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Examination Preparation

Year 11 Revision and Examination Support

At The Pingle Academy, we are committed to ensuring that every Year 11 student is fully supported in the run-up to their GCSE examinations. Our structured revision offer is designed to provide clarity, consistency and targeted support so that students can approach their exams with confidence.

Ramp Up to Revision

All Year 11 students have access to our “Ramp Up to Revision” programme via the Pingle Prepares Google Classroom.

These are carefully planned, week-by-week revision tasks created by subject leaders to ensure full coverage of every GCSE specification. Tasks are deliberately chunked into manageable sections, allowing students to build knowledge and skills steadily in the months leading up to their examinations.

Students are expected to complete one task per subject, per week. Completion is recognised through our Year 11 Engagement achievement system, rewarding consistent effort and commitment.

Period 6 Targeted Intervention

Following mock examinations and in-class assessments, selected students are invited to attend Period 6 intervention sessions after school.

These sessions:

● Address specific gaps in knowledge and exam technique

● Provide smaller-group, focused support

● Are tailored to individual student need

Where a student receives an invitation, attendance is strongly encouraged as these sessions are identified as being crucial to securing the best possible outcomes.

Saturday Revision Sessions

Throughout the spring term, we offer Saturday revision sessions in key subjects. These provide additional focused time with subject specialists in a calm and purposeful environment. Sessions are designed to consolidate core content, practise examination questions and strengthen confidence.

Easter and Half-Term Revision Sessions

We will also be offering Easter and half-term revision sessions (dates to be announced). These intensive sessions are designed to provide final preparation ahead of examinations, focusing on exam technique, retrieval practice and closing any remaining knowledge gaps.

The Pingle Academy: Subject Area Link

Lesson 6 Timetable (2026)

Revision is absolutely essential for success in examinations

Revision goes over knowledge and concepts that have been learnt already and ensures the brain remembers them. The more a student revises, the more they can remember for their examination and the better they can achieve. Students need to find ways of revision that work best for them: these could include making revision diagrams, producing flash cards, answering exam questions, highlighting existing notes, answering quizzes or watching video clips. Different individuals find different revision ways work better for them.

Parents and carers can help their children to revise by providing a quiet, undisturbed space for them to work. Help them write a revision timetable of what they will revise and when, making sure all topics are covered and are checked again. Make sure they have no distractions, such as phones. Keep revision sessions short (about 20 mins) with frequent breaks, but build them into daily routine. Revision should be beginning months before the exams, not just the night before.

Please use the revision resources below to help you.

Business

OCR GCSE Business (J204)

Where can I get resources?

BBC Bitesize, Tutor2U, Two Teachers, OCR, Bizcosesh and Taking the Biz
Students have been provided with everything that they need in the form of content booklets for each of the main topic areas. They will have 2 booklets of information across both years.
In addition to physical copies of these booklets, all materials have been uploaded to the Google classroom and can be accessed remotely.

English

AQA English Language and AQA English Literature

What websites and resources would be helpful?

Sparknotes for literature texts

BBC Bitesize - English Language BBC Bitesize - English Literature Seneca Learning

Youtube – Mr Bruff

What wider reading would be helpful?

A range of fiction and non fiction texts, particularly news articles and first person accounts

Where can I get resources?

Google classroom resources provided by class teachers
CGP revision guides

Geography

AQA Geography GCSE

Paper 1: Hazards, The Living World, Physical Landscapes UK

Paper 2: Urban Issues and Challenges, Resource Management, Changing Economic World

What websites and resources would be helpful?

Seneca (app on iPads and website)
BBC Bitesize
Internet Geography
Google Classroom
Past Papers (AQA)

What wider reading would be helpful?

Websites and Seneca on the topics covered
Watch the news
Climate Change section on BBC news and Sky News websites

Where can I get resources?

Seneca
Google Classroom resources from teachers
BBC Bitesize
Revision guides (available on Amazon)

History

Edexcel History GCSE

Unit 1: Anglo-Saxon and Norman England

Unit 2: Medicine through time and Western front

Unit 3: American West

Unit 4: Weimar and Nazi Germany (Not part of January Mock Exams)

What websites and resources would be helpful?

Seneca (app on iPads and website)
BBC Bitesize
History Learning site
Alpha History website
LOADS of revision material on Google Classroom!

What wider reading would be helpful?

Websites and Seneca on the topics covered

Where can I get resources?

Seneca
Google Classroom resources from teachers
BBC Bitesize
Alpha History
History Learning website
Revision guides (available on Amazon)

Mathematics

Exam board: OCR

Number of papers: 3 paper - each paper making up one third of total GCSE grade

Dates

Friday 19th May am - Calculator

Wednesday 7th June am - Non Calculator

Wednesday 14 June am - Calculator

Timing: 1 hour 30 mins each

Focus of students

Algebra, Number, Statistics, Geometry, Ratio and Proportion

Best way for parents to support students:

Practise is the best way to learn maths.

Ensure pupils complete the weekly past paper homeworks.

Dr Frost Maths or Sparx maths for additional practice.

Video's

Worked examples and exam questions based on topics can be accessed on Just Maths using he following login details.

User: PingleStudent

Pass: Pingle

Philosophy and Ethics

Edexcel GCSE Religious Studies (1B)

Where can I get resources?

Revision tables provided by class teacher
The revision guide provided by class teacher
Class notes
Past exam questions and mark schemes shared on Google Classroom

Psychology

OCR GCSE Psychology (9-1)

What websites and resources would be helpful?

OCR - GCSE Psychology (9-1)

Passmores Psychology Learning Hub

Where can I get resources?

OCR website
All lessons available on google classroom
Amazon – GCSE OCR 9-1 Psychology revision notes

Sociology

AQA Sociology

Where can I get resources?

BBC Bitesize
Tutor2U
AQA, Revision guide available to buy online
Seneca learning
All lessons have been uploaded to google classroom
allsociology Youtube channel
Tutor2U Youtube channel
All students should have the red books from the different topics to revise from.

Science

AQA combined science & AQA Biology, Chemistry and Physics

What websites and resources would be helpful?

Seneca learning (search for AQA combined science then either biology, chemistry or physics foundation or higher)
Science @ Pingle website: https://sites.google.com/deferrerstrust.com/pinglescience knowledge organisers, self check questions, test and exam questions. There are also resources on Showbie for each class and science.
BBC bitesize: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/examspecs/z8r997h
Grade Gorilla: https://gradegorilla.com/index.php
Set yourself questions on https://www.educake.co.uk

Use the past papers (also revision notes / flash cards to establish knowledge)

Physics & Math Tutor: Biology Physics & Math Tutor: Chemistry Physics & Math Tutor: Physics

Each class will also have resources from their class teacher on Showbie