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Year 10 Parents/Carers
GCSE Preparation Evening September 2014
Mrs Monk
Purpose of the evening
By the end of the evening you should have:
1. A full understanding of the key expectations, events and challenges of Year 10.
2. A variety of strategies to use to support your daughter in her learning.
Our Expectations
• Committed to turning potential into exceptional achievement
• Centred on students, learning and achievement
• Committed to working partnership with parents and students
• To have high expectations of ALL students in ALL respects.
Targets
Attendance
• Attendance is something that our academy takes very seriously.
• Girls are expected to arrive on time to their tutor rooms by 8:40 to ensure that tutors start the day on time 08:45
• Each student aims for a minimum 95% attendance throughout the year
• Each day that a student is ill it is important to call the attendance line before 09:30 to ensure we know your daughter is safe 01424 757986
E-safety
Mr E Clarke
• Website / App
• VLE
• Social Media
• eSafety
E-safety
• Friends and followers
• Information about your child
• Ownership of the technology
• The dangers
• Bullying
• Strangers
• Reputation
• Apps
• Tips and tricks children use to get online
• What you can do as parents
E-safety
• Our forum / workshops
• Next parents forum is Wednesday 22nd October at 6pm
• Our committee
• Join us and help shape policy / procedure
• Open discussions with staff / governors
• Email [email protected]
Year 10 English Language and English Literature
What is your daughter studying in Year 10?
IGCSE English Language
3 pieces of coursework
• Persuasive Writing
• Creative Writing
• Argumentative Writing
40% of their English Language IGCSE
GCSE English Literature
• English Literature CA
• Of Mice and Men (initial reading and analysis)
25% of their English Literature GCSE
Year 10 – An Overview
Year 10
WEEKS A UT UM N 1 WEEKS A UT UM N 2 WEEKS SP R IN G 1 WEEKS SP R IN G 2 WEEKS SUM M ER 1 WEEKS SUM M ER 2
1/ 9/ 14 3/ 11/ 14 5/ 1/ 15 23/ 2/ 15 13/ 4/ 15 1/ 6/ 15
8/ 9/ 14 10/ 11/ 14 12/ 1/ 15 2/ 3/ 15 20/ 4/ 15 8/ 6/ 15
15/ 9/ 14 17/ 11/ 14 19/ 1/ 15
IGC SE
A ssignment 1 9/ 3/ 15 27/ 4/ 15 15/ 6/ 15
22/ 9/ 14 24/ 11/ 14 26/ 1/ 15 16/ 3/ 15 4/ 5/ 15 22/ 6/ 15
29/ 9/ 14 1/ 12/ 14 2/ 2/ 15 23/ 3/ 15 11/ 5/ 15 29/ 6/ 15
6/ 10/ 14 8/ 12/ 14 9/ 2/ 15 18/ 5/ 15 6/ 7/ 15
13/ 10/ 14 15/ 12/ 14 13/ 7/ 15
20/ 10/ 2014 20/ 7/ 15
WJEC English
Literature Unit 3
C A -
Shakespeare
and
P o etry
IGC SE
A ssignment 2 IGC SE
A ssignment 3
Of M ice and
M enWJEC English
Literature Unit 3
C A -
Shakespeare
and
P o etry
Literacy Intervention – Set 4
• Weekly intervention to develop basic skills;
• Based on the ‘English Mastery’ programme.
What next?
• Please check your daughter’s homework;
• Support the completion of coursework to the highest standard;
• Contact either your daughter’s class teacher or Mr. Richards with concerns or questions.
Maths – The exam
• Two papers – Calculator and non-calculator
• No coursework, purely exam based
• Two tiers
• Higher = A* - E
• Foundation = C – G
• Early entry to the exams is no longer available. All students will sit their Maths GCSE in June 2016.
Maths - Resources
• MyMaths• We have found that those students who regularly access
MyMaths feel more confident about their own ability• Immediate marks given
• Red/Amber/Green indicated
• Booster packs
• Levelled tasks
• Lessons provided online to support independent study
• www.mymaths.co.uk
• Username: helenswood Password: mathsrocks
Maths - Resources• Revision guides and
workbooks
• Half price if bought through the school at £5 for the pair.
• Use early and target their revision.
Maths – What can we do?
• Provide high quality lessons
• Target students that are underachieving through regular and thorough analysis of any MOCK examinations.
• Give you any information that you require.
Maths – What can you do?
• Support students and encourage them to use MyMaths or revision guides regularly.
• Persuade and coax or nag and moan?
• Remain positive – Maths can be learnt
• Get involved – Ask them to explain what they have worked on in lesson to you.
What does a C question look like?
The diagram below shows a triangular prism.
Calculate the volume of this triangular prism.
Homework , Revision, Exam details
• Homework will be set once a week, one of them being from a homework booklet and another one accessible using the MyMaths website mentioned earlier.
• The exam details are as follows:
Students will sit alternating Maths GCSE papers every term. Term 1 will be non-calculator, Term 2 will be calculator and so on.
In Term 6 students will sit a full Maths GCSE paper (both non-calculator and calculator).
Science• 2 styles of qualification
• GCSE (more exam; less controlled assessment)
• BTEC (less exam; more controlled assessment)
• Both equivalent to each other and accepted by colleges / FE / etc
GCSE – what’s involved?
• 3 one year courses
• Core, Additional, Further Additional
• Each 1 GCSE
• 75% exam; 25% coursework
• Combine Biology, Chemistry and Physics
• Triple Science
• all three courses studied over two years
• Double Science
• Core and Additional studied over two years
GCSE – what is your daughter doing?
• 10H1,2,3 and 10A1,2,3
• All GCSE students in Year 10 study the Core GCSE
• Entered for Core in Summer if consistently meeting targets
• If not entered then examined in summer of the following year
• Controlled assessment by beginning of May
GCSE ScienceHow to support your daughter
• Revision guides (BEWARE!)
• “Homework” club each week – Thursday’s after school
• Textbooks
• Discuss work
• Science websites
• Revision!
BTEC Science• Two qualifications – each 1 GCSE equivalent (new 2012 BTEC
Principles and Applications. The new BTEC are separate qualifications.• One year each (Principles Year 10; Applications Year 11)
• More bias towards controlled assessment (75%)
• Controlled assessment MUST be completed in school
• Students create a portfolio of evidence towards their final grade• Grades = Pass [C], Merit [B], Distinction [A]
• Students complete Units that award points towards the final grade
• Each course is 25% exam – November, March, June
• Exam is 1 hr 15 mins
• Homework – focus on exam
BTEC – what is your daughter doing?
You may be completing the BTEC.
• All BTEC students in Year 10 study the Principles of Science
• Entered for the exam unit in November, retakes March and Summer
• Controlled assessment on-going until the end of the year
BTEC ScienceHow to support your daughter
• Extra research for portfolio
• Revision guides (BEWARE!)
• “Homework” club each week – Thursday’s after school
• Discuss controlled assessment – portfolio progress
• Revision!
Question and answer time
