English Resources
Mark Schemes
Revision Guides
- Romeo and Juliet
- An Inspector Calls
- The Strange case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
- The best guide to support the pupil in achieving higher grades in their English Language GCSE exam
Maths Resources
Using MathsWatch – vle.mathswatch.co.uk/vle/
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Year 11 Student usernames are all of the same format: <Surname><First Initial>18@Chesterton
If Joe Bloggs was starting in Year 11 he would log in like this: bloggsj18@chesterton
Using MathsGenie – www.mathsgenie.co.uk/gcse.html
- This website has a list of topics by grade. Students needing a Grade 7 in maths would be expected to do well in at least half of these topics in the exam. More importantly, however, they would need to support this by scoring well in nearly all of the topics on the Grade 4-6 list.
Further Reading
- Ofqual research
Progression from GCSE to A level: Comparative Progression Analysis as a new approach to investigating inter-subject comparability - UCL admissions website
How important are your GCSEs when applying to UCL? - Leeds Beckett
Exam stress and mental health - Utrecht University study
Socialization and development of the work ethic among adolescents and young adults - BMG article re: employer focus
New GCSE Grades Research Amongst Employers
