Year 10 information evening subject information from Roding Valley High School

1. Year 10 Information Evening
Subject Reading List
Challenge & Enrichment
opportunities
Trips planned and Extra
Curricular Opportunities
Key Message for Students
English A Christmas Carol
Macbeth
An Inspector Calls.
Quality newspapers and magazines
www.bbcbitesize.co.uk
www.sparknotes.co.uk
www.englishbiz.co.uk
www.revisionworld.co.uk/
www.englishbiz.co.uk/
www.freebooknotes.com
http://thisisenglish.net/ks4coursework.aspx
KS4 Debate club
Theatre visits and trips
Visiting speakers
A Christmas Carol
Performance (December
2017)
Macbeth performance
(May 2018)
The key to your success in English is to
read widely to support your
understanding of the course and to
recognise how a writer crafts a piece of
writing. This is as relevant to the
Language course as the Literature course.
Spelling punctuation and grammar are
vital to your success in your exams, so
ensure that you are fully aware of this in
all your writing.
Maths Textbooks:
Foundation:
 Mathematics GCSE for Edexcel Student Book
CUP Cambridge
ISBN- 978-1-107-44802-5
 GCSE Mathematics for Edexcel Foundation
Problem-solving Book
CUP Cambridge
ISBN- 978-1-107-45006-6
Higher:
 GCSE Mathematics for Edexcel Student Book
CUP Cambridge
ISBN- 978-1-107-44800-1
 GCSE Mathematics for Edexcel Student Book
CUP Cambridge
ISBN- 978-1-107-44800-1
 GCSE Mathematics for Edexcel Problem
Solving Book
CUP Cambridge
ISBN- 978-1-107-45005-9
UKMT Maths Challenge
Cipher Challenge
Maths in Action
conferences
Chess Club
The students will be required to use all
the Maths learnt from year 7 onwards to
do well in Maths. Continuously practising
exam style questions and problem solving
questions will enhance their skills in
Maths

2. Science  Textbooks:
AQA Biology student book
OUP Oxford
ISBN-10: 0198359373
AQA Chemistry student book
OUP Oxford
ISBN-10: 0198359381
AQA Physics student book
OUP Oxford
ISBN-10: 019835939X
 CGP Revision guides and workbooks.
 BBC bitesize
Additional trips /
enrichment sessions
planned for students
throughout the year
(STEM).
Rewards trips- Science
museum (Summer 2018)
Demanding course which requires
constant revision throughout the year.
Exam practise is key so you need to get
use to completing exam questions
regularly.
Geography  Regular reading / watching of BBC news
 Regular reading of newspaper- particularly
those with an environmental section / focus-
e.g. The Guardian Environment or the
Telegraph Environment
 Edexcel B GCSE Geography (9-1) Revision
Guide
Additional trips /
enrichment sessions
planned for students
throughout the year.
Museum of London
CityNow, CityFuture Visit
(Autumn Term 2017)
Urban Fieldwork Trip-
Stratford (Summer Term
2018)
The pace moves quickly- work hard to
complete everything asked of you at
home & in class to the very best of your
ability.
History  Textbooks:
Edexcel GCSE 9-1 History Anglo-Saxon and
Norman England
ISBN-13: 978-1292127231
Edexcel GCSE 9-1 History Superpower
relations and the Cold War
ISBN-13: 978-1292127279
Edexcel GCSE 9-1 History Crime and
Punishment
ISBN-13: 978-1292127361
Additional trips /
enrichment sessions
planned for students
throughout the year.
Berlin Trip - three days
Jack the Ripper Tour -
Evening in summer term
Possible trip to the Clink
and other places of interest
in London connected with
law and order
This is a demanding course which requires
you to revise throughout the year rather
than just for exams. Expect lots of
knowledge quizzes and exam questions
both in class and as homework.
Buying the textbooks or at least the My
Revision Notes series will be a great help.

3. Edexcel GCSE 9-1 History Weimar and Nazi
Germany
ISBN-13: 978-1292127347
 Supplementary reading:
 BBC History -http://www.bbc.co.uk/history
 The Cold War a very short introduction ISBN-
13: 978-0192801784
 Any fiction written in relation to the periods
of study for example Bernard Cornwell’s The
Last Kingdom
RS  Regular reading / watching of BBC news
 Regular reading of newspaper- particularly
those articles discussing religious ideas
 AQA GCSE Religious Studies A (9-1) Revision
Guide CGP
 ISBN 9781782946410
Additional enrichment
sessions planned for
students throughout the
year: to include visitors.
Possible visits to places of
worship, relevant speakers.
The pace moves quickly- work hard to
complete everything asked of you at
home & in class to the very best of your
ability.
Make sure you make cue cards for each
topic.
French GCSE Revision guide
1jour1actu.com
Duolingo
Memorise
Speaking Booklet
After school support
sessions (Day to be
confirmed)
Trips to France
GCSE Language Conference
(London)
The language that is required for the new
specification GCSE is relatively advanced
so make sure you revise grammar
regularly. The speaking exam requires you
to understand and communicate well so
you need to start early in the course
practising speaking at every opportunity.
Listen to any French - eg Television or
Internet - it will help.
Spanish GCSE Revision guide
Duolingo
Memorise
El Pais (or any Spanish texts)
Speaking Booklet
After school support
sessions (Day to be
confirmed)
Trip to Spain (subject to
confirmation)
GCSE Language Conference
(London)
The language that is required for the new
specification GCSE is relatively advanced
so make sure you revise grammar
regularly. The speaking exam requires you
to understand and communicate well so
you need to start early in the course

4. practising speaking at every opportunity.
Listen to any Spanish - eg Television or
Internet - it will help.
Computer
Science
Python in Easy Steps
Edexcel GCSE Computer Science(9 to 1)
Learn Python in one day and learn it well
Sessions run on Thursday
Lunchtimes to cover skills
for programming / theory
(decided mutually weekly
in class as required)
Possible trip to Museum on
Computing @ Bletchley
Park
Ensure you regularly practice coding in
slots of 30 mins a few times a week, little
and often will help you embed the skills
Ensure you are being independent as that
is the best way to learn
Business Studies Books
Edexcel GCSE (9-1) Business, Second Edition,
ISBN: 9781471899355
Or:
Edexcel GCSE (9-1) Business Student Book, ISBN:
9781292179841
New GCSE Business Edexcel Revision Guide - for
the Grade 9-1 Course, ISBN: 978-1782946908
New GCSE Business Edexcel Exam Practice
Workbook - for the Grade 9-1 Course (includes
Answers)
ISBN: 978-1782946939
Websites
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business
https://www.theguardian.com/uk/business
Any other business news related websites
Trips to businesses as part
of the course
Sixth form subject
prefects looking at
establishing an in school
enterprise task to involve
younger learners
Trip to a business (most
likely a theme park) later in
the year
This is a new reformed GCSE and there is
a greater demand for independence.
Arrive promptly and prepared. Put all
your effort in to the tasks set. Don’t give
up easily and don’t ask for help too soon
either. Try and identify the solution
independently.
If absent, go out of your way to catch the
notes up, ideally before the next lesson.
Media Studies Textbooks:To be advised(New Syllabus)
Newspapers:
The Metro/Times/Guardian/Mirror
Websites:
Skynews.com
BBCnews.co.uk
CNN.com
After school support
sessions available most
days after school.
Students must take an interest in news
and current affairs such as accessing the
national and world news headlines on a
weekly basis.
The new course is much more exam
based with much less emphasis on
practical skills.Students must develop

5. reading and writing as well as revision
skills.
Music GCSE Edexcel Revision Guide.
Constant revision of music theory.
Logic Pro X guide.
Perform in every concert.
Support extra-curricular
activities and help the
younger students.
Trips to include watching
musical theatre.
ABRSM Grade 5 theory
lessons.
Ensure that you are listening to the set
works regularly and also the wider
listening.
Practise every day and revise a little and
often so that information is retained in
the long term memory.
Keep on top of everything!
Drama The Crucible by Arthur Miller
Blood Brothers by Willy Russell
An Actor Prepares by Constantin Stanislavsky
ISBN-13: 978-1780938431
Towards a Poor Theatre by Jerzy Grotowski
Supporting Drama Club
Performing in School
Supporting Open
Evenings etc
Mentoring Sessions
Westend Theatre Trip or
similar.
Research widely and use to support what
you write. Demonstrate a passion and
enjoyment for Drama in both practical
and written work. Volunteer for
everything put your way. Rehearse,
rehearse, rehearse.
Art Pinterest.com
Artweb.com
A-Z of Art (reference book)
A-Z of Contemporary Art (reference book)
Loughton Young Artists
competition
Youth Makes Art (Epping)
competition
Annual GCSE exhibition
Annual exhibition at
Loughton library
Entry to National
Students Art Exhibition
Extra curricular work with
London Underground
Drama performances - set
design
Assisting at KS3 extra
curricular clubs
Open gallery access for all
GCSE students every
lunchtime and after school
(with agreement of
teacher)
Epping Forest live sketching
(Natural Forms project)
Drawing is a required skill, be that with
pencil, but also with a range of other
materials (pen, paint, charcoal, pastel)
Art is about personal investigation. We
don’t tell you what to create, we only give
you a theme. You must be independent.
Good art takes time. Get used to coming
up to the classrooms after school..
Photography Pinterest.com
Aop.org
Digital Photography handbook by Tom Ang
http://www.nace.co.uk/n
ace-photography-
competition
https://www.worldphoto.
Photographer’s Gallery;
various photo exhibitions
throughout the year.
Epping Forest - photo trip
The whole photography course is
vocational. Learners will have a good
understanding of how the professional
life is in the creative industries.

6. org/sony-world-
photography-
awards/2018/youth
PE The world of sport examined
Beashel/Sibson/Taylor
AQA GCSE PE Bizley
PE to 16 Fountain/Goodwin
Sport and PE Hogson
Sport matters Thorp
GCSE PE for AQA 3rd Edition
Kerboodle online learning resources Bizley
GCSE flash revision cards Scott
GCSE Physical Education topic cur cards Scott
GCSE PE bitesize
www.careersinsport.co.uk
National governing body websites
www.innerbody.com
www.physsportsmed.org/article-index
Clubs
Volleyball
Girls and boys football
Netball
Girls and boys rugby
Badminton
Table Tennis
Dodgeball
Trampolining
Gymnastics
Basketball
Handball
Running
Sportability
Athletics
Games
Rounders
Tennis
Cricket
All District competitions
entered.
Fixtures played in district,
county and national
competitions
Ski trip
Football tour
Ski trip It is a very challenging course. The theory
now has some A level PE content so work
must continually happen at home to fully
understand the topics. You should be
attending clubs. 40% of the course is
practtical. You will need a team sport
score, an individual sport score and the
third can be either or..
Catering and
Hospitality
-Regular reading of food magazines (eg.
Sainsbury’s).
-Regular use of recipe books.
-Competitions
-Masterclasses
-Workshops on offer
-Pizza Express
-Harlow College
-Olive Tree
-Come prepared to all lessons:
ingredients, equipment and home
learning tasks.

7. -Watching programs (eg. Masterchef, Great
British Menu and Bake-off).
-Reading newspaper articles relating to food, the
catering and hospitality industry.
-Hospitality events
-Visits to
restaurants/hotels and
colleges
-Premier Inn/Toby’s
Carvery
-Visits from chefs
-Practise regularly at home (cooking and
hospitality skills eg. Invite a friend for
lunch).
-Be prepared to work hard and show
enthusiasm for the subject.