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3 Introduction

4 Art: (Fine Art, Photography & Graphic Communications)

5 Art: (Textiles)

6 Business

7 Design & Technology (Product Design and Graphics)

8 Drama

9 English

10 Food

11-12 French

13 Geography

14 German

15 History

16 Maths

17 Music

18 PE

19 RE: Philosophy and Ethics

21 Science

22 Spanish

Contents

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Key Stage 4 Introduction

In this booklet you have information about what you need for subjects at the start of Year 10. This means

you should have all the resources ready on the first day back in September. There is also information on

key words and useful websites that you can look at over the summer holidays and have for reference

throughout Years 10 and 11.

The school may be able to offer financial support if you have been identified as eligible for pupil

premium. If you wish to apply for support to fund these resources, please ask a parent/carer to contact

the Finance Office; all such applications are dealt with in confidence.

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Useful websites:

www.Pinterest.com/misstorrhttps://www.pinte

rest.co.uk/heidicohenart/

https://www.artgallery.co.uk/

http://www.tate.org.uk/

http://www.studentartguide.com/

https://padlet.com/shs_art/KS4_Art_Menu

http://www.saatchiart.com

https://museuminthepark.org.uk/

https://www.breweryarts.co.uk/

https://www.prema.org.uk/

https://natureinart.org.uk/

As Head of Art & Photography, I am proud of the fantastic range of skills we are able to nurture and

develop through our subject. I am sure you will thoroughly enjoy both the experiences and outcomes

that are generated as a result of studying a range of experiences in drawing, painting, print-making,

photography, 3D, textiles, ceramics and graphics.

As you can imagine the materials and equipment needed to provide these opportunities can be quite

expensive, as we wish to give all students’ equality of access to the projects in Year 10 and 11.

To help the school cover the cost of the materials in such a broad subject, we would therefore ask that

you consider buying your daughter the following:

Resources Essential for Fine Art and Graphic Communications:

A3 or A2 size folder and A3 or A2 size plastic wallets

A range of drawing pencils (2H, HB, 2B and 6B)

Pens – including a biro and a fine liner

Coloured pencils (usually the more expensive

the better they are for blending)

Watercolour and acrylic starter set

Glue stick

Paint brushes (Fine ones for detail water colour)

Scissors

USB/memory stick for storing photographs

from photo shoots done at home

Preferably: Buy the Stroud High Art Equipment Tool Box

This year Stroud High School is pleased to offer an optional service of supplying an ART EQUIPMENT

TOOL BOX for GCSE students to use in their art lessons and at home. The cost of each pack will be

£25.00; packs will be put together and distributed to pupils in September. This will save time in finding all

of the required items and will benefit all students over the coming couple of years. The pack will contain

the following items in a Tool Box:

Resources Essential for Photography:

USB/Memory stick for storing photographs, use of a DSLR camera and a good mobile phone camera

would be useful.

If you have any questions or difficulties with this please do not hesitate to contact me –

hcohen@stroudhigh.gloucs.sch.uk.

Sea white Watercolour Tin 12 pan w/brush

Masking tape

Glue stick

Pencil Sharpener single hole metal

Putty Rubber

DAPMS Pencil set (2H, HB, 2B, 5B, 6B)

Paint Palette

Watercolour Brush Set (2.4.8)

200ml Acrylic Paint Tube, Primary Yellow ,

cobalt blue, white and red

Art: Fine Art, Photography & Graphic Communications

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Useful websites:

http://www.studentartguide.com/featured/a-level-textiles-

sketchbook

http://www.textilearts.net/directory/

http://www.textileartist.org/about/

www.Pinterest.com

http://www.studentartguide.com/

Resources

Essential:

A range of good quality pencils H,HB,B,2B,4B,6B

Pens – including a black fine liner

Coloured pencils ( ‘Inktense’ water colour pencils are ideal)

Glue stick (spray-mount is brilliant and recommended– but a little pricey)

A range of paintbrushes (i.e. 1x fine, 1x med, 1x broad)

A small craft knife

Your own small sewing kit (needles, small scissors, interesting sewing threads – school has basic

colours)

300 x 300mm Square sketch book (can be purchased from school)

Preferably:

Interesting papers and fabrics including magazines to collage with

A camera (or the ability to take photos digitally)

Gather interesting objects to reference in work (shells, wood, plant materials)

Whenever possible visit museums, exhibitions and galleries and keep visual recording to

reference

Art - TEXTILES

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Resources

Make sure that you have the following with you for your first lesson in September:

A4 ring binder.

A4 lined paper.

Highlighter pens.

A4 folder dividers.

Reading/text book list:

If you can, please buy a copy of the course textbook OCR GCSE (9-1) Business, Third

Edition by Alan Williams and Mike Schofield. It is widely available online and retails

between £20 and £25. This isn’t essential as we have a set in department for use in

lessons. In September, you will have the option to buy two year access to the eBook

version through school for approximately £10 (price to be confirmed).

Business at GCSE is full of key terms you may never have heard of before. Therefore, a

business dictionary is really helpful, similar to those you would use in English and MFL.

We recommend the book below which can be purchased new or second hand at a

reasonable price:

A-Z Business Studies Handbook by Barry Martin, David Lines, Ian Marcouse (Paperback

2009)

An excellent way to help you prepare for the course is by using GCSE BBC Bitesize. There are some

helpful resources here giving you an overview of business. There are also some short video clips

featuring real business case studies and scenarios. There is also a link to a Business education website

which has lots of support on each of the topics covered on the course.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/examspecs/zhrphbk

https://www.businessed.co.uk/index.php/home/theory/gcse/ocr-gcse-9-1-public

You should take an interest in what is happening in the news. This could be reading websites such as the

BBC business section, watching the news on the television or reading the newspaper. There are some

web links below to help you. The final link is about young entrepreneurs, one of the first topics you will

cover on the course!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business

https://www.theguardian.com/uk/business

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOGDNYWfjrE

Business

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Resources

A3 flip folder

Fine liner

White gel pen

High quality colouring pencils

Useful websites:

Technologystudent.com

BBC Bitesize

You tube: “How it’s made” tv series

Reading/text book list

MUST

CGP New Grade 9-1 Design & Technology AQA Complete Revision & Practice - CGP Complete Revision

& Practice books

Design & Technology (Product Design and Graphics)

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Resources

A4 folder

Plastic wallets

Dividers

You will be provided with an exercise book

Reading/text book list

The Drama Department will provide the set texts.

Meanwhile, you could try and see some live theatre over the summer, if you can, or watch a streaming of

live theatre, such as at https://www.digitaltheatreplus.com/education (this is like Netflix for plays!)

STUDENT LOGIN DETAILS For Digital Theatre Plus: Username: dt@stroudhigh.gloucs.sch.uk Password:

dt123

Or see what’s on at the cinema http://ntlive.nationaltheatre.org.uk/ This is, however, not compulsory.

Key words to know

Have a look at the EDUQAS GCSE Drama specification (P51 and P52) at:

http://www.eduqas.co.uk/qualifications/drama-and-theatre/gcse/WJEC-Eduqas-GCSE-Drama-

specification.pdf?language_id=1&dotcache=no&dotcache=refresh - for some key vocabulary

Also we recommend you look at:

http://www.ocr.org.uk/Images/242630-specification-accredited-gcse-drama-j316.pdf p. 53-67 (p. 59-73

of online PDF) which provides a glossary of theatrical terminology commonly used by theatre makers.

Drama

Useful websites:

http://www.eduqas.co.uk/qualifications/drama-and-theatre/gcse/ (Exam Board website)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/subjects/zbckjxs

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Essential Resources:

An English Blue Folder – make sure it is robust as this will replace English books and contain two

years work.

A4 Paper – always useful for note-making and essay writing

Preferably:

Dividers (we can supply, but you may prefer your own)

Plastic wallets

Electronic spelling device or pocket dictionary/thesaurus

Index tags/post-it flags have helped some students get organised

Useful websites:

Bitesize (gives some general advice)

PADLET page on school website

Library page also has useful resources

http://www.poetryarchive.org/poetryarchive/studentsHome.do;jsessionid=F66B43B3C2500CF82E1DF

67BAB1708E8 Love Poetry? Try this!

http://www.poetrysociety.org.uk/content/education/ A brilliant Poetry Resource (This would be useful

for preparing for the unseen poetry on the literature paper)

http://www.bl.uk/ the fantastic, interactive free resource website of the world’s No. 1 library – The

British Library

www.bl.uk/evolvingenglish

Reading/text book list: The English department will supply these books in the normal way. However, if

you had your own copy you could annotate the text as you study it, which is an advantage to some

students.

Much Ado About Nothing (Cambridge School edition more accessible or Arden edition can be

more academic)

Lord of the Flies (Faber)

Jane Eyre (Penguin Classics)

Key words

The terminology used in Year 9 should prepare you for the study at KS4. You should always be trying to

develop your vocabulary and technical vocabulary. The list is endless.

You could test yourself by looking at: http://literary-devices.com/ to remind yourself of all the

terminology you know.

English

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Essential kit list

To purchase via school

A Chef white (£10) these will have your name embroidered on them.

GCSE Food preparation and Nutrition text book (Edquas exam board, Illuminate publishing) (£23.00)

CGP GCSE Food preparation & Nutrition exam practice workbook for WJEC Eduqas (£2.75)

CGP GCSE Food preparation & Nutrition The revision guide for WJEC Eduqas (£2.75)

Needed for Year 11 but would be beneficial in year 10, this can also be purchased via the school

WJEC Eduqas GCSE Food preparation and Nutrition; my revision notes revision guide

(Hodder education) (£8.00)

To have ready for September

Basic stationary: Pens, pencils, highlighters, colouring pencils / felt pens.

A4 Folder dividers (at least 20)

1 Larger large lever arch ones,

Lots of plastic pockets to fit into your A4 folders.

A pack of blank revision cards would be useful

Food preparation and Nutrition

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French

To ensure your transition to GCSE is as smooth as possible, make sure you have learnt the key vocabulary

here. You could make your own flashcards, mindmaps or quizlets!

Il y avait – there was

Il y a – there is

Il y aura – there will be

Il y aurait – there would be

avec = with

mais = but

cependant = however

ensuite = next

par contre = on the other hand

donc = therefore même si = even if

C’était – it was

C’est – it is

Ce sera – it will be

Ce serait – it would be un peu assez très trop = a little enough/quite very too

parce que/ car = because

à cause de = because OF

Je le trouve – I find it/him Je l’ai trouvé…… I found it/him

Je pense que – I think that

Je la trouve – I find it/her Je l’ai trouvée …. I found it/her

A mon avis – In my opinion

Je les trouve – I find them Je les ai trouvés... I found them

Selon moi – According to me

LEARN infinitives for each topic then add to the following

Ce sera important

Ce serait nécessaire

C’est intéressant DE

+ infin

C’était facile/difficile

It will be important

It would be necessary

It is interesting to

It was easy/difficult

Je dois

Je devrais + infin

On doit

On devrait

I must/have to

I should

We must/have to

We should

Je peux

On peut + infin

Je pourrais

On pourrait

I can

We can

I could

We could

Il faut + infin

Il fallait

It is necessary to

It was necessary

Je vais

On va + infin

Ils vont

I’m going

We are going

They are going

KEY

INFINITIVES

aller = to go avoir = to have faire = to do être = to be

pouvoir = to be able to/can devoir = to have to vouloir = to want to aimer = to like

Time phrases

Hier Demain

Aujourd’hui Le lundi

La semaine dernière La semaine prochaine

L’année dernière L’année prochaine

Souvent Une fois par mois

Tous les jours Parfois

D’habitude Ne...jamais

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French

PAST PRESENT FUTURE CONDITIONAL

J’ai fait je fais je ferai je ferais

I did I do i will do I would do

on a fait on fait on fera on ferait

we did we do we will do We would do

je suis allée je vais j’irai j’irais

I went I go I will go I would go

on est allés on va on ira on irait

We went We go We will go We would go

en faisant….. (du sport/du travail etc.) by doing….. (sport/work etc.)

après avoir fait (OR mangé/fini/visité etc.) after having done (or eaten/finished/visited etc.)

If you haven’t aleady, log in to memrise and join the 2020-21 GCSE French group:

https://www.memrise.com/group/405723/

You should also try to complete the following sections on the AQA French 1-9 course, found within the

memrise group:

En plus…You can also have some fun with grammar on languages online.org

You can also use your Kerboodle login to access the AQA French GCSE 1-9 Higher text book and start having

a look around at some of the topics we will be studying!

And finally… if you are a Netflix fan… you can always start watching some French speaking films or turn your

favourite series into French with English subtitles! Perhaps you can also search Spotify for some French

playlists and chart music.

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Geography

Resources

A4 folder (2 holes)

Lined paper

Plastic wallets preferred

A popper wallet to transport homework

Pens/pencils,colouring pencils and highlighters.

Ruler/glue stick, scissors

Protractor/Calculator

Useful websites:

Digimaps for schools http://digimapforschools.edina.ac.uk/

(Username: GL54HF Password: stadds59)

www.geography.org.uk

www.bbc.co.uk

http://www.rgs.org/HomePage.htm

Reading/text book list

Keeping up with current events in the news is highly recommended.

Key words to know

You will be given key words as and when they appear in the units as there are quite a few. Some that you

should already know and are important to be able to use at GCSE in the first terms are listed below. Key

geographical terminology will be available on the Padlet pages at a later date.

Social

Economic

Environmental

Sustainability

Resources

Deficit/Surplus

Renewable/Non-Renewable

Multiplier Effect

Global Warming

NGO’s (Non-Governmental Organisations)

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German

Resources

A4 Ring binder

German dictionary

Useful websites:

www.memrise.com www.duolingo.com www.linguascope.com/

www.languagesonline.org.uk/

Reading/text book list

A GCSE German grammar guide - CGP produce good ones, we can usually get a discount

German Verb tables – easy to get hold of second hand on Ebay, Amazon

Key words to know

There are some very common verbs which you need to be able to use in the past, present, future and

conditional (see the table below)

Ensure you know rules for forming the future and conditional tenses (Year 9 notes).

ich werde + infinitive (future)

ich würde + infinitive (conditional)

Mr Shobbrook will give you an additional sheets with essential vocabulary to extend/improve your

writing and speaking, and tips for getting the higher level phrases to access grades up to 9.

1. sein to be 14. sehen to see

2. haben to have 15. lassen to let, allow

3. werden to become 16. spielen to play

4. können can, to be able to 17. finden to find

5. müssen must, to have to 18. bleiben to stay, remain

6. sagen to say 19. liegen to lie down

7. machen to do, make 20. heißen to be called

8. geben to give 21. denken to think

9. kommen to come 22. nehmen to take

10. sollen should, ought 23. tun to do

11. wollen to want 24. dürfen may, to be allowed

12. gehen to go 25. glauben to believe

13. wissen to know

Read through your notes from years 8 and 9 especially the vocabulary! www.memrise.com is an excellent

website to help you learn lots of vocabulary quickly and easily.

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Resources

Lever Arch folder.

Revision cards (to create flash cards for key terms, dated events & personalities.)

Highlighter pens.

Multi-coloured pens.

Coloured dividers (for different sections of each unit.)

Make sure you are regularly looking through the History padlet pages relating to ‘GCSE History from

Sept 2016.’ These pages are constantly being updated and new material being uploaded for your benefit!

Here you will find lots of useful work sheets, summaries, key terms lists, key events chronologies and task

sheets that will save you time when it comes to doing the textbook-related activities and ‘Practice (exam-

style) Questions.’

Useful websites:

www.edexcel.org.uk

www. johndclare.net

www.bbc.co.uk/history.

www.historylearningsite.co.uk

www.activehistory.co.uk (username: lambertn; password: plagues)

Reading/text book list

Course textbook is supplied for your use during the teaching of the course.

Wider reading, articles etc are available via the History area in the SHS padlet page and in the SHS

Library / Resource Centre.

Key words to know

See key words lists on SHS padlet pages relating to each of the four units being studied: (Y10:

Weimar & Nazi Germany + Crime and Punishment; Y11: Early Elizabethans + Cold War/Superpower

rivalry.)

History

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Students have already started this course and should have all the necessary equipment and information

listed below.

Resources

Folder – keeping notes and topic tests in one place will be helpful for revision. You can purchase A5

folders from the maths staff.

Calculator

Protractor

Ruler

Pair of compasses

Useful websites:

The Padlet pages for maths

MyMaths

Reading/text book list

An online textbook has been provided as a resource

A letter home will be sent via Parent Communication regarding revision guides and workbooks

Maths

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Resources

A4 folder

Plastic wallets

Dividers

An A4 popper folder to transport work between school and home.

Folders will be left in school most of the time.

Pencil for notation

Pen

School will provide paper

Useful websites:

Bitesize

Musictheory.net

ABRSM.org

PADLET page on school website

https://stroudhigh.musicfirst.co.uk/app/

www.eduqas.co.uk

Reading/text book list

Illuminate Publishing have released a book. WJEC/EDUQAS GCSE MUSIC by Jan Richards. It covers

everything you need to know. You do NOT have to buy the book as we have them in the department

ABRSM theory books

Key words to know

You will be expected to know and understand the key vocabulary words covered during KS3.

You could also look at the Eduqas specification on line;

it contains a full vocabulary list at the back of the specification.

Music

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Resources

You will need :

LEVER ARCH folder

Plastic Wallets

Dividers

Useful websites:

www.pecentral.org

www.aqa.co.uk

www.brianmac.demon.co.uk

www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/pe

www.pelinks4u.org

www.teachpe.com

http://exercise.about.com

www.s-cool.co.uk

http://www.mypeexam.org/

Twitter – smart PE. There are many useful videos on here

Reading/text book list

AQA Physical Education Third Edition – ISBN 978-0 19-837025-3 (optional)

Keep up to date with any sporting news

Key words

If you would like a list of key words, please see Miss Pullon

PE

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Resources:

A folder, dividers and plastic wallets – this is a choice. We will provide books should you prefer.

Lined paper

Standard pencil case contents

A philosophical mindset

Useful websites:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/subjects/zb48q6f

http://www.rsrevision.com/contents/index.htm

http://request.org.uk/

https://revisionworld.com/gcse-revision/rs-religious-studies

Reading/text book list

Keeping up with current events in the news is highly recommended.

Religion, Peace and Conflict through Christianity – Tyler/Reid (optional extra reading)

Key words to know

Students will be given key words as and when they appear in the units. Key subject-specific terminology

will be available on the Padlet pages.

RE: Philosophy and Ethics

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Resources

Folders (one for each subject) – as you will receive booklets for each topic, and topic tests. You can

purchase A5 folders from the science staff.

Post it notes

Calculator

A clear mm ruler(30cm)

Highlighters

Flash cards

Useful websites:

The Padlet pages for science

BBC Bite size

Khan academy

s-cool website – contains information and explanations helpful for science

Reading/text book list

You will have access to an online textbook (rather than be issued with a textbook)

A letter home will be sent via Parent Communication regarding the CGP revision guide for AQA

Combined science Trilogy or separate Biology, Chemistry and Physics

Key words

A glossary is provided for each topic. The textbook will also contain a key word list.

Science

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Resources

A4 ringbinder

A4 lined paper

Poly pockets

A4 Dividers

Biros in different colours (blue, black, red, green)

Highlighters

Useful websites:

http://www.languagesonline.org.uk/Hotpotatoes/spanishindex.htm

www.euronews.com

www.studyspanish.com

www.memrise.com

www.20minutos.es

Read through your notes from years 8 and 9 especially the vocabulary! www.memrise.com is an excellent

website to help you learn lots of vocabulary quickly and easily.

Key structures and grammar studied in Year 8/9 should prepare you for the study at KS4. You should

always be trying to develop your range of structures, grammar and vocabulary. You could test yourself

by looking at https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/zfckjxs to remind yourself of what you have learnt

to date.

Reading/text book list

Spanish dictionary (£1.99 from the Works)

Verb book e.g. Barrons Spanish Verbs

Palabra Por Palabra (not compulsory, but definitely useful if you are interested in studying A Level)

Spanish