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OTHER USEFUL GCSE REVISION WEBSITES

Subject Website address Details of the programme

Sociology www.s-cool.co.uk www.sociology.org.uk www.tutor2u.net/sociology/gcse-sociology.html atschool.eduweb.co.uk/barrycomp/bhs

AS + A2 AS + A2 GCSE & A-level

Geography www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/geography/ www.schoolsnet.com www.geography.learnontheinternet.co.uk www.schoolshistory.org.uk/geog.htm www.georesources.co.uk/ www.learn.co.uk/ www.geographypages.co.uk/nextindex.html www.s-cool.co.uk www.lettsrevision.com/students www.geography-site.co.uk/pages/revision http://revisioncentre.co.uk/gcse/geography/ www.revision-notes.co.uk/GCSE/Geography/ www.aplustutors.co.uk/students/geography.php www.thestudentroom.co.uk/wiki/ http://www.revisionworld.co.uk/gcse-revision/geography http://www.sln.org.uk/geography/schools/blythebridge/gcserevision.htm

Economics & Business

Tutor2u.net www.bized.co.uk www.s.cool.co.uk

Many links on site for revision and research. Excellent for multi-choice revision and research. Ace for A-level and GCSE research

History GCSE www.bbc.co.uk/revision www.schoolhistory.co.uk www.activehistory.co.uk

Technology All

www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ www.design-technology.org/ www.flying-pig.co.uk www.robives.com www.cabaret.co.uk www.mechanical-toys.com www.technologystudent.com www.howstuffworks.com www.artisans.co.uk www.dtonline.org

GCSE Bitesize A range of topics and questions Automata Automata Automata Automata General Technology How Things Work Smart Materials Mechanisms

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Technology

www.data.com www.bbc.co.uk/schools //uk.ask.com/web www.ebrd.com www.wasteonline.org.uk www.bharatbook.com www.researchandmarkets.com findarticles.com www.wjec.co.uk/index.php?subject=14&level=15 www.s-cool.co.uk www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/design/ www.foodforum.org.uk www.bakersfederation.org.uk http://www.grainchain.com/ http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/ http://www.goodfishguide.co.uk/

Textiles GCSE bitesize Smart materials – a large directory to help narrow a search. Environmental issues Recycling Fabrics and fibres and trends Fibres and fabrics Food Tech BBC Bitesize Revision

Drama In the absence of relevant websites for Drama, rehearsals for GCSE Unit 4 Performance exams are offered as an extra-curricular activity from 3.45 onwards from January 2014. Individual tuition for written coursework for GCSE Units 1 and 2 is offered from 3.45 onwards, by individual subject staff. This is ongoing. Individual tuition is given for AS and A2 coursework after school, when necessary. Rehearsals take place after school for AS Unit 2 and A2 Unit 3 exams.

R.E. www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/re/checklist www.request.org.uk/

German French Spanish

www.linguascope.com www.bbc.co.uk/revision www.languagesonline.org.uk http://enseigner.tv5monde.com www.quia.com www.klar.co.uk www.atantot.co.uk www.laits.utexas.edu/tex/ www.wildfrench.co.uk www.s-cool.co.uk

Bitesize GCSE revision Bitesize GCSE revision + revision of topic areas and grammar

Art

www.artchive.com www.britishmuseum.org www.cnac-gp.fr www.craftscouncil.org.uk designmuseum.org www.newbritishartists.co.uk www.moma.org www.tate.org.uk

The Artchive The British Museum, London Centre Pompidou Crafts Council Design Museum New British Artists The Museum of Modern Art, New York Tate Online

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Art

www.nationalgallery.org.uk www.nationalmediamuseum.org.uk www.thelowry.com www.guggenheim.org www.royalacademy.org.uk www.iwm.org.uk www.metmuseum.org new.artsmia.org www.natgalscot.ac.uk www.npg.org.uk www.nhm.ac.uk www.thenewartgallerywalsall.org.uk www.photonet.org.uk www.prm.ox.ac.uk www.sfmoma.org www.sciencemuseum.org.uk www.vam.ac.uk www.walkerart.org www.whitworth.manchester.ac.uk www.ysp.co.uk www.thisiscolossal.com www.saatchigallery.com

National Gallery, London National Media Museum The Lowry Guggenheim, various locations worldwide Royal Academy, London Imperial War Museum The Metropolitan Museum of Art The Minneapolis Institute of Arts National Galleries of Scotland National Portrait Gallery The Natural History Museum The New Art Gallery Walsall The Photographers Gallery Pitt Rivers Museum San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Science Museum Victoria and Albert Museums Walker Art Center The Whitworth Art Gallery Yorkshire Sculpture Park An online collection of contemporary art The Saatchi Gallery

ICT http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/ict/ http://www.samlearning.com/examrevision/index.html www.BBC.co.uk/keyskills www.keyskills4u.net

BBC REVISEWISE Sam Learning Use with caution – not updated since April 2009

Music GCSE bitesize progamme www.musiced.co.uk www.youthmusic.org.uk http://www.themusicland.co.uk/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/music http://www.naxos.com/mgloss.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

Simple revision tests etc. Musicland - resources for GCSE, AS and A2. BBC Bitesize Glossary of musical terms. Wikipedia, the free general encyclopedia

P.E. www.brianmac.demon.co.uk www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/pe www.aahperd.org/ www.aaos.org www.Fi.edu/biosci/heart.html www.pelinks4u.org www.teachpe.com

Fitness testing website (P.O.T., S.R.F., H.R.F.) Good variety of questions, resources and links Sports injury prevention

A site for teachers as well as GCSE, AS and A2 students, interactive quizzes, rules and other ideas/activities. Many resources about Health and Fitness

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http://exercise.about.com www.s-cool.co.uk

Interactive revision materials for a range of GCSE and A-level (AS + A2) subjects

Maths www.mymaths.co.uk www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/ www.s-cool.co.uk nrich.maths.org/

Online tutorials, tests, games and resources. An excellent site for all levels offering everything you need to know and lots of practice. Containing the facts you need to know and then some practice questions. A fantastic problem solving site for all stages.

Critical Thinking www.criticalthinking.org.uk www.ocr.org.uk/qualifications/by-subject/critical-thinking www.austhink.org/critical/ www.criticalthinkingcourse.com

Guide to the exam Exam Board material

Science http://www.samlearning.com/examrevision/index.html BBC Bitesize www.bbc.co.uk/revision GCSE bitesize revision www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/ Learn www.learnthings.co.uk S-Cool www.s-cool.co.uk www.studysuccess.co.uk www.gcse.com Revisiontime www.revisiontime.com Creative Chemistry: www.creative-chemistry.org.uk

Sam learning. All of these sites offer resources for other subjects too. Don’t forget the GCSE science review revision program on the network too. + Multimedia Science lab – interactive simulations.

English www.englishbiz.co.uk/ www.learnthings.co.uk www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/ www.bbc.co.uk/schools/revision/ www.sparknotes.com/ www.universalteacher.org.uk www.podcastrevision.co.uk www.s-cool.co.uk www.mrbruff.com http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/micemen/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/english_literature/dramainspectorcalls/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/english_literature/

Of Mice and Men An Inspector Calls AQA Poetry/ Cambridge IGCSE past papers syllabus number 0500 or 0522.

Psychology getrevising.co.uk www.s-cool.co.uk www.o2learn.co.uk www.u2learn.com/gcse-psychology-links.html

GCSE A level but has useful sections on research methods, memory and social influence Revision videos – some Psychology in “other subjects”