The GREAT GCSE Lock-in!!

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Looking for some study buddies to keep me motivated throughout year 11 , so if you're in year 11 or have any advice for year 11s, you are welcomed to join the chat!
Okay let's get straight into business -
Subjects I take:
- Mathematics ( Edexcel Higher )
- English Language ( Eduqas )
- English Literature ( Eduqas )
- Biology ( AQA Higher )
- Chemistry ( AQA Higher )
- Physics ( AQA Higher )
- Geography ( Edexcel B )
- Spanish ( AQA Higher )
- Drama ( Eduqas )

Okay let's introduce ourselves by mentioning the subjects we do and how we are revising for them !

Reply 1

imbrianloll

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enjoy year 11 for now and just rly lock in at the start of easter holidays

Reply 2

yayyforskl

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by imbrianloll

enjoy year 11 for now and just rly lock in at the start of easter holidays

Thanks, it's just that i have mocks coming up and i need to improve my predicted grades as i'm applying for other sixth forms.

Reply 3

e2009

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by yayyforskl

Looking for some study buddies to keep me motivated throughout year 11 , so if you're in year 11 or have any advice for year 11s, you are welcomed to join the chat!
Okay let's get straight into business -
Subjects I take:
- Mathematics ( Edexcel Higher )
- English Language ( Eduqas )
- English Literature ( Eduqas )
- Biology ( AQA Higher )
- Chemistry ( AQA Higher )
- Physics ( AQA Higher )
- Geography ( Edexcel B )
- Spanish ( AQA Higher )
- Drama ( Eduqas )
Okay let's introduce ourselves by mentioning the subjects we do and how we are revising for them !

hii, I just did my gcses (2025) and just wanna say best of luckkk x
I also did aqa for spanish and sciences (but I did combined science)

Reply 4

yayyforskl

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by e2009

hii, I just did my gcses (2025) and just wanna say best of luckkk x
I also did aqa for spanish and sciences (but I did combined science)

thank you, any tips for spanish?? xx

Reply 5

bukk

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by yayyforskl

Looking for some study buddies to keep me motivated throughout year 11 , so if you're in year 11 or have any advice for year 11s, you are welcomed to join the chat!
Okay let's get straight into business -
Subjects I take:
- Mathematics ( Edexcel Higher )
- English Language ( Eduqas )
- English Literature ( Eduqas )
- Biology ( AQA Higher )
- Chemistry ( AQA Higher )
- Physics ( AQA Higher )
- Geography ( Edexcel B )
- Spanish ( AQA Higher )
- Drama ( Eduqas )
Okay let's introduce ourselves by mentioning the subjects we do and how we are revising for them !

am in for the science cause that's our exam board, the rest aren't. lets lock in together. Am Liora and am in year 11 as well

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Reply 6

Falconator_3000

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by e2009

hii, I just did my gcses (2025) and just wanna say best of luckkk x
I also did aqa for spanish and sciences (but I did combined science)

any tips for spanish plz, i want my grade 5 to a 8 if still possible.

Reply 7

e2009

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by yayyforskl

thank you, any tips for spanish?? xx

spanish wasn’t really ever my strongest and i was predicted an 8 for a longggg time and i felt SO hopeless…
for reading and writing, i think that as soon as youve covered all the modules, attempt past papers. flashcards work for a lot of people but they need really worked for me, i’m more of a ‘in-practice’ person. if you HAVENT finished all the modules (which i don’t think you would’ve at this early stage), do the activities in the textbook for in context practice.
for writing, use your speaking questions and do TONSSS of translations (you could use edexcel ones if you run out).
for speaking, LEARN YOUR QUESTIONSSS LIKE THE BACK OF YOUR HAND x ik a ton of people who just went into the exam HOPING the teacher wouldn’t ask the questions they hadn’t learnt and that’s prettyyyy risky. for roleplay and photocard, a thing i did was give chatgpt the teacher report (with the questions etc.) and do the speaking mode so it was like we were having a conversation, then i’d ask for feedback at the end
just remember that languages are veryyy difficult and you should be proud no matter how you’re doing xx

Reply 8

Falconator_3000

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Hey
My subjects and Y10 Mock grades are
Biology (AQA Higher) 7
Chemistry (AQA Higher) 5
Computer Science (OCR) 5
English Language (AQA) 6
English Literature (Edexcel - Macbeth, AIC, Jeckyll & Hyde and the Conflict Poetry Cluster) 7
Geography (AQA) 6
History (AQA) 4
Maths (Edexcel Higher) 6
Physics (AQA Higher) 5
Religious Studies (AQA) 6
Spanish (AQA Higher - hopefully) 5
Ik picking History and Geography was a total **** option
if anyone has any tips for any of these subjects, plz tell me cuz i want all 8's and 9's but am currently ****ed

Reply 9

maia :)

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Hi! did my gcses 2025 (just started y12 eek) and got 12 9s & 4 8s - happy to give advice if anyone has any qs :smile:

Reply 10

yayyforskl

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by bukk

am in for the science cause that's our exam board, the rest aren't. lets lock in together. Am Liora and am in year 11 as well

yes hii xx , what grades are you aiming for ? 🙂

Reply 11

yayyforskl

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by maia :)

Hi! did my gcses 2025 (just started y12 eek) and got 12 9s & 4 8s - happy to give advice if anyone has any qs :smile:

omg i need advice on how you studied and got such amazing grades ( particularly with Spanish and English Literature bcos that is what i really need to work on rn )

Reply 12

yayyforskl

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by e2009

spanish wasn’t really ever my strongest and i was predicted an 8 for a longggg time and i felt SO hopeless…
for reading and writing, i think that as soon as youve covered all the modules, attempt past papers. flashcards work for a lot of people but they need really worked for me, i’m more of a ‘in-practice’ person. if you HAVENT finished all the modules (which i don’t think you would’ve at this early stage), do the activities in the textbook for in context practice.
for writing, use your speaking questions and do TONSSS of translations (you could use edexcel ones if you run out).
for speaking, LEARN YOUR QUESTIONSSS LIKE THE BACK OF YOUR HAND x ik a ton of people who just went into the exam HOPING the teacher wouldn’t ask the questions they hadn’t learnt and that’s prettyyyy risky. for roleplay and photocard, a thing i did was give chatgpt the teacher report (with the questions etc.) and do the speaking mode so it was like we were having a conversation, then i’d ask for feedback at the end
just remember that languages are veryyy difficult and you should be proud no matter how you’re doing xx

Thank you i got a 5 on my year 10 mocks and i'm feeling pretty bummed out bcos it brought down my average and i have to wait to improve in my year 11 november mocks before i can apply to sixth form. ugh .

Reply 13

yayyforskl

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by Falconator_3000

Hey
My subjects and Y10 Mock grades are
Biology (AQA Higher) 7
Chemistry (AQA Higher) 5
Computer Science (OCR) 5
English Language (AQA) 6
English Literature (Edexcel - Macbeth, AIC, Jeckyll & Hyde and the Conflict Poetry Cluster) 7
Geography (AQA) 6
History (AQA) 4
Maths (Edexcel Higher) 6
Physics (AQA Higher) 5
Religious Studies (AQA) 6
Spanish (AQA Higher - hopefully) 5
Ik picking History and Geography was a total **** option
if anyone has any tips for any of these subjects, plz tell me cuz i want all 8's and 9's but am currently ****ed

my grades are :
edexcel maths higher - 6 ( paper one was hell )
eduqas english language - 8
eduqas english literature - 6 ( been on a six since year 9 and it's annoying i really need to improve )
aqa biology - 6 ( apparently i skipped two pages in my papers that i wasn't aware of in addition to the fact that i didn't finish the paper lol )
aqa chemistry - 7 ( happy with this but still didn't finish the paper )
aqa physics - 6 ( i was fine with thus bcos i came out of that exam crying thinking i f****d up )
edexcel b geography - 6 ( was only able to complete one 8 marker across paper 1 & 2 help )
eduqas drama - 7
aqa spanish higher - 5 ( i survived the relegation and i'm still in higher for now )

overall i think these are pretty decent , if i can work on my time management skills, i feel like my grades would improve drastically.

btw picking BOTH history and geography is wildddd 😓 my friends who chose history always complain about how much work it is compared to geography ( idk why i'm judging i was also gonna pick history and geography before i settled for drama bcos i didn't want to be overwhelmed with work ) .

i need help bcos i'm aiming for all 9s and it's NOT looking good 😓

Reply 14

fjjewifherwf

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by yayyforskl

Thanks, it's just that i have mocks coming up and i need to improve my predicted grades as i'm applying for other sixth forms.

what sixth forms did you apply to

Reply 15

yayyforskl

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by fjjewifherwf

what sixth forms did you apply to

i haven't applied yet bcos i need to get my grades up but i am totally applying to my current school's sixth form, lae stratford, and a local sixth form in my areal!

Reply 16

yayyforskl

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okay guys, it's tuesday the 14th of October a few days before we go on October half term, and i have my mocks immediately after the half term so i need to lock in.
Tasks i will be completing today -

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half a gcse maths higher paper

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sparx maths

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a but of reading ( i need to get out my reading slum )

most of it is mostly homework except for the reading ofc but at least it's something to get into routine!

Reply 17

maia :)

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by yayyforskl

omg i need advice on how you studied and got such amazing grades ( particularly with Spanish and English Literature bcos that is what i really need to work on rn )

Eng lit - I did aqa (R&J, Jane Eyre, AIC and power&conflict poetry). I’d say only learn quotes you can analyse (and maybe try pre-learn some analysis with them). I think I had about 85 for R&J - I know that sounds like a lot but there’s more characters, 50 for Jane Eyre and then 50 for AIC? For poetry I studied 5 poems really well so I could compare them to anything :smile:

Pre-learning analysis is what really helped me with English lit as I could never come up with anything interesting on the spot, you can even ask ChatGPT for ideas!
Spanish - I took French & Latin so not quite the same but probably similar. I’d really recommend working on speaking - write astounding answers for all the questions you’re given BEFORE MARCH or you won’t have time to learn them. please trust me on that I was still writing them Easter half term and it was really stressful 😥 you can also reuse bits of work for your writing, and it’s great if you do well on speaking because then you have less to worry about for the other papers
For reading and listening, I’d say just do as much practice as possible, it gets easier :smile:

Hope this helps!

Reply 18

e2009

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by yayyforskl

Thank you i got a 5 on my year 10 mocks and i'm feeling pretty bummed out bcos it brought down my average and i have to wait to improve in my year 11 november mocks before i can apply to sixth form. ugh .