Gcse starting- year 10

[Lovelylva]

Hi

My DD will be going in year 10 this September. Would like to hear from other mums ,what extra support would you consider apart from school work ?
I am Currently relying only on school work . Any extra books, practice papers, website would you recommend. If not now then in year 11 ? How much should she study ? Up until year 9 ,It was quite relaxed pace. I am now thinking, do I need to step up?

I would recommend revision guides and perhaps workbooks. Check you have the right board. There may be several - for example for Eng lit you can get a guide for each book. So wait until you know which books she is doing!

Ds2 did history and we got one for each topic. For MFL a workbook with exam style questions is good. For maths too.

They are not cheap so maybe check if the school us selling them at a discount price, or check a Facebook selling page or ask mums of current yr 11s.

Support her with her work - the key thing is that she keeps up with class work and homework.

Make revision cards / mind maps & revise properly for every end of topic test - it will pay dividends later.

The CGP books are excellent for revision. I would also suggest getting your DD to develop her preferred revision technique as early as possible.

@TeenMinusTests

Make revision cards / mind maps & revise properly for every end of topic test - it will pay dividends later.

Exactly this. Do it whilst the stuff is still fresh in her mind, whilst she understands it too. So each day, make some based on what she learned in school that day.

That way she won't be making revision notes for almost 2 years worth of stuff in year 11, plus she can use them for end of topic tests.

Ds did use some revision books, bought through school.

Personally I would only do it at the end of a topic when you understand it and know how things fit together. I fear that doing it daily would be too close to see what is key and what isn't. But we are all different.