Examinations

Exam Information
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Results days 2010
GCE (A Level): Thursday 19 August (from 10:00am in Calder VI)

GCSE: Tuesday 24 August (from 10:00am in Calder VI)

GCSE Revision
A selection of useful websites for helping with revision:
General l Maths l English l Science l Languages l Music l History

Help with GCSE revision from the Edexcel Exam Board
You can access a range of resources to help with revision planning.
Simply log on to www.examzone.co.uk.

General Revision

www.gcse.com – Maths, Physics and English – includes practice tests, glossary jokes and good revision tips.

www.activerevision.com/ - an excellent aid in revision, featuring examiner tips, short tests and the extremely useful revision planner. You can register yourself by filling in a few details on the registration form on the website.

www.coursework.info – good for sample essays, documents and pieces of coursework covering a range of subjects.

www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize - good coverage of subjects and a wide variety of multi-media activities.

www.revisioncentre.co.uk

www.revision-notes.co.uk/GCSE

www.s-cool.co.uk

Maths Revision

www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/maths/ - a well laid out site. It covers all the levels and allows the user to choose between revision and test pages. Also has good interactivity.

www.s-cool.co.uk/topic_index.asp?subject_id=15 – well laid out with easy access. Answers are provided, but not the methods of obtaining them.

www.mathsnet.net/ - this revision site is now accessible only by subscription – it was a good site when it was free. There are some sample pages at intermediate level which are free and worth trying.

www.mathsrevision.net/gcse/index.php - covers intermediate and higher level. It includes some higher level papers and has a few examples to try.

www.easymaths.com – this is a nice site for intermediate and higher levels with lots of questions to try and worked answers.

www.adamzone.co.uk – aimed at higher level, this is a pupil-friendly site and has lots of notes and examples.

www.gcse.com/maths/index.htm - includes some material for foundation level pupils. There are also notes, questions, and worked examples.

www.gcseguide.co.uk/mathsgcseguide.htm - this site might suit some pupils better than others at intermediate and higher levels. However there’s too much text and no interactivity.

www.mymaths.co.uk
(If students want access to view tutorials, please see a teacher in the Maths faculty)

English Revision

www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize

www.s-cool.co.uk

www.learnpremium.co.uk

www.englishbiz.co.uk

www.universalteacher.org.uk

Science Revision

www.skoool.com

www.darvill.clara.net

www.samlearning.com (need centre ID: hx7ch, User ID and password the same (date of birth (ddmmyy)+ initials) eg 021290SA for someone with initials SA born on 2 December 1990

Modern Foreign Languages Revision

www.rgshw.com

www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize

www.ashcombe.surrey.sch.uk

www.realfrench.net

Music Revision

www.musicatschool.co.uk

http://www.musicgcse.co.uk/meanings.html

http://www.revision-notes.co.uk/GCSE/Music/Periods/index.html

http://www.musicteachers.co.uk/links/index.php?category=9

History Revision

History GCSE Revision websites (pdf file)