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How to use this booklet:
1. Go through each subject you study and work out whether you are Green, Amber or Red for
each of the revision topics
a. Red – I need to do a lot of work on this topic/may need to ask for help
b. Amber – I understand some aspects of this topic but have to learn some others
c. Green – I am confident with this topic and just need to review key terms
2. Decide how long you will need to spend revising for each topic – red topics will need longer
3. Add up the total time per subject and fill in the relevant box
4. Fill in the Revision Hours Overview below
5. Complete the weekly grid to work out how you will split the number of hours you need over
the weeks of revision you have
Revision Hours Overview – fill in your option subjects
Subject Hours required
English
Literature
Maths
Core Science
Additional Science
Biology
Chemistry
Physics
RE
Total hours required
Weekly Revision Grid
Week Beginning Number of hours planned Number of hours achieved
30th January
6th February
13th February – half term
20th February
27th February
6th March
13th March
20th March
27th March
3rd April – Easter
10th April – Easter
17th April
24th April
1st May
8th May
15th May
22nd May
29th May – half term
5th June
12th June
19th June
English and English Literature
Topic Green Amber Red Time needed Completed
English Language
19th and 20th/21st century non-fiction reading
20th/21st century fiction reading
Descriptive/Narrative Writing
Non-Fiction transactional writing
English Literature
19th Century Novel (The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde or A Christmas Carol)
An Inspector Calls
Unseen Poetry
Shakespeare (Macbeth or The Tempest)
Poetry Anthology – Power and Conflict
Ozymandias London Extract from The Prelude My Last Duchess The Charge of the Light Brigade
Exposure Storm on the Island Bayonet Charge Remains Poppies War Photographer Tissue The Emigree Checking Out Me History Kamikaze
Total time for English Language
Total time for English Literature
Maths
Go to the booklet you have been given by your Maths teacher – write down all the red, yellow and
green topics. Add up the number of topics and decide how much time a red, yellow and green topic
would take. The multiply to calculate the total time needed for Maths
Red Yellow Green
Time needed per topic -
Time needed per topic -
Time needed per topic -
Total time on red -
Total time on yellow - Total time on green -
Total time needed for Maths
Science
Only complete the Science GCSEs you are doing
Topic Green Amber Red Time needed Completed
Core Science
B1 Understanding Organisms
B2 Understanding our environment
C1 Carbon chemistry
C2 Chemical resources
P1 Energy for the home
P2 Living for the future
Additional Science
B3 Living and growing
B4 It's a green world
C3 Chemical economics
C4 The periodic table
P3 Forces for transport
P4 Radiation for life
Biology
B1 Understanding Organisms
B2 Understanding our environment
B3 Living and growing
B4 It's a green world
B5 The Living body
B6 beyond the microscope
Chemistry
C1 Carbon chemistry
C2 Chemical resources
C3 Chemical economics
C4 The periodic table
C5 How much?
C6 Chemistry out there
Physics
P1 Energy for the home
P2 Living for the future
P3 Forces for transport
P4 Radiation for life
P5 Space for reflection
P6 Electricity for gadgets
Total time for Core Science
Total time for Additional Science
Total time for Biology
Total time for Chemistry
Total time for Physics
RE
Topic Green Amber Red Time needed Completed
Unit 2 Religion and Life Issues
1. Religion and animal rights
2. Religion and prejudice
3. Religion and early life
4. Religion and Planet Earth
Unit 3 Religion and Morality
1. Religious attitudes to crime and punishment
2. Religious attitudes to drug abuse
3. Religious attitudes to matters of life
4. Religious attitudes to the rich and poor in British society
Total time for RE
History
Topic Green Amber Red Time needed Completed
Paper 2 : How far did British Society change from 1939 - 1975
1. The changing lives of young people 1939 - 1975
What were the experiences of children during the Second World War?
How did the Second World War bring about the Welfare State?
What was it like growing up in the 1950s?
Why were there changes in the lives of teenagers in the 1960'?
How did teenagers and students behave in the 1960s and early 1970s?
Specified Content: Evacuation; Rationing; The Beveridge Report; the formation of the NHS; 1950's Teenagers; Changes in fashion and tastes in the 1960s; Mods and Rockers, Student protests.
2. The changing role of women from 1939 - 1975
What were women's new roles in wartime industries?
What were the limitations women faced in the armed forces?
How did the lives of housewives change from the 1950's?
How far did working women overcome the challenges they faced from the 1950s?
How did social changes affect the creation of the Women's Liberation movement?
Specified Content: Women's wartime roles; the "1950s Housewife"; Career Women; Male attitudes; The Pill, Changes to Abortion, Equal Pay; the rise of Feminism.
3. Immigration to Britain 1939 - 75
Who came to Britain and why?
How did the Second World War lead to an invitation to New Commonwealth immigrants to Britain?
Why did Caribbean Immigrants increase during the 1960s?
Why did Asians immigrate to Britain from East Africa in the 1960s and 70s?
What experiences did the British Black and Asian communities have, 1948 - 75?
What white opposition did immigrants face?
What contribution did immigrants make to Britain?
Specified Content: The 1948 British
Nationality Act; The SS Empire Windrush; the 1958 Notting Hill riots; The1965 Race Relations Act; Enoch Powell's "Rivers of Blood" speech; the expulsion of Kenyan and Ugandan Asians.
Time needed for History
Geography
Topic Green Amber Red Time needed Completed
Revision list for year 11 Geography
Physical Geography
Restless Earth
Types of plate boundary.
Types of volcanoes.
The focus point and epicentre.
The Richter scale and Mercallie scale.
The three P’s.
Fold mountains and oceanic trenches.
How we use fold mountains.
Earthquake in a developing and developed country.
Volcanic eruption in a developed and developing country.
Water on the land
Characteristics of the upper, middle and lower course of a river.
Cross and long profiles of a river.
Upper course landform- Waterfall.
Middle course landform- Meander.
Lower course landform- Levee.
The hydrological cycle.
Hydrographs.
Factors effecting flooding.
An example of flooding in a developed and developing country.
Coastal zone
Types of waves.
Processes of erosion.
Longshore drift.
Processes of transportation.
Landforms resulting from erosion.
Landforms resulting from deposition.
Cliff collapse.
Factors effecting cliff collapse.
Hard and soft engineering.
Case study of coastal flooding in East Anglia.
Case study of cliff collapse in Barton on sea.
Human Geography
Population change
J curve and S curve.
Natural increase, birth rate, death rate, exponential growth, natural change, life expectancy, natural decrease, zero growth and
dependency ratio.
The demographic transition model and its different stages.
Major factors affecting population growth e.g. Agricultural change, Urbanisation, education and the Emancipation and status of women.
Population pyramids.
China-One child policy.
Indonesia-Transmigration.
The issues and opportunities of an ageing population. France’s solution.
Migration within the EU- Polish migration.
Push and pull factors.
Tourism
Factors affecting tourism growth.
The importance of tourism in different countries e.g. Dubai.
The benefits of tourism in poorer countries.
How the UK manages tourism.
The Butler tourist resort life-cycle model.
Blackpool case study.
External factors affecting tourism in the early 21
st century.
Lake District national park.
Mass tourism, advantages and disadvantages of mass tourism and the case study of Jamaica.
Extreme environments, the target market and the case study of Antarctica.
Sustainable tourism, stewardship and conservation, the aims of ecotourism and the case study of the Galapagos Islands.
Changing urban environments
Urbanisation and the cause of it.
How land use varies in urban areas.
Issues of people living in urban areas in richer and poorer parts of the world.
The issues for people living in squatter settlements in poorer parts of the world.
Kibera case study.
Time needed for Geography
French
Topic Skills Green Amber Red Time needed Completed
TALKING ABOUT YOURSELF L R
LIKES AND DISLIKES L R
FAMILY L R
FRIENDS L R
WHAT YOU HAVE DONE L R W
SPORTSPEOPLE L R S
HOBBIES L R
TV AND CINEMA L R W
GOING OUT L R
READING L R
SPORTING EVENT L R
TECHNOLOGY L R
FINDING THE WAY L R
LOCATION OF PLACES L R W
OPINIONS ON WHERE YOU LIVE L R W
WHERE YOU USED TO LIVE L R W
LIFE IN A FRENCH SPEAKING COUNTRY
L R
TOWN L R W
SHOPPING L R
TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS L R
CLOTHES L R
SPECIAL OCCASIONS L R W
TIME L R
SCHOOL L R
RULES L R
FUTURE PLANS L R W
JOBS AND MONEY L R W
PART-TIME JOBS L R W
APPLYING FOR JOBS L R W
PROBLEMS AT WORK L R W
WORK EXPERIENCE L R W
HOLIDAY VENUES L R
WEATHER L R
HOTELS L R
HOLIDAY PLANS L R
EATING OUT L R
PREVIOUS HOLIDAYS L R
FOOD AND DRINK L R
BODY L R
ILLNESS AND INJURY L R
ADDICTION L R
HEALTHY LIFESTYLE L R
RELATIONSHIPS L R S
WORLD ISSUES L R
PROBLEMS IN YOUR AREA L R
ENVIRONMENT L R W
THE NEWS L R
Time needed for French
Russian
Topic Skills Green Amber Red Time needed Completed
HOLIDAY ACTIVITIES L S R W
COUNTRIES L S R W
WEATHER L S R W
TRANSPORT L S R W
ACCOMMODATION L S R W
PLACES IN TOWN L S R W
TOWN L S R W
TOWN VS COUNTRYSIDE L S R W
DIRECTIONS L R
SCHOOL L R
SUBJECTS L R
POCKET MONEY L S R W
CLUBS L S R W
FUTURE PLANS L S R W
JOBS L R
FOOD L R
SHOPPING L R
CLOTHES L S R W
PROBLEMS L R
WORKING HOURS L R
FAMILY L S R W
DESCRIPTIONS L S R W
HOBBIES L S R W
BODY L S R W
HEALTH L S R W
HOUSE AND HOME L S R W
ROOMS L S R W
FURNITURE L R
DAILY ROUTINE L S R W
VISITOR INFORMATION L R
TRAVEL L R
WEATHER PROBLEMS L R
ECOLOGY L R
LEISURE L S R W
SPORTING EVENTS L S R W
CELEBRITIES L S R W
FAIR TRADE L R
LOST PROPERTY L R W
MUSIC L S R W
TV AND FILM L S R W
INTERNET L R S
EXERCISE L S R W
ADDICTIONS L R
RELIGION L R
Time needed for Russian
Italian
Topic Skills Green Amber Red Time needed Completed
TALKING ABOUT YOURSELF L R
LIKES AND DISLIKES L R
FAMILY L R
FRIENDS L R
WHAT YOU HAVE DONE L R W
SPORTSPEOPLE L R S
HOBBIES L R
TV AND CINEMA L R W
GOING OUT L R
READING L R
SPORTING EVENT L R
TECHNOLOGY L R
FINDING THE WAY L R
LOCATION OF PLACES L R W
OPINIONS ON WHERE YOU LIVE L R W
WHERE YOU USED TO LIVE L R W
TOWN L R W
SHOPPING L R
TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS L R
CLOTHES L R
SPECIAL OCCASIONS L R W
TIME L R
SCHOOL L R
RULES L R
FUTURE PLANS L R W
JOBS AND MONEY L R W
PART-TIME JOBS L R W
APPLYING FOR JOBS L R W
PROBLEMS AT WORK L R W
WORK EXPERIENCE L R W
HOLIDAY VENUES L R
WEATHER L R
HOTELS L R
HOLIDAY PLANS L R
EATING OUT L R
PREVIOUS HOILDAYS L R
FOOD AND DRINK L R
BODY L R
ILLNESS AND INJURY L R
ADDICTION L R
HEALTHY LIFESTYLE L R
RELATIONSHIPS L R S
WORLD ISSUES L R
PROBLEMS IN YOUR AREA L R
ENVIRONMENT L R W
THE NEWS L R
Time needed for Italian
PE
Topic Green Amber Red Time needed Completed
Revision Topics - Studied in Y10
Types of competition
Components of fitness
Principles of training
Types of strength
Types of fitness - general, specific, motor fitness
Physique - Somatotypes
Health
Phases of training sessions
Warm up and Cool down
Types of training - advantages/disadvantages
Training zones
Periodisation (seasons of training)
Personality Types
Effect of stress/anxiety/aggression on performance
Fatigue
Individual differences - age and physiological differences - gender
Age and performance/participation
Disability
Factors affecting performance
Factors affecting participation
Impact of technology upon performance
Revision Topics - Studied in Y11
Sponsorship
Media and role models
Skeletal System
Muscular System
International Events/Olympics - Types, examples - Advantages/Disadvantages
Circulatory System - Functions, heart, blood vessels
Respiratory System - Action of breathing
Respiratory System - Aerobic and anaerobic respiration
Risk and Challenge and the environment
Injury Prevention - precautions, correct technique, safe practice, clothing,
equipment
Injury Prevention/Risk Assessment/Rules Code of conduct
First Aid, Hypothermia, Head Injuries, cuts, RICE
Diet - balanced diet and specific diets for athletes
Diet - causes/effects of poor diet - obesity, anorexia etc
National Curriculum and Extra-Curricular Provision in School
National Healthy School Programme
Opportunities for further involvement - Roles, qualifications, vocations and cross curricular links
Characteristics and benefits of Leisure and Recreation
Social Aspects - Leisure time and impact on participation
Organisational Influences - Sport England
Organisational Influences - National Governing Bodies
Organisational Influences - Youth Sport Trust
Organisational Influences - Dame Kelly Holmes
Time needed for PE
Dance
Topic Green Amber Red Time needed Completed
Practical (80%)
Unit 2 Practical Performance of the Set Dance
Unit 3 Practical Performance of the Trio Performance; linked to Swansong
Unit 4a Practical Choreography of the Solo; linked to Still Life at the Penguin Café
Unit 4b Practical Choreography of the Group
Theory (20%)
RADS
Technical skills
Expressive skills
Diet and Hydration
Safe Dance Practice
Group Choreography
o Structure
o Stimulus
o Theme
o Creative Process
Solo Choreography
o Motif and Motif Development
o Highlight
o Climax
o Choreographic Devices
Trio Performance
o Characterisation
o Link to theme
o Relationships with music and dancers
Professional Work: Still Life at The Penguin Café / Swansong
o Fact Files
o Motifs
o Aspects of Production
o 10-mark question
Time needed for Dance
Drama
Topic Skills Green Amber Red Time needed
Completed
Explorative Strategies
The Drama Medium
Elements of Drama
Forms of Stimuli
Vocal skills - Tone, Pitch, Pace, Pause, Clarity
Movement - Fluency, Expressions, Stillness, Gestures
Roles and Characterisation
Communication - Rapport
Context, style, form
Time needed for Drama
Music
Topic Green Amber Red Time needed Completed
Area of study 2 - Shared Music (Solo and Accompaniment)
Romantic Song
Pop Ballad
The Classical Concerto
Jazz
Area of study 2 - Shared Music (Ensembles)
Indian Classical Music
Gamelan
Baroque and Classical Chamber Music
The great choral classics
African Acapella singing
Area of study 3 - Dance music
Waltz
Tango
Salsa
American line dance
Irish Jig and Reel
Bhangra
Club Dance
Area of study 4 - Descriptive Music
Programme Music
Film Music
Time needed for Music
Music Production
Topic Skills Green Amber Red Time needed Completed
Venues and live performance
Health, safety and security at venues
Production and Promotion
Service companies and agencies
Unions
Organisations and relationships within the industry
Performance and Creative job roles and responsibilities
Management and promotion job roles and responsibilities
Recording job roles and responsibilities
Media and other job roles and responsibilities
Getting a break and starting out
Entrepreneurs, Self employed, small enterprises
Employment contracts
Payments
Time needed for Music Production
Computer Science
Topic Skills Green Amber Red Time needed Completed
Algorithms
Decomposition
Developing Code
Constructs
Data Types and Structures
Input and Output
Operators
Subprograms
Binary
Data Representation
Data Storage and Compression
Encryption
Databases
Machines – Computational Models
Hardware
Logic
Software
Programming Languages
Networks
Internet and WWW
Emerging Trends, Issues and Impact
Time needed for Computer Science
ICT
Topic Skills Green Amber Red Time needed Completed
Personal Digital Devices
Uses of digital devices
Using digital devices
Common features
Input and output devices
Connectivity
Mobile phones
Personal computer
Cameras and camcorders
Media players
Games consoles
Home entertainment systems
Satellite navigation
Impact on organisations
Connectivity
Home networks
Network security
Combining technologies
Bandwidth and latency
Wi-Fi and mobile broadband
Peer-to-peer networks
Communication protocols
Security risks in a network
Physical security risks
Operating Online
The Internet
Internet use
Internet use 2
Security measures
Personal spaces
Information misuse
Preventing misuse
Legislation
Copyright
Online Goods and Services
Online shopping
Online auctions
Online education, news and banking
Online gaming and entertainment
How and why organisations operate online
Transactional data
Internet advertising
Internet advertising 2
Internet advertising 3
Payment systems
Payment systems 2
Consumer protection
Applications software
Commercial response to SaaS
Storage: local or online?
Search engines
Online Communities
Online communities – what are they?
Online workspaces and VLEs
Social networks
User-generated reference sites
Social bookmarking sites
Creation of knowledge
Impact on working practices
Socialising and responsible use
A global scale
Issues
Security issues
Privacy issues
Monitoring movements and communications
Health and safety
The impact of networks
Legislation relating to
the use of ICT
Unequal access to ICT
Safe and responsible practice
Sustainability issues
Time needed for ICT
Business Studies
Topic Skills Green Amber Red Time needed Completed
Unit 1
Businesses
Understanding customer needs
Market mapping
Competition
Added Value
Franchising
Enterprise
Thinking creatively
Questions to be asked
Invention and innovation
Taking a calculated risk
Objectives
Revenues, costs and profits
Cash flow
Business plan
Obtaining finance
Customer focus
Marketing mix
Limited liability
Startup legal and tax issues
Customer satisfaction
Recruiting, training and motivating staff
Demand and supply
Impact of interest rates
Changes in exchange rates
Business cycle
Business decisions and stakeholders
Unit 3
Marketing
Market research
Product trial and repeat purchase
Product lifecycle
Branding and differentiation
Successful marketing mix
Design, research and development
Managing stock
Managing quality
Cost effective operations
Customer service
Consumer protection laws
Improving cash flow
Improving profit
Break even
Financing growth
Organisational structure
Motivation
Communication
Remuneration
Ethics
Environmental issues
Economic issues effecting international trade
Government and the EU
Time needed for Business Studies
Catering
Topic Green Amber Red Time needed Completed
Types of food service
Job roles and customer relations
Accident, hazard, fire and first aid
Knives and kitchen equipment
Environmental health officer
Food hygiene
Personal hygiene
Food safety, poisoning and temperature control
Commodities and their use
Dietary needs and menu planning
Portion control
Food allergies and food choice
Catering terminology
Food quality and presentation
Kitchen design
Convenience foods
Packaging
Cooking methods
Communication and use of ICT
Food storage and delivery
Pest control
Time needed for Catering
Product Design
Topic Green Amber Red Time needed Completed
Market pull and technology push
Continuous improvement
Product evolution
Sustainability issues
Packaging
Labelling
Flat pack furniture and knock down fittings (KD)
Product maintenance
Human factors – ergonomics and anthropometrics
Consumer protection
Branding
Paper and board
Hardwoods and softwoods
Manufactured boards
Ferrous metals
Non ferrous metals
Alloys
Thermosetting plastics
Thermoplastics
Ceramic materials
Textiles
Natural and regenerated fibres
Synthetic fibres
Components, sub-assemblies and assemblies
Electronic components
Electrical components
Mechanical components
New materials
Smart materials
Manufacturing
Scales of production
Computer technology (CAD/ CAM)
Production systems
Quality assurance systems
Casting and moulding
Die casting and Slip casting
Moulding plastics
Forming
Extrusion
Bending
Forging
Shearing and die cutting
Sawing
Chiselling and planing
Drilling
Milling and routing
Turning
Abrading
Heat treatment of materials
Joining timber
Soldering and welding
Joining metals and plastics
Adhesives
Surface finishes
Polishing materials
Glazing
Printing
Time needed for Product Design
Construction
Topic Green Amber Red Time needed Completed
Site safety
COSHH
The Health and Safety at Work Act
Site security
Mandatory signs
Hazard signs
Prohibition signs
PPE
Completing risk assessment
Identifying hazards and risks
Time needed for Construction
Graphics
Topic Green Amber Red Time needed Completed Box net production and design Graphic logos and identity Colour theory Typography CAD/CAM Ergonomics and anthropometrics (human factors)
Isometric Perspective Orthographic Exploded drawings Printing methods Printing finishes and effects Graphic designers Packaging and labelling Properties of paper / card / plastic Smart and new materials Joining materials Making processes – vinyl cutter, die cutting, jigs and formers, vacuum forming, line bending, laser cutting, embossing, injection moulding and 3D printing
Scales of production Flow diagrams and feedback loops Recycling and sustainability The 6Rs
Time needed for Graphics
Art
Revision Guide for Art
You will be starting exam prep for your final exam in the week beginning 7th Feb. You will have a list
of suggested tasks and can continue with independent work at any time during revision sessions,
after-school and at home. 40% of the final grade.
Portfolio work - 60% of the final grade. Units of work that are incomplete can be returned to and art
staff will direct you as to the best use of your time.
AO1 Develop AO2 Refine AO3 Record AO4 Present
Refer to personal targets set with your teacher. Identify gaps in your work and check you are fulfilling all the assessment objectives?
• Have you got a broad range of observational drawings, sketches, photos etc? (AO3)
• Do you have a range of your own photos (AO3) or are most images in your art journal second
hand?
• Look at appropriate artists, designers etc (AO1&2)
• Annotate and evaluate your work (AO1&2)
• Have you got a good range of finalised pieces in your portfolio? (AO4)
• Have you experimented with a variety of media? (AO1)
• Have you annotated and evaluated your own work, making connections with artists and
designers you have looked at?
Time needed for Art
Remember to use a range of revision techniques:
1. Summary notes – longhand
2. Summary notes – shorthand
3. Flash cards
4. Mind maps
5. Memory games – words/visuals/mnemonics
6. Colour
7. Past papers
Remember how you learnt these?
If you are worried that you aren’t keeping on top of your revision – talk
to us
Remember to take breaks and build in time for yourself
Organise your revision space
