History
British Politics in an Age of Reform by Michael Turner
A History of Wales by John Davies
Mastering Modern British History by Norman Lowe
Weimar and Nazi Germany by Chris Hinton and John Hite
Democracy and Nazism: Germany 1918-1945 by Robert Whitfield and Sally Waller
Germans into Nazis by Peter Fritzsche
ICT
Essential ICT A Level: AS Student Book for WJEC by Stephen Doyle
WJEC ICT for AS by Julian Mott
L1 Diploma in IT
L2 Extended Certificate in ICT
L2 Technical Diploma in Networking & Cyber Security
L3 Extended Diploma IT
Recommended Reading and Research Material
Law
The English Legal System by Jacqueline Martin
A Really Basic Introduction to English Law and The English Legal System by Michael A Lambarth
The Secret Barrister: Stories of the Law and How It’s Broken
Jeremy Hutchinson’s Case Histories by Thomas Grant
The Trial: A Murder in The Family – Channel 4 Catch Up
24 Hours in Police Custody – Channel 4
Secrets of Scotland Yard – Netflix
The People vs OJ Simpson – Netflix
On the Basis of Sex – Netflix
Law in Action – Radio 4 archive available on Player
Mathematics
Intermediate Tier
Study higher tier material that doesn’t overlap: topics like coordinate geometry, surds, quadratic equations are some of the first topics in A Level.
New WJEC GCSE Maths Revision Guide (with Online Edition) (CGP GCSE Revision for Wales) by Richard Parsons
Higher Tier
Study additional maths material
Khan Academy
Maths and Physics Tutor
Jack Tilson
Maths and Physics Tutor: STEP papers for top university applications
UKMT Maths Challenge Papers
NRICH
Media Studies
Familiarity with the Adobe Creative Suite advantageous: Photoshop, Premier Pro, After Effects, Illustrator, InDesign
Knowledge of genre theory – especially teen horror and rom-com
Media Studies for A Level Year 2 & A2 by Lucas Johnson & Christine Bell
Music
For AS Level music, the most essential task for all students is to improve their reading of music notation and improve their theory.
Recommended online theory course
ABRSM website
ABRSM Guide to Theory books 1 & 2
Personal practice on instrument or voice – daily routine to improve technique and stamina – aim to be able to perform to a MINIMUM of Grade 5 standard by September if possible.
Physical Education
http://resource.download.wjec.co.uk.s3.amazonaws.com/vtc/2015-16/15-16_30/eng/index.html
Photography
Tate: The Photography Ideas book
Photography: History. Art. Technique
www.thisiscolossal.com
www.magnumphoto.com
Physics
WJEC Physics for AS Level: Student Book by Gareth Kelly, Nigel Wood
Psychology
Sociology
Policing the Crisis by Stuart Hall
Chavs by Owen Jones
Mind the Gap by Ferdinand Mount
Gang Leader for a Day by Sudhir Vankatesh
Ain’t no Black in the Union Jack by Paul Gilroy
Spanish
Film: Maria Llena Eres de Gracia by Joshua Marston
Textiles
The Golden Thread by Kassia St Clair
Threads of Life: A History of the World Through the Eye of a Needle
by Claire Hunter
Embroidery: A Step-by-Step Guide to More Than 200 Stitches by Lucinda Ganderton
The Art of Manipulation Fabric by Colette Wolff
How to Make an American Quilt by Whitney Otto
Travel & Tourism
Introducing Travel &Tourism by Ray Youell, Bob Holland
Travel & Tourism Case Studies by Stephen Rickerby
Support Exercises Unit 1 The UK Tourism Product by Bob Holland
Support Exercises Unit 3 The Dynamic Tourism Industry by Bob Holland
Investigating Tourism Destinations by Bob Holland
Tourism Development by Bob Holland
BTEC Level 2 First Travel and Tourism Student Book (BTEC First Travel
& Tourism) by Carol Spencer, Christine King
The Road Less Travelled (DK Eyewitness Travel Guide)
Mad Dogs and Englishmen: A Year of Things to See and Do in England
by Tom Jones
Any other material on travel – including a familiarity with the UK Map and
key countries for British individuals to visit.
Welsh
Welsh at duolingo.com
Matiau Gramadeg – online bilingual resource/exercises
S4C Welsh language programming
