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Year 11 Parents Information Evening
“Be remarkable”- Will Smith
“The best way to predict your future is to create it.” —Abraham Lincoln
Year 11 Key Priorities
• High Aspirations
• Impeccable Behaviour
• Excellent Attendance
• Recognition for doing the right things
• PSHEE/SMSC/Enrichment
High Aspirations
• Your son will need to know his target grades and how to improve them.
- Do you and your son know what his target grades are?- Do you and your son know what these grades mean,
and what opportunities they will unlock in the future?- Communication- Does your son talk to his teachers?
Do you talk to your son? Do you talk to his teachers?
Impeccable Behaviour
• Your son will be prepared and ready to learn in all lessons
- Your son is old enough to know better- zero tolerance
- Every lesson counts
- Catching up is an expectation
- Your son needs to know that teachers and parents are talking to each other.
Attendance
• In Year 11 your son will be need to be attending school every day
- There are students in Year 11 who have never missed a day of school since they started in Year 7.
- A cold does not equal a day off school.
- If your son is ill, he will be expected to catch up- he should email or ask his teachers (and friends).
Recognition for the right things
• We want to celebrate your son’s success. The majority of Year 11 get it right every lesson, every day.
- New reward system
- References
- FM Prizes and celebration assemblies
- We all want your son to do well
PSHEE/SMSC/Enrichment
• Students in Year 11 will have access to 3 Deep Learning Days which will focus on completing Key Stage 4, and the progression in to Key Stage 5.
- Revision strategies
- Mindfulness
- Finance
- Maintaining a healthy lifestyle
- “Monday:Funday”- Revision in tutor time EVERY Monday morning!
St Birinus School Attendance Groups
GREEN: Expected Attendance
YELLOW: Risk of Underachievement
AMBER: Serious Risk of Underachievement
PINK: Severe Risk of Underachievement
RED: Extreme Concern
Progression
• Didcot Sixth Form
• Abingdon and Witney College
• Apprenticeships- Jaguar Land Rover-BMW- Harwell Campus
• Careers advice in school- Angela Walker
- Speak to tutor or Mrs Martin to book an appointment
- Pop into the office in the library
Didcot Girls’ School, St. Birinus School & external students
Didcot Sixth
Form
Deciding what’s right…..for the student
Making informed decisions – and having choices
After Year 11…
Open EveningWednesday November 29th 6.00-8.30pm at DGS
D6 prospectus
Purpose of Open Evening:• Information about different subjects
• A chance to talk to teachers and students
• Begin to find out how Didcot Sixth Form works
A new experience
Wide choice of subjects
Enrichment and leadership opportunities
Challenge and Support
Work experience
Excellent teaching
Excellent results
Excellent destinations post DSF
Why Didcot Sixth Form?
Results 2017
Outstanding results for a sizeable number of students
Excellent destination success
Good attainment for all students
Reformed GCSEs
• New content and modes of assessment introduced last year in all subjects throughout the school.
• Maths and English led the way, having just received their first set of results in the new system.
• GCSEs in these subjects will be awarded using number ‘grades’ (9-1) instead of letters
New Specification
Fine Grade
Comparators(guidance only)
Considered a good pass and
contributes to Ma & En indicator
Performance
Measures
1. 5+ in English and Maths and at least three other GCSE grades at C or above (Aspirational target).
2. All students make at least three levels of progress by the end of year 11.
3. Students achieve their target grades which again are aspirational.
9 A* +
8 A*/ A+
7 A/A-
6 B +/B
5 B-/C
4 C/D+
3 D-/E
2 E-/F
1 F-/G
U U
How is progress tracked in year 11?
• Data Drop every half- Professional predictions made.
• LOP and target checks.
• Attitude to Learning
• Data frequently reviewed by Class Teacher, Head of Department, Head of Year and Raising Standard Leader.
• Whole group, small group and bespoke support planned based on student need.
New Grading System
• National picture is hard to predict.
• However we have outstanding departments and will prepare students really thoroughly for these exams.
PiXL RSL Teaching Strategies
The 3 PiXL RSL Pillars
1- Diagnosis Therapy Testing
The core PiXL principle: Where are the barriers to learning? What therapy are you going to provide to enable the barrier to be overcome? How can you test that the therapy has worked?
• PLC’s
• Low Stakes Testing
• SBS Success Proformas
3- Revision and Enrichment Sessions
Out of classroom extras:
Booster lessons after school.
Further challenge or explore in more depth.
Additional opportunity to set homework.
Chance to focus on skill rather than content.
Often works well with edible incentives!
2- Marathon not a Sprint Mentality
Exam Practice:
• Walking Talking Mocks- Re-test using the same paper.
• Book the hall-call.
• FM1 & FM2.
The Basics
Enrichment- Access to extras such as revision sessions to support learning. Every subject at SBS offers this opportunity and not just before exams.
Sanctions/Rewards- There is celebration of success and getting it right and a consequence to poor conduct. All SBS staff have high expectations.
Email/Phone-calls home- SBS staff are regularly in contact with parents.
Strategy-PiXL processes- Inclusion & Differentiation- SBS staff use PiXL strategies within every unit of work.
“Every Student, Every Subject, Every Lesson”
Term 1: Year 11
English 2017-2018
11A1 – Mrs Carter-Tabasso11A2 – Miss Rabey (Deputy Head of Faculty)
11A3 – Mr Marston
11B1 – Miss Hopkins (Head of Faculty)
11B2 – Miss Graham11B3 – Mr Elliott (Deputy Head of Faculty)
• 8 hours of English per fortnight• Term 1 : Final new text for Literature - An Inspector Calls • Fortnightly English homework – set and collected in Year 11 assembly
GCSE English Language
Paper 1: Explorations in Creative Reading and Writing
What's assessedSection A: Reading •one literature fiction text (unseen) Section B: Writing •descriptive or narrative writing
Assessed•written exam: 1 hour 45 minutes •80 marks •50% of GCSE
QuestionsReading (40 marks) (25%)– one single text •1 short form question (1 x 4 marks) •2 longer form questions (2 x 8 marks) •1 extended question (1 x 20 marks)Writing (40 marks) (25%)•1 extended writing question (24 marks for content, 16 marks for technical accuracy)
English 2017-2018
GCSE English Language
Paper 2: Writers' Viewpoints and Perspectives
What's assessedSection A: Reading •one non-fiction text and one literary non-fiction textSection B: Writing •writing to present a viewpoint
Assessed•written exam: 1 hour 45 minutes•80 marks•50% of GCSE
QuestionsReading (40 marks) (25%) – two linked texts•1 short form question (1 x 4 marks)•2 longer form questions (1 x 8, 1 x 12 marks)•1 extended question (1 x 16 marks)Writing (40 marks) (25%)•1 extended writing question (24 marks for content, 16 marks for technical accuracy)
GCSE English Language
Non-examination Assessment: Spoken Language
What's assessed•presenting•responding to questions and feedback•use of Standard English
Assessed•teacher set throughout course•marked by teacher•separate endorsement
GCSE English Literature
Paper 1: Shakespeare and the 19th-century novel
What's assessed•Shakespeare plays (Macbeth or Romeo and Juliet)•The 19th-century novel (A Christmas Carol or Jekyll and Hyde)
How it's assessed•written exam: 1 hour 45 minutes•64 marks•40% of GCSE
QuestionsSection A Shakespeare: students will answer one question on their play of choice. They will be required to write in detail about an extract from the play and then to write about the play as a whole.Section B The 19th-century novel: students will answer one question on their novel of choice. They will be required to write in detail about an extract from the novel and then to write about the novel as a whole.
GCSE English Literature
Paper 2: Modern texts and poetry
What's assessed•Modern prose or drama texts (An Inspector Calls)•The poetry anthology•Unseen poetry
How it's assessed•written exam: 2 hour 15 minutes•96 marks•60% of GCSE
QuestionsSection A Modern texts: students will answer one essay question from a choice of two on their studied modern prose or drama text.Section B Poetry: students will answer one comparative question on one named poem printed on the paper and one other poem from their chosen anthology cluster.Section C Unseen poetry: Students will answer one question on one unseen poem and one question comparing this poem with a second unseen poem.
Curriculum Map – Year 11
English GCSE Curriculum Map
1
(7 weeks)
2
( 7 weeks)
3
(5 weeks)
4
(6 weeks)
5
(7 weeks)
6
(6 weeks)
Year 11 2016 -
2017
An Inspector
Calls
Language Paper
1 (Q1-4)
Conflict Poetry
Revision and
Unseen Poetry
Shakespeare
Revision
Language Paper
1 (Q5)
Conflict Poetry
Revision and
Unseen Poetry
Jekyll &
Hyde/Christmas
Carol Revision
Language Paper
2 (Q1-3)
Conflict Poetry
Revision and
Unseen Poetry
Language Paper
2 (Q4 & 5)
Exam Skills and Knowledge:
1. Comparing texts
2. Writing for a purpose
3. Comprehension – understanding a
variety of texts
4. Structure
5. Context
6. SPaG
7. Writer’s perspective and reader’s
reaction
8. Analysis of Language
9. Examining a statement about a text
10.Making predictions and discussing
suggested ideas (inference)
11.Using language devices in own writing
12. Paragraphs
13. Tackling unseen poetry
14. Summary skills
GCSE English
Top Tips:
1. Read – articles and extracts
2. Summarise the main ideas of everything you read
3. Read and watch the Literature texts
4. Learn quotations
5. Make flash cards for the key terms
6. Work hard
• Three papers (one non-calculator, two calculator)
• Each paper is 1 hour 30 minutes long
• Edexcel Exam Board
• Students will be entered for Foundation or Higher tier
• More of an emphasis on problem solving, includes harder content
• It is possible to achieve a Grade 5 on the foundation paper (equivalent to a Grade B)
The Maths Exams
Edexcel Examinations
Assessment Objectives Weighting
Higher Foundation
AO1 Use and apply standard techniques 40% 50%
AO2 Reason, interpret and communicate mathematically 30% 25%
AO3 Solve problems within mathematics and in other
contexts30% 25%
How to revise Maths
• Personalised Learning Checklists
• MyMaths (username: birinus password: kites)
• GCSE Booster 4 and 5, GCSE Booster 6 and 7, GCSE Booster 8 and 9
• Revision Guides available from Maths teachers or the Maths
staff room
• Regular, quality homework completed
• Complete PLC’s to identify areas for development
• Extra use of ‘MyMaths’ or revision guides on key topics
• Regular assessments and feedback given in school
Support at home:
• A new specification, first sitting this year. The minimum Entry requirement is a Grade 7 (Grade A)
• AS and A2 exams have been decoupled but are co-teachable• AS has a total 3 hours of assessment• A Level has a total of 6 hours of assessment
• More emphasis on problem solving, reasoning and modelling
• A Level Maths will not have modules to choose from, content will be fixed• It will include both Statistics and Mechanics as well as Pure Mathematics• Content between current AS and A2 has been changed
• Further Maths will have 50% fixed content, the other 50% will have options
A level Maths
Any Questions?
• Mrs Gothard – [email protected] (Head of Maths, KS5 Coordinator)
• Mr Reynolds – [email protected] (Second in Maths, KS4 Coordinator)
• Dr O’Neill – [email protected] (KS3 Coordinator)
Science
Science GCSE 2017/18
New namesNew gradesNew exams
Science- Two Pathways
• Single Science• Combined Science
Science
Single Sciences (formerly triple science)
3 separate GCSEsEach GCSE graded 1 to 9
Science
Combined Science (formerly Core and Additional Science)
Equivalent to two GCSE grades
1-11-22-22-33-33-44-44-55-55-66-66-77-77-88-88-99-9
Science- Exams
6 science exams2 biology, 2 physics, 2 chemistry
1hr 15mins each for Combined Science1hr 45mins each for Single Science
No controlled assessments
Science
Its all about learning facts…
This isn’t the case. However, without a strong foundation of knowledge, students will find it difficult to access most questions on their science papers
Tassomai
Multiple choice quizzesPersonalisedResponsiveIt works!Get the appQuick and often
Science- Home revision
TassomaiKerboodle Practice QuizzesRevision Guides
If done at the last minute it will feel unmanageable!
Science- Contact
Mr Forbes – Second in Science, Year 11 [email protected]
And of course, class teachers.
MFL GCSE 1 – 9
Specification: AQA French (8658); AQA Spanish (8698)
• Terminal exam in 4 skills. Either Foundation OR Higher tier for all 4 skills
• Listening: 25% - questions in English and French
• Reading: 25% - questions in English and French; translation from French to English
• Speaking: 25% - 3 tasks (photocard; role play; general conversation)
• Writing: 25% - variety of tasks depending on tier, including translation from English to French
MFL GCSE 1 – 9
• Students need to be learning vocabulary and core structures regularly at home.
• Students should aim to listen to as much authentic language as possible when at home.
• Books and folders must be kept organised.
• Students should speak as much of the target language as possible in class.
MFL GCSE 1 – 9
1. Coverage of all key topics with regular vocabulary tests to check that the vocabulary is being learnt.
2. Lots of practice of exam-style listening and reading activities with feedback on strengths and areas for improvement.
3. Opportunities to practise, and for revision and support at lunch or after-school.
Year 11 History.For GCSE students study: History B (Schools History Project) (9-1) - J411 (from 2016) – OCR.
Five topics in total:
1) Crime and Punishment c1250 to present.2) The Norman Conquest 1065-1087.
3) History Around Us.4) The Making of America 1789-1900.5) Living under Nazi Rule 1933-1945.
Year 11 Geography.For GCSE students study: GCSE AQA Geography (8035) .
Three papers in total on the following topics:
Paper 1) Natural Hazards. Tectonic Hazards. Weather Hazards. Climate Change. Ecosystems. Tropical Rainforests and hot deserts
Paper 2) Urban issues, The economic World, global resources
Paper 3) Geographical skills (based largely on field work) and Decision making task (based on prereleased pack )
Revision Guide: CGP GCSE AQA Geography – grades 1- 9
Ben Gregory: Head of Humanities.
• I am delighted to be starting in the role of Head of Humanities at St Birinus School from September 2017. In this role I will be responsible for the learning and progress made by boys in both Geography and History.
• These subjects will now be assessed on the new 9-1 academic grading which represents both a challenge but also an immense opportunity to demonstrate progress in these subjects.
• Assessment points will be obvious and rigorous. An example of this is that all of Year 11 will have been assessed prior to the third week of term to provide discernable data for both Geography and History; an undertaking that allows bespoke teacher intervention measures where appropriate to meet a student’s needs.
BTEC EngineeringUnit 2 - Product analysis, this to be completed by Christmas BreakUnit 7 – Manufacture a line gauge, to be completed by end of AprilOnline Screen Test - Usually in May, revision and preparation taking place throughout the year.
Catch up sessions after school on Thursdays
ContactMr Brown – [email protected] Cottrell – [email protected]
GCSE Art, Photography and GraphicsMock exam unit (final coursework unit) began in July 2016 and to be completed on December 5th – One day off timetable. (60%)
Exam unit will begin from 1st January 2018 and to be completed by 30th April 2018 – Two days off timetable. (40%).
Catch up sessions every Wednesday and Thursday after school
Contact for Art and Photography – Mr Hudson – [email protected] for Graphics – Mrs Cawley – [email protected]
GCSE 21ST Century Design (Resistant Materials)Coursework unit and folder to be completed by Easter half term 60% of their GCSE.Exam revision will begin then, the paper is worth 40% of their GCSE.Catch up lessons to take place Wednesdays and Thursdays
Contact - 21st Century design – [email protected]
GCSE Food and Nutrition Assignment 1 ‘The importance of Vegetables’ due in 26th October.(15%)Assignment 2 ‘Food preparation assessment’ Plan and prepare three dishes (35%)Written paper during summer term (50%)Catch up lessons to take place on ThursdaysContact - Food – [email protected]
