Welcome to Year 11 Success Evening 2016

• Success in Maths – Mr Costello, Deputy Head KS3

• Year 11 Overview – Mr Dilley, Deputy Head KS4

• Success in English – Mr Dilley, Deputy Head KS4

• CFBS sixth form provision, Mr Samuel Assistant Head KS5

Outline of

Success Evening

An Overview of the Upcoming Year

Mr Dilley

Deputy Headteacher Key Stage 4

2016 GCSE results our best ever:

85.4% A*-C in both English and Maths

84% 5 A*-C including English and Maths

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We KNOW you can do it:

Year 10 Core Science results: 8% increase in A-C% from previous year

83% of students already have C or above with record number of As and A*s

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• Homework• Attendance• Punctuality• Preparation• Interventions • Engagement• Revision

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Year 11 Success EveningControlled Assessments happening this term:• History• Geography• Business Studies• RM• Graphics• French• Spanish• Music• Drama

Assessment Points and PPEs (Pre-Public Exams)

• AP1 – 6th October • (English Literature Exam 27th Sept)

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• AP2 based on PPEs –

• Week Beginning 28th November

• Results Day – 3rd January

• Parents Evening – 11th January

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• AP3 based on PPEs –

• Week Beginning 6th March

• Results Day – 29th March

• Parents Evening – 30th March

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Real GCSEs:

Start: 16th May – FrenchFinish: 23rd June – Physics (Extended)

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Year 11 Pre-Public Examinations (PPEs)

• Formal exams for all subject

• GCSE style papers and timings

• Marked and Moderated like GCSEs

• Results given in an award ceremony

• 2 week revision period before each PPE session

Year 11 Success EveningChallenges Ahead:

1. Juggling / Balancing / Prioritising

2. Achieving in ALL subjects

3. Remaining stress-free

4. Controlled Assessment:• A strong grade in Controlled Assessment removes some pressure of

the exams• Be aware of deadlines• Cannot improve once deadline is passed

Homework and Organisation• Write straight

in planner

• Check on SMH

• HW Detention if failure to hand in

• Private Study

Interventions

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• Full after school programme – great start• Saturdays from 17th September• Full programme every holiday• We expect 100% attendance• We will keep parents informed at every step

What Should Students Do to Help Themselves?

1. Ensure they have bought revision guides2. Use Personal Learning Checklists (PLCs)3. Attend interventions / revision sessions4. Revise /do homework for 2 hours a night5. Practise exam questions / get on exam board website6. Attend revision sessions in half term/ Saturdays

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Example of a PLC:

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“I never fail. Either I succeed or I learn”

Nelson Mandela

Success in Year 11

Mathematics department

GCSE Success

Mathematics department

School Mathematics C+Islington 68.9%Highbury Grove 55.3%Aloysius College 78.5%Highbury Fields 71.8%St Mary Magdaline 87.1%Central Foundation 90.5%

Success in Year 11

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• Extremely well qualified staff• Outstanding teaching• High quality AP assessment highlighting

your son’s weaknesses – linked to material targeting your son’s weaknesses to support independent study

• Focussed intervention

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But we need your continued support

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100% Attendance to all lessons

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Complete all homework

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Independent Study/Revision

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Prepare for All Assessments as if they were the

real thing.

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Practice can make perfect!

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MyMaths.co.uk

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MathsWatch Videos

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Revision Guides and Workbooks

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Practice papers

New GCSEEdexcel (9-1) from 2015

Course code: 1MA1

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The reformed GCSE in Mathematics will require:

• the coverage of broader and deeper mathematical content;

• additional requirements to provide clear mathematical arguments;

• a greater focus on problem-solving;

• greater total examination time than the current GCSE.

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100% Exam

Paper 1 (Non-Calculator) 1 hour 30 minutesPaper 2 (Calculator) 1 hour 30 minutesPaper 3 (Calculator) 1 hour 30 minutes

4 hours and 30 minutes in total!

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Formula to remember:

• Volume of a prism • Area of trapezium • The Quadratic Equation • Sine rule, cosine rule, and area of a

triangle

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Success in English

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Success in English

English Language GCSE results: National figures in brackets

2016: 89.8% A*-C (2015: 87% A*-C (65.4)2014: 85% A*-C (61.7)

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What’s changed?

• Graded from 9-1 not A*-C

• 100% exam - there is no course work component

• Everyone will sit the same papers – no separate foundation and higher papers

• Students cannot take text books into the exam with them

• They will have 2 language exams

• They will have 2 literature exams

Overview for 2016 - 2017Term Texts Examination/ Assessment

Autumn 1 Power and Conflict Poetry AnthologyUnseen poetry

Lang Paper 1: Narrative and descriptive extracts in fictionLang Paper 2: Perspectives and viewpoints in non-fiction

Literature paper 2Section B + CPPE 27/09/2016LanguagePPE 17/10/2016

Autumn 2 Macbeth Literature Paper 1 – Section A

Spring 1 DNAPower and Conflict Poetry AnthologyUnseen poetry

Lit paper 2- section ALit Paper 2 – section BLit Paper 2 – section CPPE 06/02/2016

Spring 2 Lang Paper 1: Narrative and descriptive extracts in fictionLang Paper 2: Perspectives and viewpoints in non-fiction

Jekyll and Hyde

PIXL PPE March (date TBC)

Literature Paper 1Section B PPE 27/03/2016

Summer 1 Revision – this will be tailored to student needs based on exam data from across the year.

How can parents support?

• Support the practising of working in exam conditions – this is

essential for exam success

• Encourage your son to make digital or paper notes at the end of

every week, this will make the revision process far easier for the

summer term as he will have notes made and saved to come back

to

• Memory quizzes for closed book exams – this can be short quotes

from Macbeth, the poetry cluster, DNA and Jekyll and Hyde

LANGUAGE Paper 1Students will be given an extract from a fiction text (a novel) that was written between 1800 (19th Century) and 2015 (21st Century)

This extract will be around a page long and will most often be:• An introduction • A description of Character/s• A description of setting• A significant event

Students will answer 4 questions on this extract

LANGUAGE Paper 2Students will be given two extracts from non- fiction texts that were written between 1800 (19th Century) and 2015 (21st

Century)

Students will be asked to:

• Show understanding of both texts

• Compare language features used for effect

• Write an extended piece of discursive writing

19th century Shakespeare LiteraturePaper 1:

Shakespeare and the 19th

century novel

LiteraturePaper 2:

Modern Prose and Poetry

Year 11 Success Evening

Abdi Buwe – A*AA, taking a year out to apply for OxfordNtuthuko Nkosi – ABB, English Literature at University of ManchesterAiyah Mahmoud – A*AA, Economics at University of Birmingham

Humzah Uzzaman – A*AB, Architecture at University of ManchesterOtto Sumray – A*A*AA, Mathemtaticsat University of OxfordTsz Hey Lam – A*AAB, Computer Science at UCL

Central Foundation Sixth Form

Year 11 Success EveningCentral Foundation Sixth Form

You can rely on:

• An Ofsted “Outstanding” Sixth Form team: “students achieve highly and are very well prepared for the next stage of their education, training and employment”.

• “Excellent” results: Alps describe us as “excellent” against national performance in added value

• Caring and quality preparation for university and employment.

Year 11 Success EveningCentral Foundation Sixth Form

Excellent Results:

• As and A*s in a range of subjects: from Biology and Economics, Physics and Maths, History and English Literature, and many more

• No one left behind: 100% A* to E• Competition: 300 applications last year

Year 11 Success EveningCentral Foundation Sixth Form

How do we open the door?

• Dedication• Organisation• Opportunities • Resilience

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September AugustJanuary

Open the door by:

• Hitting or exceeding target grade• Attending and completing all homework• Being a good role model