Year 10 Citizenship GCSE PPE December 2025 Revision Resources - Pre-public Examination Support

Sep 5, 2026

Year 10 Citizenship GCSE PPE December 2025 revision resources support students preparing for pre-public examinations. The pack explains why PPE matters for practising exam routines and identifying revision priorities. It outlines Paper 1 and Paper 2 timings, marks breakdown by sections, and question types including multiple-choice, short answer, source-based and extended responses. It also provides targeted strategies: using topical videos and AQA revision books, practising with past papers and mark schemes, creating flashcards and quizzes, and following a structured revision timetable with self-testing and feedback through classroom submissions.

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Pages5

Reading Time13 min

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Paper information

Paper 1

Paper 2

Revision resources and strategies

20 minute tasks

Essay and extended writing questions

Timed practice and feedback

Revision timetable guidance

Planning weekly sessions

Colour-coding and reminders

Example timetable

Sidmouth Drive, Ruislip, Middlesex, HA4 0BY T: 01895 464064 E: oﬃ[ce@ruisliphigh.org.uk](ce@ruisliphigh.org.uk)[ ](ce@ruisliphigh.org.uk)[www.ruisliphigh.com](www.ruisliphigh.com) Headteacher: Gareth Davies BSc (Econ), MA 5th November 2025 Dear Parents/Guardians Re: Citizenship GCSE PPE December Students in Year 10 are preparing for their pre-public examinations (PPE) for citizenship GCSE. These exams are important not only for students to practise the routines for their public examination in citizenship this summer but also to identify areas that require further revision in the coming months. Paper 1 and Paper 2 will take place on the 3rd and 10th of December 2025, respectively. Students will also receive individual timetables. Below is information on revision resources and strategies to help prepare students for the PPE. As an examination centre, Ruislip High School is committed to ensuring that the examination management and administration processes are run effectively, efficiently, and in compliance with the published JCQ regulations and awarding body requirements. If you would like to know more details about JCQ and how it affects your child and their qualifications, please click here. For Ruislip High School’s policies relating to examinations please click here. Yours sincerely Greg Hankin Assistant headteacher | Exam
Paper 1: Active citizenship-1hr 45mins
Section A: Active citizenship questions: questions on the citizenship action of others and questions on the students taking citizenship action investigation (40 marks)
Section B: Politics and participation question (40 marks)
Question types: multiple-choice, short answer, source-based questions, extended answer
Paper 2: Politics and participation-1hr 45mins
Section A: Life in modern Britain questions (40 marks)
Section B: Rights and responsibilities questions (40 marks)
Question types: multiple-choice, short answer, source-based questions, extended answer | | | | --- | --- | --- | | Citizenship Revision Resources: | 20 minute tasks | Essay questions / Extended writing questions (45 minutes) | | ● You should watch anything that is topical and controversial shows such as The Last Leg and Have I Got News For You. These provide recent anecdotal examples whilst at the same time treating the news with a sense of humour.
● If you have the AQA Citizenship 1-9 revision books then there are lots of questions in there and useful notes for revision. The white book and the one with the Union Jack on the front are both useful.
● Go online and search for GCSE AQA Citizenship. You will then find past papers online where you will be able to access questions that will help you as you practise. You should also use the mark scheme to check your answers. | Pick one of the topics you have studied and create flashcards to test yourself on these
Go on Kahoot/Quizlet and search for Citizenship AQA tests/quizzes. Create your own quiz that you can use to test yourself later.
Try to summarise topics into six bullet points where possible: three positive and three negative, eg. three positives about the EU, three negatives; three positives about FPTP, three negatives. In an 8 mark question, this is what you’ll need to do.
Work on your active Citizenship-you have time to spread social media still and write to celebrities and try to get their backing and support, these will be things you can still write about in your exams.
Watch the videos that you have on Google Classroom (or search for them on youtube-AQA Citizenship in 25 mins). There are two paperswatch them both equally! The papers overlap and so you can’t just watch one. | ● Make a revision clock based on one area of the course.
● Tackle half exam papers. You should spend roughly 45 mins on each half and so you can do half one day and then another half the following day. NB. You also need to practise doing the whole thing in one go so that you can work at speed.
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FAQs

When are Paper 1 and Paper 2 for the Citizenship GCSE PPE in December 2025?

Paper 1 is on 3rd December 2025 and Paper 2 is on 10th December 2025.

What question types and section structure are included in the PPE papers?

Both papers include Section A and Section B with question types such as multiple-choice, short answer, source-based questions, and extended answers, each section carrying 40 marks.

What revision strategies are recommended to prepare for the PPE?

Students are advised to use topical shows, AQA revision books, online past papers with mark schemes, create flashcards and quizzes (e.g., Kahoot/Quizlet), summarise topics into bullet points, practise active citizenship tasks, and watch relevant videos on Google Classroom.

Sep 5, 2026

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