Newbattle Community High School

Recommended Resources for Study and Revision 2016-17

Senior Phase (S4/5/6)

This booklet will help you find the right materialsto support you in studying for your courses. Subjects teachers have put together lists of resources that you can use to help prepare for prelims and final exams. Many teachers will have issued you with revision materials already. In each of your subjects you should have enough materials to allow you to study, practice and prepare for your upcoming prelims and exams.

The departments have also listed where and when study support takes place. This is an excellent way to improve and you should use it where you can. If times clash, think about attending the subject that you need most help in. You could also go to subjects on alternate weeks.

You should also be thinking about a revision timetable for over the holidays, a basic template is at the back.

Scholar is an excellentfree online resources for students to use. Scholar has in-depth resources across a range of subjects and levels. Pupils should ask their subject teacher for the password if you don’t already have it.

You can log in via the web page:

Art and Design

National 5/Higher

  • Past papers are available from Art and Design
  • Pupils should also access past papers and marking schemes via the SQA website
  • Artist and designer books are available from the book cupboard in Art and Design
  • 'How to pass National 5 Art and Design' and 'How to pass Higher Art and Design' course booklets are available in Art and Design. These books however do not leave the department under any circumstances
  • Pupils are encouraged to purchase 'How to pass Nat 5 Art and Design' course booklets via the Hodder Education website

Art club runs on various evenings after school. Please discuss this with your Art teacher.

Biology

  • Notes from class.
  • How to Pass National 5 study guide or online e textbook can be found at
  • After school revision sessions (see school website for details)
  • Scholar for Higher Human and Higher Biology.
  • Past Paper revision (all levels)

Search Bi N5 for sets of flashcards on Nat 5

Search CfE Higher

  • Oronsay.org website (all levels)
  • You tube for any animations or songs etc for particular mechanisms as in the heart etc.
  • Edmodo for access to class powerpoints

Business Education and Computing

Bite size revision -

  • Computing Science, Business Management – N5 and higher

SQA -

  • Specimen and exemplar question papers and past papers

Computing Science, Business Management, Administration & IT - N5and Higher.

LeckieLeckie

  • Success guide, course notes, grade booster, practice papers - Business Management - higher
  • Success guide, course notes - Business Management N5
  • Course notes – Administration & IT N5
  • Success guide – Computing Science N5

Bright Red Publishing

  • Study guide – Administration & IT –N5 and higher

(published in Jan 2016)

  • Study guide – Business Management – N5 and higher
  • Study guide – Computing Science – N5 and higher

Scholar – access through GLOW (google GLOW to get to the portal)

  • Business Management - Higher, Computing Science –
  • Higher Revision materials for N4, N5 and H on Glow.

Chemistry

Revision Resources

All pupils studying Chemistry have their notes in their jotters and their success criteria that they can be using to help with revision. You also have homework exercises that have been made using past paper questions.

Remember there is a Chemistry study support class and all teachers are available every Monday after school. Miss Philp is also available on a Wednesday lunchtime.

You can also use the following online resources (all links can be found on the school website):

Higher Chemistry

Scholar Website – your teacher will give you a username/password for this website.

National 4, National 5 and Higher Chemistry

Evans2chemweb Website -– your teacher will give you a username/password for this website.

National 4, National 5 and Higher Chemistry

BBCBitesize

National 4 -

National 5 -

Higher Chemistry -

National 5 and Higher

SQA past papers -

SQA Specimen Papers

National 5 –

Higher –

Study Guides

Many pupils have purchased a Chemistry Bright Red study guide. The website that can be used with (or without) these books is:

Design & Manufacture

National 5

  • Link on school website under Design and Manufacture to BBC bite size revision notes.
  • National 5 Leckie and Leckie course notes booklets are available in the CDT department but do not leave CDT under any circumstances
  • National 5 Leckie and Leckie course notes are available for purchase at a discount via the CDT department. These will be bought back from students for 50% of the fee paid when the course has been completed
  • Pupils can access past papers and marking instructions via the SQA website.
  • Pupils should also access past papers and marking schemes via the SQA website

Support is also available by arrangement with your class teacher

Higher

  • Link on school website under Design and Manufacture to BBC bite size revision notes
  • Pupils can access past papers and marking instructions via the SQA website
  • All pupils have a personal course notes booklet which should be used for revision.

Support is also available by arrangement with your class teacher.

Drama

Study Support in the department:

  • Past papers
  • Quiz testers
  • Terminology
  • Study course notes
  • Handouts
  • Reading material
  • Supervised study and revision after school

Links:

SQA website – Past Papers and course information:

Specimen papers


Theatre links

Monologues for Girls/Teens


Monologues for Boys


BBC Bitesize

You Tube sources for performance links

English

Due to the variation in texts that are studied, there is no generic resource that we would normally make available. However, individual teachers upload materials to the school website and issue support materials, as appropriate, which are relevant to task and text. Learners should enquire about what is available. Some teachers may also run Edmodo groups which learners in their class will have been advised about.

We would normally direct pupils to any of the Higher or National 5 Past Paper or Practice Paper booklets created by Hodder Gibson or Leckie and Leckie. Similarly, learners can enquire from their class teachers about specific study support materials that are relevant, such as the 'Language Skills' books produced by Hodder Gibson.

We would also direct pupils to the following websites:

  • BBCBitesize
  • Spark Notes
  • Shmoop.com
  • SQA website
  • Other relevant websites as directed by class teacher

Learners can enquire about the availability of extra support and revision times with their English teachers.

Fashion and Textiles

National 4/5

  • Departmental Course Notes
  • Websites: Design websites and BBCBitesize
  • Great British Sewing Bee.

Geography Revision Options

  • All jotter notes taken in class – pay close attention to practice questions and model answers.

Books – available to buy or borrow

  • Leckie and Leckie National 4 and 5 course notes.
  • Leckie and Leckie National 5 Success Guide
  • Leckie and Leckie National 5 Practice Papers for SQA Exams
  • Leckie and Leckie Higher Success Guide
  • Leckie and Leckie Higher Course Notes
  • Leckie and Leckie Higher Practice Papers for SQA Exams
  • Leckie and Leckie Higher Grade Booster

Online

  • Revision updates/Important information = Twitter pages for Miss Smith (@geographyjacks) and Mr Smith (@GeoMrSmith)
  • Miss Smith geography blog = geographyjacks.wordpress.com
  • Mr Smith class Edmodo group = all things covered in class
  • BBC Bitesite: Download the app

National 4 (

National 5 (

Higher (

  • SQA Past papers and marking instructions online =

With Teacher

  • Higher study support – Wednesdays after school (Rm 58 Mr Smith).
  • National homework and study drop in – Tuesday lunch time (Rm 59 Miss Smith)

Graphic Communication

National 5

  • A large stock of National 5 files are saved on the school website under Graphic Communication. These cover all of the theory within the course
  • Revisionnotes are available within the National 5 homework booklet
  • All National 5 pupils have been issued with a colour theory booklet
  • National 5 Leckie and Leckie course notes booklets are available in the CDT department but do not leave CDT under any circumstances
  • National 5 Leckie and Leckie course notes are available for purchase at a discount via the CDT department. These will be bought back from students for 50% of the fee paid when the course has been completed
  • All pupils have been issued a link via Edmodo to SQA past papers
  • Mock prelim papers from other schoolswill be uploaded to Edmodo
  • Pupils should also access past papers and marking schemes via the SQA website

Support is also available by arrangement with your class teacher.

Higher

A large stock of Higher files are saved on the school website under Graphic Communication. These cover all of the theory within the course

  • Leckie and LeckieHigher course note booklets (old higher)are available in the CDT department for borrowing
  • New Higher course notes booklets are available in the CDT department but do not leave CDT under any circumstances
  • Higher course notes book on Edmodo which all pupils have access to
  • All pupils have been issued a link via Edmodo to SQA past papers/Marking schemes
  • Mock prelim papers from other schoolswill be uploaded to Edmodo
  • Pupils should also access past papers and marking schemes via the SQA website

Support is also available by arrangement with your class teacher.

Home Economics

National 4&5

  • National 4&5 Health and Food Technology Course NotesLeckie and Leckie
  • National 4&5 Health and Food Technology Success Guides Leckie and Leckie
  • Departmental Essential Knowledge Packs
  • Departmental Revision Guides

Health and Food Technology Higher

  • GCSE Food Technology Course notes and student workbook,Letts and Lonsdale
  • Manual of Nutrition, MAFF
  • Health and Food technology Course notes, Education Scotland
  • Departmental Essential Knowledge Packs for each of the three topics
  • Departmental Revision Packs for each of the three topics

Websites:

  • British Nutrition Foundation
  • Food Standards Agency
  • SQA Past Papers and exemplars.

Mrs Gracie and Ms Miller offer after school study club on a Wednesday, also Tuesday lunchtime catch up session.

History

Many resources can be found on the History website. This is the S4 page with many links to further information that you need to know to pass the exam.

The S5/6 webpage has full coverage of the topics you need to learn about. Each part has links to further information, videos and answers.

There is so much on the web page that it cannot fit into this booklet!

For the full resource and access to the links go to:

If you don't have access to a computer at home see Mr Hayes for further information and help with resources.

Revision clubs on Monday after school and Wednesday lunchtime.

Mathematics and Lifeskills Mathematics

AFTER-SCHOOL MATHS STUDY SUPPORT

ALL WELCOME

Day / Staff and Room
Monday / Mr Davidson (room 34)
Monday / Miss Walker & Miss Gaskell
Monday / Mrs Bruce
Wednesday / Mr Watkins
Wednesday / Mrs Hall
Wednesday / Mrs Finn
Thursday / Miss Mesouani
Thursday / Miss Logan

National 4 Lifeskills Maths

  • Webpages: Lots of resources and links online at
  • Revision notes giving examples of every type of question covered in the course can be purchased by pupils for £1 from their class teacher or accessed for free via the weblink above (username and password required: available from class teacher)
  • Question and Answer booklet: this revision aid will be given out by teachers, and is available on the website. This can be used as a "test yourself" booklet; or can be used with parents/carers or friends who can ask questions to see if you know the answers.
  • Calculators: pupils need a calculator to use at home for revision and homework (as well as in class). These can be purchased from the maths department for £6.
  • BBCBitesize Revision for National 4 Lifeskills Maths:

National 5 Maths

  • Webpages: Lots of resources and links online at
  • Revision notes giving examples of every type of question covered in the course can be purchased by pupils for £1 from their class teacher or accessed for free via the weblink above (username and password required: available from class teacher)
  • Question and Answer booklet: this revision aid will be given out by teachers, and is available on the website. This can be used as a "test yourself" booklet; or can be used with parents/carers or friends who can ask questions to see if you know the answers.
  • Calculators: pupils need a calculator to use at home for revision and homework (as well as in class). These can be purchased from the maths department for £6.
  • Homework will be set regularly. To have any chance of passing the exam pupils should do this on time and should do all questions in full. Where they don't know how to do a question it's the pupil's responsibility to either use revision notes to look it up, or to go and ask class teacher for help.
  • Banks of additional questions will be issued by class teachers in the run-up to exams and prelims and will be made available at the web link above. Pupils can approach class teachers for extra exercises on a specific topic any time they want.
  • A book of revision questions containing lots of questions is available on the web page above (a basic username and password is needed: class teachers can tell you what it is). This is for the old Intermediate 2 maths course, but is still applicable to National 5.
  • All past papers: these, along with answers/mark schemes, are available on our website at (a basic username and password is needed: class teachers can tell you what it is). Paper copies can also be purchased in shops, and we will offer some for sale in the department in the new year.
  • Practice Exam papers can be downloaded online at
  • SCHOLAR: all National 5 pupils have access to this revision website.
  • BBCBitesize Revision for National5 Maths:

National 5 Lifeskills Maths

  • Webpages: Lots of resources and links online at
  • Revision notes giving examples of every type of question covered in the course can be purchased by pupils for £1 from their class teacher or accessed for free via the weblink above (username and password required: available from class teacher)
  • Question and Answer booklet: this revision aid will be given out by teachers, and is available on the website. This can be used as a "test yourself" booklet; or can be used with parents/carers or friends who can ask questions to see if you know the answers.
  • Calculators: pupils need a calculator to use at home for revision and homework (as well as in class). These can be purchased from the maths department for £6.
  • Homework will be set regularly. To have any chance of passing the exam pupils should do this on time and should do all questions in full. Where they don't know how to do a question it's the pupil's responsibility to either use revision notes to look it up, or to go and ask class teacher for help.
  • Banks of additional questions will be issued by class teachers in the run-up to exams and prelims and will be made available at the web link above. Pupils can approach class teachers for extra exercises on a specific topic any time they want.
  • BBCBitesize Revision for National5 Lifeskills:
  • All past papers: these, along with answers/mark schemes, are available on our website at (a basic username and password is needed: class teachers can tell you what it is). Paper copies can also be purchased in shops, and we will offer some for sale in the department in the new year.

Higher Maths

  • Webpages: Lots of resources and links online at
  • Revision notes giving examples of every type of question covered in the course have been given to all pupils and examples are written in to the notes during lessons. If any pupil loses their notes or has incomplete ones, a spare set can be purchased by pupils for £3·50 from their class teacher or accessed for free via the weblink above (username and password required: available from class teacher)
  • Question and Answer booklet: this revision aid will be given out by teachers, and is available on the website. This can be used as a "test yourself" booklet; or can be used with parents/carers or friends who can ask questions to see if you know the answers.
  • Calculators: pupils need a calculator to use at home for revision and homework (as well as in class). These can be purchased from the maths department for £6.
  • All pupils have their own textbook. They should be finishing any exercises started in class in their own time and should also be using the revision exercises in the textbook for extra practice. Answers to the textbook are on the webpage.
  • Homework will be set regularly. To have any chance of passing the exam pupils should do this on time and should do all questions in full. Where they don't know how to do a question it's the pupil's responsibility to either use revision notes to look it up, or to go and ask class teacher for help.
  • All past papers: these, along with answers/mark schemes, are available on our website at (a basic username and password is needed: class teachers can tell you what it is). Paper copies can also be purchased in shops, and we will offer some for sale in the department in the new year.
  • Past paper questions: a Powerpoint of past Higher exam paper questions organised by topic is on our webpage.
  • A book of revision questions containing lots of questions is available on the web page above (a basic username and password is needed: class teachers can tell you what it is).
  • Website: hsn.uk.net is a brilliant website for Higher maths revision, with past paper questions, online forum support and more
  • SCHOLAR: all Higher pupils have access to this revision website.
  • BBCBitesize Revision for Higher Maths:

Advanced Higher Maths