Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School & Sixth Form College
General Learning Resources
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14 ways to improve your school grades
Video - practical tips to stay focussed in school
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English
Notes on literature set texts: https://www.sparknotes.com/
Maths
KS3 & GCSE
(KS3 ONLY) - Accelerated Maths Via Home Connect-https://ukhosted84.renlearn.co.uk/1895303/HomeConnect/
https://vle.mathswatch.co.uk/vle/
GCSE
https://www.mathsgenie.co.uk/gcse.html
https://mathsbot.com/https://www.onmaths.com/ - interactive papers
https://crashmaths.com/gcse-practice-papers/
A LEVEL
https://sites.google.com/hccs.info/sixthformmaths/home?authuser=1 (must be logged into HCCS email to access)
https://sites.google.com/view/sxpmaths/home
Arts
Art
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Watch the YouTube clip about using a grid method to produce a PRECISE line drawing from a photographic image https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gsmjdx0ArVk
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Continuous line drawing exercise to practice observational skills when drawing http://thevirtualinstructor.com/continuous-line-drawing.html
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Art appreciation skills - This Tate Gallery resource is excellent http://www.tate.org.uk/learn/online-resources/exam-help/current-themes
Music
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GCSE set works- follow the scores while listening
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkAJaROj7jA&list=PLpfuzG_Ysm1DD3X6qfqHSPf42IYeD5XoO
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Music Terminology and Basic Theory
https://www.bbc.com/bitesize/subjects/zpf3cdm
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Examination Technique- links to practice questions
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ce0tWQdYVh8&start_radio=1&list=RDCe0tWQdYVh8&t=13
Humanities (Geog/ Hist/ RE)
Geography:
PiXL Geography app https://geographyapp.pixl.org.uk/#top (For Y10 & Y11, students will need their login)
BBC bitesize Geography for AQA https://www.bbc.com/bitesize/examspecs/zy3ptyc
History:
A-Level & GCSE = use the Google Classrooms for videos, tests, revision notes, practice questions and model answers to improve revision strategies, knowledge of content and writing/ exam technique.
USA Civil Rights (Y13)
https://classroom.google.com/c/MjM5ODE4ODA0
Tudor (Y12)
https://classroom.google.com/c/MjgyNTEyMDky
GCSE (Y10-11)
https://classroom.google.com/c/NTU1MjUxMTM0Mlpa
RE & Philosphy:
A Level Philosophy revision flashcards
https://www.routledgetextbooks.com/textbooks/9781138690394/additional-resources.php
A Level Philosophy exam skills
https://www.routledgetextbooks.com/textbooks/9781138690394/additional-resources.php
GCSE Religious Studies exam technique
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1S-cLBg5GvYoQpzflbNaSdGRVrZtRtDLtlxiIIJ6Mz0I/edit?usp=sharing
Y7-9 (All humanities subjects):
Improve your Writing Skills in Humanities
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FO36_sJkGSuS9hZKxWCOn5n_MTNJorQd_F_OZMfPh8c/edit?usp=sharing
(Doc can only be accessed by students / staff with HCCS account)
MFL
Vocab practice:
Grammar practice
KS4
Exam board specification with full vocab and grammar lists:
https://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/languages/gcse
Vocab practice with full vocab lists and learning tasks:
www.memrise.com (log in with school gmail details)
Google classroom per language has links to extra grammar and exam skill tasks
Grammar practice
Technology
A very useful resource for all aspects of Technology is: http://www.technologystudent.com/
IT and Computing
GCSE Computer Science (Y10 & Y11)
Teach- ICT - http://www.teach-ict.com/2016/GCSE_Computing/OCR_J276/OCR_J276_home.html
Y11 ICT CIDA
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Coursework-
http://www1.edexcel.org.uk/dida-spb-31-08/sep-2017-f/Unit-2-Creative-multimedia/
Spreadsheets - http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/ict/modelling/0spreadsheetsrev1.shtml
Databases -
Psychology
Broader explanation of course content:
Health and Social Care
Range of documentaries on the NHS:
‘The Hospital’ and ‘Ambulance’ on BBC iplayer
24 hours in A and E from channel 4OD
Panorama documentaries on abuse and neglect in care homes-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guETCAUsY2M
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIJhulQ1LAE
‘Old peoples home for 4 year olds’ from channel 4OD
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