Recommended websites

The internet is huge and Google and Bing can search it in milliseconds. However finding good resources is getting harder. Firstly there is too much to look through. Secondly many companies now pay to get to the front of the search pages.

I cannot guarantee there are not other good resources out there (of course there are) but in my experience the following few resources are the business if you want to get up to date information and practice. 

• Best for Notes: Beyond all doubt the best site on the interenet for GCSE advice is the BBC and in particular its BBCbitesize resources (www.bbc.co.uk/education). Not only are the resources up to date and produced by actual teachers but importantly they cover every exam board differently. Surprisingly there is no A level material but if you look at the Scottish Higher content this is good coverage for English and Welsh AS and early A2.
• Best for A level: The S-Cool website (www.s-cool.co.uk)  is not quite as good as the BBC, its materials are not quite as linked to each exam board  and there is more writing than pictorial material. However it covers AS and A2 materials which the BBC only partly does. 
• Best for difficult subjects: American and very buzzy, but do go to Khan’s academy. (www.khanacademy.org) It is very US oriented but their online video lessons on almost all topics is excellent. If you “don’t get” trigonometry or chemical bonds then this is the site to explain it for you. I warn you it is full of American english and the number of times you will get annoyed by being taught “Math” is beyond counting, but it is worth it.
• Worth a look:  The Wikibooks site, (www.en.wikibooks.org) produced by the owners of Wikipedia is well worth a look too. Its content is open sourced but is rarely incorrect and changes very quickly when exam boards change their content. It covers most subjects and definitely covers GCSE and AS/A2 science very well. It also (obviously) links to wikipedia content when you want to go higher/deeper. The problem with this site is that it isnt complete – there are many topics where teachers have not yet contributed content.
• Best Support: The Student Room (www.thestudentroom.co.uk) is different from the previous 4, but does contain up to date content. This site is a must to join if you are a student of GCSE or A level. You can talk to other students about topics you are finding hard and also get answers from online teachers. Most interestingly it provides very quick exam reviews on the night after exams, when you are worring about your answers to a particular question.
• Good for revising your own work:  Examtime. (www.examtime.com/en-GB) offers a lot and if you do less than 3 subjects it is free. Be warned though it has many adverts unless you pay. To extend coverage to more than 3 subjects you need to pay £3.95 per month (although you can cancel this any time you want).

Remember to do your own searches. Many smaller sites are very good at one or two topics, whereas these big sites concentrate on being quite good at everything.