EXAM PREPARATION 2018-19

Final Days in Year 11

Hope, by George Fredrick Watts 1886.

What is the HOPE for tonight?

• Offer some well-being information to help you support your child at home – Mrs Bielby

• A year 11’s account of what it is like and how their parents helped – Ex-students and Mrs Johnson S6F

• Revisiting and revision ideas for at home – Miss Pegg

• Exam timetable and routines – Mr Robertson

• Final strategies from the Core – Mrs Stockill, Mr Mallender and Mr Docking

• Share information and dates with you about the last weeks at Scalby

Positive Thinking Student well-being

Mrs Bielby

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• Promote healthy sleep in conversations with your child

• Avoid using devices an hour before sleep

• Switch off devices or mute notifications

• Store devices in a different room overnight to avoid temptation

• Be aware of your child’s sleep routine- napping or waking out of routine can be signs of anxiety and struggling to cope with pressure

• The #SleepCouncil is a great resource for sleep related advice

• Making sure you get 8-10 hours of sleep during exams in crucial to allow your brain to be ready to function at is optimum level.

• Stopping activity one hour before sleep and allowing your brain to relax and reduce its activity will help you sleep better. Phones etc. (FOMO)

• Sleep allows the body to recover from the daily work it does and this is even more important during stressful times.

How can SLEEP help me prepare for success in Year 11 and my PPE’S?

Exercise and eatingKeep up with exercise as support for mental wellbeing

Learning a new skill can be relaxing

Avoid short term fix (energy drinks/carbohydrate/protein loaded snacks

Be aware that exams can affect eating patterns

Ensure your child has access to breakfast (we have a breakfast club before school) and is aware that they may not be able to rely on ‘topping up’ at their usual breaktime

How can DIET help me prepare for success in Year 11 and my PPE’S?

• Making sure you eat a balanced diet is really important in preparing your body to give you the correct energy to function –this includes water for hydration.

• Breakfast is key to good start

• Pasta at lunch will help with afternoon exams

• An evening meal that includes a good balance of meat and vegetables

• Drink plenty of water during the day and snacks should be fruit, cereal or nut based!

• Make sure your child knows they can access support at anytime – Childline offer 1-1 confidential support for mental health

• ‘Ditch The Label’ is a charity which supports young people with all aspects of mental health

Make sure you spread the load of support

• Talk through to communicate positive messages and refocus if things do not go well.

• You may feel your child is too old or independent but they will appreciate every effort you make

• Try to avoid allowing the “high stakes” pressure or reminders of the impact for the future

• Tell us of any issues, as they arise, so we can support

Try and stay calm and relaxed

What should students be doing now?• Attending everyday – be punctual

• Try hard

• Attending after school booster sessions and using G14 when necessary

• Relax and exercise if possible

• Eating and hydrating properly

• Starting to revise – make and follow a plan

• Sleeping well

• BELIEVE YOU CAN DO IT!

As a Parent what can I do?

1. Be a good role model – routines and planning, being active2. Goal setting – Encouraging and reinforcing3. Keeping active – doing things together4. Healthy eating – making sure your child gets a balanced diet5. Time out – Opportunities to relax (Sometimes easier to start when

we know there is a finish)6. Sleep – recommended 8-9 hours per night7. Unplugging – FOMO8. Staying calm – reducing tension and stress9. Belief – boost their confidence10.Supportive – be there for them

Past students advice?

Last year’s students• What was it like for you at this point last year?• How did you relax or unwind?• What did your parents do that helped?• What ideas would you recommend for our current students?

Mrs Johnson• What are the expectations of students when they start at S6F?• What will be different to Scalby?

CollegeExpectations

Dependence to Independence

Study

periods

How to be a successful student

• Attend and be punctual

• Actively engage in lessons

• Listen to others and ask questions

• Meet deadlines

• Exceed Minimum Expected Grades

• Study outside lessons

• Step up to increased responsibility and choices

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Organisation and time management: A Levels

• Well-ordered folders

• Stationery

• Diaries/phone reminders

• Reading emails

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Organisation and time management: BTECs

• Well-ordered One Drive folders

• Stationery

• Diaries/phone reminders

• Reading emails

Other Employability Skills

• Communication and inter-personal skills

• Problem solving and Analysis

• Initiative

• Numeracy and IT

• Reliability and Resilience

• Team work

• Leadership

• Creativity

• Adaptability

Engage with Advice and Guidance

Progression planning

Get involved in Enrichment

Have fun!

Be Successful

Jodie and Libby Hannah Alfie and Oliver

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English and Mathematics

• All colleges and school sixth forms: students must continue until they have a Grade 4 at GCSE English Language and Mathematics

• Grade 3: GCSE resit

• Grade 2: Functional skills then GCSE

Former Scalby students Quotes

• Jack Neighbour: “S6F has been hard work but is safe and friendly and the teachers are all supportive.”

• Josh Reynolds: “The teachers are brilliant, helping me to achieve as highly as possible due to encouragement and belief.”

• Libby Hickson: “The College has a friendly, warm and welcoming environment”

• Alex Dixon: “S6F was the perfect stepping stone leading up to University. Philosophy has allowed me to think more creatively and analytically”

• Alice Nisbet: “I have finally found my place socially.”

• Charlie Mudd: I have enjoyed the freedom and no uniform! “

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Revision Strategies

A Guide for ParentsMiss Pegg

Little and Often (very often)

•Do something everyday – but certainly not all day.

•25 minutes of focus, 5 minutes – enjoy a break

•Avoid distractions

Flashcards – Use them the right way!

• Making your own materials rather than just reading the revision guide is more effective, so flashcards are great.

• Make them regularly and now, so there is time to use them!

• Revision guides can be used as a start point for revision cards but:

• Keep information clear and concise

• Use pictures, colour and clear writing

Flashcards – Use them the right way!

• Key words and definitions for each subject

• MFL vocabulary (colour coded for masculine and feminine)

• Formulae

• Quotes from poems / novels

• Sequencing of events and processes

• Summarise large quantities of information using key words, pictures etc.

What works best for you?

Some Geography Ideas:

• Transform – turn the information into a picture, diagram, condense the information

• Revision blackout – look at your work for a minute – turn your page over and then reproduce it.

• Map from memory – pick a subject that you should know very well by now and create a spider diagram of the information

• Key word Pictionary – pick a key word and get your son / daughter to guess from your drawing.

An Idea from the History Department:

An Idea from the History Department:

PiXL Mats

PiXL Revision

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Most Importantly:

It’s not too late. The encouragement and support you

give them now really could make all the difference.

Exam Timetable and Routines

Mr Robertson

GCSE Masterclass & Exam Timetable• You will receive your exam timetable and masterclass timetable

in mentor time this week.• Read these carefully and prioritise your revision and preparation

between now and the exam. • Check start times and lengths of exams.• Masterclasses begin on Friday 10th May 2019 and run throughout

the exam period.• GCSE exams begin on Monday 13th May – Tuesday 18th June 2019• Exam rooms and seats will be on display outside the exam office.• Extra time or special arrangements students will be placed in

separate rooms. It is the candidates responsibility to use any extra time they are entitled to.

What happens on an exam day

• All exams will begin at approx. 9.00am or 13.00pm• Where students have multiple exams in a session these will

be scheduled one after another.Morning Exams• Register as normal at 8.20am ( Some subjects have masterclasses on the morning of the exam.

Check your masterclass list for details)

• 3 Bells will sound.

• You will be asked to walk to the dining hall where you will be told which room you are in.

Afternoon Exams• Have Lunch at 12.00pm – Gather in the main hall at 12.25. Here you will be told which room you

are in

• You will take your bags to the music practice rooms.

• You will be in normal lessons when not in an exam.

During the Exam

• Correct Equipment – subject specific

• No electronic equipment

• Remember that these exams are run under strict exam conditions.

• Ensure that instructions of the invigilators are followed at all times to avoid a malpractice report.

• Where exams finish after 2.30pm - please ensure that your son/daughter can get home safely - school buses will not wait for exam candidates.

Results Day

• GCSE Results Day is Thursday 22 August 2019

• Information available on the exam section

of the school website

Final messages from the Core

Mrs Stockill – English

Mr Mallender – Maths

Mr Docking - Science

Every lesson counts,

be there!

Literature

Paper ONE (2 hours)

a) Macbethb) Poetry Anthology

Paper TWO(2 hours 30 mins)

a) A Christmas Carolb) An Inspector Calls or A

Taste of Honeyc) Unseen Poetry

Paper ONE (1 hour 45 mins)

a) Extract from a 20th C novel

b) Narrative Writing

Paper TWO (2 hours)

a) TWO non-fiction articles (one 19th C and on 21st)

b) Two pieces of ‘writing for purpose.’

LanguageThe exams

Top Tips for Success in English

1.Every lesson counts! 2.Revision guides for English Language3.Revision guides for English Literature 4.Snow Day booklets! (‘Snooklets’)5.Weekly homework. This IS revision.6.Intervention on Tuesdays 7.Extra sample past papers on the USB stick8. You received a ‘30 days…’ booklet recently.9.Remember, your teacher wants to help!10.You should be working independently to produce

work that covers the areas you personally need to focus on.

Every lesson counts,

be there!

Top 5 Tips for Success in Mathematics

1. Use the resources available to you, Practice Papers Plus book – the full solutions are in the back, Mathswatch VLE – watch the 5 minute videos and try the questions

2. Know how to use your scientific calculator3. Memorise the formulae you need – test yourself on

them4. There is ALWAYS something to revise in

Mathematics5. Be in every lesson, they all count

Top 5 Tips for Success in Science1. Learn the content – be in every lesson, they all count

and use the revision guide and Tassomairecommended by us!

2. Language and correct terminology – practice scientific vocabulary and mathematical skills.

3. Practice and exam preparation – using the past papers that teachers will give you.

4. Be ready – when you see an unfamiliar question think -what is this like? Apply learned knowledge!

5. Focus for the full exam – Every mark counts even those at the end of the paper!

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Dates for your diary…

1.First Public Exam, Monday 13th May 2019 –Computer Science

2. Year 11 Prom – Friday 28th June 2019

3. Results Day – Thursday 22nd August 2019

Thank you for coming to support us and your child