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13th October 2015

Welcome / purpose of event

 Received feedback from parents – how complicated

things have become

 Attempt to resolve this  Confidence to contact those relevant to your concern.

Who’ll you be meeting?

 Miss T Young - Head of Year 10  Miss L Banks - Head of English  Mrs L Lloyd – Head of Mathematics  Mrs D Conway – Head of Science  Mrs N Jennings – i/c Welsh Baccalaureate

Pupil Targets

 We set individual targets.  Use FFT targets – we set

the most challenging targets for our girls

 Most recent set of targets

were in their end of Year 9 report – Grades now not levels

 A new interim report will

be with parents mid November

 Please speak with myself or

the team if you have any concerns following

Why is attendance important?

 Research shows that just 17 days missed from school can

mean a drop of a GCSE grade across ALL subjects

 90% Attendance may sound good, but over a year it actually

adds up half a day missed each week.

 Schools are open to pupils 190 days of the year which leaves

175 days for holidays and visiting family. Holidays can no longer be authorised during the school year.

 All pupils should be aiming for an attendance figure of 95%

• 100%. Please help us to achieve this for you Daughter.

 Please contact us straight away if you have any concerns

• ver your daughters desire to come to school. It is easier to

solve any issues earlier rather than later.

Wellbeing

 Form tutors  Head of Year 10  Pastoral Support officers – Mrs Homer  Additional external specialist support if required

All Year 10 pupils will also have access to a mentor

Mentoring

 Each

Form Tutor has an hour a fortnight for

• mentoring. All Year 10 pupils will be mentored by their

Form Tutor.

 Additional mentoring will be put in place for pupils

who have been identified as borderline C/D in Maths and/ or English after half term.

 All staff will be aware of the pupils being mentored

and will update Form Tutors.

Thursday 15th October 2015 Physics Revision techniques and coursework catch up Friday 16th October INSET Day Tuesday 20th October 2015 Physics Revision techniques and coursework catch up Before Half Term Geography Coursework Deadline Monday 26th October to Fri 30th October 2015 Half Term Attendance leaflets Thursday 19th November 2015 Form tutor Parents Evening Thursday 26th November 2015 Form Tutor Parents Evening Monday 21st December to Friday 1st January 2016 Christmas Break Attendance leaflets Monday 15th February to Friday 19th February 2016 Half term Attendance leaflets Monday 7th March to Friday 18th March 2016 In class mock examinations Tuesday 22nd March 2016 Year 10 Parents Evening with Subject Teachers Friday 25th March 2016 to Friday 8th March 2016 Easter Break Attendance leaflets Revision Week Friday 15th April 2016 Year 10 reports May 2016 GCSE Examinations start Monday 30th May to Friday 3rd June 2016 Half Term Attendance leaflets June 2016 GCSE Examinations finish Monday 18th July Summer Holidays start Attendance Summary Leaflet August 2016 GCSE Results

Key Dates 2015/16

Finally from me…

 If you have any individual questions please see Miss

Young or myself this evening or contact us via the school phone number.

 Alternatively, I can be emailed on

cbrown.bhcs@valelearning.com if this is easier. Thanks once again for your continued support and for attending this evening.

Miss L Banks Head of English faculty

TWO SEPARATE GCSE QUALIFICATIONS

En English lish Lan anguage uage En English lish Literature ature

En Engli glish sh Li Literature erature

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thers: s: One ne extract act and d one es e essay Lord d of the e Fl Flie ies: One e extract act an and d one ne es essay June 2 e 2017 ENGLISH LITERATURE – TWO EXAMS

ENGLISH LITERATURE – ONE CONTROLLED ASSESSMENT

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try: y: 1.

• 1. Pupils

pils study udy the e presentat esentation ion of a specif ecific ic them eme in a Shak akespe espeare are play 2.

• 2. Pupils

pils write a compa pari rison son of two

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UNIT T 2 ( (DESCRIPTION, NARRATION AND EXPOSITION ) 40%

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• Shor
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• Play
• Comic

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• Geograph

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• Catalogu

logue

• Diagram

rams

• Essays

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Half of all ava vailable mark rks s will be awarde ded d for writ riting ng accurately ely (lang nguage, e, grammar, , punctuati ation n and spelling) ng).

UNIT T 2 ( (ARGUMENTATION, PERSUASION AND INSTRUCTIONAL) 4 40%

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• Let

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• moti

ting ng a PoV

• A repor

port/ar t/articl ticle e giving ng opi pinion ion

• Persuasion:

suasion: subjecti jective

• Speech

ch

• Review

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• One compu

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y persuasion suasion writ iting ing task sk.

Half of all ava vailable mark rks s will be awarde ded d for writ riting ng accurately ely (lang nguage, e, grammar, , punctuati ation n and spelling) ng).

TIMELINE

Year r 10 Autumn umn term rm Sprin ring g term erm Summer mmer term erm

• Lord

d of th the Fl Flies s whilst practising language skills too.

• Shakespeare and

poetry: 1. Pupils study the presentation of a specific theme in a Shakespeare play 2. Pupils write a comparison of two poems by Welsh writers.

• Blood
• d Bro

roth ther ers (and language skills)

• Individual

presentation

Year r 11 Autumn umn term rm Sprin ring g term erm Summer mmer term erm

• Of Mice and Men

and unseen een poetr etry

• JAN:

: OMAM exam am

• Language

guage preparati paration

• n and

nd revisi ision

• n
• Group

p discuss ussion ion

• Language

guage prepara parati tion

• n and

revision ision

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F&BB BB exam am

• 2 x

x Lang g exams ams

FINAL NOTES

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e best way to revis ise e for r Engl glis ish h is is to rea ead.

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D ever erythi thing – pa pape pers/gr graph phs/ma s/maps/l ps/lett etter ers pa page ges et etc.

• Accuracy

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1+ exam wil ill hel elp. p.

• Don’t watch any Lord of the Flies films! The black

and white version is the closest but it’s still quite di differ eren ent. t.

• Follo

low w me on e on twit itter er: : @BHEngl glis ish (# (#LOTFp Fprep rep)

Mrs L Lloyd Head of Mathematics faculty

All pupils are preparing for the new WJEC mathematics GCSE. There are two GCSE’s:

• GCSE Mathematics Numeracy
• GCSE Mathematics

There are 3 tiers of entry:

Tier of entry Higher Intermediate Foundation Grades available A*, A, B, C (U) B, C, D, E (U) C, D, E, F, G (U)

• Each GCSE has two examination papers:



paper 1 is a non-calculator paper



paper 2 is a calculator paper

• The length of each paper varies according to

the level of entry

• There is NO coursework / controlled

assessment – the grades are from the examination paper ONLY

Examination dates

 Pupils will sit the GCSE Mathematics Numeracy examination in November 2016  Pupils will then sit the GCSE Mathematics examination in May / June 2017  Pupils will also have the opportunity to resit the Numeracy paper in the May / June 2017

What help does the Mathematics department

• ffer?

‘Maths watch’ website ‘My maths’ website ‘Drop–in’ sessions every

Tuesday lunchtime

In year 11 there will be

revision sessions

Wha hat t can n you u do do to he help lp your ur da daug ughte hter? r?

 Ensure she is completing all classwork

and homework exercises

 Ensure she seeks help when difficulties

arise

 Ensure she catches up any work missed

due to absence

 Ensure that she has the correct

equipment including a calculator

Mrs D Conway Head of Science faculty

Yr 10 Science

Our Success story!

96% of all Yr 11 pupils 2015 gained at least a C grade/equivalent !

We run 3 courses:

 OCR GCSE Science – pupils gain 1 Science GCSE at the end of Yr 10 and another at the end of Yr 11.

• OCR GCSE Triple Science – pupils gain a

GCSE in Biology, Chemistry & Physics at the end of Yr 11.

• WJEC IVQ Science – pupils gain 1 Science

GCSE equivalent at the end of Yr 10 and another at the end of Yr 11.

OCR GCSE Science and Triple Science Assessment

 GCSE Science: All students will sit 2 external examinations in June 2016 and also in June 2017.  Triple Science: All students will sit 2 external examinations for each subject in June 2017.  All students will have Mock examinations beforehand to practice techniques.  All GCSE students have a controlled assessment on Monday 14th December (all day) and another in June.

OCR GCSE Science & Triple Science Homework & Testing  Pupils are set homework regularly from their Black Collins Revision Guide (s). They mark and correct this themselves with a green pen and bring it to class by a set deadline.  Pupils also have regular tests set throughout each Topic These tests are made up from past examination questions.

OCR GCSE Science/Triple Science

Revision Sessions

 We Revise in class before tests and we put

• n Revision sessions in the weeks leading up

to the external examination at lunchtimes/after school/breakfast!  We also hold Revision Sessions at Easter and Whitsun Half Term holiday The students will be given this information nearer to the time.

OCR GCSE Science/Triple Science

Resources to aid Learning/Revision

If any pupil is experiencing difficulty with any area of the work then then should seek help from their teacher. We have lots of resources available on the Science subject area of the school website. These include:  the PowerPoints used to teach the lessons.  Revision Summary Specification sheets for each Topic.  Practice examination papers with markschemes.  Revision games/cards. We also recommend that pupils use GCSE Bitesize to aid Learning/Revision

WJEC IVQ Science Assessment Double Award

 This course is mainly assessed through coursework

• assignments. All students will sit 1 external

examination in June 2016 and another in June 2017.  All students will have a Mock examination beforehand to practice techniques.  The students complete 5 coursework assignments during lesson time. The deadline for the completion of all Yr 10 assignments is the beginning of April 2016.

WJEC IVQ Science

Homework & Testing

 Pupils are sometimes set homework to help prepare for part of an assignment .  Pupils are regularly assessed during and on completion of each assignment.

WJEC IVQ Science

Revision Sessions

 Once the assignment deadline has gone at the beginning of April we revise in class and complete Practice questions and papers in preparation for the examination.

WJEC IVQ Science

Resources to aid Learning/Revision

If any pupil is experiencing difficulty with any area of the work then then should seek help from their teacher. We have lots of resources available on the Science subject area of the school website. These include:  Practice examination papers with markschemes.

Changing from one course to another.

We always try to select the best course for each individual pupil as we want them to get the maximum grades/points possible to help with their future

• choices. Some pupils struggle with the way that the

GCSE course is assessed but won’t know that they are going to struggle until they give it a try. A few pupils have found their first Science GCSE tests difficult. The GCSE Science pupils have their next test on Wed 21st Oct . If they are still having difficulties after this second test then we will be recommending that they change to the IVQ course while there is still time. The points for a C grade GCSE and a Pass at IVQ are identical.

Welsh Baccalaureate Qualification

 The following video clip was shown as Mrs Jennings was not available– https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfCvGYSNYdg&list=PL briNiwy3zKpAH1xCQwOivCM9OM3ySkan