2025-26 GCSE / IGCSE (Year 10)

Wanting to know what subjects everyone is taking for their GCSEs or IGCSEs, exam boards and good studying tips, I'll go first:
- Mathematics A (IGCSE Edexcel Higher)
- English Language ( IGCSE Edexcel)
- World Literature ( CIE )
- Biology ( IGCSE Edexcel Double)
- Chemistry ( IGCSE Edexcel Double)
- Physics ( IGCSE Edexcel Double)
- History ( IGCSE Edexcel ) {Germany 1919-45, USSR 1914-53, USA 1920-1941 and China 1911-89}
- Geography ( IGCSE Edexcel)
- Spanish (AQA Higher)
- Religion, Philosophy and Ethics ( AQA & Internally assessed)
- Computer Science (AQA)
Please share your study tips and what subjects you are taking, you don't have to be taking your GCSEs next year to share

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maths paper went very well thank you x i did the higher and got 183/200 grade 9. the questions are always in the same layout as the past papers: easiest at the start and then hardest towards the end. if you're unable to answer the end questions, don't worry. most people in my batch didn't but we all managed to get 9s.

hey i’m also in year 11 and do mainly the same boards as you do. my advice for double science (especially chem+physics) is to do as many past papers as possible as they really reuse questions a lot of the time in chemistry especially. for english language i do the same board and it’s honestly not that bad- i recommend using save my exams for revision on english language bc they have really good annotations and offer exemplar questions so u know how to approach each question x any other tips??

Wanting to know what subjects everyone is taking for their GCSEs or IGCSEs, exam boards and good studying tips, I'll go first:
- Mathematics A (IGCSE Edexcel Higher)
- English Language ( IGCSE Edexcel)
- World Literature ( CIE )
- Biology ( IGCSE Edexcel Double)
- Chemistry ( IGCSE Edexcel Double)
- Physics ( IGCSE Edexcel Double)
- History ( IGCSE Edexcel ) {Germany 1919-45, USSR 1914-53, USA 1920-1941 and China 1911-89}
- Geography ( IGCSE Edexcel)
- Spanish (AQA Higher)
- Religion, Philosophy and Ethics ( AQA & Internally assessed)
- Computer Science (AQA)
Please share your study tips and what subjects you are taking, you don't have to be taking your GCSEs next year to share

Hello I took igcse biology triple. My tip would be to look through the mark scheme so you can identify any patterns that can help you gain marks. Here’s the notes I used last year and I got a 9. Hope this helps Biology all topic notes

Wanting to know what subjects everyone is taking for their GCSEs or IGCSEs, exam boards and good studying tips, I'll go first:
- Mathematics A (IGCSE Edexcel Higher)
- English Language ( IGCSE Edexcel)
- World Literature ( CIE )
- Biology ( IGCSE Edexcel Double)
- Chemistry ( IGCSE Edexcel Double)
- Physics ( IGCSE Edexcel Double)
- History ( IGCSE Edexcel ) {Germany 1919-45, USSR 1914-53, USA 1920-1941 and China 1911-89}
- Geography ( IGCSE Edexcel)
- Spanish (AQA Higher)
- Religion, Philosophy and Ethics ( AQA & Internally assessed)
- Computer Science (AQA)
Please share your study tips and what subjects you are taking, you don't have to be taking your GCSEs next year to share

I’m in Year 10 as well and the only exam board subject I have in common with u is aqa com-sci. For me, I revise all the topics from my notes and the textbook and I use past papers too. I also use Ai to make me practice questions and then mark it for me. For maths I don’t revise too much but I mostly use PMT and my teachers notes.

Wanting to know what subjects everyone is taking for their GCSEs or IGCSEs, exam boards and good studying tips, I'll go first:
- Mathematics A (IGCSE Edexcel Higher)
- English Language ( IGCSE Edexcel)
- World Literature ( CIE )
- Biology ( IGCSE Edexcel Double)
- Chemistry ( IGCSE Edexcel Double)
- Physics ( IGCSE Edexcel Double)
- History ( IGCSE Edexcel ) {Germany 1919-45, USSR 1914-53, USA 1920-1941 and China 1911-89}
- Geography ( IGCSE Edexcel)
- Spanish (AQA Higher)
- Religion, Philosophy and Ethics ( AQA & Internally assessed)
- Computer Science (AQA)
Please share your study tips and what subjects you are taking, you don't have to be taking your GCSEs next year to share

Hey, I am currently doing my GCSEs. This is 1 tip that I can teach you, and it has helped me. Don't start too early, but make yourself have an easier revision session later. By this, I mean that I would prepare flashcards every so often. I also do IGCSE Edexcel History China and USSR, and what helped me was to make flashcards after I have done every topic. This left me in a position in which I don't need to use them in Year 10 (yes in mocks), but also set myself up for now. And, I wouldn't advise you to start preparing for your GCSEs earlier than January of 2026. Burnout is a horrible thing, and one of my friends is just going through it all, so start small in January, building it up, and then when you are in May, you will be ready. Also, when the time comes, do past papers. Not now because a) you haven't learnt all your topics, and b) you don't want them to run out, but when you start running out of topics, you can start.

Sorry what is the english program??

I just mean that in other countries the whole thing is very different. Like, for example, I'm from Russia and our history is telling the story with dates. In England and English-based systems (like igcse) it's all about essays and analysis. By year 10 you're supposed to have the skills of analysis but as igcse is international, many people start y10 never having done this before as the exam board demands it.

Wanting to know what subjects everyone is taking for their GCSEs or IGCSEs, exam boards and good studying tips, I'll go first:
- Mathematics A (IGCSE Edexcel Higher)
- English Language ( IGCSE Edexcel)
- World Literature ( CIE )
- Biology ( IGCSE Edexcel Double)
- Chemistry ( IGCSE Edexcel Double)
- Physics ( IGCSE Edexcel Double)
- History ( IGCSE Edexcel ) {Germany 1919-45, USSR 1914-53, USA 1920-1941 and China 1911-89}
- Geography ( IGCSE Edexcel)
- Spanish (AQA Higher)
- Religion, Philosophy and Ethics ( AQA & Internally assessed)
- Computer Science (AQA)
Please share your study tips and what subjects you are taking, you don't have to be taking your GCSEs next year to share