English Language and

English LiteratureExam board: AQA

Helen Yarker – Head of Department

hyarker@teddingtonschool.org

Lauren Jankowski – In charge of Year 10 English.

ljankowski@teddingtonschool.org

A new specification …

• Key points:

• All students will study for both Language and Literature GCSEs.

• There are no higher or foundation papers anymore.

• There is no coursework.

• Exams are closed book.

• They will be graded 9-1 rather than A* - C

Implications for students

• Wider reading of both fiction and non fiction is essential. Modern literature and preferably some Victorian literature as well.

• Organised, meticulous, legible note taking.

• Regular comprehension practice.

• The more students read and the more they regularly revise the better they will do. Revision should be a slow drip rather than just a waterfall.

What we study -Language• English Language•

• Paper 1 Explorations in creative reading and writing:

• 50% of GCSE• TIME 1 hour 45 minutes• Section A: Reading • one literature fiction text • Section B: Writing • descriptive or narrative writing•

• Questions• Reading (40 marks) (25%) – two linked

texts• 1 short form question (1 x 4 marks)• 2 longer form questions (1 x 8, 1 x 12

marks)• 1 extended question (1 x 16 marks)• Writing (40 marks) (25%)• 1 extended writing question (24 marks

for content, 16 marks for technical accuracy)

• English Language •

• Paper 2: Writers’ viewpoints and perspectives• 50% of GCSE• TIME: 1 hour forty five minutes• Section A: Reading • one non-fiction text and one literary non-fiction

text• Section B: Writing • writing to present a viewpoint • Questions• Reading (40 marks) (25%) – two linked texts• 1 short form question (1 x 4 marks)• 2 longer form questions (1 x 8, 1 x 12 marks)• 1 extended question (1 x 16 marks)• Writing (40 marks) (25%)• 1 extended writing question (24 marks for

content, 16 marks for technical accuracy)

Literature:

• Literature Paper 1: Shakespeare and the nineteenth century novel

• 1 hour 45 minutes• 40% of GCSE

• Questions• Section A Shakespeare: students will

answer one question on their play of choice. They will be required to write in detail about an extract from the play and then to write about the play as a whole.

• Section B The 19th-century novel: students will answer one question on their novel of choice. They will be required to write in detail about an extract from the novel and then to write about the novel as a whole.

Literature Paper 2: Modern texts and poetry

2 hour 15 minutes

60% of GCSE

Questions

Section A Modern texts: students will answer one

essay question from a choice of two on their studied

modern prose or drama text. An Inspector Calls

Section B Poetry: students will answer one

comparative question on one named poem printed on

the paper and one other poem from their chosen

anthology cluster.

Section C Unseen poetry: Students will answer one

question on one unseen poem and one question

comparing this poem with a second unseen poem.

Units studied in term 1

Autumn 1

An Inspector Calls (Literature)

• Sense of the whole text.

• Use of textual evidence in a closed book conditions.

• Developing a critical response to the text.

• Developing exam writing skills

Autumn 2

Language Paper 1 and 2 ‘Bugs!’ And ‘Fight for Freedom!’ Unit work

• Reading a range of fiction and non fiction texts.

• Explain, comment on and analyse how writers use language to achieve effects and influence readers.

• Use relevant subject terminology.

• compare writers’ ideas and perspectives, as well as how these are conveyed, across two or more texts

• Evaluate texts critically and support with quotations.

Units studied in Term 2

Spring 1Spring 2:

Language Paper 1 and 2

Unit work: ‘Trapped!’ and ‘All in the Mind’

Strengthening understanding and

practice of skills from Autumn 2

Literature – Poetry Cluster

• Overview of poems in the cluster chosen by the class teacher.

• Making links and connections between the poems and contexts.

• Analysis of language, form and structure.

• Ability to use more developed comparative structures.

Units studied in Term 3

Summer 1

Literature – 19th Century prose

• Read and understand 19th century novel.

• Develop analysis of writer’s craft.• Developing a personal response to

the novel.• Analysis of language, form and

structure.• Demonstrate understanding between

writer and context• Use of quotations• Develop written responses to GCSE

style questions.

Summer 2:

Language paper 1 and 2 Unit work:‘Town and Country’

Embedding skills learned and developed in Autumn 2 and Spring 2

How can you support your child with English Language and Literature?

• Read with them and ask them questions about the themes, characters, plot and language of the texts you read (newspapers, travel writing, classics, teen texts).

• Encourage them to read classics, both modern and pre-1900. Check their comprehension of texts with discussion.

• Purchase study guides to the set texts.

• Purchase Bond books to develop comprehension skills, grammar and vocabulary.

• Check they are regularly completing homework and to the best of their ability. Contact class teacher if you are concerned.

Year 10 Core Information Evening

MathematicsIngrid Kosch – Curriculum Leader

The Mathematics Department• Ms Ingrid Kosch – Curriculum Leader (KS4)• Mr H Garland – Assistant Curriculum Leader• Miss J McMichael – Assistant Curriculum Leader (KS5)• Ms A Nightingale– Assistant Curriculum Leader• Miss C Scott - Assistant Curriculum Leader • Maths is taught only by maths specialists:

Dr S HarbronMr A Gilmore Mrs L JonesMrs C EmmertonMiss C HarrisMr R ThorneMiss K Tran

Mr Etim is our specialist LS teacher

The new GCSE (current year 10s will be the second year through)

• EDEXCEL is still our exam board for maths.

• Still Higher and Foundation tiers.

• Still a 2-year course

• Which was started in June of year 9

Changes from previous GCSE

• Higher tier: grades 4-9 Grade 4 is roughly equates to a current C grade. The top end of Grade 9 equates to beyond current A*

• Foundation tier: grades 1-5 Foundation students are now able to achieve the equivalent of a B grade.

The exams in June of year 11

• Greater assessment time (4½ hours)– one hour more than currently

• Three papers, 80 marks each– one more paper than currently

• 33.3% non-calculator– 16.7% less than currently (but still 1½ hours’ worth)

• 240 marks in all– 40 more than currently

• Fewer formulae available in examinations– quite a lot fewer than currently!

Formulae to remember

Foundation tier:• Area of a trapezium• Volume of a prism

Higher tier:• Area of a trapezium• Volume of a prism• The quadratic formula• Sine and cosine rules• Area of a triangle = ½ab sin C

There is new content to both tiers

• New to Foundation Tier:• use of pi and surds• reverse percentages• factorising quadratics • basic trigonometry • circle properties • vectors • Venn and tree diagrams

• New to Higher Tier:• gradient at a point on a

curve as rate of change • areas under graphs • Venn diagrams

(conditional probability)

• standard form

• compound interest

• simultaneous equations

• direct and inverse proportion

• fractional scale enlargements

• conditional probabilities

• frequency trees

• functions

• geometric progressions

• frequency trees

How does this affect our teaching?

• We have re-written our schemes of work for KS3 to prepare students in years 7, 8 and 9 for the new GCSE

• To reflect the increased demand of the new GCSE, year 10 have a maths lesson every day (instead of 4 lessons a week).

• Students are set according to end of KS3 exam results and teachers’ professional judgement. Sets 1, 2 & 3 are currently taught Higher and set 4(ma), Foundation.

Tests and exams• A checkout test every 2-3 weeks when a module finishes• Termly tests on several modules of work (likely points for set

changes)• First of these is on Wednesday 2nd November to check progress

and ensure that the setting we made in June is still correct.• Your child is informed by their class teacher of term tests.• There will be an end of year 10 exam in the summer term.

• Students follow the same scheme and time plan although what is taught may vary within that. This will facilitate set changes although when moving up, students will need to do some work to catch up.

OCR Additional Maths• We will teach the content of this course in lessons to extend and

deepen students mathematical knowledge whenever a related topic is taught.

• From January in year 10 there will be an after school club to teach the content which does not readily fit into the GCSE scheme of work.

• No restriction by set – although your child must have a good algebra ability, be numerically fluent, and be committed themselves. They should love maths and want to spend more time learning new maths.

• We will not monitor the attendance or effort of students who attend as in lessons – it is more akin to a voluntary club. They must want to do this.

• They may attend classes but not write the exam.

• Excellent preparation for A level and will also support GCSE particularly for students targeted B grade and above.

Our resources• We have purchased Kerboodle, which is an

online system for accessing resources.

• Revision guides and workbooks to buy in the library (CGP).

• Additionally old GCSE resources are available on Firefly eg MathsWatch, past exam papers.

• And your child still has access to MyMaths – an excellent teaching and revision tool to end of A-level.

How you can help your child succeed

• Homework is set twice a week and should be 45 minutes each time. Please ensure that your child has homework and has done it.

• Read their diary for comments from teachers.• Ask them to show you Firefly, MyMaths and

Kerboodle.• Contact teachers if you are concerned – email is

frequently the most reliable way to get a message through directly.Please include your child’s name, class and best contact phone numbers. We will call you back when we are not in the classroom teaching.

What can students do? Attitude to learning is graded

1 to 4 on reports Come prepared to every lesson:

BookPen

Pencil Ruler

Scientific Calculator

Any further questions

If you have any further questions regarding your child’s progress contact should firstly be made

with your child’s maths teacher.

ikosch@teddingtonschool.org

Thank You!!!

KS4 GCSE Year 10 Core Science

Parents information evening October 2016

aharris@teddingtonschool.org

CURRICULUM LEADER FOR SCIENCE:

MS AILSA HARRIS

Introduction

• The course students will be studying in Science in year 10 and year 11 are either:

• GCSE Combined Science: Trilogy (Double award) 8464 OR 2 GCSEs

• Option choice: 3 GCSEs.

• GCSE Biology (8461)

• GCSE Chemistry (8462)

• GCSE Physics (8463)

What are the key dates throughout the year?

TERM Date(s) Detail

Autumn (1st

half)End of October Initial concerns (parents

notified)

Autumn (2nd

half)Mid November Yr10 initial exams (in class)

Autumn (2nd

half)30 November Parent consultation

evening

Spring term (1st

half)Early February First interim reports

Summer term (1st half)

3rd May Mock examinations

Summer term(2nd half)

End of June Year 10 full reports issued

TARGET GRADES 9-1 These will be decided soon, students andparents to be informed.

GCSE COMBINED SCIENCE (TRILOGY) (8464)

http://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/science/gcse/combined-science-trilogy-8464

http://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/science/gcse/biology-8461

GCSE BIOLOGY (8461)

http://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/science/gcse/chemistry-8462

GCSE CHEMISTRY (8462)

New specifications:A greater emphasis on mathematical demand:

Equations now to be learnt rather than applied.

http://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/science/gcse/physics-8463

Equations to be selected and then applied to questions.

CGP Link to purchase books

• https://www.cgpbooks.co.uk/School/books_gcse_science_new.books_gcse_science_aqa_practiceworkbooks.book_BAQ41

• https://www.cgpbooks.co.uk/School/books_gcse_science_new.books_gcse_science_aqa_practiceworkbooks.book_CAQ41

• https://www.cgpbooks.co.uk/School/books_gcse_science_new.books_gcse_science_aqa_practiceworkbooks.book_PAQ41

Mr Ian Barker

• Subject Leader in charge of Physics

Supporting your son / daughter with their GCSE studies.

In school and at home: As a parent what can I do to help and support my child?

• Look at exercise books and diaries.• Organisation of Science in school: discuss.• Homework set twice weekly.• End of unit tests with feedback.• DIT sheets and feedback provided.• Target grades and target setting/tracking.• Monitor progress throughout and flag up concerns

early on.• Contact subject teachers directly by phone call.