GCSE Information

Evening

• What can you learn from the interim reports?

• Changes to the way GCSE results are reported

• What can you do to support your son/daughter? • Controlled Assessment

• English

• Maths

• Science

Go 4 Schools • Changed to an on-line reporting system

• Need to log in via the e-mail we hold on our system

• More frequent updates on assessment and progress

• Keep a record of key assessments via the website

Making use of interims

Attainment Grade – where the student is at the

moment

Predicted Grade – where the student is heading to

Target Grade – where the student should get to based

on similar students nationally

Assessment Dates New information in Go 4 Schools

December – end of term updates

Mid February – update

Late April – update

End of June – written reports

New GCSE’s

• New GCSE’s in English and Maths

• Started this September, Year 10 are the first national

cohort

• Students will end up with a mixture of grades

• 1-9 in English and Maths

• A*-G in all other subjects

Make Year 10 count

There are no external exams in Year 10 any more. Therefore,

this is a year where students can focus on mastering the

skills and knowledge ready for the big push in Year 11

• Home Learning

• Attendance

• Controlled Assessment

Home Learning @ Leventhorpe

Home Learning @ Leventhorpe

Home Learning @ Leventhorpe

Email Mr Dyke

JAD@leventhorpe.net

to request a new

password

Low Attendance = Low Progress

The importance of Controlled Assessment

Controlled Assessment is the term

used for the element of GCSE

exams that has replaced

coursework.

Work is produced under controlled

conditions similar to exam

conditions.

Work needs to be completed on the

dates listed.

If students miss these sessions it is

possible that they will receive 0

marks for that part of their GCSE.

What can you do to support your

son/daughter?

MATHS

Edexcel

Specification for new 9 to 1 GCSE

What is new?

• New meaning to ‘Higher’ and ‘Foundation’

• Problem solving and reasoning at heart of assessments

• New content at both tiers, providing more challenge to students

• Increase in total exam time (from 3.5 to 4.5 hours)

• More formulae to remember

New grading system

Tiers of entry

Higher tier Sets 1 & 2

Grades 4 to 9 (grade C to A*)

Foundation tier Sets 3 & 4

Grades 1 to 5 (grade G to B-)

Deciding on suitable tiers of entry for students

How are we supporting students?

• Increased number of lessons of Maths in Year 10

• Introduction of student overview sheets for each unit

How are we supporting students?

• Increased number of lessons of Maths in Year 10

• Introduction of student overview sheets for each unit

• Regular topic assessments with student reflections

How are we supporting students?

• Increased number of lessons of Maths in Year 10

• Introduction of student overview sheets for each unit

• Regular topic assessments with student reflections

• Half termly assessments that assess learning to that point in the year

• Moodle – online resources that aim to encourage students to develop as independent learners

How are we supporting students?

• Increased number of lessons of Maths in Year 10

• Introduction of student overview sheets for each unit

• Regular topic assessments with student reflections

• Half termly assessments that assess learning to that point in the year

• Moodle – online resources that aim to encourage students to develop as independent learners

• Online access for students to personal copy of text book

• Detailed teacher marking and feedback, requiring students to action their targets

Teacher marking

Foundation tier Higher tier

Students completing their actions

Use of green pen

Key dates

Mock exam 1 February 2016

Parent consultation March 2016

Mock exam 2 June 2016

At the parent consultation meeting, parents will receive personalised feedback on their child's performance in the first mock exam.

Online resources to use at home

Calculators

Foundation tier Higher tier

It is important that all students have their own calculator and bring it to each lessons to ensure they are familiar with using it, especially as there will now be 2 calculator exams.

The Maths faculty sell calculators at a discounted rate of £5.50. Students can collect these from the Maths office at break or lunch.

English Language

WJEC Eduqas

Component 1: 20th Century Literature Reading and Creative Prose Writing 40%

Component 2: 19th and 21st Century Non-Fiction Reading and Transactional/Persuasive Writing 60%

Component 3: Spoken Language.

English Literature

WJEC Eduqas

Component 1

Section A: Shakespeare 20%

Section B: Poetry from 1789 to the present day 20%

Component 2

Section A: Post 1914 Prose or Drama 20%

Section B: 19th Century Prose 20%

Section C: Unseen Poetry from the 20th/21st Century 20%

Leventhorpe GCSE English Course 2015-17

YEAR TEN YEAR ELEVEN A Christmas Carol Unseen Fiction Unseen Poetry Non Fiction Writing

A Christmas Carol Unseen Fiction Unseen Poetry Non Fiction Writing

A Christmas Carol Unseen Fiction exam

practice

Unseen Poetry Non Fiction Writing

A Christmas Carol

component two

exploding extract

Unseen Fiction Poetry Anthology Non Fiction Writing

Speaking and listening Persuasive Writing Poetry Anthology Non Fiction Reading

Macbeth Fiction Writing Poetry Anthology Non Fiction Reading

Macbeth Fiction Writing Mock exam:

Poetry

Mock Exam:

Component 2

CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY Macbeth

Component 1

extract question

Fiction Writing A Christmas Carol Read Unseen Fiction

Macbeth Fiction Writing A Christmas Carol Read Unseen Fiction

Macbeth Fiction Writing Macbeth Writing Fiction

Macbeth Fiction Writing Macbeth Writing Fiction

Macbeth

Component 1 Mock

Essay Question

Unseen Fiction Lord of the Flies Read Non Fiction

EASTER HOLIDAY Lord of The Flies Mock Exam:

Component 1

Lord of the Flies Read Non Fiction

Lord of The Flies Non Fiction Reading Poetry Anthology Transactional Writing

Lord of The Flies Non Fiction Reading Unseen Poetry Transactional Writing

Lord of The Flies Non Fiction Reading Component 1

Shakespeare and Poetry

Component 1

Read Unseen Fiction

Fiction Writing

Lord of The Flies Non Fiction Reading Component 2

Post1914 Prose/Drama

Pre 1900 Prose

Unseen Poetry

Component 2

Reading Non Fiction

Transactional Writing

Lord of The Flies

Component 2 exploding

extract

Non Fiction Reading VI Form Induction VI Form Induction

Work experience Speaking and listening

SUMMER HOLIDAY

What books are studied in Year 10?

Common Assessments: Year 10

English Language 7th October 2015: Reading Fiction English Literature 2nd November 2015: A Christmas Carol Exploding Extract English Literature 18th January 2016: Macbeth Extract English Literature 21st March 2016: Macbeth Essay English Language 27th April 2016: Component 1 Mock Exam English Literature 20th June 2016: Lord of the Flies Exploding Extract

How do we track progress? Literature

How do we track progress? Language

What can you do to help support your son/daughter?

- Literature: BBC Bitesize

- Literature: Sparknotes

- Revise using practice papers

- Wider reading of fiction and non-fiction

- Keeping up-to-date with current affairs

- Basic literacy corrected in ALL writing.

What can you do to help support your son/daughter?

Thursday 4th February 201

What can you do to help support your son/daughter?

Science

AQA

Science courses

Double science

Triple science

Double science • Taken by majority of students

• Students in the lower and middle bands

• Results in 2 GCSEs

CORE SCIENCE ADDITIONAL

SCIENCE

UNIT BREAKDOWN (25% each)

CORE

SCIENCE

Biology (B1) Chemistry

(C1)

Physics (P1) Core science

ISA

ADDITIONAL

SCIENCE

Biology (B2) Chemistry

(C2)

Physics (P2) Additional

science ISA

Double science

AQA

Double science: exams

Students will sit 6 exams in total

Examinations CORE

SCIENCE

Biology Chemistry Physics

ADDITIONAL

SCIENCE Biology Chemistry Physics

Triple science • Taken by students in the upper band

• Results in 3 GCSEs

BIOLOGY CHEMISTRY PHYSICS

Triple science

AQA

UNIT BREAKDOWN BIOLOGY

B1 (25%) B2 (25%) B3 (25%) BIOLOGY ISA

(25%)

CHEMISTRY C1 (25%) C2 (25%) C3 (25%) CHEMISTRY

ISA (25%)

PHYSICS P1 (25%) P2 (25%) P3 (25%) PHYSICS ISA

(25%)

Triple science: exams

Students will sit 9 exams in total

Examinations BIOLOGY

B1 paper B2 paper B3 paper

CHEMISTRY C1 paper

C2 paper C3 paper

PHYSICS P1 paper

P2 paper P3 paper

Individual skills assignments

(ISA)

Worth 25% - it can make a real difference

2 exam papers

Practical exam

State 2 sources you used for your research. Which one was the most useful

and why

Write down one variable you need to control – look at slide 8 for question

Which measurement will be the most difficult to measure and why? Suggest what you could

do to reduce the effect of any errors in this measurement

In your investigation you will be changing the starting temperature of the water.

1) How many values do you intend to use? 2) Explain why you think this is a suitable

number of values to use.

Draw a results table for you results

Your next steps!!!

1) Highlight the questions that you struggled the most with 2) Go home and use this sheet to learn the answers 3) You could make question and answer flashcards 4) You could use Look, cover, write, check. Good luck with your ISA exam 1

Explain the advantages of sharing your results with others

What were the variables in your investigation? IV, DV & CV

What was the range of the independent variable? If you could have chosen another

value of this variable, either within or outside this range, what value would you have chosen

and why?

Do your results support the hypothesis you investigated? You should use any pattern that

you can see in your results to support your answer. You should include examples from your

results.

Did you repeat any of your results? Explain why/why not.

You have been given the results obtained by other people. Do these other results show that this investigation is reproducible? Explain your

answer using examples from the results.

If you were to repeat your experiment, would you make any changes to your method? Explain why you would or would not make any changes,

using examples from your results

Sketch graph of results from case study 1

What was the resolution of the device that you used to measure each variable? Do you think that each resolution was appropriate for the

measurement? Explain your answer.

Other people repeating your investigation might not get exactly the same results as you did. Suggest 3 reasons why this might happen

Key dates

Year 10 ISA: w/b 30th November

ISA exam 1: 9th December for 10M,V,X

& E and 10th December for I,U,R & G

ISA exam 2: 17th December

Additional science ISA: w/b 13th June

2016

What can you do to help support

your son / daughter?

Standard homework

Revision guides

Recommended revision websites

How we will help your child

Science homework club: Tuesday and Thursday lunchtime from 1:45

ISA support: Identified students will carry out an improvement ISA in year 11

There will also be a smaller group of students identified who will be required to attend ISA

sessions after school

Any questions?

If you have any further questions or concerns

please contact me at lld@leventhorpe.net

Thank you, have a safe

journey home.

Tonight’s presentation will be available on the

school website soon

We will be available at the front of the hall if

you have any questions.