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Romeo and Juliet: Globe Education Shakespeare for WJEC Eduqas GCSE English Literature (PDF)

Direct your students to achieve stand-out success in their Shakespeare questions with the only WJEC Eduqas-specific GCSE play texts; produced in partnership with Globe Education and packed with grade-boosting exam-focused activities and insider insights. This book: - Provides opportunities for students to learn, practise and reinforce the skills they need to fulfil their potential through numerous 'Exam Skills' sections matched to WJEC Eduqas' requirements - Progressively builds students' confidence with 'Exam Preparation' sections that show how to meet the WJEC Eduqas Assessment Objectives when answering exam-style questions - Helps students understand characterisation, themes and language with stimulating approaches to studying Shakespeare, devised by Globe Education - Guides you efficiently through every scene with clear explanations of the historical context to develop students' knowledge of Shakespeare's era - Anchors students in the text as a play, using vibrant photographs of Globe productions, directors' notes and actors' viewpoints to increase students' interest, enjoyment and understanding

The Sally Lockhart Quartet, Book 2: The Shadow in the North (PDF)

The second book in Philip Pullman's classic SALLY LOCKHART quartet in a beautiful new edition to celebrate the 30 year anniversary. Sally Lockhart is twenty-two, and running her own financial consultancy - a thoroughly modern woman in a world of pompous men - but she's about to be thrown headlong into a vicious web of murder, mystery and pure evil. When a client's lost investment appears suspicious, Sally investigates. Soon she is ensnared in a whirl of high-society danger and deceit, which can lead her in only one direction - to the terrifying secret of the Shadow in the North.

A Sally Lockhart Quartet, Book 3: The Tiger in the Well (PDF)

The third book in Philip Pullman's classic SALLY LOCKHART quartet in a beautiful new edition Sally Lockhart is 25, and somebody wants to destroy her. She receives divorce papers from a man she has never met, let alone married - yet this trap is so well laid that she is powerless to prove otherwise. When custody of her precious daughter is awarded to this evil stranger, it is the beginning of a terrifying struggle in which Sally will have to fight, and kill if necessary, for the freedom of her family. Philip Pullman's ever-popular, action-packed Victorian melodramas are rejacketed for the bicentenary of Charles Dickens in 2012.

A Sally Lockhart Quartet, Book 4: The Tin Princess (PDF)

The final book in Philip Pullman's classic SALLY LOCKHART quartet in a beautiful new edition to celebrate the 30 year anniversary. Jim Taylor, Sally Lockhart's oldest friend, is engaged as bodyguard to a princess. But Crown Princess Adelaide of Razkavia is not what you'd expect. She's the slum-girl Jim has been searching for ever since she vanished ten years ago. Now her life is in mortal danger, and together they must battle against unknown enemies in a country where no one can be trusted. This dramatic story of love, loyalty and adventure is the final novel in the quartet. Philip Pullman's ever-popular, action-packed Victorian melodramas are rejacketed for the bicentenary of Charles Dickens in 2012.

A Street Cat Named Bob (PDF)

When James Bowen found an injured, street cat in the hallway of his sheltered housing, he had no idea just how much his life was about to change. James had been living on the streets of London and the last thing he needed was a pet. Yet James couldn't resist the clever tom cat, whom he quickly named Bob. Soon the two were best friends, and their funny and sometimes dangerous adventures would change both their lives, slowly healing the scars of each other's troubled pasts. STREET CAT BOB is a moving and uplifting story that will touch the heart of anyone who reads it.

WJEC Eduqas GCSE English Language: Assessment preparation for Component 1 and Component 2 (English GCSE for WJEC) (PDF)

Student Book 2 provides extensive guidance and activities, in the context of the Component 1 and Component 2 exam questions, on how to improve reading and writing skills. With sample student responses, at different levels, students can improve their own responses and gain an enhanced understanding of the skills required to succeed in the exams. Featuring the types of texts and tasks that students will face in the exam papers, a range of activities with exam tips andkey terms, all students can demonstrate their skill-development in the context of exam-style questions. Spelling, punctuation and grammar activities and guidance are provided in context to help improve students' technical accuracy. In addition to the regular peer and self-assessment activities,teachers can monitor progress through the substantive end-of-chapter assessments and the sample exam papers.

WJEC Eduqas GCSE English Language: Book 1 (PDF)

Student Book 1 develops the key reading and writing skills that students will be assessed on in Component 1 and Component 2 of the WJEC GCSE English Language qualification. Structured around the Assessment Objectives, the book engages students through a thematic approach with inspiring texts that helps prepare students for the thematic connections they will face in the examinations. Through a range of texts, activities, stretch and support features as well as tipsand key terms, this book helps students of all abilities develop their reading and writing skills. Spelling, punctuation and grammar activities and guidance are provided in context to help improve students' technical accuracy. In addition to the regular peer and self-assessment activities, teachers canmonitor progress through the substantive end-of-chapter assessments and the sample exam papers.

WJEC Eduqas GCSE English Language Student's Book (PDF)

Endorsed by WJEC Eduqas. Bring out the best in every student, enabling them to develop strong reading and writing skills with a single Student's Book that contains a rich bank of stimulus texts and progressive activities for all ability levels. - Helps students to identify and improve the skills required for each component of the new examinations through clear coverage of the Assessment Objectives in every unit - Includes a wide range of engaging literary and non-fiction texts that aid comprehension and provide effective models for students' own writing for different purposes and genres - Steadily boosts students' confidence and knowledge throughout the course, using a three-part structure that presents opportunities to learn, practise and enhance their English language skills - Encourages students to take responsibility for their skills development and prioritise their revision needs with self-assessment criteria at the start and end of each unit - Prepares students of differing abilities for their exams with a variety of question types and sample answers that demonstrate clearly how to improve their responses - Offers trusted, question-focused advice from an author team with extensive teaching and examining experience

WJEC Eduqas GCSE English Language Teacher's Book (PDF)

Skilfully deliver the new linear specification using the advice and activities in this accessible Teacher's Book to equip your students with essential, transferable English Language skills. - Allows you to effectively structure your teaching with a range of developmental activities that ensure continuous skills progression within and across lessons - Introduces a flexible approach to the course so you can lay the foundations for reading and writing skills, assess students against the new grading system and revisit areas for improvement - Reduces your marking time by supplying example answers, simple mark schemes and examiner commentary for the Student's Book activities - Ensures that inclusion is embedded in your lesson plans with extension activities for high achievers and guidance on adapting content to match students' differing needs - Increases your confidence teaching the revised curriculum, offering practical classroom tips and authoritative advice on the new content and assessment requirements

WJEC Eduqas GCSE English Literature: Macbeth (PDF)

Confidently teach Macbeth using classroom-ready, manageable schemes of work that ensure you cover the full text in 10-12 weeks. This Set Text Teacher Guide: - Enables you to navigate efficiently through Macbeth, improving your students' textual understanding and analytical skills week by week - Reduces your planning time by providing explanatory teaching notes and photocopiable student worksheets that are closely aligned to the Assessment Objectives - Caters for students of varying abilities with extra support for the less able and suitably challenging activities to stretch high achievers - Helps you map student progress across the course through a mix of short activities and more formal assessments - Includes a dedicated section on exam preparation with practice questions, student-friendly mark schemes and advice on writing high-level answers in timed conditions

WJEC Eduqas GCSE English Literature: Skills for Literature and the Unseen Poetry Student's Book (PDF)

Endorsed by WJEC Eduqas. Equip your students with the skills required to analyse and respond to every poem in the WJEC Eduqas Poetry Anthology. - Helps students of all abilities to explore each poem with a step-by-step approach to textual analysis that moves gradually from first impressions to detailed explorations - Develops the skills students need for GCSE and beyond by providing focused activities for each Assessment Objective - Teaches students how to approach different question types with exam-style questions, examiner advice and prompts throughout the text to emphasise literary comparison - Offers a quick knowledge check at the end of each chapter with self-assessment criteria for students to map their progress - Increases students' confidence tackling Component 2 of the specification through a dedicated section on unseen poetry

WJEC Eduqas GCSE English Literature, Set Text Teacher Guide: The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (PDF)

Confidently teach Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde using classroom-ready, manageable schemes of work that ensure you cover the full text in 10-12 weeks. This Set Text Teacher Guide: - Enables you to navigate efficiently through Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, improving your students' textual understanding and analytical skills week by week - Reduces your planning time by providing explanatory teaching notes and photocopiable student worksheets that are closely aligned to the Assessment Objectives - Caters for students of varying abilities with extra support for the less able and suitably challenging activities to stretch high achievers - Helps you map student progress across the course through a mix of short activities and more formal assessments - Includes a dedicated section on exam preparation with practice questions, student-friendly mark schemes and advice on writing high-level answers in timed conditions

WJEC Eduqas GCSE English Literature Set Text Teacher Guide: A Christmas Carol (PDF)

Confidently teach A Christmas Carol using classroom-ready, manageable schemes of work that ensure you cover the full text in 10-12 weeks. This Set Text Teacher Guide: - Enables you to navigate efficiently through A Christmas Carol, improving your students' textual understanding and analytical skills week by week - Reduces your planning time by providing explanatory teaching notes and photocopiable student worksheets that are closely aligned to the Assessment Objectives - Caters for students of varying abilities with extra support for the less able and suitably challenging activities to stretch high achievers - Helps you map student progress across the course through a mix of short activities and more formal assessments - Includes a dedicated section on exam preparation with practice questions, student-friendly mark schemes and advice on writing high-level answers in timed conditions

WJEC Eduqas GCSE English Literature Set Text Teacher Guide: Blood Brothers (PDF)

Confidently teach Blood Brothers using classroom-ready, manageable schemes of work that ensure you cover the full text in 10-12 weeks. This Set Text Teacher Guide: - Enables you to navigate efficiently through Blood Brothers, improving your students' textual understanding and analytical skills week by week - Reduces your planning time by providing explanatory teaching notes and photocopiable student worksheets that are closely aligned to the Assessment Objectives - Caters for students of varying abilities with extra support for the less able and suitably challenging activities to stretch high achievers - Helps you map student progress across the course through a mix of short activities and more formal assessments - Includes a dedicated section on exam preparation with practice questions, student-friendly mark schemes and advice on writing high-level answers in timed conditions

WJEC Eduqas GCSE English Literature Set Text Teacher Guide: The Woman in Black (PDF)

Confidently teach The Woman in Black using classroom-ready, manageable schemes of work that ensure you cover the full text in 10-12 weeks. This Set Text Teacher Guide: - Enables you to navigate efficiently through The Woman in Black, improving your students' textual understanding and analytical skills week by week - Reduces your planning time by providing explanatory teaching notes and photocopiable student worksheets that are closely aligned to the Assessment Objectives - Caters for students of varying abilities with extra support for the less able and suitably challenging activities to stretch high achievers - Helps you map student progress across the course through a mix of short activities and more formal assessments - Includes a dedicated section on exam preparation with practice questions, student-friendly mark schemes and advice on writing high-level answers in timed conditions

11+ CEM 10-Minute Tests: Comprehension - Ages 10-11 Book 1 (with Online Edition)

This book of 10-Minute Tests from CGP is perfect for helping pupils prepare for the tricky Comprehension questions in the CEM 11+ test - It contains over 30 quick tests with questions focused on developing the essential comprehension skills! To break up the all the serious 11+ preparation, we’ve also included fun puzzle pages throughout the book. What’s more, complete answers to every question are included in a pull-out section, so you’ll never be left in the dark about how to solve a problem. This book also comes with a free Online Edition - just use the unique access code printed inside the cover to access it on a PC, Mac or tablet!

AQA GCSE (9-1) Combined Science Trilogy 1 Student Book (PDF)

AQA approved. Build your students' scientific thinking, analysis and evaluation with this textbook that leads them seamlessly from basic concepts to more complicated theories, with topical examples, practical activities and mathematical support throughout. Developed specifically for the 2016 AQA GCSE Combined Science Trilogy specification. -Builds experimental, analytical and evaluation skills with activities that introduce the 16 required practicals, along with extra Working Scientifically tasks for broader learning -Provides plenty of opportunity for students to apply their knowledge and understanding with Test Yourself questions, Show You Can challenges, Chapter review questions and synoptic practice questions -Supports Foundation and Higher tier students in one book, with Higher tier-only content clearly marked. Book 1 covers the topics in Biology Paper 1, Chemistry Paper 1 and Physics Paper 1

AQA GCSE (9-1) Combined Science Trilogy 2 Student Book (PDF)

AQA approved. Build your students' scientific thinking, analysis and evaluation with this textbook that leads them seamlessly from basic concepts to more complicated theories, with topical examples, practical activities and mathematical support throughout. Developed specifically for the 2016 AQA GCSE Combined Science Trilogy specification. -Builds experimental, analytical and evaluation skills with activities that introduce the 16 required practicals, along with extra Working Scientifically tasks for broader learning -Provides plenty of opportunity for students to apply their knowledge and understanding with Test Yourself questions, Show You Can challenges, Chapter review questions and synoptic practice questions -Supports Foundation and Higher tier students in one book, with Higher tier-only content clearly marked. Book 2 covers the topics in Biology Paper 2, Chemistry Paper 2 and Physics Paper 2

AQA GCSE (9-1) Computer Science

AQA GCSE Physics (PDF)

The UK's bestselling GCSE Science series has now been updated and specifically tailored for the new 2016 AQA GCSE Science (9-1) specifications. Supporting your students on their journey from Key Stage 3 and through to success in the new linear GCSE qualifications, this series help students and teachers monitor progress, while supporting the increased demand, mathematical content, and new practical requirements. This Student Book offers:- Fully integrated and differentiated support tailored to the new 9-1 GCSE specification - Practical feature and chapter to support the required practicals and skills - Maths chapter and worked examples to support the increased mathematical demand of the new GCSE - Synoptic links and questions to develop synoptic skills - Differentiated and ramped questions based on our new GCSE assessment model - New practice questions including maths, practical, synoptic, and extended writing

Btec Nationals Business Student Book 1 + Activebook: For The 2016 Specifications (PDF)

Each Student Book and ActiveBook has clearly laid out pages with a range of supportive features to aid learning and teaching: - Getting to know your unit sections ensure learners understand the grading criteria and unit requirements. - Getting ready for assessment sections focus on preparation for external assessment with guidance for learners on what to expect. Hints and tips will help them prepare for assessment and sample answers are provided for a range of question types including, short and long answer questions, all with a supporting commentary. - Pause point features provide opportunities for learners to self-evaluate their learning at regular intervals. Each Pause Point feature gives learners a Hint or Extend option to either revisit and reinforce the topic or encourage independent research or further study skills. - Case study and Theory into practice features enable development of problem-solving skills and place the theory into real-life situations learners could encounter. - Assessment practice features provide scaffolded assessment practice activities that help prepare learners for assessment. Within each assessment practice activity, a Plan, Do and Review section supports learners' formative assessment by making sure they fully understand what they are being asked to do, what their goals are and how to evaluate the task and consider how they could improve. - Dedicated Think future pages provide case studies from the industry, with a focus on aspects of skills development that can be put into practice in a real work environment and further study.

Bwyd A Maeth (Fy Nodiadau Adolygu (PDF))

Exam Board: WJEC Language: Welsh Level: GCSE Subject: Food Preparation First Teaching: September 2016 First Exam: Summer 2018 Unlock your full potential with this revision guide that will guide you through the content and skills you need to succeed in the WJEC GCSE Food Preparation and Nutrition exam. - Plan your own revision and focus on the areas you need to revise with key fact summaries and revision activities for every topic. - Use the exam tips to clarify key points and avoid making typical mistakes. - Test yourself with end-of-topic questions and answers and tick off each topic as you complete it. - Get ready for the exam with tips on approaching the paper, and sample exam questions with model answers and commentary.

Cambridge IGCSE Drama Student Book (PDF)

Prepare for the Cambridge IGCSE in Drama 2016 syllabus with an approach that helps to create a varied, stimulating and enjoyable learning environment that enables students of different confidence and ability levels to flourish. * Be ready to teach the new syllabus (for first examination in June 2016) with this brand new series which has been fully matched to the Cambridge IGCSE® Drama syllabus. * Have full confidence in the content and approach of the series which is written by a team of highly experienced authors, who have over 20 years of teaching experience. * Enable students to learn a range of skills, such as how to build their self-awareness and how to reflect on their performance. This will build their knowledge and self-confidence, which extends beyond the course itself and helps equip them for life. * Know that the series has an international feel in terms of both language used within the text, and plays, scenarios and contexts selected. * Make use of the excellent supporting components of the series which include a range of exciting and engaging scripts from real plays, role plays for warm ups, examples of stimuli for Devised pieces, and still images from productions which show key elements from performances. * Help students monitor their learning using the 'Learning Log' and 'Check your progress' features, where students review, record and evaluate their work. Alternate ISBN 9780008142100

Collins AQA A Level Science — AQA A LEVEL BIOLOGY YEAR 2 STUDENT BOOK (Collins AQA A Level Science Series)

Written by our expert authors for the 2015 AQA specification, this Student Book covers Year 2 of the A-level Biology course. It combines the most detailed explanations with features that build skills in practical work, maths and evaluation. With a clear path of progression, it will prepare you for the demands of A-level and beyond. This Student Book will: prepare you for assessment with key ideas summaries and practice questions designed for the linear course build your confidence in tackling the mathematical requirements with worked examples, targeted assignments and a dedicated Maths Skills chapter strengthen your practical skills with comprehensive Required Practical sections featuring step-by-step instructions, and advice about how best to avoid common errors deepen your understanding of biology and equip you for further study using comprehensive explanations, skills-focused assignments and inspiring real-life contexts extend your knowledge and skills with specially designed Stretch and Challenge questions.

Collins GCSE 9-1 Revision — AQA GCSE CHEMISTRY REVISION GUIDE (PDF)

This Science Revision and Practice range contains clear and accessible explanations of all the GCSE content, with lots of practice opportunities for each topic throughout the book. Based on new research that proves repeated practice is more effective than repeated study, this book is guaranteed to help you achieve the best results. There are clear and concise revision notes for every topic covered in the curriculum, plus five practice opportunities to ensure the best results. Includes:* quick tests to check understanding* end-of-topic practice questions* topic review questions later in the book* mixed practice questions at the end of the book* free Q&A flashcards to download online* an ebook version of the revision guide Suitable for the new AQA Chemistry GCSE.