These books are used for the following subjects in Key Stage 4 either at Idsall or are recommended for study at home.
Curriculum Books by Subject
Subject Name Book Title & ISBN Number
Art
AQA GCSE Art and Design by Martin Piercy, Anne Stewart, Frank Barnes, Mike Ager (Authors), Peter Dryland (Editor), Oxford University Press.
ISBN: 9781408503201
Business
Edexcel GCSE (9-1) Business, Second Edition by Marcouse, Ian
ISBN: 9781471899355
OCR Cambridge National Level 1 / 2
Enterprise and Marketing – authors Tess Bayley and Leanna Oliver
ISBN - 9781510456761
Computing
Year 10 & 11
Computer Science: GCSE Computer Science OCR Student book, Updated Edition, 23 July 2020
ISBN: 978-1108812542
ICT BTEC Tech Award Digital Information Technology Student Book (BTEC Tech Award IT)
ISBN: 1292208376
Design Technology
Year 10 & 11
Design and Technology (Product Design and Textiles)
AQA GCSE Design and Technology Revision Guide, Pearson
ISBN: 9781292191584
Drama
Year 10 & 11
Drama Revise Edexcel GCSE (9-1) Drama. Revision Guide
ISBN: 9781292131986
Accompanying Workbook to above guide:
ISBN-13 : 978-1292131979
Authorised set text: “The Crucible” – Student edition: ISBN-13 : 978-1408108390. Students are given a scanned copy of key extracts, but this book is used for extracts in the written exam. Therefore, the exam paper extracts would look the same as the book.
Engineering
Cambridge National Level 1/2 Engineering Design (teachers’ version but students can still use it). Student and online versions are not available.
ISBN: 9781510481398
English Language
Revise AQA GCSE English Language Revision Workbook: for the 9-1 exams (REVISE AQA GCSE English 2015)
ISBN 978-1447987833
Revise AQA GCSE (9-1) English Language Revision Guide: with FREE online edition (REVISE AQA GCSE English 2015)
ISBN 978-1447988052
Revise AQA GCSE (9-1) English Language Model Answer Workbook (REVISE AQA GCSE English 2015)
ISBN 978-1292230221
AQA GCSE English Language Practice Papers
OUP ISBN: 978-1382006538
General recommendation for all Year Groups (not specific to GCSE)
Help Your Kids with English: A Unique Step-by-Step Visual Guide
ISBN: 978-1409314943
English Literature
Year 10 & 11
Oxford Literature Companions - A Christmas Carol
ISBN: 9780198355311
Scholastic Classics-A Christmas Carol
ISBN 978-1407143644
An Inspector Calls
ISBN: 9780435232825
Longman-Romeo and Juliet
ISBN: 9781408236895
York notes-Romeo and Juliet
ISBN: 9781408248829
Food Preparation and Nutrition
EDUQAS GCSE Food Preparation and Nutrition, Alison Clough-Halstead, Fiona Dowling, Victoria Ellis
Revision Books:
Collins WJEC EDUQAS GCSE 9-1, Food Preparation and Nutrition
ISBN: 9780008326937
CGP GCSE Food Preparation & Nutrition. For WJEC EDUQAS (Grade 9-1) The Revision Guide
ISBN: 9781782946526
CGP GCSE Food Preparation & Nutrition. For WJEC EDUQAS (Grade 9-1) Exam Practice Workbook
ISBN: 9781782946533
French
Year 10 & 11
French French Higher Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780198365839
French French Foundation Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780198365846
Revise AQA GCSE French Revision Guide
ISBN 9781292131429
Revise AQA GCSE French Revision Workbook
ISBN 978-1292131351
Geography
Year 10 & 11
Textbook: AQA GCSE 9-1 Geography Student Book, OUP 2016, Series editor: Simon Ross
ISBN: 978-0-19-836661-4
Revision Guide: AQA GCSE 9-1 Geography Revision Guide, OUP 2016, Editor: Bob Digby
ISBN: 978-0-19-842346-1
Exam Practice Guide: AQA GCSE 9-1 Geography Exam Practice Guide, OUP 2016, Editor: Bob Digby
ISBN: 978-0-19-842348-5
German
Year 10 & 11
German German Higher Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780198365877
German German Foundation Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780198365884
Revise AQA GCSE German Revision Guide
ISBN 9781292131436
Revise AQA GCSE German Revision Workbook
ISBN 9781292131382
Health and Social Care
BTEC Tech Award Health and Social Care Student book by Brenda Baker, Colette Burgess and Elizabeth Haworth
ISBN: 9781292200927
History
Year 10 & 11
Higher Paper
Hodder GCSE History for Edexcel: Medicine Through Time, c1250–Present ISBN: 9781471861376
Hodder GCSE History for Edexcel: Weimar and Nazi Germany, 1918-39
ISBN: 9781471861918
Hodder GCSE History for Edexcel: Henry VIII and his ministers, 1509-40 ISBN: 9781471861789
Edexcel GCSE (9-1) History Henry VIII and His Ministers, 1509-1540
ISBN: 9781292127255
Edexcel GCSE (9-1) History Medicine Through Time c1250-present
ISBN: 9781292127378
Edexcel GCSE (9-1) History Weimar and Nazi Germany, 1918–1939
ISBN: 9781292127347
Foundation Paper
Hodder GCSE History for Edexcel Foundation Edition: Weimar and Nazi Germany, 1918–39
ISBN: 9781510473386
Hodder GCSE History for Edexcel Foundation Edition: Medicine through time c.1250–present
ISBN: 9781510473195
Edexcel GCSE (9-1) History Foundation Weimar and Nazi Germany, 1918–39 ISBN: 9781292258331
Edexcel GCSE (9-1) History Foundation Medicine through time, c1250-present
ISBN: 9781292258348
Current Year 11s only
Higher Paper
Edexcel GCSE (9-1) History Superpower relations and the Cold War, 1941–91 ISBN: 9781292127279
Hodder GCSE History for Edexcel: Superpower relations and the Cold War, 1941-91 ISBN: 9781471861840
Foundation Paper
Edexcel GCSE (9-1) History Superpower relations and the Cold War, 1941–91 ISBN: 9781292258317
Hodder GCSE (9–1) History for Pearson Edexcel Foundation Edition: Superpower Relations and the Cold War 1941–91
ISBN: 9781510473201
Maths
Year 10 & 11
Higher Paper
Maths Edexcel GCSE (9-1) Maths Higher Revision Guide
ISBN: 9781447988090
Maths Edexcel GCSE (9-1) Maths Higher Workbook
ISBN: 9781447987932
Foundation Paper
Maths Edexcel GCSE (9-1) Maths Foundation Revision
ISBN: 9781447988045
Maths Edexcel GCSE (9-1) Maths Foundation Workbook
ISBN: 9781447987925
PE
Year 10 & 11
BTEC First Revision Guide Unit 1 and 7 (7 not currently studied at Idsall)
ISBN: 9781449606705
BTEC First Revision Work Book Unit 1 and 7 (7 not currently studied at Idsall)
ISBN: 9781446906712
BTEC Student Book Unit 1-6 (2012 edition)
ISBN: 9781446905555
GCSE alternative text book course specific but not used in school currently – Physical Education AQA GCSE by Oxford Press
ISBN: 9780198370253
Religious Education
Year 10 & 11
RE GCSE Religious Studies for AQA: ISLAM
ISBN: 9780198370345
RE GCSE Religious Studies for AQA: CHRISTIANITY
ISBN: 9780198370338
Science
Year 10 & 11
Science (combined) Grade 9-1 GCSE Combined Science
Higher Paper
Edexcel Revision Guide with Online Edition
ISBN: 9781782945741
Science (combined) CGP 9-1 GCSE Combined Science:
Edexcel Exam Practice Workbook
ISBN: 9781782944980
Foundation Paper
Science (Combined) Grade 9-1 GCSE Combined Science:
Edexcel Revision Guide with Online Edition
ISBN: 9781782945758
Science (Combined) CGP 9-1 GCSE Combined Science:
Edexcel Exam Practice Workbook
ISBN: 9781782944997
Science – Triple, Biology Grade 9-1 GCSE Biology
Edexcel Revision Guide with Online Edition
ISBN: 9781782945710
Edexcel Exam Practice Workbook
ISBN: 9781782944959
Science – Triple, Chemistry Grade 9-1 GCSE Chemistry
Edexcel Revision Guide with Online Edition
ISBN: 9781782945727
Edexcel Exam Practice Workbook
ISBN: 9781782944966
Science – Triple, Physics Grade 9-1 GCSE Physics
Edexcel Revision Guide with Online Edition
ISBN: 9781782945734
Edexcel Exam Practice Workbook
ISBN: 9781782944973