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Into Key Stage 4 Parents’ information evening

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Steps to success

• Best ever A Level results
• Good progress made by Year 11 students
• Current Year 11 predicted to achieve well

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Curriculum changes

• Government changes to examinations, content and process
• Examinations becoming linear and terminal
• Re-taking will become rare
• New 9-1 scale of assessment
• Measures : Progress 8, Attainment 8, Basics, Ebacc

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In-school support

• Intervention to boost progress
• Sharp focus on assessment
• Show My Homework
• Self-directed study lessons in Year 11
• GCSEPod

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Support in partnership

• Check extended learning
• Support in-house intervention
• Encourage ambition, perseverance, resilience
• Discuss educational outcomes and plans daily
• Celebrate success with them, as we will with you
• This is a very important stage in their lives. Their

commitment is essential to their success.

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Future aspirations

• Raising participation age means your child must stay in

education or training until they are 18

• Denefield Sixth Form
• Apprenticeship
• College

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Mrs S Tarrant Standards Leader: English

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English at GCSE

• Examining Board – AQA
• Two qualifications:

English Language and English Literature Assessed by : Terminal examination

GCSE English Language

• Two exam papers 100%
• No controlled Assessment
• Compulsory speaking and listening

assessments teacher set throughout the course and marked by the teacher. Separately endorsed (0% weighting of GCSE)

• No tiered entry

Assessment

GCSE English Language

Paper 1 - 50% 1 hours and 45 minutes Explorations in Creative Reading and Writing Section A: reading One literary fiction text from the 20th or 21st century 4 questions (40 marks) Section B: writing One descriptive or narrative writing task (40 marks: Content 24, SPaG 16)

Assessment

GCSE English Language

Paper 2 50% 1 hours and 45 minutes Writers’ Viewpoints and Perspectives Section A: reading Two linked non fiction texts, one literary, one non-literary, one from the 19th century, one from either the 20th or 21st century 4 questions (40 marks) Section B: writing Writing to present a viewpoint (40 marks: Content 24, SPaG 16)

Assessment

GCSE English Literature

• Two exam papers 100%
• No Tiered entry

Assessment

GCSE English Literature

Two exam papers 100% Paper 1: Shakespeare and the 19th Century Novel (40%) (1 hour and 45 minutes) A Christmas Carol and Macbeth Paper 2: Modern Texts and Poetry (60%) (2 hours and 15 minutes) An Inspector Calls, the AQA Poetry anthology and unseen poetry

Assessment

English at GCSE

How to support your child

• Buy copies of the set texts
• Encourage your child to read a variety of different texts

including newspapers, poetry and fiction texts

• Keep finished exercise books somewhere safe!

Contact Mrs S Tarrant Email : stt@denefield.org.uk

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Mrs D Gibson Standards Leader: Maths

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Mathematics at GCSE

• Examining board – AQA
• Three year linear course

Assessed by - Terminal examination at the end of Year 11

Mathematics at GCSE

• Three papers, equal weighting
• One non calculator paper and

two calculator papers

http://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/mathematics/gcse/mathematics- 8300 Download syllabus from -

Assessment

Mathematics at GCSE

Tiers of entry Students will be entered for:

• Foundation tier – grades 1 to 5 available
• Higher tier - grades 4 to 9 available

Decisions on tier of entry will be made in Year 11 on an individual basis

Mathematics at GCSE

Maths is for everyone. It is diverse, engaging and essential in equipping students with the right skills to reach their future destination, whatever that may be.

Mathematics at GCSE

Six strands:

• Number
• Algebra
• Ratio, proportion and rates of change
• Geometry and measures
• Probability
• Statistics

Mathematics at GCSE

x2 = y2 + 4 No controlled assessment Students are taught these topics from Year 7 following a mastery curriculum GCSE makes the content more explicit

Mathematics at GCSE

How to support your child Use ‘mymaths’ which is an on line package that Denefield subscribes to www.mymaths.co.uk Log in: denefield Password: rhombus Use ‘Ezymaths’ as a tool to get exam practice

Encourage your child to work on topics of weakness identified in their covey Provide a calm environment for extended learning and revision

Mathematics at GCSE

Please also ensure that students are fully equipped for mathematics lessons and have a scientific calculator as well as the usual stationery items We recommend the Casio fx-85GT plus – approximately £10

Mathematics at GCSE

Revision guides: Can be purchased through the department at a discounted price or for £10.00rrp

Contact Mrs D Gibson Email: dgn@denefield.org.uk

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Mrs A Turner Standards Leader: Science

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Science at GCSE

• Examining Board – AQA

Most students will study a dual award qualification: Combined Science (trilogy)

• Two GCSE qualifications:

Some students will study a triple award qualification: Biology, Chemistry and Physics

• Three GCSE qualifications:

All examinations will take place in July 2019

Science at GCSE

Students have already studied some of the easier GCSE topics in Year 9. The topics studied in Year 10 are similar for all groups. This allows students to move between dual and triple science if appropriate.

Year 10 Biology topics:

Cell Organisation Bioenergetics Homeostasis

Year 10 Chemistry topics:

Bonding Chemical changes Rates of reactions

Year 10 Physics topics:

Forces Electricity

Science at GCSE

Students begin with some of the easier GCSE topics in Year 9. The topics studied in Year 9 and 10 are similar for all groups. This allows students to move between dual and triple science if appropriate.

Year 9 Biology topics:

Infection and Response Ecology Cell Biology

Year 10 Chemistry topics:

Atomic structure Chemical changes Chemistry of the atmosphere

Year 10 Physics topics:

Energy Particle model Waves Physical Atomic structure

GCSE Science

Combined Science, Trilogy (For double award candidates):

• Six exam papers 100%
• Two biology, two chemistry, two physics
• Each paper is 1 hour and 15 minutes
• No controlled assessment however compulsory practicals will be assessed

within the examinations. Triple Science:

• Two exam papers for each subject 100%
• Each paper is 1 hour and 45 minutes
• No controlled assessment however compulsory practicals will be assessed

within the examinations.

Assessment

GCSE Science

Exams consist of:

• Multiple choice
• Structured and closed questions.
• At least one extended open response question assessing

quality of written communication.

• Questions assessing the compulsory practical skills.
• Data analysis questions
• Application of science content in context.

Assessment

GCSE Science

Compulsory Practicals

Dual award qualification: Combined Science (trilogy)

• 21 compulsory practicals

Triple award qualification: Biology, Chemistry and Physics

• 28 compulsory practicals

There will be questions about these practicals in all of the examinations. They will assess students’ understanding of equipment uses, methods, safety hazards, data analysis and evaluation.

GCSE Science

How to support your child

• Encourage your child to keep up to date with their classwork, extended learning

and revision.

• Buy a copy of the Science GCSE revision guide
• Ensure your child attends any additional support sessions that they are invited to

prior to the exam period

• Discuss the academic reports and monitoring grades with your child and support

them in achieving their targets

Contact Mrs A Turner Email : ATR@denefield.org.uk

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Please welcome our Year 11 students

• Dren Ahmeti
• Lauren Allen
• Naomi Paxford
• Joshua Verroken

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Success is about GRIT and not about IQ

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“We define grit as perseverance and passion for long- term goals. Grit entails working strenuously toward challenges, maintaining effort and interest over years despite failure, adversity, and plateaus in progress. The gritty individual approaches achievement as a marathon; his or her advantage is stamina. Whereas disappointment

• r boredom signals to others that it is time to change

trajectory and cut losses, the gritty individual stays the course”

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Examples of results of students in last year’s Year 11

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Comparison 1

Student 1 Student 2 Gender Male Male KS2 points 5.1 5.3 Estimated score 55.7 61.67 Actual score 76.5 49

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Comparison 2

Student 1 Student 2 Gender Male Female KS2 points 4.6 4.5 Estimated score 42.85 40.47 Actual score 61.00 24

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Comparison 3

Student 1 Student 2 Gender Female Female KS2 points 4.2 4.2 Estimated score 34.90 34.90 Actual score 19.00 60.00

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