These symbols are the ones specified by the AQA exam board for use at GCSE. If you are taking any other board you will need to check the specification for the symbols they want you to use. These symbols are provided in a Word document so that you can copy and paste them for any circuits you want to draw. You should be able to paste them into Corel Draw or other draw programs as well as into Word documents. You could, of course, use Crocodile Technology or other programs for your circuit diagrams, but these do not always use the correct symbols, or may not have the components at all.

Resistor		Variable Resistor
Preset Resistor		Fuse
Thermistor		Light Dependent R
Capacitor		Electrolytic Capacitor
Cell		Battery
Diode		Light Emitting Diode
Thyristor		Photo-diode
Transistor		Field Effect Transistor
Piezo Device		Loudspeaker
Bell		Buzzer
Push to make switch		Push to break switch
Single pole single throw, normally open		Single pole single throw, normally closed
Single pole double throw switch		Double pole double throw switch
Microphone		Lamp/bulb
Motor		Relay (contacts can be separate)
OpAmp/Comparator		Amplifier
And gate		Nand gate (Schmitt)
Or gate		Nor gate
Not gate		Xor gate
2 pin resonator		3 pin resonator
555 chip		Touch sensor (not standard)