Right seriously every since I came on this forum I've seen people sweating it out over the education they receive, and yes at A-level it's fine to do past papers and scour the internet for help but seriously the amount of posts I read about people sweating it out over GCSE's is silly.
1) They're extremely easy that any one with a work ethic in class can get an A*
2) They are only a ticket to get into sixth form/ college. There are maybe about 5 universities that actually care about your GCSE's beyond the standard of 5 A-c grades including maths and English.
It's so surprising to see people revising for them because no one at my school did yet we all got A*'s A's and B's.
so basically my message to year10's/11's is: chill out 90% of you won't want to do medicine or dentistry by the time you apply for uni.
And 90% of you won't even apply for an institution that cares about them so GCSE's wont even matter.