year 11 core information evening 2018
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GCSE English LanguageGCSE English Literature
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GCSE English Language Linear exams
Paper 1 (50% of grade) 5th June 2018
Paper 2 (50% of grade) 8th June 2018
Both papers cover reading and writing skills
Bigger weighting on Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar (SPaG)
Spoken Language Assessment
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How can you help?
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How can you help?
Knowledge Organiser
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GCSE English Literature Linear exams
Paper 1 Shakespeare and 19th Century (50% of grade)
22nd May 2018
Paper 2 Modern text and Poetry (50% of grade)
25th May 2018
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PIXLit password
Username: CAPSTICKN
Password: CAPSTICKN
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Monday after school until Christmas
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• 4 GCSE Examiners in the team
• High quality lessons & effective feedback
• Ethic of working hard in lessons
• Expectation of completing all homework to the best standard
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GCSE Mathematics
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GCSE Mathematics
20% of students improved by over 50 marks in 5 months
• 101 marks was the record, just below a 4 grade improvement for that student.
• Year 11 students have 8 months!
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Linear GCSE (100% of GCSE Grade)
Examinations on:24th May (Paper 1 – Non-calculator)7th June (Paper 2 - Calculator)12th June (Paper 3 - Calculator)
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How can you help?
We would like you to support us by:• Emphasising the importance of improvement on topics not
grades
• Supporting your child to complete all homework tasks set;=
• Sitting with them when they are working on their maths (you don’t have to teach them!)
• Maintaining a positive attitude towards maths!
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What students can do
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A quick note
Hegarty Maths (Videos, questions and exercises)Corbett Maths (Videos, questions and exercises)Pixl Maths App (Questions with instant feedback, therapy videos)Pinpoint Learning (Analysis of exams with videos and questions linked to key areas of development)
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Hegarty Maths
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Science courses
GCSE Biology, Chemistry and PhysicsGCSE Combined Science
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Separate Science
Linear GCSEs
Each GCSE consists of 2 unit exams
Both exams are equally weighted
Each exam lasts 1 hr 45 minutes
Specific topics will only be assessed on a particular exam
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Separate Science - When will they be assessed?
Exam Dates
Biology 1 = Tuesday 15th May
Biology 2 = Monday 11th June
Chemistry 1 = Thursday 17th May
Chemistry 2 = Wednesday 13th June
Physics 1 = Wednesday 23rd May
Physics 2 = Friday 15th June
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Combined Science
Linear GCSE
GCSE consists of 6 unit exams
All exams are equally weighted
Each exam lasts 1 hr 15 minutes
Specific topics will only be assessed on a particular exam
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Combined Science - When will they be assessed?
Exam Dates
Biology 1 = Tuesday 15th May
Biology 2 = Monday 11th June
Chemistry 1 = Thursday 17th May
Chemistry 2 = Wednesday 13th June
Physics 1 = Wednesday 23rd May
Physics 2 = Friday 15th June
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What will they be assessed on?
Knowledge recall
Application of knowledge
Application of knowledge in a practical context
Linked to specific unit content
Lists supplied to all students breaking down topics and skills
Specifications available on Academy and AQA website
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What will we do?The Science department will provide the following:
High impact lessons and homework activities
Access to online textbooks and revision support
Mentoring to support individual needs and requirements
Small group revision-focus before each exam with class teachers
Drop in clinic every Thursday night after school
Pre-exam booster sessions
Lunch time intervention slots
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How can you help?We would like you to support us by:
Ensuring attendance is as near to 100% as possible
Emphasising the importance of achieving the standard required
Encouraging your child to participate in any revision sessions offered
Supporting your child to complete all homework tasks includingTassomai
Encouraging students to catch up missed work and read around the topics
Informing the school immediately of any issues or problems that we should be aware of.
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Revision Guides
Available online
Past exam papers available online also
Letters for revision books can be collected from G9 or G10 during the week before October half term
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Support online
BBC Bitesize
Google drive
Doc Browns
Tassomai
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Welcome to
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How does Tassomai work?
Tassomai filtersthe syllabus into ‘micro-quizzes’
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How does Tassomai work?
Tassomai filtersthe syllabus into ‘micro-quizzes’
Tassomai will decidewhat you need to do each day to learn the syllabus in time for your exams
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The algorithm adapts to each student, identifying gaps in your knowledgeand helping you learn
How does Tassomai work?
Tassomai filtersthe syllabus into ‘micro-quizzes’
Tassomai will decidewhat you need to do each day to learn the syllabus in time for your exams
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How does Tassomai work?
Each student will have a completely uniquejourney through the program
The algorithm adapts to each student, identifying gaps in your knowledgeand helping you learn
Tassomai filtersthe syllabus into ‘micro-quizzes’
Tassomai will decidewhat you need to do each day to learn the syllabus in time for your exams
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Your course is tailored to theboardspecifications, so you can have peace of mindthat everything you’re learning is relevant for school and for your exams.
Tassomai filtersthe syllabus into ‘micro-quizzes’
The algorithm adapts to each student, identifying gaps in your knowledgeand helping you learn
Tassomai will decidewhat you need to do each day to learn the syllabus in time for your exams
Each student will have a completely uniquejourney through the program
How does Tassomai work?
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The Quizzes
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The Quizzes This is what the quiz questions look like
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The Quizzes When you answer a question correctly, the box will turn green and then you’ll move on to the next question.
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The Quizzes
When you answer a question wrong, the question box will go red…
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The Quizzes
When you answer a question wrong, the question box will go red…
…and you will see the correct answer turn green.
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The QuizzesThe quizzes get longer the better you do, so you don’t have to do that topic so often…
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The Student Dashboard
The Student Dashboard
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The Student DashboardThe Performance Wheel
Any green portions of the wheel show you which topics are ON TRACK.
Blue portions represent topics where you are AHEAD.
Your wheel will change colour depending on how many quizzes you do, and how accurate your answers are.