Prerequisite:

We assume that the students attending these Courses are well versed with GCSE fundamentals in Maths, English, Biology, Physics, Chemistry etc.

Course Resources:

After every lesson we provide the following

• Recorded Session of the Main Lecture on glecta.com
• Lecture Notes
• Homework with an instant marking system
• Past paper exam question with instant marking
• Teacher Notes
• Weekly / Monthly Mock Tests

Why this course is important?

As you can see from syllabus we are focussing and building complete foundation for your child in Year 8 (KS3) itself in order to avoid last minute preparation for Year 8 final exams.

Outcome of this course:

In our past experiences so far, we saw that the students who have completed this course have successfully scored more than 90% in GCSE exams. In addition, the students who started earlier demonstrated a high chance of achieving A* places in final GCSE through slow and steady work. This course also helps building the solid foundation for GCSE preparation and allows students to solve GCSE exam papers confidently under time pressure. All our parents recommended this course to their families and friends.

Year 8 Main Subjects

We cover below main subjects for Year 8

English Language:

• Linguistic analysis of speech and writing ( phonology, lexis, semantics, pragmatics, discourse structure and grammae)
• Language and Power
• Language and Gender
• Language and Technology
• Child Language Acquisition
• Language Change
• Academic writing
• Language Investigation

English Literature:

• Shakespeare
• Dystopian novel
• Poetry
• Modern drama
• Comparative coursework essay

Mathematics:

• Pure 1 - Quadratic functions, equations, inequalities, sketching curves, co-ordinate geometry, sequence & series, differentiation and integration, Sine and Cosine Rule, Exponentials & logarithms, co-ordinate geometry of circles, binomial expansion, radan measure & its application, geometric sequences & series, graphs of trigonometric functions, trigonometric identities & equations, differentiation and integration
• Statistics - summarising data, probability, correlation, regression, discrete random variables, normal distribution
• Pure 2 - functions, numerical methods, further trigonometry, further differentiation, partial fractions, further co-ordinate geometry, binominal expansion, differentiation, integration, vectors
• Mechanics - kinematics of particles, statics of particles, Newton's Laws. Moments, vectors, momentum

Further Mathematics:

• Further Pure 1 - Imaginary & Complex numbers, numerical methods, parabolas & hyperbolas, matrices, series, proof
• Further Decision 1 - Sorting & packing algorithms, algorithms on networks, linear programming, critical path analysis, The Chinese Postman Problem, transportation and allocation, The Travelling Salesman Problem, game theory, dynamic programming, linear programming
• Further Pure 2 - Inequalities, series, further complex numbers, first and second order differential equations, Maclaurin & Taylor series, polar co-ordinates
• Further Mechanics 1 - projectiles, non-uniform acceleration, centres of mass, work power and energy, collisions, further statics

Biology:

• Biological molecules
• Cells
• Organisms exchange substances with their environment
• Genetic information, variation and relationships
Genetic information, variation and relationships Energy transfers in and between organisms Organisms respond to changes in their external environments Genetics, populations, evolution and ecosystems The control of gene expression

Chemistry:

• Physical chemistry: Atomic Structure, Amount of substance Bonding, Energetics, Kinetics, Chemical Equilibria, Le Chatelier's principle and Kc, Oxidation, reduction and redox equations, Thermodynamics, Rate equations, Equilibrium constant Kp for homogeneous systems, Electrode potentails and electrochemical cells, Acids and bases
• Inorganic chemistry: Periodicity, Group 2, the alkaline earth metals, Group 7, the halogens, Properties of Period 3 elements and their oxides, Transition metals, Reactions of ions in aqueous solution
• Organic chemistry: Introduction to organic chemistry, Alkanes, Halogenoalkanes, Alkenes, Alcohols, Organic analysis, Optical isomerism, Aldehydes and ketones, Carboxykic acids and derivatives, Aromatic chemistry, Amines, Polymers, Amino acids, proteins and DNA, Organic synthesis, Numclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, Chromatography

Physics:

• Measurements and their errors
• Particles and radiation
• Waves
• Mechanics and materials
• Electricity
• Further mechanics and thermal physics
• Fields and their consequences
• Nuclear physics
• Astrophysics