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Biology

BBC bitesize

http://www.chadevans.co.uk/

http://www.skoool.co.uk/

www.spolem.co.uk/gcse_home.htm

 

A level Biology

http://www.s-cool.co.uk/

http://www.biologymad.com/

www.spolem.co.uk/gcse_home.htm

http://www.chadevans.co.uk/

 

Business Studies

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/business/

http://www.businessstudiesonline.co.uk/   (ignore material that is not relevant to AQA specification)

http://www.bized.co.uk/

http://www.tutor2u.net/

Economics

http://www.yardeni.com/ Superb resource from the Deutsche Bank's Chief Economist

http://www.worldbank.org/ Full of relevant information and analysis on hundreds of individual countries

http://www.undp.org/ Excellent data available on social/economic indicators and development issues

http://www.tutor2u.net/ The UK's leading web community for Economics and Business Studies students. Packed full of resources including revision notes, economics links, case studies, a discussion forum and daily updates on the latest economic developments.

http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/ The Government's official site with plenty of up to date information - particularly useful at Budget Time

www.pa.press.net/business/main.html Top source for breaking business news from the UK and around the world

http://www.oecd.org/  Home page of leading 24 industrialised countries - good statistics section

http://www.imf.org/ Individual country reports and useful analysis on major policy issues

http://www.ifs.org.uk/ Detailed research on taxation issues plus a Virtual Economy simulation game

http://www.ft.com/ Web edition of the top financial newspaper (freely available)

http://www.economist.com/ Weekly international business magazine - free for print subscribers

http://www.dismal.com/ American site with specific focus on the US but also clear explanation and analysis of international economic trends

http://www.bized.co.uk/ Teacher based site with some useful revision resources and company database

http://www.news.bbc.co.uk/ Up to the minute news and stories from the world of business and finance

http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/ Home page of the UK's central bank - from which the latest inflation reports and interest rate decisions can be downloaded

English

www.nec.ac.uk/register/custom/revisiondirect  Just for English  and Psychology

 www.englishbiz.co.uk/

http://www.universalteacher.org.uk/contents.htm


Literary terms sites: 

http://www.chompchomp.com/terms.htm

Lots of background information on Shakespeare and his work. 

http://shakespeare.palomar.edu

http://www.bardweb.net/

www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/english_literature/  (focuses on the literature exam)

bbc sosteacher  (If you have an English query then you can e-mail your question to them. This site also allows you to view thousands of other questions and answers and is an excellent revision source)

universalteacher.org.uk  (A superb site for revising the AQA anthology. It has in-depth commentaries of all poems in the current anthology. It also has sections on all aspects of coursework.)

sparknotes.com  (Comprehensive study guides for most GCSE texts)

s-cool.co.uk (A great resource with notes on many popular GCSE texts such as Animal Farm, Lord of the Flies, Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, The Go-Between and more. It also contains revision notes to help you with some of the poems from the anthology)

Belmont High School   (A useful site if you are studying the novel Of Mice and Men or the novel To Kill a Mockingbird - good because words and phrases that you may have difficulty understanding are explained)

A comprehensive study guide for the novel Lord of the Flies

homework-online.com  (Free study guides for "Lord of the Flies" and "To Kill a Mockingbird")

englishbiz.co.uk  (A straightforward site which focuses on helping you to achieve higher grades in English and English Literature GCSE exams. You are also invited to send in questions)

essay tips  (A helpful site if you struggle with organising and extending your essays. Also extremely useful for preparing for your exams as it helps you with comparing and contrasting essays which you will need to use when comparing poems)

http://www.revisiontime.com/gcse_english.html (includes plenty of useful links to other sites)

Podcastrevision (revision podcasts on key poems)

A detailed site on the novel Frankenstein.

englishplus.com (A site on English grammar; If you struggle with your apostrophes or semi-colons then this is the site for you)

 allshakespeare.com  (On-line study guides to Shakespeare's plays)

 bibliomania.com  (Free Online Literature with more than 2000 whole Classic Texts to view. If the text you are studying is on this site, then there is no need to take your book home as you can view it on-line)

 http://www.novelguide.com/  (Study guides for almost all GCSE novel and coursework texts, including full texts of some novels and plays such as "Great Expectations", "Frankenstein" and "Romeo and Juliet")

The Complete works of William Shakespeare  (Why take the book home when you can read the whole text online?)

http://www.brianmac.co.uk/

http://www.y-coach.com/

http://www.theica.com/

http://www.teachpe.com/gcse.php

http://www.s-cool.co.uk/articles.asp

http://www.netfit.co.uk/wkstr.htm

http://www.educationforum.co.uk/PE/GCSEPEHome.htm

http://www.revisionaid.co.uk

Religious studies

REQuest 14+ / GCSE
Covers wide range of issues (eg abortion, Media, suffering, prejudice etc) and Christian perspectives using personal experiences. Also useful for religion, science and use of evidence, in addition to all aspects of Christian life and faith.

 

The Revision Site : GCSE Religious Studies
Supports examination RS/RE with pupil friendly information and multiple choice quizzes on topics for Christianity, Christian Perspectives and Judaism. Also revision and exam tips.

 

BBC Bitesize Religious Education
Topics : death, God, human relationships, poverty, prejudice, science, environment, sanctity of life, war and peace. Also 'Ask the teacher' RE question and answer archive, survival kit.

 

Revise it!
Revision notes and tests on Christian beliefs and sources of authority, (Jesus, bible, creeds) Christian practice and organisation (church, festivals, worship, rites of passage), Christian attitudes, abortion, euthanasia, suicide, family, suffering, created world, justice and equality. Also revision guides, exam timetables, discussion etc.

 

Ask the Teacher (BBC Bitesize)
Very useful archive or ask question. Sections on Islam, Christianity, Judaism, examination technique and other religions.

 

GCSE Religious Studies
Extracts from Michael Foley's GCSE text book covering Christian topics and moral issues. Also guidance for learning and exams.

Schoolsnet : RS Revision
Excellent online lesson activities to help you revise topics in Chirstianity, Hinduism, Islam and Judaism.

Science

Doc Brown's Chemistry and Science Clinic at www.docbrown.info

 

Languages

 

French:

ZUT http://zut.languageskills.co.uk/index.html

Languages Online http://www.languagesonline.org.uk/

Ashcombe School http://www.ashcombe.surrey.sch.uk/Curriculum/modlang/index_students.htm

French Teacher http://www.frenchteacher.net/interactive.htm

Verbs http://www.verb2verbe.com/

 

 

German:

GUT http://gut.languageskills.co.uk/index.html

KLAR http://www.klar.co.uk/index.php

Languages Online http://www.languagesonline.org.uk/

Ashcombe School http://www.ashcombe.surrey.sch.uk/Curriculum/modlang/index_students.htm

Verbs http://www.verben.info/

 

Spanish:

OYE http://oye.languageskills.co.uk/index.html

Languages Online http://www.languagesonline.org.uk/

Asi Se Hace http://www.asisehace.net/

Ashcombe School http://www.ashcombe.surrey.sch.uk/Curriculum/modlang/index_students.htm

Grammar and Vocabulary http://members.tripod.com/spanishflashcards/

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