Excellence – Innovation - Respect Welcome to Oakgrove ......8. Guiding Spaceship Earth towards a sustainable future. This qualification is linear which means that students will sit

Welcome toOakgrove School Year 10 Information Evening 2019

Excellence – Innovation - Respect

Information Evening 1 - Key People2 - Key Dates 3 - Work experience 4 - Attendance5- Exam advice6- Subject specific support


Year 10Year 10 team

• Mr Robinson– Head of Year• Mr Booth - Assistant Head of Year• Mr Boon – Senior Assistant Head Teacher

(Behaviour and Safety)• Miss Warwick – KS4 Intervention


Year 10• All GCSE and equivalent courses have started.

• Attendance is crucial.

• Start thinking about the future – what do you need for your next step?

• At the end of Year 10 ALLstudents will go on Work Experience placements for 2 weeks


Key Dates for this Year:Excellence – Innovation - Respect

Date Event

5th September School Opens25th October School Closes for Half Term

4th November School Opens After Half Term29th November Inset Day20th December School Closes for Christmas

6th January School Opens After Christmas14th February School Closes for Half Term24th February School Opens After Half Term

9th March Inset Day3rd April School Closes for Easter

20th April School Opens After Easter8th May Bank Holiday

22nd May School Closes for Half Term1st June School Opens After Half Term17th July End of Academic Year

Key Dates for this Year:Excellence – Innovation - Respect

Date Event

26th September Information Evening

January Interim Report Issued

16th January Parents’ Evening

Start of MarchInterim Report Issued prior to

TfL Day

10th March TfL Day (KS4&5)

27th April Year 10 Exam Week

3rd July Annual Report Issued

6th July Work Experience Fortnight

Work Experience • Last 2 weeks of Year 10.• Monday 8th July.• School will “finish” Friday 5th July.• Not specific career training – more an insight into

workplaces.• All students are entitled to a work placement from the

school.• Own placements can be arranged by your son/daughter• Mrs Sharpling is our School Contact for Work Experience


Attendance

• 96% and above is the school’s expected attendance figure.

• 5 minutes late every day equates to almost 10 school days lost over a year.

• 15 minutes late every day historically means almost two grades dropped on average.


Attendance

• Try to avoid holidays in term time –controlled assessments happen throughout year 10 and 11 in a number of subjects.

• Holidays will be marked unauthorised.


NEW GCSE grading structure

Awarding a (standard pass) 4 and above =

bottom of C and above

Good Pass 5 and above = top C and

above

New Grading Structure

Previous Grading Structure

987

A*A

654

BC

321

DEFG

U U

Current Oakgrove Sixth Form

requirements are 7 Grade 4 or higher including English

and Maths.


Exam Advice• Most subjects will be assessed through end of

year exams in Year 11.• Marks are often lost through lack of exam

technique, hence the introduction of Private Study sessions.

• Preparation is key.• Very strict rules apply• A student who is too ill for an exam (very

extreme circumstances only) will require medical evidence. This is then submitted to the exam board and they will decide on the outcome.


Supporting at Home

• Take an interest in what they are doing.

• Digital dead-zone.

• Not everyone revises in the same way.

• Check planners for homework and encourage swift completion.


Revision• Start early.• Little and often.• Cover all areas/subjects – create a plan.• Be organised.• Make and look after revision notes.• Use techniques that work for you.• Speak to subject teachers


Private Study

• New half hour slot on timetables.• Currently learning about revision techniques

and how they can be implemented.• After the October half term students will be

applying the new revision techniques to the subjects they study.


Subject Specific Support:• Understand the format of papers.• Some very good websites, including the

exam board sites for past exam questions and advice.

• Can buy or order revision guides – but make sure you get the right one!


100% Exam based subjects

• English• Maths• Science Trilogy• Science - Synergy• Biology• Chemistry


Regular testing in class and mock exams at the end of year 10 and year 11.

• Physics• Business Studies

(GCSE)• French• Geography• History• Religious Studies• Sociology

Exams with Controlled assessment Element

• Art & Design• Business (BTEC)• Child Development• Computer Science• Design Technology• Drama


Controlled assessment throughout the 2 year course and an exam at some point during the course.

• Film Studies• Food Prep & Nutrition• iMedia• Music (GCSE & BTEC)• Photography• Sports Studies

Study Supports

• Staff will enter students for study support sessions if they are behind target with controlled assessment or exam work.

• Please encourage your child to attend.• Students who are on track and want to study

independently can use E23 on a Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday from 3:00-4:00.


GCSE English• In Years 10 and 11, students will be following the AQA English

Language and the AQA English Literature courses, resulting in two separate qualifications.

• Both courses are now assessed on 100% examination and there is no coursework or controlled assessment option.

• For English Language, there are two exam papers worth 50% each. Both papers include Section A: Reading and Section B: Writing.

• Paper 1 focuses on reading Literary Fiction and producing descriptive or narrative writing. Paper 2 focuses on reading Non-Fiction and writing to present a point of view.


GCSE English• English Literature, there are two exam papers. Paper 1 is worth 40%

and Paper 2 is worth 60%.

• Paper 1 focuses on a Shakespeare text and a C19th novel. Paper 2 covers a modern text, pre-prepared poetry and unseen poetry. Both exam papers are closed book which means that students cannot take the texts into the examination.

• GCSE English Language and GCSE English Literature will be assessed on a new grading system, starting at 1 (the equivalent of a ‘G’ grade) and going up to 9 (a top A* grade). A ‘5’ will be equivalent to a top ‘C’ grade.

• Please note there are no longer different tiers of entry in GCSE English Language or GCSE English Literature and, as a result, all students now sit the same exam papers.


GCSE Mathematics• OCR Mathematics (J560)

• Internal exams throughout the course of Years 10 and 11, and mock exams in Year 11.

Three exams at the end of Year 11 at either higher or foundation tier.We will review the progress of all

students regularly ensuring correct sets and levels are maintained


GCSE COMBINED SCIENCE SYNERGY (AQA)

All students will cover the following topics across Year 10 and Year 11:1. Building blocks2. Transport over larger distances3. Interactions with the environment4. Explaining change5. Building blocks for understanding6. Interactions over small and large distances7. Movement and interactions8. Guiding Spaceship Earth towards a sustainable future

This qualification is linear which means that students will sit all of their exams at the end of year 11.

Paper 1: Topics 1-4 (100 marks - 25% of GCSE – 1hour 45 minutes)





GCSE COMBINED SCIENCE TRILOGY (AQA)

All students will cover the following topics across Year 10 and Year 11: Biology Chemistry Physics1. Cell biology 8. Atomic structure and the periodic table 18. Forces2. Organisation 9. Bonding, structure, and the properties of matter 19. Energy3. Infection and response 10. Quantitative chemistry 20. Waves4. Bioenergetics 11. Chemical changes21. Electricity5. Homeostasis and response 12. Energy changes22. Magnetism 6. Inheritance and evolution 13. The rate and extent of chemical change 23.Particle model 7. Ecology 14. Organic chemistry24. Atomic structure

15. Chemical analysis16. Chemistry of the atmosphere

17. Using resources

This qualification is linear which means that students will sit all of their exams at the end of year 11.There are six papers: two biology (paper 1 units 1-4, paper 2 units 5-7), two chemistry (paper 3 units 8-12 and paper 4 units 13-17)and two physics. (paper 5 units 19, 21, 23 and 24 and paper 6 units 18, 20


GCSE SCIENCE TRIPLE (AQA)

All students will cover the following topics across Year 10 and Year 11 (in more depth than those taking Trilogy): Biology Chemistry Physics1. Cell biology 1. Atomic structure and the periodic table 1. Forces2. Organisation 2. Bonding, structure, and the properties of matter 2. Energy3. Infection and response 3. Quantitative chemistry 3. Waves 4. Bioenergetics 4. Chemical changes4. Electricity5. Homeostasis and response 5. Energy changes 5.Magnetism 6. Inheritance and evolution 6. The rate and extent of chemical change 6. Particle model 7. Ecology 7. Organic chemistry7. Atomic structure

8. Chemical analysis8. Space

9. Chemistry of the atmosphere10. Using resources

These qualifications are linear which means that students will sit all of their exams at the end of year 11.


The Future• Sixth Form? College? Apprenticeship? Work

placement? Volunteering?

• Think ahead- it is not set in stone but a starting point

• What do you do that will make your application stand out?

• All students in KS4 will receive a 30 minute careers appointment.


Final Points

• Be organised and prepare in advance.

• Continue to support students with revision and encouragement to try their best.

• Encourage attendance to study support sessions.


• If you have any queries or concerns then contact tutors, subject teachers, Mr Robinson or Mr Booth.

• Make every lesson count.

Thank you for all of your continued support.

Questions?


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Excellence – Innovation - Respect Welcome to Oakgrove ......8. Guiding Spaceship Earth towards a sustainable future. This qualification is linear which means that students will sit