AQA Psychology for GCSE – Revision Guide

Everything students need to know for their exams.

  • Activities on every topic to improve exam skills and performance.
  • Written by Cara Flanagan and a highly experienced author team.
  • All the essential content for one topic – description and evaluation on one spread.
  • Invaluable exam tips.
  • ‘Apply it’ questions allow students to apply their knowledge to a scenario question – some ‘Apply it’ questions focus on research methods.
  • ‘Knowledge check’ questions are typical exam-style questions for that topic.
  • Suggested answers for ‘Apply it’ and ‘Knowledge check’ questions are provided as a free downloadable file. See ‘Question Answers’ in downloads
  • Activities on every topic to improve exam skills and performance.
  • Two ‘write-in’ activities on each topic help students practise and process the information on that topic.
  • All the activities are designed to help students correctly interpret and answer the exam questions.
  • Suggested answers for all the activities are provided as a free downloadable file.  See ‘Activity Answers’ in downloads.

AQA Psychology for GCSE: Revision Guide Boost eBook

Boost eBooks are interactive, accessible and flexible. They use the latest research and technology to provide the very best experience for students and teachers.

This popular Revision Guide is now available as a Boost eBook.

Everything students need to know for their exams.

  • Activities on every topic to improve exam skills and performance.
  • Written by Cara Flanagan and a highly experienced author team.
  • All the essential content for one topic – description and evaluation on one spread.
  • Invaluable exam tips.
  • ‘Apply it’ questions allow students to apply their knowledge to a scenario question – some ‘Apply it’ questions focus on research methods.
  • ‘Knowledge check’ questions are typical exam-style questions for that topic.
  • Suggested answers for ‘Apply it’ and ‘Knowledge check’ questions are provided as a free downloadable file. See ‘Question Answers’ in downloads
  • Activities on every topic to improve exam skills and performance.
  • Two ‘write-in’ activities on each topic help students practise and process the information on that topic.
  • All the activities are designed to help students correctly interpret and answer the exam questions.
  • Suggested answers for all the activities are provided as a free downloadable file.  See ‘Activity Answers’ in downloads.

The Crucible Play Guide for AQA GCSE Drama

This Play Guide provides structured support for the three Sections that are all part of Component 1: Understanding Drama in the AQA GCSE Drama specification:

Section A: Theatre Roles and Responsibilities
Section B: Study of a Set Play
Section C: Understanding Drama – Live Theatre Production

  • Fully supports the written examination and helps students develop their key knowledge and understanding of the set plays.
  • Knowledge and understanding are developed alongside the key drama skills through a range of practical ideas and activities, tasks and exercises.
  • Includes a dedicated section on how to improve exam and writing skills with a number of practice exam-style questions.

Worksheets to accompany the tasks and activities featured in each Play Guide are available to download for FREE on the Resources and Downloads tab.

Noughts & Crosses Play Guide for AQA GCSE Drama

This Play Guide is specifically written for students studying Malorie Blackman’s Noughts & Crosses, as adapted by Dominic Cooke, as a set play text for the AQA GCSE Drama specification.

The Play Guide provides structured support for the three Sections that are all part of Component 1: Understanding Drama in the AQA GCSE Drama specification:

Section A: Theatre Roles and Responsibilities
Section B: Study of a Set Play
Section C: Understanding Drama – Live Theatre Production

  • Fully supports the written examination and helps students develop their key knowledge and understanding of the set plays.
  • Knowledge and understanding are developed alongside the key drama skills through a range of practical ideas and activities, tasks and exercises.
  • Includes a dedicated section on how to improve exam and writing skills with a number of practice exam-style questions.

Worksheets to accompany the tasks and activities featured in each Play Guide are available to download for FREE on the Resources and Downloads tab.

Edexcel GCSE (9-1) Drama – Designing Drama Costume, Lighting, Set & Sound Design

Endorsed by Edexcel, this Student Book supports your students through GCSE Drama design options, of costume, lighting, set and sound design.

  • The clear and accessible layout will help students engage with and fully understand key design ideas and information.
  • Written by an experienced author and drama teacher in collaboration with expert consultants working professionally in each of the design areas.
  • Separate chapters for each of the four design elements give a solid foundation on which to develop the required exam skills.
  • Numerous diagrams, sketches, plans and photographs help students visualise the practical elements of being a drama designer.
  • Provides a range of practice questions with exemplar answers and extensive advice on exam preparation.

OCR GCSE (9-1) Drama – Student Book

This Student Book is written by experienced teacher and author Annie Fox and endorsed by OCR offering high quality support you can trust.

  • Colourful, highly visual and accessible approach with practical activities throughout to engage students of all abilities.
  • Contains detailed analysis and description of all set plays.
  • Includes many contemporary examples of drama writing, staging, performance and interpretation allowing students to explore key skills in an appropriate context.
  • Key drama terminology is identified and defined throughout.

WJEC/Eduqas GCSE Drama – Student Book

Endorsed by WJEC/Eduqas and written by an experienced senior examiner and teacher, this vibrant Student Book provides invaluable support in an accessible and engaging style for all three components of the specification, including:

  • All aspects of devising and performing and on rehearsal techniques
  • Creating a portfolio of supporting evidence and on choosing suitable extracts from a text
  • Evaluating and helping improve students’ own devised performance
  • Understanding key theatre practitioners and genres, with suggested practical activities
  • Focused introductions to the set plays
  • Support and advice for technical students who choose set, lighting or sound design

WJEC/Eduqas GCSE Drama – Study & Revision Guide

Written by an experienced drama teacher, this practical Study & Revision Guide provides essential guidance for the non-examined assessment components of the course as well as for the written exam.

  • Separate sections are included for Devising Theatre, Performing from a Text and Interpreting Theatre components, helping students successfully complete their coursework and develop their exam skills.
  • Covers key theatre practitioners with clear information on Brecht, Stanislavski, Mitchell, Berkoff and Rice.
  • All WJEC and Eduqas set texts are covered with summary notes and activities.
  • Performance and Design options are covered.
  • ‘For your Portfolio’ helps students build the evidence needed for the Devising Theatre portfolio – rehearsal notes, mind maps and annotated scripts.
  • ‘Assessment Objectives’ show students which elements of the assessment criteria they are working towards.
  • ‘Tips’ for each topic provide hints and advice to produce successful work.
  • Numerous stage sketches and production photographs help visualise the practical elements of theatre.

WJEC/Eduqas GCSE Drama – Designing Drama Lighting, Sound, Set & Costume Design

This new Student Book supports your students through GCSE Drama design options of lighting, sound, set and costume design.

  • The clear and accessible layout will help students engage with and fully understand key design ideas and information.
  • Written by an experienced author and drama teacher in collaboration with expert consultants working professionally in each of the design areas.
  • Separate chapters for each of the four design elements give a solid foundation on which to develop the required exam skills.
  • Numerous diagrams, sketches, plans and photographs help students visualise the practical elements of being a drama designer.
  • Provides a range of practice questions with exemplar answers and extensive advice on exam preparation.

Worksheets to accompany this book are available to download for FREE on the Resources and Downloads tab.

WJEC/Eduqas GCSE Drama – Designing Drama Lighting, Sound, Set & Costume Design Boost eBook

Boost eBooks are interactive, accessible and flexible. They use the latest research and technology to provide the very best experience for students and teachers.

This new Boost eBook supports your students through GCSE Drama design options of lighting, sound, set and costume design.

  • The clear and accessible layout will help students engage with and fully understand key design ideas and information.
  • Written by an experienced author and drama teacher in collaboration with expert consultants working professionally in each of the design areas.
  • Separate chapters for each of the four design elements give a solid foundation on which to develop the required exam skills.
  • Numerous diagrams, sketches, plans and photographs help students visualise the practical elements of being a drama designer.
  • Provides a range of practice questions with exemplar answers and extensive advice on exam preparation.

CBAC TGAU Drama, Dylunio Drama: Dylunio Goleuo, Sain, Set a Gwisgoedd (WJEC GCSE Drama: Designing Drama Lighting, Sound, Set & Costume Design)

Welsh Language Edition. This new Student Book supports your students through GCSE Drama design options of lighting, sound, set and costume design.

  • The clear and accessible layout will help students engage with and fully understand key design ideas and information.
  • Written by an experienced author and drama teacher in collaboration with expert consultants working professionally in each of the design areas.
  • Separate chapters for each of the four design elements give a solid foundation on which to develop the required exam skills.
  • Numerous diagrams, sketches, plans and photographs help students visualise the practical elements of being a drama designer.
  • Provides a range of practice questions with exemplar answers and extensive advice on exam preparation.

Worksheets to accompany this book are available to download for FREE on the Resources and Downloads tab.

CBAC TGAU Drama (WJEC GCSE Drama)

Welsh Language Edition. Endorsed by WJEC and written by an experienced senior examiner and teacher, this vibrant Student Book provides invaluable support in an accessible and engaging style for all three components of the specification, including:

  • All aspects of devising and performing and on rehearsal techniques
  • Creating a portfolio of supporting evidence and on choosing suitable extracts from a text
  • Evaluating and helping improve students’ own devised performance
  • Understanding key theatre practitioners and genres, with suggested practical activities
  • Focused introductions to the set plays
  • Support and advice for technical students who choose set, lighting or sound design.