Year 11 Revision Guide
Year 11 Revision Guide
Spanish (GCSE) Paper 4 - Writing in Spanish Arabic A and B (GCSE) Paper 4 - Writing in Arabic
Arabic A (GCSE)
Drama (GCSE): Component 1 Understanding Drama
Paper 1 : Reading, summary and grammar
DECEMBER/JANUARY 2024 EXAMINATION TIMETABLE
MORNING (AM)
AFTERNOON (PM)
Exam Start Finish # of
Day Date Qual. Subject Unit Title Exam Duration
Session Time Time Candidates Venue
iGCSE Paper 1 - Prose
Wednesday 03/01/24 English Literature AM 1h30min 8:00 9:30 338 MPH +SH3
mock and drama
English Second
Wednesday 03/01/24 iGCSE Reading AM 1h15min 8:00 9:15 50 SH3
Language
Wednesday 03/01/24 iGCSE French Paper 1 - listening 30min 13:30 14:00 39 MPH
Paper 3 - Reading
14:15/
Wednesday 03/01/24 GCSE Spanish and 45min/1h 13:30 35 SH
14:30
understanding
Paper 1 : Non
Thursday 04/01/24 iGCSE English Language fiction and AM 2h 8:00 10:00 403 MPH +SH
composition
English Second
Thursday 04/01/24 iGCSE Writing AM 1h15min 8:00 9:15 50 SH
Language
Paper 1 : Physical
Thursday 04/01/24 iGCSE Geography PM 1h10min 13:00 14:10 58 MPH
geography
Friday 05/01/24 iGCSE Physics Paper 1 AM 1h30min 8:00 9:30 285 MPH +SH
Paper 2 :
Friday 05/01/24 iGCSE History Investigation and AM 45m 10:00 10:45 52 SH3
breadth study
Monday 08/01/24 iGCSE Mathematics Maths Core paper AM 1h30min 8:00 9:30 60 MPH
Monday 08/01/24 iGCSE Mathematics Extended paper AM 2h00 8:00 10:00 270 MPH+SH
Combined Units 1
Monday 08/01/24 iGCSE Sociology PM 1h45min 12:30 14:05 92 Meeting room2
&2
Tuesday 09/01/24 iGCSE Chemistry Chemistry Paper 1 AM 1h 30m 8:00 9:30 280 MPH +SH
Paper 1 -
Tuesday 09/01/24 iGCSE Business investigating small PM 1h 30min 12:45 14:15 237 MPH
businesses
Thursday 11/01/24 iGCSE Biology Paper 1 AM 1h30min 8:00 9:30 324 MPH
Paper 1 and 2
Thursday 11/01/24 iGCSE Accounting PM 2h 12:15 14:15 55 MPH
combined
Paper 2 - Reading
Wednesday 17/01/24 iGCSE French AM 1h45min 8:00 9:45 39 MPH
and Writing
Paper 4 - Writing
Wednesday 17/01/24 iGCSE Spanish AM 1h20min 8:00 9:20 35 MPH
in Spanish
Paper 4 - Writing 1h25min 9:25
Wednesday 17/01/24 iGCSE Arabic A and B AM 8:00 3 MPH
in Arabic 1h30min 9:30
Paper 1 : Depth
Wednesday 17/01/24 iGCSE History AM 1h30min 12:30 14:00 52 MPH
studies
Component 3 :
Thursday 18/01/24 iGCSE Music AM 1h45min 8:00 9:45 15
Appraising MPH
Component 1 :
Thursday 18/01/24 GCSE Drama understanding PM 1h45min 12:30 14:15 35 MPH
drama
Reading and
Friday 19/01/24 iGCSE Arabic AM 1h05min 8:00 9:05 3 MR2
understanding
Friday 19/01/24 iGCSE Arabic Listening in Arabic AM 45min 9:30 10:15 3 MR2
Listening in
Friday 19/01/24 GCSE Spanish AM 45min 9:30 10:15 35 MPH+Classroom
Spanish
Paper 1 : Reading,
Monday 22/01/24 iGCSE Arabic A summary and AM 2h15min 8:00 10:15 15 MPH
grammar
Department: English Literature (IGCSE) Paper 1 - Prose and drama
Paper 2: Writing
4 questions (picture description, letter, blog/report/article,
writing to information/ explanation/ persuasive)
Notes:
Topic Headings for revision ● Identity and culture ● Local area, holiday and travel ●
with the syllabus number: School ● Future aspirations, study and work ● International
and global dimension.
Notes:
Mock Paper Details The examination is 1 hour and 10 minutes long + 1 hour 45
mins
Department: History (iGCSE)
Paper 1: Depth Studies
Paper 2: Investigation and breadth study
Notes: Use the GCSE Pod videos which are uploaded to our cohort
folder.
ALWAYS answer the 16-mark questions first.
Topic Headings for revision Pupils should use mathswatch – click the “my progress”
with the syllabus number: button for a list of topics that could be assessed. All students
will have personalised revision lists and should work on these
areas.
Notes:
Topic Headings for revision Pupils should use mathswatch – click the my progress button
with the syllabus number: for a list of topics that could be assessed. All students will
have personalised revision lists and should work on these
areas.
Notes:
Mock Paper Details The examination is 2 hours long. Students must have their
own calculator and Mathematics equipment.
Department: Sociology (IGCSE) Combined Units 1 & 2
Notes: Remember for the 12-mark questions that you must use the
PEEL structure and always include a conclusion.
Syllabus https://www.oxfordaqa.com/oaqaresources/science/teaching/international--gcse-sciences-
Link biology-chemistry-physics-subject-specific-vocabulary.pdf
https://www.oxfordaqa.com/oaqaresources/science/teaching/international-gcse-practical-handbook-
v2.0-19.03.2018.pdf
https://www.oxfordaqa.com/oaqaresources/science/teaching/international--gcse-sciences-
biology-chemistry-physics-subject-specific-vocabulary.pdf
Command words:
https://www.oxfordaqa.com/oaqaresources/science/teaching/gcse_all_sciences_command_words.pdf
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHQBmp572eHNBhvO2xKXBLQ
BBC Bitesize:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/examspecs/zpgcbk7
Example papers shared on Classroom Phoenix and on the Oxford AQA website:
https://www.oxfordaqaexams.org.uk/subjects/science/international-gcse-biology-9201
Example exam style questions:
https://www.physicsandmathstutor.com/chemistry-revision/gcse-aqa/
Notes: Ensure you bring a black or blue pen, pencil, calculator, ruler and a water bottle
without a label
Topic Headings for revision The mock paper may assess ANY other IGCSE content but NOT
with the syllabus number: 3.6.1 Generating electricity 3.6.2 Electricity transmission &
distribution 3.7 Nuclear Physics 3.8 Space Physics
Useful Revision Websites AQA Physics Homepage containing past exam papers and mark schemes,
subject specific vocabulary and more:
Any additional support Lesson resources have been shared on GEMS Classroom
material:
Notes: All notes in the form of PPTs is in Phoenix under Activities & Resources
Notes: Exam Hack – Follow the Exam Technique inorder to frame the answer. Same Exam
Technique is on phoenix too
Notes: The mock exam will be a full paper 2 exam with one handwritten
programming question from paper 1.
Senecca Learning:
https://senecalearning.com/en-GB/
BBC bitesize:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/z34k7ty
Notes: Remember to use the revison folder and practice past paper questions.
Underline keywords and read the question carefully so you know what the
question wants you to do.
Review you definitions for key terminology. Refer back to mark schemes to
provided to understand how you get two marks for some definitions
Any additional
support
material
https://cf.oxfordaqaexams.org.uk/oaqaresources/science/assessment/international--gcse-
sciences-biology-chemistry-physics-subject-specific-vocabulary.pdf
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHQBmp572eHNBhvO2xKXBLQ
BBC Bitesize:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/examspecs/zpgcbk7
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ymlBnTSuRPEnA3hcURLDIpYCX-Z9hy6h
Notes:
Notes: This is all the content you learnt last year, plus Planes,
Axis and Performance Enhancing Drugs.
Topic Headings for revision Complete unit 1 plus unit 2 up till 2.1.3 only
with the syllabus number:
Notes:
Useful Revision Websites (Past papers | Past exam papers | Pearson qualifications)
Any additional support Check and practice all resources sent on email.
material:
Useful Revision Websites Exam papers that were studied for practice
Any additional support papers summarizing and answering the questions of the
material: first paper
Syllabus Link
Notes: The exam paper contains 9 Questions. 6 are based on the set
works. Q7 is melodic dictation and Q8 is a previously unheard
piece. Q9 is the comparisson essay.
Useful Revision Websites (Past papers | Past exam papers | Pearson qualifications)
Notes: The reading sections will give you texts to read and questions
to answer. Some of these questions will be multiple – choice
and some will need you to write short answer in English and
Arabic. Texts will be from Arabic such as emails, magazines
and books. You will also need to translate sentences or short
passage from Arabic into English.
Any additional support Check and practice all resources sent on email.
material:
Useful Revision Websites (Past papers | Past exam papers | Pearson qualifications)
Any additional support Check and practice all resources sent on email
material:
Useful Revision Websites Exam papers that were studied for practice
Any additional support papers summarizing and answering the questions of the first
material: paper
Notes: