22 October 2021
22nd October 2021
Dear Parents / Carers,
Independent study support
You will by now have received your son/daughter’s mock exam results. Students have been discussing results with their subject teachers and reflecting on the next steps in their learning journeys.
To strengthen the college - student - home partnership and the support we can offer, we would like to share further details on what your son/daughter can be completing independently, during study periods and at home. The list is a snapshot of where and how students can access subject specific resources. These resources have been available to students over the course of their A-level studies so, for many students, these resources will already be in use. All subject teachers will be more than happy to provide you with more detail if needed.
One of the key factors to effective revision is “little and often”. The independent study resources are there for students to dip in and out of, even when they have shorter periods of time to study.
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The resources below complement work set as class and homework. Students can also access resources on exam board websites, in addition to past exam papers they have been provided with by subject teachers. Many students will also have revision guides. |
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Art |
Art students should be utilising study periods to develop their coursework. They have access to the studio during non-contact hours across the department (details are displayed on Ms Swingler’s door). Websites for artist exploration are as follows: https://artsandculture.google.com https://www.thisiscolossal.com |
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Biology |
Biology Microsoft Teams channel has mind maps, flashcards, summary notes, exam questions with mark schemes, links to video tutorials Students have access to Kerboodle – an online resource that College pay subscription https://www.physicsandmathstutor.com/biology-revision/ |
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Business |
Business Microsoft Teams channel has lots of resources including exam skills guides, overview of all models, theories and formulas, and the online textbook which is broken down by individual topics. www.tutor2u.net is an especially useful website with lots of videos going over different topics, as well as blog posts applying theories to recent business scenarios. |
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Chemistry |
Chemistry Microsoft Teams channel has lots of digital resources, exam questions and mark schemes. Students also have paper copies of past papers and mark schemes |
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Computing |
Computing Microsoft Teams channel has lesson power points and department resources www.mrfraser.org (students can create their own free account) https://craigndave.org/ (school has a paid account) https://www.physicsandmathstutor.com/computer-science-revision/ |
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Economics |
https://www.expert-tuition.co.uk/past-papers/a-level-economics/ https://www.physicsandmathstutor.com/economics-revision/ Students also have electronic copies of past papers and mark schemes https://qualifications.pearson.com/en/support/support-topics/exams/past-papers.html The following websites are also useful to use when attempting to apply economic theory to current, real-world situations. www.bbc.co.uk/business/economy - this is very useful for application ideas
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English |
Students have had tutorials to discuss their coursework and have been given paper copies of checklists |
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French |
https://senecalearning.com/en-GB/ Year 12 topics https://quizlet.com/FrenchBCCC/folders/year-12?x=1xqt&i=yjxm5 Year 13 topics TV5MONDE : TV internationale francophone : Info, Jeux, Programmes TV, Météo, Dictionnaire |
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Geography |
https://www.physicsandmathstutor.com/geography-revision/ https://senecalearning.com/en-GB/ All lessons, revision resources and additional resources have been uploaded by teachers onto Microsoft Teams. |
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History |
Students should be working towards submitting the full draft of their History NEA on Friday 10th December 2021 |
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ICT |
Students have access to resources supplied by teachers and revision guides for examined content Past exam papers and mark schemes can be accessed
Youtube tutorials for Unit 1 Exam-
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLd8uNPGNmEMe8YPOdZJLFr-Wuwark7Qaz
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Law |
Law Microsoft Teams channel has lots of digital resources that students can complete independently http://www.e-lawresources.co.uk/ - useful websites which summarises cases in a student friendly way. |
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Maths |
All students have access to https://integralmaths.org/ (College pay annual subscription and all Maths students have access) |
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Media |
Students should be working on their magazines and music videos |
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Music |
Students should be reviewing their work on previous set works and listening to the set pieces with their scores. They should also be considering pieces which they could perform for their recital next term and checking the Edexcel Difficulty Levels of any pieces chosen. |
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PE |
All students have access to https://theeverlearner.com/ (College pay annual subscription and all PE A Level students have access to this virtual learning platform of online tutorials and self-marking questions). PE students can find sample past papers following this link: |
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Physics |
Students have access to PowerPoints/Topic Based Exam questions and Revision Notes on Microsoft Teams. Practice questions and going over previous papers and mark schemes is one of the key and best revision techniques for Physics. AQA past papers Written by Bob Eagle, the Physics A Level Playlist is an excellent set of video tutorials. s-cool.co.uk has plenty of A and AS level Physics revision resources including not only notes but also practice questions and guides. physicsandmathstutor.com contains a huge amount of detailed revision notes for AQA as well topic-based exam questions. physicsnet.co.uk - A great resource with revision notes applicable to AS and A2 Level courses. alevelphysicsonline.com - Provides plenty of revision aides including revision checklists, videos and past papers. Specification can be downloaded from AQA website. https://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/science/as-and-a-level/physics-7407-7408 |
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Philosophy |
https://senecalearning.com/en-GB/ https://philosophydungeon.weebly.com/philosophy-of-religion.html Students are emailed study workbooks to independently complete on each unit |
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Psychology |
All handouts from lessons, past papers, knowledge organisers and glossaries are available on Microsoft Teams. Students are also given ‘exam packs’ for each topic to work through, in addition to ‘examination style applied questions.’ Useful sites include: www.psychologywizard.net - content is specific to Edexcel specification, although the studies/ second condition for paper 2 may not be the same as taught in class https://psychologyrocksblog.wordpress.com/ click on Edexcel A level – very useful for mathematical requirements https://www.revisely.co.uk/alevel/psychology/edexcel/ useful website although not exactly the same as the content we cover. (Be mindful you are covering the content I have directed you towards.) https://www.physicsandmathstutor.com/psychology-revision/
Other useful websites for content are: www.s-cool.co.uk/a-level/psychology https://senecalearning.com/en-GB/
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Sociology |
http://www.educationforum.co.uk/sociology_2/a1a2.htm https://s-cool.co.uk/a-level/sociology https://www.tutor2u.net/sociology Students also have access to electronic copies of past papers and mark schemes |
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Sport |
https://www.ocr.org.uk/Images/274881-working-safely-in-sport-exercise-health-and-leisure.pdf A number of resources available on this page for students to click on in order to help them with their Unit 4 examination revision
https://www.ocr.org.uk/Images/260955-working-safely-in-sport-exercise-health-and-leisure.pdf Unit 4 practice exam questions with mark scheme included
Unit 4 exam feedback on the 2018 January paper. This includes comments and model answers
Unit 1 exam questions with mark scheme included |
As always, please do not hesitate to get in touch with the Sixth Form team if you have any worries or concerns.
Best wishes,
Mrs Healy
Head of Year 13
0121 441 6144