Year 11 Information

Welcome to the Year 11 section of The Halley Academy’s website. This section is designed to provide students and families with a number of resources to support their learning.

Year 11 Lesson Resources 

All Year 11 lessons are available for students to review on their Google Classroom. This includes accessing all resources and lesson materials to support their revision of key knowledge and skills. All students are automatically enrolled into their classes Google Classroom and can access this through any internet enabled device. 

Year 11 Information Evening Key Resources

Digital copies of the information distributed at the Year 11 Information Evening can be found here: 

Knowledge Organisers 

Knowledge Organisers are available for all subjects and stored centrally in the ‘Year 11 Knowledge Organiser’ Google Classroom. Please speak with your Director of Progress to gain the classroom code to enrol into this class.

Study Skills and Revision 

All students have been provided with a Study Skills and Revision Handbook.

All Year 11 students participate in weekly Study Skills sessions during tutor time. Copies of all sessions are available to download and use in the ‘Revision Hub’ Google Classroom. Please speak with your Director of Progress to gain the classroom code to enrol into this class.

Revision tips and resources

As well as the extensive array of materials detailed above, the academy also recommends the following external links to support student learning and revision.

All Subjects

Specialist Links

Year 11 Core and Ebacc GCSE Timetable 2023

Year 11 Summer examinations timetable

Please view the Year 11 GCSE summer timetable below or download the timetable above. 
AM examinations start at 8:30am and PM examinations start at 1:45pm.

  • AM Exam (8:30am)
    BTEC Music – Practical
    4 hours
  • P3 & P4 Revision Session
    GCSE Drama – P1 & P2
  • PM Exam (1:45pm)
    GCSE Drama – Component 1: Understanding Drama
    1 hour 45 minutes
  • P5 & Extended Lesson Revision Session
    GCSE Science – Biology
  • Breakfast Revision Session (7:45am – 8:20am)
    GCSE Science – Biology
  • AM Exam (8:30am)
    GCSE Science – Biology: Paper 1
    C: 1 hour 15 minutes
    S: 1 hour 45 minutes
  • P5 & Extended Lesson Revision Session
    GCSE English Literature
  • Breakfast Revision Session (7:45am – 8:20am)
    GCSE English Literature
  • AM Exam (8:30am)
    GCSE English Literature – Paper 1: Shakespeare & 21st Century Novel
    1 hour 45 minutes
  • P3 & P4 Revision Session
    OCR Sport Studies
  • PM Exam (1:45pm)
    OCR Sport Studies – Unit 1 Assessment
    1 hour
  • P5 & Extended Lesson Revision Session
    GCSE History
  • Breakfast Revision Session (7:45am – 8:20am)
    GCSE History
  • AM Exam (8:30am)
    GCSE History – Crime & Punishment
    1 hour 15 minutes
  • P5 & Extended Lesson Revision Session
    GCSE Mathematics
  • Breakfast Revision Session (7:45am – 8:20am)
    GCSE Mathematics
  • AM Exam (8:30am)
    GCSE Mathematics – Paper 1
    1 hour 30 minutes
  • P5 & Extended Lesson Revision Session
    GCSE Science – Chemistry
  • Breakfast Revision Session (7:45am – 8:20am)
    GCSE Science – Chemistry
  • AM Exam (8:30am)
    GCSE Science – Chemistry: Paper 1
    C: 1 hour 15 minutes
    S: 1 hour 45 minutes
  • P3 & P4 Revision Session
    GCSE Geography
  • PM Exam (1:45pm)
    GCSE Geography – Component 1: Changing Physical and Human Landscapes
    1 hour 30 minutes
  • PM Exam (1:45pm)
    BTEC Enterprise
    2 hours
  • P5 & Extended Lesson Revision Session
    GCSE French
  • Breakfast Revision Session (7:45am – 8:20am)
    GCSE French
  • AM Exam (8:30am)
    GCSE French – Listening & Reading
    Listening:
    F: 35 minutes
    H: 45 minutes
    Reading:
    F: 45 minutes
    H: 1 hour
  • P5 & Extended Lesson Revision Session
    GCSE English Literature
  • Breakfast Revision Session (7:45am – 8:20am)
    GCSE English Literature
  • AM Exam (8:30am)
    GCSE English Literature – Paper 2: Modern Texts & Poetry
    2 hours 15 minutes
  • P5 & Extended Lesson Revision Session
    GCSE Science – Physics
  • Breakfast Revision Session (7:45am – 8:20am)
    GCSE Science – Physics
  • AM Exam (8:30am)
    GCSE Science – Physics: Paper 1
    C: 1 hour 15 minutes
    S: 1 hour 45 minutes
  • P5 & Extended Lesson Revision Session
    GCSE English Language
  • Breakfast Revision Session (7:45am – 8:20am)
    GCSE English Language
  • AM Exam (8:30am)
    GCSE English Language – Paper 1: Explorations of Creative Writing
    1 hour 45 minutes
  • P3 & P4 Revision Session
    GCSE French
  • PM Exam (1:45pm)
    GCSE French – Writing
    F: 1 hour
    H: 1 hour 15 minutes
  • P5 & Extended Lesson Revision Session
    GCSE Spanish
  • Breakfast Revision Session (7:45am – 8:20am)
    GCSE Spanish
  • AM Exam (8:30am)
    GCSE Spanish – Listening & Reading
    Listening:
    F: 35 minutes
    H: 45 minutes
    Reading:
    F: 45 minutes
    H: 1 hour
  • P5 & Extended Lesson Revision Session
    GCSE Mathematics
  • Breakfast Revision Session (7:45am – 8:20am)
    GCSE Mathematics
  • AM Exam (8:30am)
    GCSE Mathematics – Paper 2
    1 hour 30 minutes
  • P3 & P4 Revision Session
    GCSE History
  • PM Exam (1:45pm)
    GCSE History – Paper 4: Superpower Relations & Cold War
    1 hour 45 minutes
  • P5 & Extended Lesson Revision Session
    GCSE Geography
  • Breakfast Revision Session (7:45am – 8:20am)
    GCSE Geography
  • AM Exam (8:30am)
    GCSE Geography – Component 2: Environment & Developmental Issues
    1 hour 30 minutes
  • P3 & P4 Revision Session
    GCSE Science
  • PM Exam (1:45pm)
    GCSE Science – Biology: Paper 2
    C: 1 hour 15 minutes
    S: 1 hour 45 minutes
  • Breakfast Revision Session (7:45am – 8:20am)
    GCSE English Language
  • AM Exam (8:30am)
    GCSE English Language – Paper 2: Viewpoints & Perspectives
    1 hour 45 minutes
  • P3 & P4 Revision Session
    Creative iMedia
  • PM Exam (1:45pm)
    Creative iMedia – Paper R081/01
    1 hour 15 minutes
  • P5 & Extended Lesson Revision Session
    GCSE Science – Chemistry
  • Breakfast Revision Session (7:45am – 8:20am)
    GCSE Science – Chemistry
  • AM Exam (8:30am)
    GCSE Science – Chemistry: Paper 2
    C: 1 hour 15 minutes
    S: 1 hour 45 minutes
  • P3 & P4 Revision Session
    GCSE Spanish
  • PM Exam (1:45pm)
    GCSE Spanish – Writing
    F: 1 hour
    H: 1 hour 15 minutes
  • P5 & Extended Lesson Revision Session
    GCSE Mathematics
  • Breakfast Revision Session (7:45am – 8:20am)
    GCSE Mathematics
  • AM Exam (8:30am)
    GCSE Mathematics – Paper 3
    1 hour 30 minutes
  • P3 & P4 Revision Session
    GCSE History
  • Breakfast Revision Session (7:45am – 8:20am)
    GCSE History
  • AM Exam (8:30am)
    GCSE History: Weimar & Nazi Germany
    1 hour 20 minutes
  • P3 & P4 Revision Session
    GCSE Science – Physics
  • Breakfast Revision Session (7:45am – 8:20am)
    GCSE Science – Physics
  • AM Exam (8:30am)
    GCSE Science – Physics: Paper 3
    C: 1 hour 15 minutes
    S: 1 hour 45 minutes
  • P3 & P4 Revision Session
    GCSE Geography
  • P3 & P4 Revision Session
    GCSE Design & Technology
  • PM Exam (1:45pm)
    GCSE Geography – Component 3: Applied Fieldwork
    1 hour 30 minutes
  • Breakfast Revision Session (7:45am – 8:20am)
    GCSE Design & Technology
  • AM Exam (8:30am)
    GCSE Design & Technology – Component 1
    2 hours
  • P3 & P4 Revision Session
    Food Preparation & Nutrition
  • Breakfast Revision Session (7:45am – 8:20am)
    Food Preparation & Nutrition
  • AM Exam (8:30am)
    Food Preparation & Nutrition – Component 1
    1 hour 45 minutes