GCSE Strategy
This area holds lots of useful information and guidance for both students and parents to help support students throughout Key Stage 4.
GCSE Revision Schedule
INTRO TO KS4
YEAR 11 GCSE STRATEGY
This space is your one-stop-shop for important information about your final year at Holmfirth High School.
We will post information related to both getting you ready for your examinations as well as help in organising your post-16 applications.
NOVEMBER REVISON BOOKLET
Here is our 2025 GCSE Revision Booklet. In the booklet, each GCSE subject has provided a structured weekly revision check list. This will be a must do, should do, could do checklist so that every pupil understands the minimum (and in some cases maximum) that pupils should be doing for each subject. Pupils should be aiming to complete all their must do tasks and a good amount of should do and could do tasks each week.
OUR TOP TIPS FOR USING THIS BOOKLET:
- Make a sensible weekly revision plan.
Is there enough time allocated for each subject to ensure that all the ‘must do’ tasks and some of the ‘should do’ and ‘could do’ can be completed each week? - Carefully cut out the subject pages that you are not studying. It’s a big booklet with all the GCSE subjects in it and this might help it to feel less overwhelming.
- Get organised. If you are lucky enough to have their own space; is it organised? If you are using a communal space, do you have boxes/folders for each subject? We can provide resources if this would help – please ask!
Don’t let the booklet be buried under a pile of things and forgotten about.
Parents/Carers – ask to see it weekly and discuss the revision tasks completed. Even better, ask to see the completed revision tasks. - Ask for help if it is needed. If it is subject specific – ask your teacher. Other support can be found with form tutors, head of house, the pastoral team, Mr Battye or Miss Jones.
REVISION ADVICE FROM SUBJECTS
Our Heads of subjects have put together some advice and guidance for our students when preparing for their specific mock examinations.
English
Maths
Science
REVISION ADVICE FROM OTHER SUBJECTS
Our Heads of departments have put together some advice and guidance for our students when preparing for their specific mock examinations.
Business Studies
Computer Science
Design and Technology
Food Prep and Nutrition
Fine Art
Geography
History
MFL
Physical Education
RPSE
Sociology
Dance
Hair and Beauty
Engineering
POST-16 PROVIDERS
In the first half term, we will be going through how to choose and apply for post-16 courses. There will also be a drop-down day to help you to write your personal statement and begin to organise your applications.
Year 10 College Visits
Greenhead College & Huddersfield New College
Kirklees College
Shelley College
Penistone Grammar Sixth Form
REVISION TOOLS
Here you can find a summary of a few of the main online learning services we have available for students. We actively encourage parents to be involved in their children’s learning and knowing what resources are available to them can be very useful.
OTHER USEFUL REVISION LINKS
REVISION
Revision Timetable:
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | |
| Week 1 | Option V | Combined Science Further Maths | D Maths E English | Option Y | |
| Week 2 | Option W | Separate Sciences | D English E Maths | Option X |
ELEVATE SESSIONS
Elevate education will be delivering sessions in school to help you achieve your potential in your exams this year. Elevate is an experienced coaching organisation that helps equip students with the skills they need to work smarter to get great results.
Elevate parent’s webinars are also available – these are running throughout the Autumn term.