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Contents Page
Business Studies Page 3 to 4
Computer Science Page 5
Design Technology Page 6
English Page 7 to 8
French Page 9
Geography Page 10 to 12
History Page 13 to 14
Mathematics – Foundation Page 15 to 16
Music Page 17
Physical Education Page 18 to 20
Philosophy & Ethics Page 21 to 22
Science Biology Combined Page 23 to 24
Science Biology Triple Page 25 to 26
Science Chemistry Combined Page 27 to 28
Science Chemistry Triple Page 29 to 30
Science Physics Combined Page 31
Science Physics Triple Page 32
Sociology Page 33
Spanish Page 34
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Business Studies – BTEC Business Costs
• Start-up cots
• Operating costs
• Fixed costs
• Variable costs
• Direct and indirect costs
• Total costs
Break Even Analysis
• Setting targets
• Adjusting costs and sales price
• Risks for planning
• Risks for pricing
• Risks for costs
Revenue
• Sources of revenue
• Interest on savings
• Investing in businesses
• Selling or renting resources
• Calculating revenue
Budgeting
• Budgets
• Expenditure budgets
• Revenue budgets
• Planning ahead
• Advantages of budgeting
• Budgetary control
Expenditure
• Capital expenditure
• Revenue expenditure
• Overheads
Cash Flow
• Forecasts
• Cash inflows
• Cash outflows
• Improving cash flow
• Cash deficit
• Cash surplus
Profit and Loss
• Making a profit
• Making a loss
Importance of Cash Flow Forecasting
• Timings of inflows and outflows
• Instant payment
• One-month credit period
• Advantages of cash flow forecasts
• Predicting problems
• Planning for success
• Decision-making
• Risks of not completing cash flow forecasts
Break Even
• Break-even point – calculating
• Margin of safety
Creating Cash Flow Forecasts
• Creating a cash flow forecast
• Inflows
• Outflows
• Net cash flow and bank balances
Break Even Charts
• Drawing and reading break-even charts
• Total revenue line
• Fixed and total costs
Gross and Net Profit
• Cost of sales
• Gross profit
• Calculating gross profit
• Positive and negative gross profit
• Net profit
• Calculating net profit
• Positive and negative net profit
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Break Even questions
• Profit and loss
• Variable costs
• Fixed costs increase and decrease
• Sales price increase and decrease
Statements of Financial Position
• Balance sheet
• Assets; fixed and current
• Liabilities; current and long-term
• Capital
• Working capital
• Net assets
• Capital employed
• Balance sheet
Income Statements
• Financial statements
• Income statements – profit and loss account
• Filling in an income statement
Making a Business More Successful
• Increasing net profit
• Increasing profit margin
• Reducing expenditure
• Improving balance sheets
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Computer Science
Topic & sub-content for Paper 1 Pages on CPG
Revision Guide
Systems architecture
1-6 Computer Memory
Storage
Wired/Wireless networking 13 - 24
Networking Topologies
System security
Systems software 6-10
Ethical, Legal & environmental issues linked to the use of computers 25-32
Topic & sub-content for Paper 2
Pseudocode & Flowchart algorithms 33-35
Sorting & Searching algorithms 36-40
Programming techniques 41-56
Robust programs & defensive code design 57
Logic Gates 64
Boolean operators 64
Truth Tables 64
Types of languages 61
Errors and types within code 59
Units of data measure 66
Number systems – Denary, Binary & Hexadecimal 67-71
Character sets 72
Images & binary 73
Sound & binary 74
Compression techniques 75
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Design Technology Content of Principles of Design and Technology (J310/01) 1. Identifying requirements
1.1 How can exploring the context a design solution is intended for inform decisions and outcomes? 1.2 Why is usability an important consideration when designing prototypes?
2. Learning from existing products and practice
2.1 What are the opportunities and constraints that influence design and making requirements? 2.2 How do developments in Design and Technology influence design decisions and practice?
3. Implications of wider issues
3.1 What are the impacts of new and emerging technologies when developing design solutions? 3.2 How do designers choose appropriate sources of energy to make products and power systems? 3.3
What wider implications can have an influence on the processes of designing and making?
4. Design thinking and communication 4.1 How can design solutions be communicated to demonstrate their suitability to a third party?
4.2 How do designers source information and thinking when problem solving? 5. Material considerations
5.1 What are the main categories of materials available to designers when developing design solutions? 5.2 What factors are important to consider when selecting appropriate materials and/or system
components when designing? 5.3 Why is it important to understand the sources or origins of materials and/or system components?
5.4 Why is it important to know the different available forms of specific materials and/or systems components?
6. Technical understanding
6.1 What gives a product structural integrity? 6.2 How can materials and products be finished for different purposes?
6.3 How do we introduce controlled movement to products and systems? 6.4 How do electronic systems provide functionality to products and processes?
7. Manufacturing processes and techniques
7.1 How can materials and processes be used to make iterative models? 7.2 How can materials be manipulated and joined in different ways in a workshop environment when making final prototypes?
7.3 How do designers and manufacturers ensure accuracy when making prototypes and products? 7.4 How do industry professionals use digital design tools when exploring and developing design ideas?
7.5 How do processes vary when manufacturing products to different scales of production? 7.6 How do new and emerging technologies have an impact on production techniques and systems?
8. Viability of design solutions 8.1 How can cost and availability of specific materials and/or system components affect their selection
when designing?
Non-exam assessment content – Iterative Design Challenge In order to undertake their Iterative Design Challenge, learners should:
1. Identify requirements 2. Learning from existing products and practice
3. Implications of wider issues 4. Design thinking and communication
5. Material considerations 6. Technical understanding 7. Manufacturing processes and techniques
8. Viability of design solutions
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English Analysing fiction:
• Setting
• Themes
• Characterisation and narrative voice
• Language and structure
• Annotating text
• Responding to a fiction text
Analysing non-fiction:
• Purpose and audience
• Language and structure
• Responding to a non-fiction text
Comparing texts:
• How to compare texts
Writing:
• Audience, purpose and form
• Writing fiction
• Writing non-fiction
• Planning
• Organising information and ideas
• Using language effectively
• Vocabulary
Title of course: AQA GCSE ENGLISH LITERATURE
Knowledge of the following texts: Shakespeare’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’
Understanding of:
• The plot
• Shakespearian England and its conventions
• Characters - Romeo, Juliet, the Montagues and Capulets, Friar Lawrence, the Nurse, Tybalt,
Mercutio and Benvolio
• Themes - love, hate, conflict, family
• Structure – how the plot is ordered and why
• Language – devices, metaphorical language, sonnets
J. B Priestley’s ‘An Inspector Calls’
Understanding of:
• The plot
• Edwardian life
• Characters – Arthur and Sybil Birling, Sheila, Eric, Gerald and the Inspector
• Themes- - social class and social responsibility, age and gender
• Structure – how the plot is ordered and why
• Methods – devices, metaphorical language and symbolism
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Dickens’ ‘A Christmas Carol’
Understanding of:
• The plot
• Victorian life
• Characters –Scrooge, Fred, the Cratchits and Tiny Tim, the ghosts and minor characters
• Themes- - social responsibility, the importance of family, social injustice, Christmas and
redemption
• Structure – how the plot is ordered and why
• Methods – devices, metaphorical language and symbolism
Power and Conflict (Poetry)
Understanding of:
15 poems from the AQA Anthology from the ‘Power and Conflict’ cluster (the poems’ ideas and
messages, form and structure and use of language techniques. Two poems are compared.
Unseen poetry
This response to two unseen poems gives students the opportunity to demonstrate and use the
skills they have learned throughout the course.
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French AQA GCSE Details of the topics to be covered: Foundation and Higher cover the same topics
Theme 1: Identity and Culture
• Relationships with family and friends
• Marriage and partnership
• Social media
• Mobile technology
• New technology – advantages and disadvantages
• Music and cinema
• Food and eating out
• Sport
• France and its customs
Theme 2: Local, national and global areas of interest
• Home and the local area
• Where I live
• Charity and voluntary work
• Heathy and unhealthy living
• Environment
• Poverty
• Homelessness
• Holidays and travel
• Regions in France
• Weather and climate
Theme 3: Current and future study and employment
• School life
• University or work
• Career choices
• Future plans
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Geography GCSE AQA 8035
Unit 1 - Living with the physical environment
Section A – The challenge of natural hazards
Tectonic Hazards
• Earthquakes and volcanic eruptions are the result of physical processes
• The effects of, and responses to, a tectonic hazard vary between areas of contrasting
levels of wealth
• Management can reduce the effects of a tectonic hazard
Weather Hazards
• Global atmospheric circulation helps to determine patterns of weather and climate
• Tropical storms (hurricanes, cyclones, typhoons) develop as a result of particular
physical conditions
• Tropical storms have significant effects on people and the environment
• The UK is affected by a number of weather hazards
• Extreme weather events in the UK have impacts on human activity
Climate Change
• Climate change is the result of natural and human factors, and has a range of effects
• Managing climate change involves both mitigation (reducing causes) and adaptation
(responding to change)
Section B – The living world
Ecosystems
• Ecosystems exist at a range of scales and involve the interaction between biotic and
abiotic components
Tropical Rainforests
• Tropical rainforest ecosystems have a range of distinctive characteristics
• Deforestation has economic and environmental impacts
• Tropical rainforests need to be managed to be sustainable
Hot deserts
• Hot desert ecosystems have a range of distinctive characteristics
• Development of hot desert environments creates opportunities and challenges
• Areas on the fringe of hot deserts are at risk of desertification
Cold Environments
• Cold environments (polar and tundra) have a range of distinctive characteristics
• Development of cold environments creates opportunities and challenges
• Cold environments are at risk from economic development
Section C – Physical landscapes in the UK
Coastal landscapes
• The coast is shaped by a number of physical processes
• Distinctive coastal landforms are the result of rock type, structure and physical
processes
• Different management strategies can be used to protect coastlines from the effects
of physical processes
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River landscapes
• The shape of river valleys changes as rivers flow downstream
• Distinctive fluvial landforms result from different physical processes
• Different management strategies can be used to protect river landscapes from the
effects of flooding
Glacial landscapes
• Ice was a powerful force in shaping the physical landscape of the UK
• Distinctive glacial landforms result from different physical processes
• Glaciated upland areas provide opportunities for different economic activities, and
management strategies can be used to reduce land use conflicts
Unit 2 – Challenges in the human environment
Section A – Urban Issues and Challenges
The urban world
• A growing percentage of the world’s population lives in urban areas
• Urban growth creates opportunities and challenges for cities in LICs and NEEs
Urban change in the UK
• Urban change in cities in the UK leads to a variety of social, economic and
environmental opportunities and challenges
Urban sustainability
• Urban sustainability requires management of resources and transport
Section B – The changing economic world
The development gap
• There are global variations in economic development and quality of life
• Various strategies exist for reducing the global development gap
Nigeria: A Newly-Emerging Economy
• Some LICs and NEEs are experiencing rapid economic development which leads to
significant social, environmental and cultural change
The changing UK economy
• Major changes in the economy of the UK have affected, and will continue to affect,
employment patterns and regional growth
Section C – The challenge of resource management
Resource management
• Food, water and energy are fundamental to human development
• The changing demand and provision of resources in the UK create opportunities and
challenges
Food management
• Demand for food resources is rising globally but supply can be insecure, which may
lead to conflict
• Different strategies can be used to increase food supply
Water management
• Demand for water resources is rising globally but supply can be insecure, which may
lead to conflict
• Different strategies can be used to increase water supply
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Energy management
• Demand for energy resources is rising globally but supply can be insecure, which
may lead to conflict
• Different strategies can be used to increase energy supply
Unit 3 – Geographical applications and skills
Issue evaluation
• Suitable question for geographical enquiry
• Reaching conclusions
• Evaluation of geographical enquiry
Fieldwork
• Selecting, measuring and recording data appropriate to the chosen enquiry
• Selecting appropriate ways of processing and presenting fieldwork data
• Describing, analysing and explaining fieldwork data
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History - Edexcel Crime & Punishment
Medieval England 1000 – 1500
• Crimes against the person; social crime
• Changing definitions of crime; Forest Laws
• Role of the authorities and local communities in law enforcement
• Deterrence and retribution; corporal and capital punishment
• Influence of the Church; trial by ordeal
Early-Modern England 1500 – 1700
• Continuity and change in crimes; heresy and treason
• Role of authorities and local communities; town watchmen
• The Gunpowder Plotters
• Key individual; Matthew Hopkins and the witch-hunts of 1645-47
Modern England 1700 – 1900
• Highway robbery, poaching and smuggling
• Changing definitions of crime; Tolpuddle Martyrs
• The development of police forces; Fielding brothers
• Changing views on the purpose of punishment; the Bloody Code and prison reform
• Pentonville prison; the strengths and weaknesses of the system
• Key individual; Robert Peel; development of the Metropolitan Police Force
Modern England 1900 – present
• New forms of theft and smuggling
• Driving offences, race crimes and drug crimes
• Neighbourhood Watch and the use of science and technology; prevention
• Abolition of the death penalty; open prisons, young offenders, non-custodial
alternatives
• Treatment of conscientious objectors in the 1st and 2nd World Wars
• Derek Bentley case; abolition of the death penalty
Whitechapel 1870 – 1900
• Problems of housing and overcrowding; Peabody Estate and workhouses
• Lodging houses and pubs; fluctuating population, immigrants and segregation
• Policing in Whitechapel; Vigilance Committee
• Investigate policing in Whitechapel; Jack the Ripper
• National and regional context; Metropolitan Police, beat constable and CID
Saxons & Normans
1066: the Norman Conquest
• Anglo-Saxon society
• The last years of Edward the Confessor and the succession crisis
• The rival claimants for the throne
• The Norman invasion
William I: Securing the Kingdom
• Establishing control
• The causes and outcomes of Anglo-Saxon resistance, 1068-71
• The legacy of resistance to 1087
• Revolt of the Earls, 1075
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Norman England
• The feudal system and the Church
• Norma government
• The Norman aristocracy
• William I and his sons
Weimar & Nazi Germany
Weimar Germany 1918 – 1929
• The origins of the Republic, 1918-19
• The early challenges to the Weimar Republic, 1919-23
• The recovery of the Republic, 1924-29
• Changes in society, 1924-29
Hitler’s Rise to Power 1919 – 1933
• Early development of the Nazi Party, 1920–22
• The Munich Putsch and the lean years, 1923–29
• The growth in support for the Nazis, 1929–32
• 4 How Hitler became Chancellor, 1932–33
Nazi Control & Dictatorship 1933 – 1939
• The creation of a dictatorship, 1933–34
• The police state
• Controlling and influencing attitudes
• Opposition, resistance and conformity
Life in Nazi Germany 1933 – 1939
• Nazi policies towards women
• Nazi policies towards the young
• Employment and living standards
• The persecution of minorities
American West
Settlement of the West
• The Plains Indians; their beliefs and way of life
• Migration and early settlement
• Conflict and tension
Plains Indians
• The development of settlement in the West
• Ranching and the cattle industry
• Changes in the way of life of the Plains Indians
Lawlessness in American Towns
• Changes in farming, the cattle industry and settlement
• Conflict and tension
• The Plains Indians; the destruction of their way of life
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Maths Foundation
Topic Clip numbers
on MathsWatch Grade
Basic number; decimals and integers 1 – 6 1
Introduction to algebra and co-ordinates 7 – 8 1
Introduction to shapes and symmetry 9 – 16 1
Fractions, decimals, factors and powers of 10 17 - 32 2
Basic algebraic manipulation 33 - 37 2
Ratio and proportion 38 - 42 2
Angles, area and perimeter, transformations 43 - 56 2
Probability, charts and averages 57 - 65 2
Calculations with fractions, decimals and percentages 66 – 92 3
Algebraic equations, brackets and sequences 93 - 104 3
Ratio, percentage change and simple interest 105 - 111 3
Angles, area of circles, surface area and volume 112 - 124 3
Probability, Venn diagrams, pie charts, stem and leaf and scatter graphs 125 - 130 3
Index notation, brackets in algebra and inequalities 131 - 141 4
Compound measures, distance time graphs and similar shapes 142 - 144 4
Constructions and Pythagoras 145 - 150 4
Tree diagrams and sampling populations 151 - 153 4
Negative indices and error intervals 154 - 156 5
Factorising, quadratic and simultaneous equations, straight line graphs 157 - 163 5
Compound interest 164 5
Trigonometry, 3D shapes and vectors 165 - 174 5
Tree diagrams and stratified sampling 175 - 176 5
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Maths Higher (includes everything on the Foundation course)
Topic
Clip numbers
on
MathsWatch
Grade
Recurring decimals, trial and improvement and iteration 177 - 180 6
Transformations and circle theorems 181 - 184 6
Probability, Venn diagrams, cumulative frequency and boxplots 185 - 187 6
Fractional indices, solving quadratics, trigonometrical graphs and functions 190 - 196 7
Equation of circle, regions in graphs 197 - 198 7
Direct and inverse proportion 199 7
Similarity – area and volume, sine and cosine rule 200 - 203 7
Probability and histograms 204 - 205 7
Upper and lower bounds, surds 206 - 207 8 – 9
Completing the square, algebraic fractions, simultaneous quadratics 208 - 213 8 – 9
Inverse functions and interpreting graphs 214 - 216 8 – 9
Pythagoras and trigonometry in 3D, vectors 217 – 219 8 – 9
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Music
Listening examination:
Western classical tradition 1650–1910
• Musical elements
• Musical notation
• Chords
• Musical vocabulary and terminology
Popular music
• The Beatles
• Musical elements
Traditional music
• Study piece
• Musical elements
Western classical tradition since 1910
• Study piece
• Musical elements
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Physical Education (Edexcel) GCSE
Component 1: Fitness and Body Systems Exam 1: 1hour 45 min
Area What you need to know – must be able to apply to physical activity
Functions of Skeleton Protection of vital organs, muscle attachment, joints for movement, platelets, red and
white blood cell production, storage of calcium and phosphorus.
Classification of bones Long (leverage), short (weight bearing), flat (protection, broad surface for muscle
attachment), irregular (protection and muscle attachment).
Structure of the skeletal system
Role of ligaments/tendons
Identification of bones: Cranium, clavicle, scapula, five regions of the vertebral column
(cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacrum, coccyx), ribs, sternum, humerus, radius, ulna,
carpals, metacarpals, phalanges (in the hand), pelvis, femur, patella, tibia, fibula, tarsals,
metatarsals, phalanges (in the foot).
Relevance to participation in physical activity and sport.
Movement possibilities at joints Flexion, extension, adduction, abduction, rotation, circumduction, plantar-flexion,
dorsiflexion
Classification of joints Pivot (neck – atlas and axis), hinge (elbow, knee and ankle), ball and socket (hip and
shoulder), condyloid (wrist)
Classification of Muscles Voluntary muscles of the skeletal system, involuntary muscles in blood vessels, cardiac
muscle forming the heart,
Location and role of Muscles Deltoid, biceps, triceps, pectoralis major, latissimus dorsi, external obliques, hip flexors,
gluteus maximus, quadriceps, hamstrings, gastrocnemius and tibialis anterior
Antagonistic muscle pairs
Definitions of terms (agonist and antagonist)
Gastrocnemius and tibialis anterior acting at the ankle plantar flexion to dorsiflexion;
and quadriceps and hamstrings acting at the knee, biceps and triceps acting at the
elbow, and hip flexors and gluteus maximus acting at the hip – all flexion to extension
Fast and Slow twitch muscle
fibres type I, type IIa and type IIx
The Structure and Function of the cardio-respiratory system
Cardiovascular system –
function applied
Transport of oxygen, carbon dioxide and nutrients, clotting of open wounds, regulation
of body temperature
Structure of the cardiovascular
system
Atria, ventricles, septum, tricuspid, bicuspid and semi-lunar valves, aorta, vena cava,
pulmonary artery, pulmonary
arteries, capillaries and veins Structure of arteries, capillaries and veins and how this helps in exercise
Vascular shunting (vasoconstriction, vasodilation) and the need for redistribution of blood flow (vascular
shunting) during physical activities compared to when resting
Components of blood Red and white blood cells, platelets and plasma
Respiratory system –
composition of air
Lung volumes and change in
tidal volume due to physical
activity and sport
Composition of inhaled and exhaled air and the difference between the two at rest and
when exercising
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Vital capacity and tidal volume, and reasons that make the change in tidal volume
necessary
Location of main components. Lungs, bronchi, bronchioles, alveoli, diaphragm
structure and function of alveoli Structure of alveoli
Process of gas exchange
Energy sources Fats as a fuel source for aerobic activity, carbohydrates as a fuel source for aerobic and
anaerobic activity
Aerobic and anaerobic exercise
The use of glucose and oxygen to release energy aerobically with the production of
carbon dioxide and water, the impact of insufficient oxygen on energy release, the by-
product of anaerobic respiration (lactic acid)
Short term effects of exercise
and the relevance of this to the
player/performer
Muscular: lactate accumulation, muscle fatigue
CV: heart rate, stroke volume and cardiac output
Respiratory: on depth and rate of breathing
Topic 2: Movement Analysis
Lever First, second and third-class levers
Planes and axes
Sagittal plane about the frontal axis
Frontal plane about the sagittal axis
Transverse plane about the vertical
Topic 3: Physical Training
Components of fitness Cardiovascular fitness (aerobic endurance), strength, muscular endurance, flexibility,
body composition, agility, balance, coordination, power, reaction time, and speed
Fitness tests
Value and purpose of fitness testing
Fitness testing: cardiovascular fitness – Cooper 12 minute tests (run, swim), Harvard
Step Test; strength – grip dynamometer; muscular endurance – one-minute sit-up, one-
minute press-up; speed – 30m sprint; power – vertical jump; flexibility – sit and reach
Methods of training
Continuous, Fartlek, circuit, interval, plyometrics, weight/resistance. Fitness classes for
specific components of fitness, physical activity and sport (body pump, aerobics, pilates,
yoga, spinning)
The advantages and disadvantages of different training methods
Principles of training
Individual needs, specificity, progressive overload, FITT (frequency, intensity, time,
type), overtraining, reversibility, thresholds of training (aerobic target zone: 60–80% and
anaerobic target zone: 80%–90%
The long-term effect of
exercise
Able to train for longer and more intensely
Muscular-skeletal system: increased bone density, strength of ligaments and tendons,
muscles hypertrophy and the importance of rest for adaptations to take place and time
to recover before the next training session.
Identification of injury,
treatment and common sports
injuries
Concussion, fractures, dislocation, sprain, torn cartilage and soft tissue injury (strain,
tennis elbow, golfers elbow, abrasions)
RICE (rest, ice, compression, elevation)
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Injury prevention in sport and
physical activity
Injury prevention through: correct application of the principles of training to avoid
overuse injuries; adherence to the rules of an activity during play/participation; use of
appropriate protective clothing and equipment; checking of equipment and facilities
before use, all as applied to a range of physical activities and sports
Performance enhancing drugs –
Performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) and their positive and negative effects on sporting
performance and performer lifestyle, including: anabolic steroids; beta blockers;
diuretics; narcotic analgesics; peptide hormones (erythropoietin (EPO); growth
hormones (GH)); stimulants; blood doping
Warm ups and cool downs
The purpose and importance of warm ups and cool downs to effective training sessions
and physical activity and sport
Phases of a warm up and their significance in preparation for physical activity and sport
Activities included in warm ups and cool downs
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Philosophy & Ethics
Paper 1:
Christian Beliefs
• The Trinity
• The creation of the Universe and Humanity
• The incarnation
• The last days of Jesus
• Salvation
• Christian Eschatology
• The problem of evil and suffering
• Solutions to the problems of evil and suffering
Living the Christian Life
• Worship
• The role of the sacraments in Christian life
• Prayer
• Pilgrimage
• Religious celebrations
• The future of the church
• The importance of the local church
• The worldwide church
Marriage and the family (Christianity)
• Marriage
• Sexual relationships
• Families
• Support for the family in the local parish
• Family planning
• Divorce and remarriage
• Equality of men and women in the family
• Gender prejudice and discrimination
Matter of Life and Death (Christianity)
• Origins and value of the universe
• Sanctity of life
• The origins and value of human life
• Abortion
• Death and the afterlife
• Non-religious arguments against life after death
• Euthanasia
• The natural world
Paper 2:
Muslim Beliefs
• The Six beliefs of Islam
• The five roots of Shi’a Islam
• The nature of Allah
• Risalah (Prophethood)
• Muslim Holy Books
• Malaikah (angels)
• Al Qadr (fate)
• Akirah (Muslim beliefs about life after death)
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Living the Muslim life
• The Ten Obligatory Acts
• Shahadah
• Salah
• Sawm
• Zakah and Khums
• Hajj
• Jihad
• Celebrations and Commemorations
Crime and Punishment (Islam)
• Justice
• Crime
• Muslim attitudes to good, evil and suffering
• Attitudes to punishment
• Aims of Punishment
• Forgiveness
• Treatment of criminals
• The Death Penalty
Peace and Conflict (Islam)
• Muslim attitudes towards peace
• The role of Muslims in peace making
• Attitudes to conflict
• Pacifism
• Just war theory
• Holy war
• Weapons of mass destruction
• Issues surrounding conflict
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Science Biology Combined
Paper 1
Cell biology
• Animal and plant cells
• Microscopy
• Cell specialisation
• Cell differentiation
• Stem cells
• Chromosomes
• Mitosis and the cell cycle
• Diffusion
• Osmosis
• Active transport
Organisation
• Principles of organisation
• The human digestive system
• Properties of enzymes
• Human digestive enzymes
• The heart and blood vessels
• Structure and function of arteries, veins and capillaries
• Coronary heart disease
• Blood
• Plant organs and plant tissues
• Plant transport systems
Infection and response
• Communicable diseases
• Viral, bacterial and fungal diseases in humans and plants
• Protist diseases – malaria
• Human defence systems
• Vaccination
• Antibiotics
• Painkillers
• Discovery and development of drugs
• Health issues and effect of lifestyle on non-communicable diseases
• Cancers (malignant tumours) result from uncontrolled cell division
Bioenergetics
• Photosynthetic reaction
• Rate of photosynthesis/limiting factors
• Use of glucose
• Aerobic respiration
• Anaerobic respiration
• Response to exercise
• Metabolism
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Paper 2
Homeostasis and response
• Homeostasis - regulation of internal conditions for enzyme action and cell function
• Structure and function of the nervous system
• Reflex actions
• Human endocrine system/hormonal control
• Control of blood glucose concentration/ HT: Glucagon
• Hormones in human reproduction
• Contraception/ HT: The use of hormones to treat infertility.
• HT: Negative feedback.
Inheritance, variation and evolution
• Sexual and asexual reproduction
• Meiosis
• Sex determination
• DNA and the genome
• Genetic inheritance and Inherited disorders
• Genetic engineering
• Variation: differences in the characteristics of individuals
• Selective breeding
• Evolution/evidence for evolution – fossils and resistant bacteria
• Extinction
• Classification
Ecology
• Communities
• Biotic factors and Abiotic factors
• Distribution of organisms
• Adaptations
• Levels of organisation – feeding relationships
• How materials are cycled, including water and carbon
• Biodiversity
• Waste management/population growth/pollution
• Land use and deforestation
• Global warming
• Maintaining biodiversity
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Science – Biology Triple
Paper 1
Cell biology
• Animal and plant cells
• Microscopy
• Cell specialisation
• Cell differentiation
• Stem cells
• Chromosomes
• Mitosis and the cell cycle
• Diffusion
• Osmosis
• Active transport
Organisation
• Principles of organisation
• The human digestive system
• Properties of enzymes
• Human digestive enzymes
• The heart and blood vessels
• Structure and function of arteries, veins and capillaries
• Coronary heart disease
• Blood
• Plant organs and plant tissues
• Plant transport systems
Infection and response
• Communicable diseases
• Viral, bacterial and fungal diseases in humans and plants
• Growing pathogens/preventing bacterial growth
• Protist diseases – malaria
• Human defence systems
• Plant pathogens and mineral deficiencies
• Vaccination
• Antibiotics
• Painkillers
• Discovery and development of drugs
• Monoclonal antibodies
• Health issues and effect of lifestyle on non-communicable diseases
• Cancers (malignant tumours) result from uncontrolled cell division
Bioenergetics
• Photosynthetic reaction
• Rate of photosynthesis/limiting factors
• Use of glucose
• Aerobic respiration
• Anaerobic respiration
• Response to exercise
• Metabolism
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Paper 2
Homeostasis and response
• Homeostasis - regulation of internal conditions for enzyme action and cell function
• Structure and function of the nervous system
• Reflex actions
• The brain
• The eye
• Human endocrine system/hormonal control
• Control of blood glucose concentration/ HT: Glucagon
• Hormones in human reproduction
• Contraception/ HT: The use of hormones to treat infertility.
• HT: Negative feedback.
• Plant hormones and their uses
Inheritance, variation and evolution
• Sexual and asexual reproduction
• Meiosis
• Sex determination
• Reproduction ion fungi, plants and malaria parasites
• DNA and the genome
• DNA structure/protein synthesis
• Gene expression and mutation
• Genetic inheritance and Inherited disorders
• Genetic engineering
• Variation: differences in the characteristics of individuals
• Selective breeding
• History of genetics – Mendel
• Evolution/evidence for evolution – fossils and resistant bacteria
• Theories of evolution – Darwin and Lamarck
• Speciation
• Extinction
• Classification
Ecology
• Communities
• Biotic factors and Abiotic factors
• Distribution of organisms
• Adaptations
• Levels of organisation – feeding relationships
• How materials are cycled, including water and carbon
• Rates of decomposition
• Biodiversity
• Waste management/population growth/pollution
• Land use and deforestation
• Global warming
• Environmental changes
• Maintaining biodiversity
• Trophic levels and biomass
• Factors affecting food security
• Making food production efficient/ sustainable food production
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Science – Chemistry Combined
Paper 1
Atomic structure and the Periodic Table
• Atoms, elements and compounds
• Chemical equations
• Separating mixtures
• History of the atom
• Ions, atoms and isotopes / Electronic structures
• Development of the periodic Table/ Group 0, 1, 7
Bonding, Structure and Properties of Matter
• States of matter
• Ionic compounds and their properties
• Covalent compounds
• (Small molecules AND giant covalent)
• Metals –bonding and properties
• Graphene, fullerene, alloys
Quantitative Chemistry
• Relative formula mass
• Conservation of mass
• (Higher tier) Amount of substance/balancing equations/limiting reactants
• Concentration of solutions
Chemical Changes
• Reactivity of metal
• Oxidation and reduction
• Reactivity series, displacement reactions, extraction of metals
• (Higher tier) Losing/gaining electrons
• pH scale and salts
• Soluble salts from bases.
• (Higher tier) Strong and weak acids
Electrolysis
• Oxidation and reduction
• Extraction of metals, electrolysis of aqueous solution
Energy changes
• Exothermic and endothermic/ energy level diagrams
• Measuring energy changes
• (Higher Tier) Energy calculations
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Paper 2
The rate of chemical reactions
• Collision theory /calculating rate
• Reversible reactions
• (Higher Tier) Changing reaction conditions
Organic chemistry
• Alkanes /crude oil /fractional distillation/ combustion
• Cracking /test for saturation
Chemical Analysis
• Pure substances/formulations/chromatography/gas tests.
The Atmosphere
• Earth’s atmosphere past and present/decrease in CO2
• Greenhouse gases/climate change/human impact/carbon footprint
Resources
• Sustainable development/ drinking water / waste water.
• LCA / reduce, reuse, recycle
• (Higher Tier) Alternative methods of extracting metals.
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Science Chemistry Triple
Paper 1
Atomic structure and the Periodic Table
• Atoms, elements and compounds
• Chemical equations
• Separating mixtures
• History of the atom
• Ions, atoms and isotopes / Electronic structures
• Development of the periodic Table/ Group 0, 1, 7
Bonding, Structure and Properties of Matter
• States of matter
• Ionic compounds and their properties /Covalent compounds /Small molecules AND giant covalent
• Metals –bonding and properties
• Graphene, fullerene, alloys, nanoparticles
Quantitative Chemistry
• Relative formula mass
• Conservation of mass
• (Higher tier) Amount of substance/balancing equations/limiting reactants
• Concentration of solutions/ moles of gas.
• Titration calculation
• Yield /% yield/atom economy/ ethanol production
• (Higher Tier) Comparing production methods
Chemical Changes
• Reactivity of metal / Oxidation and reduction
• Reactivity series, displacement reactions, extraction of metals
• (Higher Tier) Losing/gaining electrons
• pH scale and salts / Soluble salts from bases.
• (Higher Tier) Strong and weak acids
Electrolysis
• Oxidation and reduction
• Extraction of metals, electrolysis of aqueous solution
Energy changes
• Exothermic and endothermic/ energy level diagrams
• Measuring energy changes
• (Higher Tier) Energy calculations
• Cells and batteries/ Fuel cells
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Paper 2
The rate of chemical reactions
• Collision theory /calculating rate
• Reversible reactions
• (Higher Tier) Changing reaction conditions
Organic chemistry
• Alkanes /crude oil /fractional distillation/ combustion
• Cracking /test for saturation
• Alkenes
• Alcohols/carboxylic acid / esters.
• DNA, starch, cellulose
• (Higher Tier) Amino acids
• Addition polymerisation/ properties/ thermosetting and thermos-softening
• (Higher Tier) condensation polymerisation
Chemical Analysis
• Pure substances/formulations/chromatography/gas tests/instrumental analysis
• Identifying substances / flame test/ metal and non-metal ions
• Carbonates /halides/sulphates
The Atmosphere
• Earth’s atmosphere past and present/decrease in CO2
• Greenhouse gases/climate change/human impact/carbon footprint
Resources
• Sustainable development/ drinking water / waste water.
• LCA / reduce, reuse, recycle.
• (Higher Tier) Alternative methods of extracting metals.
• Preventing corrosion /glass/ ceramic/ composites.
• The Haber process
• (Higher Tier) Choosing conditions
• NPK fertilisers
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Science Combined Physics
Details of the topics to be covered: Use Trilogy Physics text book (see Kerboodle)
Paper 1:
• P1.1 Conservation & dissipation of energy p2 - 23
• P1.2 Energy transfer by heating p24 - 31
• P1.3 Energy resources p32 - 43
• P1.4 Electrical circuits p44 -57
• P1.5 Electricity in the home p58 - 69
• P1.6 Molecules & matter p70 -83
• P1.7 Radioactivity p84 - 95
Paper 2:
• P2.8 Forces in balance p96 - 111
• P2.9 Motion p112 - 121
• P2.10 Forces & motion p122 - 133
• P2.11 Wave properties p134 - 145
• P2.12 Electromagnetic waves p146 - 157
• P2.13 Electromagnetism p158 - 165
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Science – Physics Triple
Details of the topics to be covered: Use Physics text book (see Kerboodle)
Paper 1:
• P1.1 Conservation & dissipation of energy p2 - 23
• P1.2 Energy transfer by heating p24 - 35
• P1.3 Energy resources p36 - 47
• P1.4 Electrical circuits p 48 - 63
• P1.5 Electricity in the home p64 - 75
• P1.6 Molecules & matter p76 - 91
• P1.7 Radioactivity p92 - 111
Paper 2:
• P2.8 Forces in balance p114 - 133
• P2.9 Motion p134 - 143
• P2.10 Forces & motion p144 - 161
• P2.11 Force and pressure p 162 - 171
• P2.12 Wave properties p174 - 189
• P2.13 Electromagnetic waves p190 – 201
• P2.14 Light p202 - 213
• P2.15 Electromagnetism p214 – 231
• P2.16 Space p232 - 243
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Sociology
Sociological Approaches and Research Methods
• The sociological approach
• The key ideas of Marx and Durkheim
• Other sociological approaches
• Research design
• Quantitative and qualitative methods
• Secondary sources of data
Families
• Different family forms
• The functions of families
• The Marxist perspective on families
• Feminist and other critical views
• Conjugal role relationships
• Changing relationships within families
• Changing family and household structures
• Marriage and divorce
Education
• The role of education from a functionalist perspective
• The Marxist approach to education
• Different types of school
• Social class and educational achievement
• The impact of school processes on working class students’ achievements
• Ethnicity and educational achievement
• Gender and educational achievement
• Perspectives on counter-school culture
Crime and Deviance
• An introduction to crime and deviance
• Functionalist and interactionist perspectives on crime and deviance
• Marxist and feminist explanations
• Statistical data on the extent of crime
• Factors affecting criminal and deviant behaviour
• Other factors affecting criminal and deviant behaviour
• The media and public debates over crime
Social stratification
• An introduction to social stratification
• Different views of social class
• Factors affecting life chances
• Studies of affluent workers
• Wealth, income and poverty
• Different explanations of poverty
• Power and authority
• Power and the State
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Spanish
Details of the topics to be covered: Foundation and Higher cover the same topics
Theme 1: Identity and Culture
• Relationships with family and friends
• Marriage and partnership
• Social media
• Mobile technology
• New technology – advantages and disadvantages
• Music and cinema
• Food and eating out
• Sport
• Spain and its customs
Theme 2: Local, national and global areas of interest
• Home and the local area
• Where I live
• Charity and voluntary work
• Heathy and unhealthy living
• Environment
• Poverty
• Homelessness
• Holidays and travel
• Regions in Spain
• Weather and climate
Theme 3: Current and future study and employment
• School life
• University or work
• Career choices
• Future plans
Miss K Morris Headteacher
Biddick Academy
Biddick Lane, Washington, NE38 8AL
Telephone: 0191 5111600
Email: [email protected]