KS4 - Year 10 and Year 11

Students in Year 10 and Year 11 should complete revision using the resources sign posted on the GCSE Revision Resources page on the school website. 

GCSE Revision Resources | Alder Community High School 

 

KS3 - Year 7, Year 8 and Year 9

Students in Year 7, Year 8 and Year 9 should work through the online learning which mirrors the taught curriculum in school. 

 

Year 7: Spring 1 

Subject 

Topic  

Link to online learning 

English 

Oliver Twist 

Unit - Oak National Academy (thenational.academy) 

 

Maths 

1.Introduction to Ratio 

2.Introduction to Pythagoras 

3.Solving basic linear equations 

1.Equivalent ratios and simplifying ratios &  

Division in a given ratio 

2.Pythagoras’ Theorem 

3.Solving Equations with x on one side 

Science 

Sexual reproduction 

Reproduction - KS3 Biology - BBC Bitesize 

Geography 

Natural resources 

The land as a resource – KS3 Geography – BBC Bitesize 

 

History 

Anglo Saxon England 

What was life like in Anglo-Saxon England? - The Anglo Saxons - KS3 History - homework help for year 7, 8 and 9. - BBC Bitesize 

RE 

Muslim Beliefs 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zfwhfg8/articles/znhjcqt 

Spanish 

Family and Pets 

Family and pets - KS3 Spanish - BBC Bitesize - BBC Bitesize 

Pronouncing words in Spanish - Phonics - KS3 Spanish - BBC Bitesize - BBC Bitesize 

Technology 

D&T – Design Briefs 

Textiles – Embellishments/Surface Patterns 

Food – Food Safety 

D&T - https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zvgvgdm/revision/1  

Textiles -  

Food - https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/z77v3k7/revision/1  

 

Year 8: Spring 1 

Subject 

Topic  

Link to online learning 

English 

Animal Farm 

Unit - Oak National Academy (thenational.academy) 

 

Maths 

1.Problem Solving with Ratio 

2.Find missing lengths using Pythagoras 

3.Solve more complex Linear Equations 

1.Solving Ratio Problems 

2.Pythagoras 

3.Solving Equations with x on both sides  

Science 

Atoms, elements and compounds 

Atoms, elements and compounds - KS3 Chemistry - BBC Bitesize 

Geography 

Development 

Development – KS3 Geography – BBC Bitesize 

History 

The English Civil War 

The English Civil Wars - The English Civil Wars - KS3 History - homework help for year 7, 8 and 9. - BBC Bitesize 

RE 

Being a teenage Sikh in the UK 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zyqnvcw/articles/znpq47h 

French 

Weather/Local Area 

Vocabulary - weather - My local area in French - GCSE French Revision - AQA - BBC Bitesize 

Technology 

D&T – Design briefs 

Textiles - Pattern and Print 

Food – Intensive and organic farmed foods 

D&T - https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zvgvgdm/revision/1 

Textiles - https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/z3c4jty/revision/1  

Food - https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/ztwvk2p/revision/3  

 

Year 9: Spring 1 

Subject 

Topic  

Link to online learning 

English  Romeo and Juliet  Unit - Oak National Academy (thenational.academy) 

Maths 

1.Direct and Inverse proportion 

2.Trigonometry 

3.Linear Inequalities, Solving Quadratics 

1.Proportion 

2.Trigonometry 

3.Inequalities 

Science 

Inheritance and genetics 

Inheritance and genetics - KS3 Biology - BBC Bitesize 

Geography 

Tectonics 

Plate tectonics – KS3 Geography – BBC Bitesize 

History 

Rise of the Dictators 

 

Rise of Hitler and the Nazis - World War Two and the Holocaust - KS3 History - homework help for year 7, 8 and 9. - BBC Bitesize 

RE 

Evil and suffering 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zkdk382/articles/z6twrj6 

Spanish 

Food and Drink 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zfgt6v4/articles/zbw4f4j  

Technology 

D&T – Design briefs 

Textiles – Fabric and paper manipulation 

Food - Macronutrients 

D&T - https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zvgvgdm/revision/1 

Textiles - https://florianeschmitt.com/what-is-fabric-manipulations/#:~:text=Definition,go%20from%20flat%20to%203D.  

Food - https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/znnqqhv/revision/1