I got a level 9 in GCSE English Literature after revising from this essay! An exceptional-quality poetical comparison essay written by a level 9 GCSE Student in accordance with the AQA English Literature syllabus. This essay has been marked as level 9. The resource is also suitable for other exam boards such as Edexcel and OCR. ‘Tissue’ by Imtiaz Dharker is compared with ‘My Last Duchess’ by Robert Browning on the theme of power. Both poems are part of the AQA poetry anthology in the Power and Conflict section. Useful for both individuals and classes- to analyse the points, language and structure of the essay in order to help one to understand the quality and techniques that AQA are looking for in the GCSE English Literature exam. Key Terms: Level 9, Grade 9, AQA, English Literature, Exemplar Essay, Example Essay, Model Essay, OCR, Edexcel, The Charge of the Light Brigade, London, Tissue, My Last Duchess, Checking Out Me History, Bayonet Charge, Power and Conflict, Poetry, GCSE, analyse, learn, mark, 9-1

An exceptional-quality poetical comparison essay written by a level 9 GCSE Student in accordance with the AQA English Literature syllabus. This essay has been marked as level 9. The resource is also suitable for other exam boards such as Edexcel and OCR. ‘London’ by Blake is compared with ‘Checking out me History’ by Agard on the theme of the power of humans. Both poems are part of the AQA poetry anthology in the Power and Conflict section. Useful for both individuals and classes- to analyse the points, language and structure of the essay in order to help one to understand the quality and techniques that AQA are looking for in the GCSE English Literature exam. Key Terms: Level 9, Grade 9, AQA, English Literature, Exemplar Essay, Example Essay, Model Essay, OCR, Edexcel, The Charge of the Light Brigade, London, Checking Out Me History, Bayonet Charge, Power and Conflict, Poetry, GCSE, analyse, learn, mark, 9-1

I got a level 9 in GCSE English Literature after revising from this essay! An exceptional-quality poetical comparison essay written by a level 9 GCSE Student in accordance with the AQA English Literature syllabus. This essay has been marked as level 9. The resource is also suitable for other exam boards such as Edexcel and OCR. ‘The Charge of the Light Brigade’ by Lord Tennyson is compared with ‘Bayonet Charge’ by Hughes on the theme of the reality of war. Both poems are part of the AQA poetry anthology in the Power and Conflict section. Useful for both individuals and classes- to analyse the points, language and structure of the essay in order to help one to understand the quality and techniques that AQA are looking for in the GCSE English Literature exam. Key Terms: Level 9, Grade 9, AQA, English Litterature, Exemplar Essay, Example Essay, Model Essay, OCR, Edexcel, The Charge of the Light Brigade, Bayonet Charge, Power and Conflict, Poetry, GCSE, analyse, learn, mark

I got a level 8 in GCSE Geography after revising from this resource! A comprehensive, exceptional-quality booklet of clear, easy to understand notes on GCSE Geography- Climate Change, created by a level 8&9 GCSE Student in accordance with the OCR Geography syllabus. The resource is also suitable for other exam boards like Edexcel and AQA as they are essentially the same. Buy this and my other six sets on the remaining Geography topics in a discounted bundle! See my shop for more. The resource includes essential content from the GCSE course, laid out in an intelligible and straightforward manner. The pack also includes areas where students can fill in the blanks and add their own additional research. This often proves to be helpful in learning content. I often found the GCSE textbooks to be overwhelming and visually intense, so the resource was created to combat this- it obviously worked! I have also been using this resource in A Level Geography. Content included: Evidence for Climate Change- temperature records, ice cores, sediment cores, tree rings Key Ideas- climate change, the quaternary period The Permafrost Cycle The Arctic Ice Melting Cycle Causes of Climate Change- natural (orbital changes, volcanic activity, solar output) and human (the greenhouse effect, cement production, farming) The Impacts- environmental (warmer temperatures, sea ice skating, animals, sea level rising, coral reefs, precipitation patterns) and social (heat related deaths, migration, drought, extreme weather) The Responses- environmental (planting trees, alternative energy production, carbon capture and storage, international agreements) and social (changing agricultural systems, managing water supplies, coping with rising sea levels) Key Terms: Level 9, Grade 9, AQA, Paper one, Paper two, 1, 2, Guide, OCR, Edexcel, notes, fact sheet, GCSE, analyse, learn, mark, 9-1, Geography, Rivers, Climate Change, Ecosystems, A Changing Economic World

I got a level 8 in GCSE History after revising from this resource! An exceptional-quality guide of clear, easy to understand notes on GCSE History- Elizabethan England, created by a level 8&9 GCSE Student in accordance with the AQA History syllabus. The resource is also suitable for other exam boards such as Edexcel and OCR. The resource includes essential content from the GCSE course, laid out in an intelligible and straightforward manner. The pack also includes areas where students can fill in the blanks and add their own additional research. This often proves to be helpful in learning content. I often found the GCSE textbooks to be overwhelming and visually intense, so the resource was created to combat this. Areas covered include: Problems faced by Elizabeth on becoming Queen of England The Elizabethan Government- how it works, different roles etc. Key Ministers Why the government was in crisis by the 1590s Religion- rules, acts and regulations The issue of marriage- Elizabeth’s opinion, Pros and Cons, Foreign vs English Nobles Different suitors for Elizabeth- Pros and Cons Issues with the religious settlement Catholic Threats Puritan Threats Why the plots failed The Globe- a timeline of events Important dates throughout the Elizabethan Era Important people in the Elizabethan Era (student exercise) Key Terms: Level 9, Grade 9, AQA, History, Elizabeth, Queen, Ministers, Government, English Nobles, Suitors, Catholic and Puritan Threats, Plots, Timeline, Elizabethan England, Revision Guide Paper one, Paper two, 1, 2, OCR, Edexcel, GCSE, analyse, learn, mark, 9-1

I got a level 9 in GCSE RS after writing and studying from this essay! An exceptional-quality argumentative essay written by a level 9 GCSE Student in accordance with the WJEC Eduqas Religious Studies/Education syllabus. This piece explores whether or not sex outside of marriage is wrong or right. The essay has been marked by a teacher from a Religious Studies Department that teaches the new WJEC Eduqas specification. However, the resource is also suitable for other exam boards such as AQA, Edexcel and OCR. This resource is useful for both individuals and classes- to analyse the points, language and structure of the essay in order to help one to understand the quality and techniques that WJEC are looking for in the GCSE Religious Studies exam. Key Terms: Level 9, Grade 9, WJEC, Exemplar Essay, Example Essay, Model Essay, OCR, AQA, Edexcel, GCSE, analyse, learn, mark, 9-1, Christianity, Ethics, Morals, Values, Politics, Sex Outside of Marriage, Wrong, Right, Religious Education, Religious Studies

I got a level 9 in GCSE English Literature after revising from this resource! An exceptional-quality guide of clear, easy to understand notes on GCSE English Literature- ‘The Lord of the Flies’ created by a level 9 GCSE Student in accordance with the AQA syllabus. The resource is also suitable for other exam boards such as Edexcel, OCR and anyone else in need of the Lord of the Flies quotes. The resource includes essential content for the GCSE course, laid out in an intelligible and straightforward manner. I often found the textbooks to be overwhelming and visually intense, so the resource was created to combat this- it obviously worked! Key Terms: Level 9, Grade 9, AQA, English Language, English Literature, Paper one, Paper two, 1, 2, Guide, OCR, Edexcel, The Charge of the Light Brigade, London, Tissue, My Last Duchess, Checking Out Me History, Bayonet Charge, Power and Conflict, Poetry, GCSE, analyse, learn, mark, 9-1

I got a level 9 in GCSE English Literature after revising from this resource! An exceptional-quality guide of clear, easy to understand notes on GCSE English Literature- ‘The Lord of the Flies’ created by a level 9 GCSE Student in accordance with the AQA syllabus. The resource is also suitable for other exam boards such as Edexcel, OCR and anyone else in need of the Lord of the Flies quotes. The resource includes essential content for the GCSE course, laid out in an intelligible and straightforward manner. I often found the textbooks to be overwhelming and visually intense, so the resource was created to combat this- it obviously worked! Key Terms: Level 9, Grade 9, AQA, English Language, English Literature, Paper one, Paper two, 1, 2, Guide, OCR, Edexcel, The Charge of the Light Brigade, London, Tissue, My Last Duchess, Checking Out Me History, Bayonet Charge, Power and Conflict, Poetry, GCSE, analyse, learn, mark, 9-1

‘Compare the actions of Henry VIII during the Pilgrimage of Grace with the actions of Charles I and Parliament. In what way were they different? (8 marks)’ An exceptional-quality historical comparison essay written by a level 8&9 GCSE Student in accordance with the AQA History syllabus. This essay has been marked as a level 9 standard by the head teacher of a History Department that teaches the new AQA specification. However, the resource is also suitable for other exam boards such as Edexcel and OCR. Useful for both individuals and classes- to analyse the points, content and structure of the essay to help one to understand the quality and techniques that AQA are looking for in the GCSE History exam. Key Terms: Level 9, Grade 9, AQA, History, Power and the People, Henry VIII, Charles I, Parliament, Pilgrimage of Grace, Peasants Revolt, English Literature, Exemplar Essay, Example Essay, Model Essay, OCR, Edexcel, The Charge of the Light Brigade, London, Tissue, My Last Duchess, Checking Out Me History, Bayonet Charge, Power and Conflict, Poetry, GCSE, analyse, learn, mark, 9-1

I got a level 9 in GCSE English Literature after using this resource! An exceptional-quality booklet of clear, easy to understand contextual notes on the life of Robert Stevenson and how it influenced The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr Hyde. This was created by a level 9 GCSE Student in accordance with the AQA English Literature syllabus. The resource is also suitable for other exam boards such as Edexcel and OCR. The resource includes essential content from the GCSE course, laid out in an intelligible and straightforward manner. It includes information on Stevenson’s: Life Family Accomplishments Motivation for writing The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr Hyde I often found the GCSE textbooks to be overwhelming and visually intense, so the resource was created to combat this- it obviously worked! Key Terms: Level 9, Grade 9, 9-1, GCSE, AQA, English Literature, English Language, Context, Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson, The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, Edexcel, OCR, WJEC, The Lord of the Flies, Poetry, Macbeth, Shakespeare

I got a level 8 in GCSE Geography after revising from this resource! A comprehensive, exceptional-quality booklet of clear, easy to understand notes on GCSE Geography- Ecosystems, created by a level 8&9 GCSE Student in accordance with the OCR Geography syllabus. The resource is also suitable for other exam boards like Edexcel and AQA as they are essentially the same. Buy this and my other six sets on the remaining Geography topics in a discounted bundle! See my shop for more. The resource includes essential content from the GCSE course, laid out in an intelligible and straightforward manner. The pack also includes areas where students can fill in the blanks and add their own additional research. This often proves to be helpful in learning content. I often found the GCSE textbooks to be overwhelming and visually intense, so the resource was created to combat this, and it worked! I have also been using this resource when studying Edexcel A Level Geography. Content included: The Food Chain- terms The Nutrient Cycle-* an explanation* Types of Ecosystem- savanna grassland, temperate grassland, tundra, polar, temperate deciduous forest, hot desert, tropical rainforest Example- The New Forest, UK- climate, flora, fungi, shrubs, trees, fauna, changes, soil type Key Terms: Level 9, Grade 9, AQA, Paper one, Paper two, 1, 2, Guide, OCR, Edexcel, notes, fact sheet, GCSE, analyse, learn, mark, 9-1, Geography, Rivers, Deserts, Ecosystems

I got an A in GCSE Geography after revising from this resource!* A comprehensive, exceptional-quality booklet of clear, easy to understand notes on GCSE Geography- Food, created by a level 8&9 GCSE Student in accordance with the OCR Geography syllabus. The resource is also suitable for other exam boards like Edexcel and AQA as they are essentially the same. Buy this and my other six sets on the remaining Geography topics in a discounted bundle! See my shop for more. The resource includes essential content from the GCSE course, laid out in an intelligible and straightforward manner. The pack also includes areas where students can fill in the blanks and add their own additional research. This often proves to be helpful in learning content. I often found the GCSE textbooks to be overwhelming and visually intense, so the resource was created to combat this, and it worked! I have also been using this resource when studying Edexcel A Level Geography. Content included: Food in the UK- background information, environmental impacts Global Food Supply and Consumption-* food security and insecurity, increase, uneven* Impacts of Food Insecurity- famine, undernutrition, soil erosion, rising prices Physical Factors that Impact Food Supply- climate, water stress, pests, food supply, poverty, technology, conflict Sustainability- fish and meat sources, seasonal food, reduced waste and losses, industrial agriculture, organic farming, permaculture, urban farming initiatives Farming-* aeroponics, hydroponics, irrigation, appropriate technology* Case Study- Kent- Thanet Earth- advantages, disadvantages Case Study-* Kenya- Makueni- impacts* Water in the UK- demand, management Energy- background, energy security, environmental issues, economic issues Key Terms: Level 9, Grade 9, AQA, Paper one, Paper two, 1, 2, Guide, OCR, Edexcel, notes, fact sheet, GCSE, analyse, learn, mark, 9-1, Geography, Rivers, Deserts, Food

A fact sheet on starch, cellulose, and glycogen from the ‘Biological Molecules’ section of AQA AS and A Level Biology, laid out in an intelligible and concise manner. Made by an A level student who gained a level 9 in Biology at GCSE level. I often find textbooks to be chunky and hard to absorb, so this resource is easy to revise from and organised in table form. Subheadings include formation, composition, form, use, and pure physical properties. Key terms: AQA, OCR, Edexcel, A Level, GCSE, Carbon, Polysaccharides, Alpha glucose, beta, glycosidic bonds, amylose, chains, side branches.

An exceptional-quality booklet (27 pages!) of clear, easy to understand notes on photosynthesis, respiration, energy and ecosystems from the A Level Biology ‘Energy transfers in and between organisms’ topic, created in accordance with the AQA syllabus. The resource may also be suitable for other exam boards such as Edexcel and OCR. The resource includes essential content from the A Level course, laid out in an intelligible and straightforward manor. I often found the A Level textbooks to be overwhelming and visually intense, so the resource was created to combat this. The resource also includes a glossary of key terms for you/students to add definitions to throughout! This helps with recall and consolidating your knowledge. The fact sheet discusses: Oxidation and reduction Photoionisation Photophosphorylation The Chemiosmotic Theory (formation of ATP) The photolysis of water Site of the light-dependent reaction Aerobic respiration Glycolysis Link reaction and Krebs cycle Oxidative phosphorylation Anaerobic respiration Food chains and energy transfer Energy transfer and productivity Nutrient cycles Environmental issues concerning use of nitrogen-containing fertilisers Glossary

I got a level 8 at GCSE after using this fact sheet! An exceptional-quality booklet of clear, easy to understand notes on GCSE Physics- The Electronic Spectrum created by a level 8&9 GCSE Student in accordance with the AQA Physics syllabus. The resource is also suitable for other exam boards such as Edexcel and OCR. The resource includes essential content from the GCSE course, laid out in an intelligible and straightforward manner. I often found the GCSE textbooks to be overwhelming and visually intense, so the resource was created to combat this- it obviously worked! Key Terms: Level 9, Grade 9, AQA, Physics, Electronic Spectrum, Waves, OCR, Edexcel, GCSE, analyse, learn, mark, 9-1

I got a level 9 in GCSE English Language after revising from this resource! An essay on the topic of Sugar Tax- whether it should be permitted or not, created by a level 7,8&9 GCSE Student. This resource is also suitable for all years 7-13 and is perfect for debates, analysing with students or revising! Key Terms: Level 9, Grade 9, AQA, English Language, English Literature, Paper one, Paper two, 1, 2, Guide, OCR, Edexcel, The Charge of the Light Brigade, London, Tissue, My Last Duchess, Checking Out Me History, Bayonet Charge, Power and Conflict, Poetry, GCSE, analyse, learn, mark, 9-1

I got a level 9 in GCSE Biology after revising from this resource! A comprehensive, exceptional-quality fact sheet of clear, easy to understand notes on GCSE Biology Kidney Treatment created by a level 9 GCSE Student in accordance with the AQA Biology syllabus. The resource is also suitable for other exam boards such as Edexcel and OCR. The resource includes essential content from the GCSE course, laid out in an intelligible and straightforward manner. I often found the GCSE textbooks to be overwhelming and visually intense, so the resource was created to combat this- it obviously worked! Areas covered include: What does dialysis consist of? How is the patient’s blood diverted through the machine? How does the dialysis membrane work? What does the dialysis fluid consist of and why? Which substances are being removed from the blood and by which process? What are the pros and cons of a transplant? Which drugs does the patient have to take? Why? For how long? Which of the two treatments for kidney failure do you think is better? Why? Key Terms: Kidney, Treatment, Dialysis, GCSE, AQA, Biology, Level 9, Grade 9, OCR, Edexcel, analyse, learn, mark, 9-1, Fact Sheet, Homeostasis and Response

I got a level 9 in GCSE Biology (2019) after using these notes to revise! A comprehensive, exceptional-quality booklet of clear, easy to understand notes on GCSE ‘Homeostasis and Response’ created by a level 9 GCSE Student in accordance with the AQA Biology syllabus. The resource is also suitable for other exam boards such as Edexcel and OCR. The resource includes essential content from the GCSE course, laid out in an intelliable and straightforward manor. The pack also includes areas where students can fill in the blanks and add their own additional research. This often proves to be helpful in learning content. I often found the GCSE textbooks to be overwhealming and visually intense, so the resource was created to combat this- it obviously worked! Key Terms: Level 9, Grade 9, AQA, Biology, Notes, Booklet, Homeostasis, Response, OCR, Edexcel, GCSE, analyse, learn, mark, 9-1

An exceptional-quality booklet of clear, easy to understand notes on GCSE History (Power and the People) created by a level 8&9 GCSE Student in accordance with the AQA History syllabus. The resource is also suitable for other exam boards such as Edexcel and OCR. The resource includes essential content from the GCSE course, laid out in an intelligible and straightforward manner. It also includes a quiz at the end- perfect for testing students’ knowledge! I often found the GCSE textbooks to be overwhelming and visually intense, so the resource was created to combat this- it obviously worked! This resource is also suitable for those not studying GCSEs, who just want to find out more about Social Reform. The fact sheet includes the subtitles: Key People/Groups Causes Aims Methods Effectiveness Significance Sources Quiz Key Terms: Level 9, Grade 9, AQA, History, Social Reform, Power and the People OCR, Edexcel, GCSE, analyse, learn, mark, 9-1, Lord Shaftesbury