Subject Revision Links - Springwest Academy

Subject Revision Links

Maths

Maths

How can you revise for this subject?

Websites for revision

Practise exam papers online
Maths genie - Foundation topics / Higher topics 
Dr Frost 
Exam solutions - Foundation / Higher 
Mr Corbett Maths
Mathswatch 
Login: student’s email address
Password: factor

Science

Science

How can you revise for this subject?

Past Papers

Revision Science
Learn and Revise with MME

Flashcards

Revise your vocabulary using flashcards and the Leitner Technique

BBC Bitesize & Workbook

Combined Science link
Workbook given in Science lessons - Questions and QR codes to practise.

Required Practical Activity Booklet

Booklet given in lessons - Contains information on all of the RPAs as well as exam questions and answers.

English Language and Literature

English

How can you revise for this subject?

Past papers / practice questions

AQA Paper 1

Retrieval practice

Testing yourself is a powerful tool to help your brain recall facts.  This will help your memory.  

  • Create your own revision quizzes or flash cards with a set of questions on one side and the answers on the back. You can also get others to test

  • Mix and match topics in your quizzes

  • Create your own ‘must know’ knowledge organisers

  • Create your own judgement tables with agree/disagree arguments

  • Create narrative flow chart to help learn the order of events

Dual Coding 

Dual coding is the method of putting your knowledge into visual form alongside words. It increases the chances of you remembering it.  An example activity you can do its creating a comic strip to represent the events of the Berlin Blockade.

BBC Bitesize

Website link

Google Classroom

Key revision material will be uploaded to Google Classroom.

The Big Picture

A great way to revise for English Literature is to ensure that you have a planned essay for any eventuality. 

  1. Pick a character or theme

  2. What is your overall thesis statement? What is the point of this?

  3. What individual points could you make to track the development of this idea over the course of the text?

  4. What references and quotations could you use to support these ideas?

  5. What methods has the writer used to convey this idea?

  6. Why is this significant?

Essay planning sheet

Transform it

Graphic organisers are a great way of ‘transforming’ your notes or information into visual revision topics.  They can be used to create links, show a narrative, identify the causes / consequences and importance of something.

How to use in English:

  1. Create a timeline for the characters in texts in order to highlight how they do/do not develop over time.
  2. Create a Venn diagram to comparing the similarities and differences between poems.
Youtube Revision Videos 

https://www.youtube.com/@mrbruff
https://www.youtube.com/@MrSallesTeachesEnglish
https://www.youtube.com/@staceyreay 

 

Art and Design

Art

How can you revise for this subject?

YouTube Search videos that are particularly interesting to students. Focus on GCSE Art sketchbook requirements and Technique/Process tutorials.
Student Art Guide An excellent website with rescources and articles to support students.

Tate Coursework Guides

Tate coursework guides - showing how established artists approach different themes in their work.
AQA Information Specific information about the focus of study from AQA.
BBC Bitesize BBC GCSE Bitesize - principles and processes.
Julia Stubbs Exemplar material spanning eight years, from 2004 to 2016. Past GCSE Art & Design works and their grades.

Child Development

Childcare

How can you revise for this subject?

NCFE Exam Board Past Papers

NCFE Child development and Google classroom

Revision Booklet 

Available on Google classroom

Flashcards

Revise vocabulary using flashcards and the Leitner Technique

Knowledge Organisers

Available on Google classroom and in class books

Mind Maps 

Revise vocabulary for each theme using the blurting technique

Quizlet

Revision quiz

Drama

Drama

How can you revise for this subject?

Devising (Part A)

  • Use printed resources including exemplars and support documents. 
  • ​Use virtual resources from your Google Classroom. 

Performance
From Text 

  • Use self-taping & learning lines strategies.

Theatre Makers In Practice 

  • Use Edexcel GCSE Drama Revision Book & RSC Noughts & Crosses Revision guide. They can be used to make mind maps, flash cards or voice note clips. 
  • Revise key drama & theatre terminology using the glossary (on Google Classroom) or Bitesize.
  • ​Complete practice exam questions given in lessons.

French/Spanish

Mfl

How can you revise for this subject?

Revision World Past Papers

Exam practice for all 4 assessments:
French Past Papers
Spanish Past Papers

Flashcards

Revise your vocabulary using flashcards and the Leitner Technique.

BBC Bitesize

Vocabulary and exam practice:
French link
Spanish link

Seneca 

Seneca French
Seneca Spanish

Quizlet

Link for your teacher’s Quizlet through Google Classrooms.

Mind Maps 

Revise your vocabulary for each theme using the blurting technique.

Knowledge Organisers and Vocabulary Booklets

The Knowledge Organisers can be found on the Springwest website

Geography

Geog

How can you  revise for this subject?

Retrieval practice

Testing yourself is a powerful tool to help your brain recall facts.  This will help your memory.  

  • Create your own revision quizzes or flash cards with a set of questions on one side and the answers on the back. You can also get others to test.
  • Mix and match topics in your quizzes.
  • Create your own ‘must know’ knowledge organisers.
  • Create your own judgement tables with agree/disagree arguments.
  • Create narrative flow charts to help learn the order of events.

Past Papers 

Revision World Website

Dual Coding 

Dual coding’ is the method of putting your knowledge into visual form alongside words. It increases the chances of you remembering it.  An example activity you can do its creating a comic strip to represent the events of the Berlin Blockade.

BBC
Bitesize

Website link.

Google Classroom

Key revision material will be uploaded to Google Classroom.

Revision
Clocks
 

This is a summary of each topic of work we have studied, so it all fits into one sheet. 

Revision clock

Transform It

Graphic organisers are a great way of ‘transforming’ your notes/information into visual revision topics.  

YouTube
Revision Videos 

Website link

History

History

How can my child  revise for this subject?

Past Papers

Option 11, Booklet B4, Booklet P4, Option 31.

Retrieval
Practice

Testing yourself is a powerful tool to help your brain recall facts.  This will help your memory.  

  • Create your own revision quizzes or flash cards with a set of questions on one side and the answers on the back. You can also get others to test
  • ​Mix and match topics in your quizzes.
  • Create your own ‘must know’ knowledge organisers.
  • Create your own judgement tables with agree/disagree arguments
  • Create narrative flow charts to help learn the order of events.

Dual Coding 

Dual coding’ is the method of putting your knowledge into visual form alongside words. It increases the chances of you remembering it.  An example activity you can do its creating a comic strip to represent the events of the Berlin Blockade

BBC Bitesize

Website link

Google
Classrooms

Key revision material will be uploaded to Google Classroom.

The Big Picture

The best way to aid your understanding of history is to make sure you are confident with the big ‘overview’ story before you begin revising individual topics.

  • Create a timeline to identify the key events in a topic and colour code the themes. E.g. Elizabeth’s reign.
  • Mapping out what you can remember about a topic before you start, e.g. The treatment of disease through time or the Weimar Republic 1919 1929

Transform It

Graphic organisers are a great way of ‘transforming’ your notes / information into visual revision topics.  They can be used to create links, show a narrative, identify the causes / consequences and importance of something.

How to use in history:

  1. Causation - Create a visual flow diagram of the  chronological events in a time period e.g. the Nazi consolidation of power.
  2. Change and Continuity Create a Venn diagram to show what changed and did not in medical time period.
  3. Concept Mapping At the end of a week, mind map all you can remember about a topic and link area together. Then add to your mind map using a different colour using notes.
The Cornell Method Cornell
YouTube
Revision Videos
Website link

Hospitality and Catering

Hospitality

How can you revise for this subject?

WJEC Exam Board Past Papers

Wjec Hospitality

Flashcards

Revise your vocabulary using flashcards and the Leitner Technique

YouTube 

Mrs Hayhursts food vlog

Exam Walkthrough 

Wjec exam walk through

Knowledge Organisers

Available in your class books and Google Classroom.

Mind maps

Revise your vocabulary for each theme using the blurting technique.

Photography

Photography

How can you revise for this subject?

A specific website built to support Photography Students

Mr G Photography

Photographers Gallery in London

Website link

Specific Information

AQA Information 

BBC Bitesize

Website link

Editing Resources

Website link

Religious Studies

 

Re
How can my child revise for this subject?

Flash Cards

3 options for flashcards:
1) Keyword and definition. (add in a religious quote for each definition).
2) Evaluating statements - have agree on one side and disagree on the other.
3) Name of each topic on one side and all important points and quotes on the other.

Past Papers

All past papers can be found here.

Revision Workbooks

Book for Paper 1
Book or Paper 2

BBC Bitesize

Website link

Google Classroom

Key revision material will be uploaded to Google Classroom.

Mind Maps

Mind Maps can include one of the eight topics in the middle.  You should then add in each of the subheadings: 
For example:-  Title: Islamic Practices in the Middle.  Subheadings: Shahadah, Salah, Zakat, Sawm, Hajj, festivals and Jihad. 
Then complete each subheading - use notes to write down all the important facts about it.  For example:- Jihad - There are two types, Greater and Lesser Jihad.  Greater is the inward struggle to resist temptation and to strive to always be a good Muslim by following the Five Pillars and Lesser Jihad is to defend one’s faith.
Colour code, all religious quotes in one colour.

YouTube 

Website link

Sport (BTEC Technical Award)

Sport

How can you revise for this subject?

Revision-  Past Paper
(Exam Component Three )

Practice Paper Component 3

Google Classroom

Key revision material will be uploaded to Google Classroom.

Revision Booklet for use and to buy:

(To help with exam and vocabulary)

BTEC SPORT UNIT 1 BOOKLET
BTEC Tech Award in Sport: Revision Guide
New BTEC Tech Award in Sport: Exam Practice Workbook
New BTEC Tech Award in Sport: Course Booklets Pack
Pearson Revise BTEC Tech Award Sport Practice Assessments
Revise your vocabulary using flashcards and the Leitner Technique

BBC Bitesize

Website link

Knowledge Organisers

Component 3 LOA 
Component 3 LOB
Component 3 LOC 
Component 3 LOD

Mind Maps

Create a mindmap
Revise your Topic using the blurting technique