Examination Support

Remember it is completely normal to feel stressed and overwhelmed by exams and that you are not alone, lots of students all over the country will be feeling the same! You will find some useful tips on how to deal with exam stress and revision on the following websites:

• https://www.youngminds.org.uk/young-person/coping-with-life/exam-stress/
• https://www.studentminds.org.uk/examstress.html
• https://www.startingwell.org.uk/gcse/

Please speak to your form tutors or mentors if you feel you need some extra support.

The websites linked below provide useful information that can help support you as you revise for your GCSE’s:

• WJEC Revision Tips
• Growth Mindset
• Tips

When you’re busy revising and thinking about your exams, it’s easy to forget about eating healthily and to just reach for the nearest piece of food. Eating properly is just as important as revising properly. It can actually help you to revise better. Like revision, eating healthily should start well before your exam but – also like revision – it’s never too late to start!

Download these good exam nutrition tips.

GCSEPods are designed to help your child with their studies and to finish their GCSE courses. They are a multi award-winning digital revision tool – Publisher of in-depth curriculum knowledge for over 27 GCSE subjects, dedicated to making GCSE learning stick. With audio-visual ‘Pods’, differentiated by exam board, approved by subject specialists and endorsed by industry leaders.

Please use the following links to find out more about GCSEPod:

See the introductory video and the Parent Guide to GCSEPod.
There are also free webinars that students and parents can attend – use this link to see the schedule and to register.

Click here to access GCSEPod

There are GCSE and A/AS Revision Resources available on the WJEC for Students website, which include Past Examination Papers and a useful search tool to find all revision material by subject, that students may find a useful for revising.

For additional GCSE revision support, please see the table below:
(Please note that when you click on Revision Resources you may be taken to our school intranet pages, for which you will need an O365 email address and login, issued to all students at the school.)

• Student Examination Booklet for Year 10
• Year 10 English Literature Information
• Year 10 Science Information
• Year 10 Brain Dumps
• To see the examination schedule and timetables please visit our Examinations page.