteen to sit and relax prior to the start
of the examination.
• Have a ‘brief’ look over your ‘condensed’ notes.
• If you have any queries see Mr Loughlin / Mrs McCann as soon as possible.
A.M. EXAMINATIONS
• These will begin at 08:40am or 11:10am prompt.
• You must wait in the canteen where mobile phones will be collected until you are
asked to enter.
• You will start to enter approximately 10 minutes before the exam starts.
P.M. EXAMINATIONS
• These will begin at 2pm prompt.
• You will hand your phone to an invigilator at the mini-mall and enter at 1:45pm
Year 9 Summer Examination Season
GCSE REVISION AND PREPARATION GUIDE INSIDE THE EXAMINATION HALL
• Place belongings at the back of your row and locate your seat
• Sit down, get your equipment out
• Check the details on the front of your paper
• Face the front, remain in silence
MANAGING EXAM STRESS
All students, whether they admit it or not, suffer from increased anxiety around the time of
examinations. You will not be able to prevent stress and anxiety but there are things you can
do to manage these feelings to prevent them having a negative effect on you.
Plan ahead
Do
• Have your own revision timetable – start planning well before exams begin. Your teacher
should be able to help.
• Make your books, notes and essays user-friendly. Use headings, highlighting and revision
cards, and get tips on other revision techniques from teachers and friends with experience
of exams. You could also consider buying revision guides.
• Take notes of the important points when revising. Try to answer the questions of past
exam papers – explain answers to tricky questions to someone else.
• Everyone revises differently. Find out what routine suits you best - alone or with a friend
or parent/carer; early morning or late at night; short, sharp bursts or longer sessions; with
music or without noise.
• Ask for help from your teacher/learning mentor, parent/carer or a friend if there are
things you don’t understand.
Don’t
• Don’t leave revision to the last minute
• Don’t avoid revising subjects you don’t like or find difficult
• Don’t forget that there is life beyond revision and exams
• Don’t cram ALL night before an exam
Year 9 Summer Examination Season
GCSE REVISION AND PREPARATION GUIDE Pamper yourself
Put yourself first – this is an important time for you. Try to talk to your family about how they
can make studying a little easier for you – for example, by agreeing times when you can have
your own space, when they will try to be a little quieter around the house and when you’d
rather not be disturbed (except perhaps for the occasional treat, such as a drink or snack).
Don’t revise all the time Make sure you give yourself time each day to relax, taking breaks to
do something you enjoy – watch TV, listen to music, read a book or go out for a walk.
Prepare for the big day
• Have a good breakfast if you can
• Make sure you know where the exam is being held and what time it starts. Give yourself
plenty of time to get there
• Take all the equipment you need for each exam, including extra pens and pencils.
• Take in a bottle of water and tissues
• Go to the loo beforehand! If you feel really anxious, breathe slowly and deeply while
waiting for the exam to start
Pace yourself
• Read the instructions before starting the exam.
• Ask the teacher or exam supervisor if anything is unclear.
• Read through all the questions before starting writing, and make sure you are clear how
many questions you are required to answer.
• If there is a choice, start by answering the question you feel you can answer best.
• If you are stuck on a question, go on to the next. You can always come back to it later. If
you are really stuck, try to have an intelligent guess anyway.
• Leave time to read through and check your answers before the exam finishes. Plan how
much time you’ll need for each question.
Perform as well as you can
• Knowing that you’ve done your best may help you overcome feelings of letting anyone
down.
• Don’t go through the answers afterwards with your friends if it is only going to make you
more worried.
• Try to put the last exam out of your mind and look ahead to the next one. You can’t go
back and change things. You’re you, so you can only do the best you can on the day.
Year 9 Summer Examination Season
GCSE REVISION AND PREPARATION GUIDE Phew!
Exams over?
Pat yourself on the back – it’s time to relax and forget about them. If you did well –
congratulations! But remember, there’s life beyond exam results. Disappointing grades are
not the end of the world, even if it does feel that way at the time. You might decide to re-sit,
and in any case, there will be lots of other opportunities to express yourself and succeed later
on in life.
Help and advice
During or after the exams, if you feel that you can’t cope with the pressure or are feeling
stressed, find someone to talk to. Don’t bottle it up! Try to talk to your teachers, friends, or
ChildLine. Whatever your worry, it’s better out than in ChildLine is the UK’s free, confidential
helpline for children and young people. We’re here for advice and support, by phone and
online, 24 hours a day. Whenever and wherever you need us, we’ll be there.
Phone: 0800 1111 (24 hours) Website: www.childline.org.uk
Parents and carers can help too. Ask your parents or carers to give you encouragement and
support, and not to put pressure on you. Arrange with them when you can have your own
quiet time and space in the house to study without being disturbed. Don’t forget to talk to
them if you are worried – don’t bottle things up inside. Exams are important – but they are
not the only key to a successful future.
Year 9 Summer Examination Season
GCSE REVISION AND PREPARATION GUIDE ‘PEFORM’ AT YOUR BEST
P - Preparation
Start the day with a nutritious breakfast. Your brain needs the energy from food to work
efficiently.
E - Energy Levels
Eat at regular times throughout the day and avoid high sugary foods such as pastries, sweets,
caffeine and fizzy drinks.
R – Re-hydrate
Drink a glass of water ideally with lemon at the start of the day. Carry a bottle of water around
with you and take it into the exam.
F - Focus Fuels
Snack on brain boosting foods throughout the day such as fresh & dried fruit, nuts &
seeds.
O - Omega 3s
Omega 3 has been shown to help brain function and increases concentration. It also helps to
improve your immune system when your body and mind are stressed. The best source of
Omega 3 is oily fish such as mackerel, sardines, salmon & trout.
R - Re-think brain blockers
On exam day, stay away from foods made of white flour, such as cookies, cereal bars, pastries,
cakes and muffins, which require added time and energy to digest. Also avoid foods that are
high in refined sugar, such as chocolates, desserts, and sweets as these won't keep you stable
during a long exam.
M - Macro-nutrients
Have a combination of protein, fats, and carbs at every meal on exam day. You need protein
to provide amino acids that create dopamine and norepinephrine. These brain chemicals
make you feel more alert, attentive, and energetic.
Year 9 Summer Examination Season
GCSE REVISION AND PREPARATION GUIDE Year 9 Examination Timetable
Date Location Start When How long? Subject Who?
Thurs 15th June Sports
Hall 11:10 Period 3 & 4 1 hr 45 English all
Mon 19th June Sports
Hall 08:40 Reg & Period
1 1 hr Mathematics all
Mon 19th June Sports
Hall 14:00 Period 5 1 hr Science - Biology all
Tues 20th June Sports
Hall 11:10 Period 3 & 4 1 hr Science - Chemistry all
Wed 21st June Sports
Hall 08:40 Reg & Period
1 1 hr Science - Physics all
Wed 21st June Sports
Hall 14:00 Period 5 1 hr Mathematics all
Thurs 22nd June Sports
Hall 08:40 Reg & Period
1 1 hr
Geography/ History
( core) all
Thurs 22nd June Sports
Hall 14:00 Period 5 1 hr Computing all
Fri 23rd June Sports
Hall 11:10 Period 3 & 4 Max 2 hr OPTION SUBJECTS
Option subjects being examined on Friday 23rd June
• Resistant Materials
• MFL
• Food Technology
• History
• Geography
Year 9 Summer Examination Season
GCSE REVISION AND PREPARATION GUIDE REVISION GUIDANCE
SUBJECT REVISION TOPICS &
USEFUL RESOURCES
English
Maths
9 Set 1
Angles, Scale Diagrams and Bearings
Basic Number, Factors and Multiples
BASIC ALGEBRA
Fractions, Decimals and Basic Percentages
Coordinates, Linear Graphs and Sequences
Rounding
Collecting and Representing Data
Perimeter and Area
Circumference and Area
Real Life Graphs
Ratio and Proportion
Properties of Polygons
Equations
Indices and Surds
Basic Probability
Standard Form and Measures
Transformations
Congruence and Similarity
Year 9 Summer Examination Season
GCSE REVISION AND PREPARATION GUIDE
9 Sets 5-7
Angles, Scale Diagrams and Bearings
Basic Number, Factors and Multiples
BASIC ALGEBRA
Fractions, Decimals and Basic Percentages
Coordinates, Linear Graphs
Rounding
Collecting and Representing Data
Perimeter and Area
Circumference and Area
Sequences
Ratio and Proportion
Basic Probability
Equations
Scatter Graphs
Pythagoras' Theorem
Homework resource:
Use Maths Watch
9 Sets 2-4
Angles, Scale Diagrams and Bearings
Basic Number, Factors and Multiples
BASIC ALGEBRA
Fractions, Decimals and Basic Percentages
Coordinates, Linear Graphs and Sequences
Rounding
Collecting and Representing Data
Perimeter and Area
Circumference and Area
Real Life Graphs
Ratio and Proportion
Scatter Graphs
Equations
Transformations
Basic Probability
Year 9 Summer Examination Season
GCSE REVISION AND PREPARATION GUIDE Science
Topics for revision:
• Biology: Cell biology, organisations, infection and response
• Chemistry: Atomic structure, bonding, quantitative chemistry, chemical change
and energy changes
• Physics: Forces, Energy, Waves
Geography Year 9 Geography students need to revise everything they have covered on the Rivers
and Coasts AQA specification.
Geographical skills will be assessed throughout the two topics.
Your exercise book, Doodle, the AQA website and BBC bitesize for KS4 will help you to
prepare for the exam.
History Henry VIII and his ministers
Key topic 1: Henry VIII and Wolsey, 1509–29
1 Henry VIII, Renaissance Prince
● England in 1509: society and government. The young Henry and his accession to the throne.
● Henry’s character and views on sovereignty and monarchy. His personal style of government.
● Strengths, weaknesses and aims as monarch.
2 The rise of Wolsey and his policies
● Reasons for Wolsey’s rise to power. His personality, roles and wealth.
● Wolsey’s reforms: enclosures, finance and jusNce. The Eltham Ordinances.
● Reasons for and reacNons to the Amicable Grant.
3 Wolsey’s foreign policy
● Aims of Wolsey’s foreign policy.
● Successes and failures, including relaNons with France and the Holy Roman Empire, the
Treaty of London (1518), the ‘Field of the Cloth of Gold’ (1520) and increasing difficulties in the
1520s.
4 Wolsey, Catherine, the succession and annulment
● Catherine of Aragon and the succession.
● Henry’s reasons for and aOempts to gain an annulment. OpposiNon to the annulment,
including the role of Pope Clement VII.
● Reasons for Wolsey’s fall from power, including the failure of the divorce proceedings in
London, 1529. The influence of the Boleyns.
Key topic 2: Henry VIII and Cromwell, 1529–40
1 Cromwell’s rise to power, 1529–34
● Personality and early career, including service to Wolsey, elecNon as MP and eventual
membership of the Royal Council.
● Handling of the king’s annulment and influence over Henry. Role as the king’s Chief Minister.
2 Cromwell, and the king’s marriages
● Reasons for the fall of Anne Boleyn, including the role of Cromwell.
● Jane Seymour: marriage, heir and death. The influence of the Seymours.
3 Cromwell and government, 1534–40
● Reform of government and royal finance.
● The management and use of parliament.
Year 9 Summer Examination Season
GCSE REVISION AND PREPARATION GUIDE 4 The fall of Cromwell
● The significance of Henry’s marriage to Anne of Cleves.
● Reasons for Cromwell’s fall from power in 1540, including the influence of the Duke of
Norfolk.
Key topic 3: The Reformation and its impact, 1529–40
1 The break with Rome
● Henry as ‘Defender of the Faith’. Reasons for Henry’s campaign against the Pope and the
Catholic Church, 1529–33.
● The significance of the Act of Succession and the Act of Supremacy 1534. Cromwell’s role in
their enforcement, including the use of oaths and treason laws.
2 Opposition to, and impact of, Reformation, 1534–40
● Elizabeth Barton (the Nun of Kent) and John Fisher.
● The significance of opposiNon from Thomas More.
● Impact of the ReformaNon on the English Church, including the work of Thomas Cranmer and
the influence of Thomas Cromwell.
3 The dissolution of the monasteries
● The role of religious houses in local communiNes.
● Reasons for the dissoluNons, including the findings of Cromwell’s commissions of 1535.
● The impact of the dissoluNons. Beneficiaries and losers.
4 The Pilgrimage of Grace, 1536
● Reasons for the uprising.
● Key events of the uprising, including rebellions in Lincolnshire and Yorkshire and the roles of
Robert Aske and the Duke of Norfolk.
● Reasons for the failure of the Pilgrimage of Grace and the significance of the uprising.
Spanish Exam in all four skills (listening, speaking, reading & writing) on the topic of Intereses e
influencias:
• Free time activities (present, future & preterite tenses)
• TV Programmes & films
• Talk about what they usually do (soler + infinitive & pocket money)
• Talk about sports (present & imperfect tense to say what you used to do)
• What is trending?
• Different types of entertainment (concerts, festivals, etc.)
• Who inspires you?
Resistant
Materials
You need to use www.technologystudent.com and look under revision for RESISTANT
MATERIALS and then see page below (test on computer gaming storage).
Food Topics for revision:
• Nutrients – main functions and food sources.
• Food hygiene and safety.
• Biscuit making – rules for making good biscuits.
• Pastry making – tips for making good pastry/different types of pastry.
• Bread making.
• The Eatwell guide.
Year 9 Summer Examination Season
GCSE REVISION AND PREPARATION GUIDE Computing Please see your individual class teacher, and write below:
Business
Studies
Please see your individual class teacher, and write below:
Textiles Please see your individual class teacher, and write below:
Art Please see your individual class teacher, and write below:
Drama Please see your individual class teacher, and write below:
Dance Please see your individual class teacher, and write below:
Year 9 Summer Examination Season
GCSE REVISION AND PREPARATION GUIDE PE Please see your individual class teacher, and write below: