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Ke y Stage 4 Infor mation E ve ning S e pte mbe r 2019

K e y I nfo rma tio n

 K

e y da te s fo r a sse ssme nts, c o ntro lle d a sse ssme nts a nd e xa mina tio ns

 Re so urc e s a nd we b site s  Pupil pro g re ss a nd

re po rting

 Outline o f c o urse struc ture – a ll c o re sub je c ts

English Language GCSE

Unit 1- Oracy (20%)

• An individual talk (10%)
• Group discussion (10%)

Unit 2 – 40% (2 hours) June Year 11

• Reading tasks – 20% (1 hour)
• 1 writing task and editing and proof

reading tasks – 20% (1 hour)

Unit 3 – 40% (2 hours) June Year 11

• Reading tasks – 20% (1 hour)
• 2 writing tasks – 20% (1 hour)

English Literature GCSE

Unit 1 Exam – 35% (2 hours) End of Year 10 – 13th May

• Section A – Of Mice and Men
• Section B – unseen poetry comparison

Unit 2a Exam – 40% (2 hours) June Year 11

• Section A – An Inspector Calls
• Section B – Heroes

Unit 3 Controlled Assessment – 25%

• Section A – Romeo and Juliet (completing at present)
• Section B – Welsh poetry

There are 2 separate GCSEs in Mathematics which pupils in Wales are required to study.

GCSE MAT HE MAT ICS GCSE MAT HE MAT ICS- NUME RACY

GCSE MAT HE MAT ICS – NUME RACY

• Will b uild o n a nd pro g re ss fro m the le ve ls o f nume ra c y e xpe c te d a t

the e nd o f K S3 thro ug h the L NF .

• Will a sse ss the ma the ma tic s tha t le a rne rs will ne e d in the ir e ve ryda y

live s, in the wo rld o f wo rk, a nd in o the r g e ne ra l c urric ulum a re a s.

GCSE MAT HE MAT ICS

• Will e xte nd to a spe c ts o f ma the ma tic s ne e de d fo r pro g re ssio n to

sc ie ntific , te c hnic a l o r furthe r ma the ma tic a l study.

ST RUCT URE

• 3 tie rs of e ntry

(hig he r, inte rme dia te a nd founda tion)

• Pupils will sit:

– two papers for the GCSE Maths – Numeracy Unit 1: Non calculator (Written examination – 50% of qualification) Unit 2: Calculator- allowed (Written examination – 50% of qualification) – two papers for the GCSE Mathematics Unit 1: Non calculator (Written examination – 50% of qualification) Unit 2: Calculator- allowed (Written examination – 50% of qualification)

ASSESSMENT

RESOURCES

Double Awa rd Sc ie nc e – 2 Sc ie nc e GCSE

q ua lific a tio ns Hig he r A*-D, F

• unda tio n C-G

Subje c t Unit se c tions L e ngth of pape r date % c ontr ibute s to GCSE g r a de

Bio lo g y 1 Unit1 1.1-1.6 1hr 15mins Mo nda y 1st June 2020 PM 15% Che mistry 1 Unit 2 2.1-2.5 1hr 15 mins We d 10th June 2020 PM 15% Physic s 1 Unit 3 3.1-3.5 1hr 15mins F rida y 12th June 2020 AM 15% Co ntro lle d a sse ssme nt Unit 7 NA 2 X 1hr 2 X 1hr Ja nua ry 2020 10% Bio lo g y 2 Unit 4 4.1-4.6 1hr 15mins

T BC Summe r 2021

15% Che mistry 2 Unit 5 5.1-5.5 1hr 15mins

T BC Summe r 2021

15% Physic s 2 Unit 6 6.1-6.6 1hr 15 mins

T BC Summe r 2021

15%

Co ntro lle d a sse ssme nt in Spring 2020 3 E xte rna l GCSE e xa mina tio ns in Summe r 2020 3 E xte rna l GCSE e xa mina tio ns in Summe r 2021

Do ub le a wa rd Sc ie nc e Re visio n Re so urc e s

T riple Awa rd Sc ie nc e – 3 Sc ie nc e

GCSE q ua lific a tio ns – Hig he r A*-D, F

• unda tio n C-G

Subje c t Unit se c tions L e ng th of pape r date % c ontr ibute s to GCSE g r a de

Bio lo g y 1 Unit1 1.1-1.6 1hr 45mins Mo nda y 1st June 2020 PM 45% Che mistry 1 Unit 1 1.1-1.6 1hr 45mins We d 10th June 2020 PM 45% Physic s 1 Unit 1 1.1-1.9 1hr 45mins F rida y 12th June 2020 AM 45% Co ntro lle d a sse ssme nt Unit 3 NA 2 X 1hr in e a c h Sc ie nc e – Bio lo g y, Che mistry, Physic s Ja n 2020 10% X 3 Bio lo g y 2 Unit 2 2.1-2.8 1hr 45mins

T BC Summe r 2021

45% Che mistry 2 Unit 2 2.1-2.6 1hr 45mins

T BC Summe r 2021

45% Physic s 2 Unit 2 2.1-2.9 1hr 45mins

T BC Summe r 2021

45%

Co ntro lle d a sse ssme nt in Spring 2020 3 E xte rna l GCSE e xa mina tio ns in Summe r 2020 3 E xte rna l GCSE e xa mina tio ns in Summe r 2021

T riple Awa rd Sc ie nc e - Bio lo g y Re visio n Re so urc e s

T riple Awa rd Sc ie nc e - Che mistry Re visio n Re so urc e s

T riple Awa rd Sc ie nc e - Physic s Re visio n Re so urc e s

UNE D 1 UNE D 2 UNE D 3 UNE D 4 25% 25% 25% 25%

Gwra nd o 15%

(L iste ning 15% )

L la fa r 10%

(Ora l 10% )

L la fa r 20%

(Ora l 20% )

Gwra nd o 5%

(L iste ning 5% )

Da rlle n 15%

(Re a ding 15% )

Ysg rife nnu 10%

(Writing 10% )

Ysg rife nnu 15%

(Writing 15% )

Da rlle n 10%

(Re a ding 10% )

Yr 10 E xa m Apr il 2020 Yr 11 E xa m Apr il 2021 Yr 11E xa m May/ June 2021 Yr 11 E xa m May/ June 2021

L L AF AR

(Spe a king )

30%

GWRANDO

(L iste ning )

20%

DARL L E N

(Re a ding )

25%

YSGRIF E NNU

(Writing )

25%

We lsh Ba c c a la ure a te

3 Challe ng e s a nd Individua l Proje c t

All c o mple te d a s c o ntro lle d a sse ssme nts.

 Community 15% - June -July 2019  E

nte r pr ise 20% - Se pte mb e r 2019 to F

e b rua ry 2020

 Global Citize nship 15% - Ma rc h 2020 to Se pte mb e r 2020  Proje c t 50% - Oc to b e r 2020 to April 2021

We lsh Ba c c a la ure a te

Ke y Da te s

 Sa tur

da y 23rd Nove mbe r 2019 - Winte r F a yr e

 11th & 12th De c e mbe r

2019 – E nte r pr ise Cha lle nge pitc he s

Co urse I nfo rma tio n

Re po rting

Ye a r 10

 Inte rim re port – Se pte mb e r 2019  Inte rim re port – De c e mb e r 2019  Inte rim re port – F

e b rua ry 2020

 F

ull re port – Ma y 2020

Ye a r 11

 Inte rim re port – Se pte mb e r 2020  Inte rim re port – De c e mb e r 2020  F

ull re port – F

e b rua ry 2021

Parents’ Evenings

 Monda y 23rd Se pte mbe r – Ye a r 10 I

nfo rma tio n E ve ning

 Monday 9th Mar

c h 2020 – Year 10 Parents’ Evening

 Oc tobe r

2020 – Year 11 Parents’ Evening

 Mar

c h 2021 – Ye a r 11 Re visio n Ope n E

ve ning

Co ntro lle d Asse ssme nts

 Co ntro lle d a sse ssme nts c o ntrib ute to wa rds fina l GCSE

g ra de s in so me sub je c ts.

 T

he we ig hting o f c o ntro lle d a sse ssme nts va rie s with e a c h sub je c t.

 Asse ssme nts a re c o mple te d unde r te a c he r supe rvisio n

a nd in e xa m c o nditio ns.

 T

he y c a n b e c o mple te d:

 I

n a no rma l time ta b le d le sso n

 Co ntro lle d a c c e ss to re so urc e s, e .g . I

nte rne t

 Re se a rc h a nd pre pa ra tio n unde r supe rvisio n

I nte rna l & E xte rna l E xa mina tio ns

 Ye a r 10 inte rna l mo c k e xa ms – F

e b rua ry 2020

 Ye a r 10 GCSE

e xte rna l e xa ms – Ma y/ June 2020

 Ye a r 11 inte rna l mo c k e xa ms – De c e mb e r 2020  Ye a r 11 GCSE

e xte rna l e xa ms – Ma y/ June 2021

Pre pa ring fo r e xa ms

 Co rre c t e q uipme nt  Co mmunic a tio n – da te s o f e xa ms / time ta b le  Re visio n se ssio ns  E

xa mina tio n Offic e r – Nic o la Oulto n

 GCSE

Re sults da y – T hursda y 20th Aug ust 2020

T he 6 Ps: Pro pe r prio r pre pa ra tio n

pre ve nts po o r pe rfo rma nc e

Ho w c a n yo u suppo rt yo ur c hild?

• E

nc our a ge your c hild to a tte nd a ll le sso ns a nd a fte r sc ho o l

a nd e xtra re visio n se ssio ns.

• E

nsure yo ur c hild c o me s fully e quippe d to AL L le sso ns a nd e xa mina tio ns.

• Ask your

c hild ho w the y a re pro g re ssing , c he c k o n ho me wo rk

b e ing do ne , use pupil pla nne rs to lia ise with sta ff.

• Che c k tha t yo ur c hild is a c c e ssing a nd using the online

re vision re sour c e s tha t a re a va ila b le fo r mo st sub je c ts.

• Attend Parents’ Evening in Ma rc h – fe e l fre e to c o nta c t yo ur

child’s teacher at any time with any questions or concerns.

• E

nsure yo ur c hild is e a ting a he a lthy die t a nd g e ts e noug h

sle e p during e xa ms.

• E

nsure yo ur c hild is o rg a nise d a nd pre pa re d fo r e xa ms. He lp the m pla n a time ta b le to orga nise the ir

• wn re vision.

F urthe r I nfo rma tio n

If you re quire a ny fur the r informa tion a bout your

child’s progress, examinations or controlled

a sse ssme nts ple a se c onta c t the sc hool.

 Nic o la Oulto n – E

xa mina tio ns Offic e r

 Andre w Owe ns – De puty He a dte a c he r(e xa mina tio ns/ c urric ulum)  Ce ri Bushne ll – Pro g re ss Ma na g e r fo r Ye a r 10