Resourceaholic: New Revision Sources

April 6, 2025

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That is only a fast put up to share a few revision sources I’ve just lately made.

I am delighted that the Easter holidays have arrived however I believe I am going to have to spend a little bit of time over the break creating new revision sources to make use of this summer season. My faculty opened seven years in the past so that is the primary time we’ll have A degree exams. And we have been operating our new possibility block course (GCSE Statistics and L2 Additional Maths) for 2 years so we now have these exams for the primary time too. I’ve accountability for operating revision and examination heat ups for sixteen exams this summer season….! For Yr 11 that is three papers for GCSE maths, two for GCSE Statistics, and two for Degree 2 Additional Maths. For Yr 13 it is three papers for A degree maths and 4 for A degree Additional Maths. Plus our Yr 12s take AS Additional Maths too, in order that’s one other two. A few of these exams are even taking place on the identical day which appears a bit thoughtless of the individuals who write the examination schedule! It will be a really busy time period with all of the examination warms ups and revision classes and all the pieces else occurring. Thrilling instances although. I like the summer season time period!

GCSE Maths
For GCSE there are already an unbelievable variety of revision sources obtainable. The qualification is properly established and there are actually so many sources it will possibly really feel a bit overwhelming – see my GCSE revision web page for many examples. We need not make breakfast heat ups as a result of we now have the warms ups I made again in 2018 – we at all times discover that these work very well. The primary new sources we want yearly are the ‘finest guess’ papers and checklists which might be made between exams – they’re actually useful and I very a lot respect the individuals who make them (I notably love the papers produced by 1st Class Maths) – I do know it takes loads of effort on tight deadlines. This yr there are no GCSE exams on the day earlier than Maths GCSE Paper 2 which has labored out properly – it means we will invite Yr 11 in to do a ‘Predicted Paper 2’ session that day.

I had a double Yr 11 lesson final week the place I needed to do one thing a bit completely different. We might already been doing topic-based revision classes for 4 weeks. After Easter I plan to maneuver to primarily mixed-topic revision classes (a mixture of examination papers and revision mats). However for the final lesson of the Spring time period I made a decision I needed to do a quiz, so I made one. It is right here if you wish to borrow and adapt it.

This model was made particularly for my Set 5 class which is our backside class on the Greater Tier. The scholars on this class ought to (fingers crossed) come out with Grades 5 – 7 this summer season. It begins very simple however will get tougher. There are fifty questions and most college students ended up with a rating within the thirties, though the winner scored 49 out of fifty. This quiz might simply be tailored for a Basis class (my colleague Will did so for his class – his model can also be right here) or for a GCSE class working at increased grades. There are many quiz questions to select from on my ‘Issues to Memorise‘ useful resource.

There are a number of other ways you may use this useful resource. College students might work in teams and write their solutions down on paper and mark them on the finish. I do not know if that is the best method by way of maximising their studying although. We wish each pupil to make use of their mind – to attempt to keep in mind information – and if they’re in a gaggle with somebody who may be very fast then they will not have the alternative to do that. So then the quiz is a pointless train for the slower half the category. As an alternative, I ran it individually – college students wrote their solutions on mini whiteboards and confirmed me when instructed. This meant I might see and reply to frequent misconceptions, and I might make fast, delicate, particular person corrections the place wanted. The questions lent themselves properly to mini whiteboards as they have been principally one phrase solutions. After every query I confirmed the right reply and added some commentary if wanted, and college students saved a tally of their rating on the again of their mini whiteboard. On the finish they wrote their whole rating on the mini whiteboards and held them up. Total they actually loved the quiz and I felt prefer it went properly. It took about 40 minutes.

A Degree Maths

I want there have been extra A degree revision sources round! We had so many for the outdated C1 – C4 specification however there’s not fairly a lot obtainable for the brand new specification. It would not assist that A degree sources for one examination board cannot essentially be used with one other board. Through the Easter holidays I am operating a 2.5 hour statistics revision session for Yr 13 and I needed to make the session from scratch which took ages! A minimum of I can reuse it in years to return.

One factor I made that I believed is perhaps price sharing is a Statistics Quiz. I plan to make use of this for my starter in my Easter revision session. I made a load of revision quizzes for the outdated A degree about ten years in the past however they’re all old-fashioned now. So that is mainly an up to date model. I additionally made a Pure Quiz which I’d use in June as a part of an examination heat up, alongside some examination model questions.

I have not examined both of those quizzes but so there could also be errors, however be at liberty to borrow and adapt (the recordsdata are right here), and please let me know in case you spot errors.

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Whilst you’re right here, a few fast notices:

I nonetheless have a maths trainer place obtainable on my pretty group. This can be a implausible alternative to show maths at Key Stage 3 and 4 (and A degree if desired – Yr 12 or 13 or each) at a extremely implausible faculty. Our GCSE maths outcomes are sensible (we’re a completely non-selective faculty and half of our college students get a Grade 7+ in maths) and our college students have implausible behaviour and attitudes. Should you reside in South London/Surrey then please get in contact (I am glad to debate the function or present you spherical – e-mail me at resourceaholic@gmail.com) or apply instantly by twenty second April. Come and work in a college the place it is an absolute pleasure to show maths!
I will be on the MEI Convention this summer season. It is on 3/4 July on the Keele College. Should you’ve not been earlier than then do ask your faculty in case you can attend – it is implausible CPD and in case you train examination lessons then the timing works properly – you may not want a lot cowl. The MEI Convention is at all times extremely prime quality and is kind of completely different to different conferences, so in case you’ve not been earlier than then I actually advocate coming this yr. Hopefully I am going to see you there.

That is it from me. Benefit from the Easter break!