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Meeting the Challenge of A Level Exams
Information Evening for
Year 13 Parents
The Cherwell School
Aims
Time line of events
Practical approaches to study
Maintaining wellbeing
Timeline – For Year 131. Easter break – independent revision. Each subject to provide a
structure revision plan to students
2. Return to school - Tuesday 23rd April. Most courses completed. Three weeks to the exams with two short weeks (Bank Holidays)
3. Friday 10th May – Leavers’ Celebratory Evening
4. Monday 13th May – Exams begin – AS maths only
5. Monday 20th May – Most subjects have exams in with week –optional study leave
6. Friday 24th May – Leavers’ Assembly and study leave begins
7. Monday 27thth May to Friday 31st May – May Break
8. Monday 3rd June –A Level exams continue (study leave)
9. Tuesday 25th June – final A Level exam (most finish by Fri 21st)
Easter Break RevisionA realistic schedule...
Days available
17
Morning Afternoon Evening
Saturday History English Economics
Sunday
Monday History English Economics
Tuesday English Economics History
Wednesday Economics History English
Thursday English History Economics
Friday Economics English History
Saturday History English Economics
Sunday
Monday History English Economics
Tuesday English Economics History
Wednesday Economics History English
Thursday English History Economics
Friday Economics English History
SUBJECT BOARD GCSE/GCECASH IN CODE/
ENTRY CODE UNITS/PAPERS QN NUMBER
Art & Design : Fine ArtEdexcel
GCSE 1FA0 01 (NEA), 02 (NEA)60180699
Art & Design : Textiles GCSE 1TE0 01 (NEA), 02 (NEA)
Art & Design : Fine ArtEdexcel
A2 9FA0 01 (NEA), 02 (NEA)60149589
Art & Design : Photography A2 9PY0 01 (NEA), 02 (NEA)
Astronomy Edexcel GCSE 1AS0 01, 02 60302446
Bike Maintenance EALLevel 2 Certificate in Cycle
MaintenanceYrs 10 / 11 50109340
Biology AQA A2 7402 01, 02, 03 + Practical Endorsement 60146254
Business Studies Edexcel GCSE 1BS0 01, 02 (certification 2020) 60301211
Business Studies AQA A2 7132 01, 02, 03 60143368
Chemistry Edexcel A2 9CH0 01, 02, 03 + Practical Endorsement 60156466
Citizenship AQA GCSE 8100 01, 02 60185958
Dance AQA GCSE 8236 01, 0260185491
Design Technology Edexcel GCSE 1DT0
1DT0/1F
603069811DT0/1B
1DT0/1A
D&T Product Desigtn Edexcel GCE 9DT0 01, 02 6030697X
Drama
AQA GCSE 8261w 01 (NEA),02 (NEA) ,03 60185752
AQA A2 7262w 01 (NEA),02 (NEA) ,03 60184942
Economics Edexcel A2 9EC0 01, 02, 03 60141050
School-materials
Term 5 Essentials
• Attendance to school and lessons is key – high quality revision and learning
• Punctuality – be there on time
• High levels of effort and concentration during lessons – take the opportunities available
• Follow advice of subject teachers
Particular Challenges of Linear A Levels
Particular Challenges of Linear A Levels
1.Extent of content – chance of feeling
overwhelmed
2. Challenge of content – sophisticated
ideas and concepts
3.Organisational challenge: very hard to
‘last-minute’ cram for
Diagnosis Therapy Testing
Diagnosis
How well do you ‘know your stuff’?
Diagnosis
What do you need to know?
Core knowledge – topics, concepts, facts, ideas, procedures
How is that knowledge applied in the context of the exam?
KNOWLEDGE APPLICATION
Diagnosis
Making best use of Specifications
• Use specifications to diagnose
• Improve understanding of the assessment objectives
Diagnosis
Diagnosis
Diagnosis
• Make sure that you engage deeply with the mocks and the feedback
• Do you understand the advice you’re given?
• What skills and knowledge do you need to develop?
Make the most of previous mocks
Diagnosis
It’s not getting feedback that matters; it’s your response to feedback that counts
Make the most of mocks
Diagnosis
Make the most of models
Diagnosis
Make the most of models
Diagnosis
Therapy
Working Memory
Long Term Memory
Lear
nin
g
Rem
emb
erin
g
Environment
Forgetting...
‘Interrupt the process of forgetting...’
‘We remember what we think about’
‘Memory is the residue of thought’
Memorising Knowledge
• An increased emphasis at 6th Form level on memorisation of knowledge
• Wide and secure background knowledge is essential for thinking / application
‘Just regurgitating rote-learned facts’?
Memorising Knowledge
Understand fluently
Remember / retain
Know how to apply
Easter revision tasks – Why?
Just getting started
Manageable chunks
Organised to help cope with the demands of multiple papers spread over time
Therapy
Focussed revision tasks, divided into manageable
chunks
Economics
If you don’t understand...
What if it’s not ‘sticking’?
Learning and remembering
Concentrated
Fixed timeframe
Focussed thinking
Background
Variable timeframe
Diffuse thinking
Implications for revision
• Focussed thinking:
– Conduct activities which lead to focused thinking
• Creating revision cards and then testing yourself
• Answering past paper questions
• ‘Open book’ exams – practice papers with text book available
• Mindmaps
• Quiz yourself regularly – retrieval practice
Interleavingpractise
InterleavingPractise
plan for regular, spaced out testing / practice
Help / test each other
Use testing as re-diagnosis
Testing
Practice the thing you need to do in the exam
Diagnosis Therapy Testing
Maintaining wellbeing through the exam period
Being organised
Getting stuff done
Managing anxious feelings
Being organised - Pre-Flight Checklists
Collaboration on curriculum and resources
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Session 1 (45 minutes)9-945
Subject 1 Revise Topic A
Subject 1Test Topic A
Subject 1 Revise Topic D
Subject 1 Test Topic C
Subject 1 Revise Topic F
Break 10mins
Session 2 (45 minutes)9.55-10.40
Subject 2 Revise Topic A
Subject 2Revise Topic C
Subject 2Test Topic B
Subject 2Revise Topic E
Subject 2Test Topic D
Break 10mins
Session 3 (45 mins)10.50.1100
Subject 3 Revise Topic A
Subject 3Testing Topic A
Subject 3 Revise Topic D
Subject 3 Test Topic C
Subject 3 Revise Topic F
Bigger BreakI/2 hours
Session 4 45 mins1-1.45
Subject 1 Revise Topic B
Subject 1 Revise Topic C
Subject 1 Test Topic B
Subject 1Revise Topic E
Subject 1 Test Topic D
Break 10 mins
Session 5 45 mins1.55- 240
Subject 2Revise Topic B
Subject 2 Test Topic A
Subject 2 Revise Topic D
Subject 2 Testing Topic C
Subject 2Revise Topic F
Break 10 mins
Session 6 45 mins 2.50 - 3.30
Subject 3 Revise Topic B
Subject 3 Revise Topic C
Subject 3Test Topic B
Subject 3 Revise Topic E
Subject 3Test Topic D
Getting Prepared
What can you take out?
Getting stuff done!
https://www.forestapp.cc
• Balance of work and relaxation
• Eat well, sleep well, get fresh air and exercise
Coping with anxiety – Physical Activity
https://www.yogastudioapp.com/
Coping with anxiety – Breathing exercises
Coping with anxiety – Breathing exercises
Coping with anxiety
• Positive mantras
• Self-soothing
• Removal from situation
• Talking
https://uk.happynotperfect.com/the-app
Contacts Year 13
Mr Lawfull – [email protected]: 261
Ms Alexander – [email protected]: 221
Ms Trzin – [email protected]: 260
Mr Hilton– [email protected]: 221
