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Core Subjects Evening 27 th September 2017 catchpolek@lytchett.org.uk Why Core Subjects? All students do them Core subjects - English (literature and Language), Science (double or triple) and Maths count for 5+ GCSEs Important for

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Core Subjects Evening

27th September 2017

catchpolek@lytchett.org.uk

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Why Core Subjects?

  • All students do them
  • Core subjects - English (literature and

Language), Science (double or triple) and Maths count for 5+ GCSEs

  • Important for further education
  • Important for employment
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New GCSE Grading Structure

  • Most subjects have been reformed
  • Students will receive a mixture of 9-1

and A* to G grades in the summer

  • The same proportion of students will

achieve grade 4 and above as currently achieve C grade and above

  • Broadly the same proportion of students

will achieve a grade 7 and above as currently achieve a grade A and above

  • Grade 5 will be awarded to the top

third of students gaining the equivalent

  • f a grade C or bottom third of a grade
  • B. The DFE has decided that a grade 5

will be a ‘good pass’

  • The top 20 percent of those who get a

7 or above in each exam will be awarded a grade 9 – this is around 3%

  • f students.
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Reformed GCSE

  • More content and much harder
  • All the exams are at the end of the course
  • There is a greater emphasis on recall and

application of knowledge

  • Higher numeracy demand
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October Tues 10 Maths and English Walking Talking Mocks Thurs 19 Sixth Form Open Evening Fri 20 Year 11 progress reports home November Thurs 16 Art Mock Mon 27 Start of Year 11 Mock Exams December Thurs 14 Year 11 progress reports home January Fri 12 Maths Walking Talking Mock Mon 15 English Walking Talking Mock Tues 16 Graphics all day practical Fri 19 Graphics all day practical Wed 24 Dance exam Tues 30 – Fri 2 D&T day February Fri 9 Year 11 full reports home Mon 19 Drama exam Thurs 22 Year 11 Parents' Evening March Thurs 8 Start of Year 11 Mock exams Thurs 29 Science day (inset day) April Fri 20 Year 11 progress reports home May Tues 1 Art Exam Wed 2 Art Exam Mon 14 Start of GCSEs Fri 25 Start of Year 11 Study Leave June Mon 4 Return to school after Half Term Fri 22 End of GCSEs Year 11 Prom

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October Tues 10 Maths and English Walking Talking Mocks Thurs 19 Sixth Form Open Evening Fri 20 Year 11 progress reports home November Thurs 16 Art Mock Mon 27 Start of Year 11 Mock Exams December Thurs 14 Year 11 progress reports home January Fri 12 Maths Walking Talking Mock Mon 15 English Walking Talking Mock Tues 16 Graphics all day practical Fri 19 Graphics all day practical Wed 24 Dance exam Tues 30 – Fri 2 D&T day February Fri 9 Year 11 full reports home Mon 19 Drama exam Thurs 22 Year 11 Parents' Evening March Thurs 8 Start of Year 11 Mock exams Thurs 29 Science day (inset day) April Fri 20 Year 11 progress reports home May Tues 1 Art Exam Wed 2 Art Exam Mon 14 Start of GCSEs Fri 25 Start of Year 11 Study Leave June Mon 4 Return to school after Half Term Fri 22 End of GCSEs Year 11 Prom

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October Tues 10 Maths and English Walking Talking Mocks Thurs 19 Sixth Form Open Evening Fri 20 Year 11 progress reports home November Thurs 16 Art Mock Mon 27 Start of Year 11 Mock Exams December Thurs 14 Year 11 progress reports home January Fri 12 Maths Walking Talking Mock Mon 15 English Walking Talking Mock Tues 16 Graphics all day practical Fri 19 Graphics all day practical Wed 24 Dance exam Tues 30 – Fri 2 D&T day February Fri 9 Year 11 full reports home Mon 19 Drama exam Thurs 22 Year 11 Parents' Evening March Thurs 8 Start of Year 11 Mock exams Thurs 29 Science day (inset day) April Fri 20 Year 11 progress reports home May Tues 1 Art Exam Wed 2 Art Exam Mon 14 Start of GCSEs Fri 25 Start of Year 11 Study Leave June Mon 4 Return to school after Half Term Fri 22 End of GCSEs Year 11 Prom

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Maths

Joelle Harradine - harradinej@lytchett.org.uk

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What do you need to know?

– There will be 3 exam papers for Mathematics. 1 non-calculator and 2 calculator papers – Each paper is worth 1/3 of the result – The papers are 1hour 30minutes (Edexcel examination board) – Students will sit either the higher or foundation tier

Higher tier (Grade 4-9) Foundation tier (Grade 1-5).

The department will choose which tier the students sit depending on factors including their set, performance in mock examinations, performance in lessons.

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Paper 1 – 24th May 2018 (non-calculator) Paper 2 – 7th June 2018 Paper 3 – 12th June 2018

Exam Dates

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Homework Year 11 are set 3 pieces of homework per fortnight. Please make sure they are not rushing their work and they are looking up things when they get stuck. They should spend an average of 60 minutes on any piece of homework.

How can you help?

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  • Make sure they are equipped for their lessons.

They need a:

  • calculator
  • Pencil
  • Pen
  • Red pen
  • Rubber
  • Ruler
  • Compass
  • Protractor
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Use the VLE for past exam papers

Click on Subject

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Click on Maths

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Click here for past Papers Any revision list for tests that are coming up will be here.

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  • Practise Maths everyday for 10 minutes

even on days when there is no homework. I recommend 5 a day from www.corbettmaths.com

This website also has videos of every topic covered at KS4 with a worksheet for students to practise from

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Make sure they choose 5-a-day GCSE 9-1

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Grade 1-3 should be using Foundation Grade 4 should be using Foundation Plus Grade 5-6 should be using Higher Grade 7 and above should be using Higher Plus As you can see they can see the answers once the worksheet is complete

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www.mathsapp.pixl.org.uk

LM4107 HARRADINEE ELLEN

NAME AND INITIAL FIRST NAME

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Daily Maths Challenge which is one random topic

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Regular Maths Challenges

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This shows the students which areas are weaker

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This is the analysis we can see and share with the students

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Revision Resources

25/09/2017

Together they cost £11.98 (£5.99 each) and they can be

  • rdered through the school on wisepay.

We highly recommend the Corbett maths revision cards at £8.99 with postage and packing. These are available from the website or you can pay for them on wise pay and we will order them for you.

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After every exam the Maths team analyse the marks and the students are all informed of their strengths and weaknesses. The next step is simple for them learn from the mistakes.

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English

Joe Brake - brakej@lytchett.org.uk

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  • No written or spoken coursework.
  • 100% Final exam.
  • Harder content.
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Assessment Summary: English Language Language

Component 1: 20th Century Literature Reading and Creative Prose Writing Written examination: 1 hour 45 minutes 40% of qualification Section A (20%) – Reading One extract (about 80-100 lines) of literature from the twentieth century Read and answer 5 questions in an hour. Section B (20%) – Prose Writing One story task drawn from a selection

  • f four titles

Component 2: 19th and 21st Century Non-Fiction Reading &Transactional/Persuasive Writing Written examination: 2 hours 60% of qualification Section A (30%) – Reading Two extracts (about 900-1200 words in total) of high-quality non-fiction writing from the nineteenth and twenty-first

  • centuries. Read and answer 6

questions in an hour. Section B (30%) – Writing Two writing tasks, each of 300 words, within an hour.

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English Language: What can you do?

  • 1. Work with your child on proof reading.

Accuracy! Please pick up a sheet.

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English Language: What can you do?

  • 2. Daily reading habit.. questions.
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  • 3. Work with your child on timings and stamina.
  • Two written tasks in an hour: each 300 words.
  • Please pick up a sheet.
  • Learn timings.
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Revision: Paper 1 and 2

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Study Guides Please pick up a letter.

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Section A: Comprehension:

Wider Reading: Key!

Any quality 20th Century Prose: List Discuss with them: Impressions of characters What do you learn about characters? Finding short quotes to back up points.

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Evaluate: q5: Evaluate What do you think and feel? To what extent is the character of Maria a victim? Good? Bad? Agree?/ Disagree? Overall? Films? Apps? Meals?

Paper 1: Weakest Question

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Summer 2016

2015 Specifications GCSE English Literature

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English Literature

4 Hours 30 mins of exams! ‘Romeo and Juliet’ Poetry Anthology: 18 poems ‘A Christmas Carol’ ‘Lord of the Flies’ Unseen poetry

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English Literature: Unseen Poetry Key Exam Tues 10th October

  • Please attend.
  • Please revise the poetry anthology.
  • 1. Example paper: Completed in exercise book in

winter of year 10. 2. With answers Monday 17th October

  • Please attend
  • Please revise:

1. Example paper: Completed in exercise book in winter of

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English Literature: Learning: Story line? Characters? Quotes? MEMRISE SAM Learning Mr.Bruff guides: ‘YouTube’ videos especially Literature. VLE copy of ‘A Christmas Carol’ and ‘An Inspector Calls’ . Order physical copy from Amazon.

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Films PIXLIT App Quote Tests: short quotes best.

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Trip:

25th January 2018 9 places left £13.50 for PP and £40 for everyone else. Wisepay now closed for this but cash or cheque (made payable to Lytchett Minster School) OK

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English is Everywhere!

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How to Revise/Help

  • Use exercise book: target sheets; all essays

with targets.

  • Look at targets on Year 10 report
  • Encourage a ‘drip feed’ approach.
  • Start Now!
  • Ensure attendance at the booster. (w/b 16

Oct: every Wednesday)

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Words of Week!

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Please take per family:

  • 1. 4 practice papers.
  • 2. Letter about ordering revision

guides.

  • 3. List of tasks for practising writing for

an hour.

  • 4. Proof reading example.
  • 5. Timings sheet.
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Science

Sian Frith - friths@lytchett.org.uk

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COMBINED SCIENCE and TRIPLE SCIENCE

Important Year 11 Information September 2017

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What a teacher thinks: “A ruler… either a graph or a measurement – possibly both. Either way, proper ruler needed. Calculator may be used – definitely won’t get full marks if they don’t have one”

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What a student thinks: “A ruler…hmm. Edge of my pencil case will do – that’s straight. Calculator…. this isn’t maths …… can’t be that hard … did my teacher ever tell me I needed a calculator in Science?”

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NEW GCSEs IN SCIENCE

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Triple Science

Students will get three separate GCSEs for this course. Grades are given from 9 down to 1. Students will sit six exams (two each in Biology, Chemistry and Physics). Each exam will be 1 hour 45 minutes long. There is no controlled assessment (ISA) in the new GCSE.

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Combined Science (Double)

Students will get two GCSEs for this course. Grades are given from 9-9 down to 1-1. Students will sit six exams (two each in Biology, Chemistry and Physics). Each exam will be 1 hour 15 minutes long. There is no controlled assessment (ISA) in the new GCSE.

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Grade overlap H and F

The papers overlap for grades 4 and 5. All of a student’s exams will be either at Higher Tier OR at Foundation Tier.

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H 9 - 9 9 - 8 8 - 8 8 - 7 7 - 7 7 - 6 6 - 6 6 - 5 5 - 5 5 - 4 4 - 4 4 - 3 F 5 - 5 5 - 4 4 - 4 4 - 3 3 - 3 3 - 2 2 - 2 2 - 1 1 - 1

HIGHER TIER Grades awarded from 9 – 9 to 4 – 3. If a student does not reach the standard required for 4 – 3 on the Higher papers, they will be given a U grade. FOUNDATION TIER Grades awarded from 5 – 5 to 1 - 1. REMEMBER: 4 is equivalent to an old standard C grade; 5 is equivalent to an old good C grade.

Combined Science

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GCSE Revision books can be ordered from Monday 9th October until Wednesday 18th October. We will arrange an opportunity to buy practice papers in March.

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GCSE Revision and support: Every Monday after school. GCSE Revision and Exam support: Friday 29th March.

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