GCSE Student Revision Resources
We are committed to supporting our students in their preparation for GCSE exams. To help them succeed, we have gathered a range of revision materials and resources, accessible through our dedicated Student Revision page.
This page provides students with a variety of subject-specific resources, revision guides, and study tools to help them enhance their understanding and maximise their performance.
You can access the revision resources by visiting the link below:
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Make the most of these resources to stay organised, focused, and fully prepared for your upcoming exams.
History
Paper 1 (Crime & Punishment)
- Whitechapel – living conditions, poor relief, workhouses
- Whitechapel – immigration, improvements in housing
- Whitechapel – Jack the Ripper, police investigation, police failures to catch JTR
- Whitechapel – Police developments following JTR case
- Anglo-Saxon definitions of crime
- Anglo-Saxon crimes, punishments, law enforcement
- Changes made to crime, punishments and law enforcement during the Norman Conquest
- The Medieval Church and influence on the law
- Social changes in Early Modern England
- New definitions of crime in the 16th century
- New law enforcement and punishment in the Early Modern
- Why were the gunpower plotters punished so harshly?
- Witchcraft and Matthew Hopkins
- How did justice start to change in the 18th century?
- What is highway robbery?
- What is smuggling?
- What is poaching?
- Robert Peel & Professional Policing
- Prison Reform & Pentonville Prison
- Tolpuddle Martyrs
- 1900-Present Changes in Justice
- How have prisons changed since 1900
- Derek Bentley Case Study & The Death Penalty
- Conscientious Objectors
Paper 3 (Weimar and Nazi Germany)
- The end of WW1, The abdication of the Kaiser
- The establishment of the Weimar Republic
- The Weimar Constitution
- The Treaty of Versailles
- Political challenges to the Weimar Republic from the left and right
- Economic challenges to the Weimar Republic
- How did Stresemann recover the economy?
- How was Germany’s reputation restored
- Golden Age of Weimar Germany
- Hitler and the Early Growth of the Nazi Party
- The Munich Putsch
- Rebuilding and growth of support of the Nazi Party
- How did Hitler become chancellor?
- How did Hitler consolidate his power?
- Creation of a police state
- Nazi Policies towards the churches
- Propaganda and censorship
- Opposition to the Nazi Party
- Life for women in Nazi Germany
- Life for the youth in Nazi Germany
- Developments to living standards
- Persecution of minorities
Drama
Your mock exam is a full Component 1 written exam. It includes three sections and lasts for 1 hour and 45 minutes.
Section A
What is covered in Section A?
- Stage positioning
- Roles and responsibilities
- Types of stages
Where can I revise for Section A?
- Knowledge organisers
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/examspecs/zrnjwty
- Book
Section B
What is covered in Section B?
- Study of a set text - Blood Brothers
Where can I revise for Section B?
- Knowledge organiser
- CGP GCSE Drama Blood Brothers revision guide - all students have been provided with a guide to use at home
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/ztpdbk7/revision/1
- Book
Section C
What is covered in Section C?
- Live Theatre Review - Billy Elliot The Musical
Where can I revise for Section C?
- Full play available to re-watch on Student Shared Area
- Knowledge organiser
- Book
Design & Technology Revision
- D&T and Our world – Energy
- Photovoltaic cells
- Technical Textiles
- Types of motion
- Mechanical components
- Market pull, Technology push
- Natural & Manufactured Timbers
- Metals
- Plastics (polymers)
- Paper & Board
- Design strategies & techniques - Working drawings & Systems
- CAD/CAM – laser cutting
Graphic Design Revision
- Components of Graphic Design (CA1)
- Work of graphic Designers (CA2)
- Employment Opportunities (CA2)
- Requirements of a Graphic Design Brief (CA3)
- Contextual Factors of Graphic Design (CA3)
- Tools, Materials & Techniques (CA4)
- Digital Technical Skills (CA5)
Hospitality & Catering Revision
- Hospitality and Catering provisions
- Meeting the needs of customers
- Job roles and contract types
- Workflow
- HACCP
- Dealing with Complaints
- Roles and responsibilities of the EHO
- Allergies and intolerances
Geography Revision Checklists
English Revision Checklists
Click here to access the GCSE English revision site - including practice exam papers, videos and knowledge organisers.
Maths Revision Checklists
Science Revision Checklists
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Triple Biology foundation full checklist
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Triple Chemistry Higher full checklist
Click here to access the GCSE Science revision site - including practice exam papers, videos and knowledge organisers. Please also see below for practice papers.